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Smoke and Shadows (2004)

par Tanya Huff

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Séries: The Smoke Trilogy (1), Henry Fitzroy (7)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Mystery. HTML:Tanya Huffâ??s supernatural fantasy Smoke series, with a gothic twist â?¢ Mix of ghostly mystery, paranormal horror, and dark humor â?¢ Lamba Award nominated
 
Fans of the X-Files and Twin Peaks will love acclaimed master of contemporary fantasy Tanya Huffâ??s twisted version of vampires, wizards, and TV terror. 
 
When Tony Foster relocated to Vancouver with his vampire Henry Fitzroy, he knew it was his chance to get his act together. In an example of art echoing life, Tony landed a job as production assistant for the syndicated TV show Darkest Night, a series about a vampire detective. And except for his unrequited crush on the showâ??s handsome costar, Lee Nicholas, Tony was pretty content.
 
Until everything started to fall apart on the set.
 
It began with shadows­­â??shadows where they didnâ??t belong, that almost had an existence of their own. Tony tried to ignore itâ??until he found Nikki Waughâ??s body, and felt the shadowâ??s touch, and a stunt crash went wrong for no discernible reasonâ??and Tony knew that he had to find out what
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This first book in a new series is very gripping. My only wish is that the author had given a tad more description of Tony but piecing together almost works. A young Brad Pitt :-) ( )
  Karen74Leigh | Sep 4, 2019 |
I'd enjoyed her vampire detective stories and this is a spin-off with some of the same characters. Dorky but fun. Yay fluff! (August 24, 2004) ( )
  cindywho | May 27, 2019 |
I never cared much for Tony in the previous series (Blood Series). I didn't dislike him, but just didn't pay much mind to the minor character. I was curious how it would be pulled off making him the primary protagonist, and as a character it turns out I enjoy him more now. His older street jargon has been replaced with more proper speech - we're informed this has been encouraged by Henry "offstage." My favorite parts really involved Henry, as I always loved the character. Tony isn't as exciting as the previous Vicky (who got on my nerves much of the time for her attitude) or the adorably lovable Celucci.

The Shadowlord, an intriguing and unique enough villain, is well-written. It's not every day you read a book focused on living shadows that are part of a larger being. The story itself is a good one but the pacing is too slow for some areas; as an example, when emphasis is placed on Tony's day-to-day interactions on the stage set, none of this interested me and I kept gliding through passages where he chats with co-workers. Being boring is a book or movie's greatest sin, and while Smoke and Shadows never committed this crime exactly, it was sadly close some of the time.

Henry comes back and is as great as ever, I love the whole possessive type angle, but I found the whole "hunger" and "seduction" expression vague at best and over-used. There was no tension with these scenes, it was just written, no build-up and no description. This, thankfully, is a minor thing that did not distract me from the otherwise interesting and somewhat unique story that I enjoyed reading. Not a book you would be forced to read through in one sitting, forgoing sleep and other life needs, but a book that still keeps you drawn in just enough to keep wanting to reach the end line.

The negatives (and pluses) aside, I'm wanting to read more of the series. The ending of the book let loose some intriguing ideas about Tony's character that suddenly makes him more intriguing. I would like, of course, to keep seeing more of Henry and his relationship with Tony for, like the previous series, he is much of the glue that keeps the stories together. I remember being depressed that the Blood Lines series ended, and I'm happy it's been picked up again for a few more rounds, even if it's with a new 'bloodline'. ( )
  ErinPaperbackstash | Jun 14, 2016 |
I got it from the library and read it in one sitting. Oops. ( )
  Stebahnree | Mar 13, 2016 |
I got it from the library and read it in one sitting. Oops. ( )
  Stebahnree | Mar 13, 2016 |
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Palencar,John JudeArtiste de la couvertureauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé

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For Karen Lahey because until I met her I never made the connection that "people" write books. (Where I thought they came from, I have no idea.) Essentially, Karen's responsible for my being a writer so if you've enjoyed any of my books, you should thank her. Thank you, Karen.
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Fantasy. Fiction. Mystery. HTML:Tanya Huffâ??s supernatural fantasy Smoke series, with a gothic twist â?¢ Mix of ghostly mystery, paranormal horror, and dark humor â?¢ Lamba Award nominated
 
Fans of the X-Files and Twin Peaks will love acclaimed master of contemporary fantasy Tanya Huffâ??s twisted version of vampires, wizards, and TV terror. 
 
When Tony Foster relocated to Vancouver with his vampire Henry Fitzroy, he knew it was his chance to get his act together. In an example of art echoing life, Tony landed a job as production assistant for the syndicated TV show Darkest Night, a series about a vampire detective. And except for his unrequited crush on the showâ??s handsome costar, Lee Nicholas, Tony was pretty content.
 
Until everything started to fall apart on the set.
 
It began with shadows­­â??shadows where they didnâ??t belong, that almost had an existence of their own. Tony tried to ignore itâ??until he found Nikki Waughâ??s body, and felt the shadowâ??s touch, and a stunt crash went wrong for no discernible reasonâ??and Tony knew that he had to find out what

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