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    La Noche de la Bruja Muerta

    By Kim Harrison

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    Todas las criaturas de la noche se reunen en "los Hollows" de Cincinnati para esconderse, rondar, festejar y más que nada ... alimentarse. Los vampiros son los reyes de la noche en un mundo de despiadados predadores, poblado de peligros inimaginables ... Y Rachel Morgan es quien tiene la difícil tarea de asegurarse que ese mundo se mantenga civilizado. Es una bruja, una cazarrecompensas irresistible y atractiva ... que se asegurará de encontrarlos a todos ... ya sea vivos o muertos.

    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJul 10, 2012
    ISBN9780062226754
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    La Noche de la Bruja Muerta
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    Kim Harrison

    Kim Harrison is best known as the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows series, but she has written more than urban fantasy and has published more than two dozen books, spanning the gamut from young adult, accelerated-science thriller, and several anthologies and has scripted two original graphic novels set in the Hollows universe. She has also published traditional fantasy under the name Dawn Cook. Kim is currently working on a new Hollows book between other, nonrelated, urban fantasy projects.

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    • 4/5
      I loved it. This book (and the two that follow it) is thrilling and magical. Its seams are bursting with creativity. It is everything an urban fantasy, a romance, a crime/mystery, and general kick-ass book should be. The series isn't perfect- the first book in particular could be a bit confusing in its world explaining, and its rythm was a bit off. But it really grows into itself over time, and I found it really hard to put the third book down, it was so addictive and smoothly written.

      The basic plot is this: Many humans were wiped out by some sort of disease in a period called the "turn". Then the supernatural creatures realised their collective population was roughly equal to that of humanity, and came out of the closet. Our witchy heroine, Rachel Morgan, quits her job as a runner for the I.S (as a sort of field policewoman for supernatural crime) to start her own private firm with a pixy and a vampire, living in an old church. Many exciting hijinks ensue, as she faces death threats from her former employer, and tries to bring down a big baddie with a front as a benevolent businessman.

      What to expect?
      *A sometimes brash, impulsive, irritating heroine who is completely worthy of our admiration and love anyway.
      *A magic system (that once properly explained) blows all other magic out of the water: potions, charms, ley-line magic, demonic summoning, it has it all.
      *Some fun denizens- pixies, vampires, and witches, oh my! Not to mention leprechauns, fairies, demons, and who knows what else is to come.
      *Some wild and crazy romance.
      *An immersive world- we readers are thrown right into the action, into a world our heroine has lived in all her life.

      Have fun! You're in for a wild ride!
    • 2/5
      Okay I tried. I tried so hard for over 2 months to like this book, but this book is so damn boring I want to scream! You could literally skip over entire chapters and not miss a thing. I'm still torn because I really really want to like this book but I know I shouldn't force myself. Perhaps I will set it aside for right now and pick it up at a later date.
    • 4/5
      Interesting world with a fun, satisfying band of characters. I particularly like Jenks and his family. It had a few editorial issues, but they only upended the suspension of disbelief for a bit. If anything wore on me, it was the number of hair's breadth misses. Were they all necessary? Eh, I wouldn't say no, outright, but they became a bit tiresome by the end.
    • 4/5
      This review first appeared on A Weebish Book BlogAugust has been all about clearing the TBR shelves for me, and DEAD WITCH WALKING by Kim Harrison was one that had me buying even more books. Whoops. The book has been collecting dust for years and nowThe Hollows series has become an eagerly anticipated adventure. I have since purchased the next two books in the series.After years of dead-end assignments and feeling underappreciated, Rachel Morgan breaks her contract as an IS runner and decides to start her own independent runner service. Furious that Rachel took Ivy, his best runner, her former boss puts a hit out on the witch. Determined to shake her death mark, Rachel sets out to uncover evidence of councilman Trent Kalamack’s suspected drug operation.The first novel in The Hollows series introduces readers to an entertaining cast of characters:~ Rachel Morgan, kick-ass earth witch and bounty hunter. She’s smart, sexy, and—as IS soon discovers—rather difficult to kill. She solves a complex case while dodging assassination attempts at every turn.~ Ivy Tamwood is the last of her family’s living vampire bloodline and Rachel’s new wealthy business partner. She has an air of mystery about her, but so far I’ve learned she has a massive crush on Rachel, she’s been fasting from blood for three years, and she’s having a rough time adjusting to living with a human.~ Jenk’s is Rachel’s pixie backup and crime solving partner. The overly blunt honey addict is probably my favorite character of the bunch. He’s a tough as nails warrior, and takes his job as protector seriously. If I were on the run for my life and had to depend on one person, I’d choose Jenks.Not only were the characters on point, so was the world building. The world of DEAD WITCH WALKING is one of alternate history and an urban fantasy masterpiece. The scientific community cracked the genetic code, replacing the space race of the ’60s with bioweaponry. The Cold War unleashed a virus which killed a fourth of the human population and outed the Inderland species—vampires, weres, pixies, etc. About any paranormal creature you can think of is a thing of reality.DEAD WITCH WALKING takes place forty years after the Turn, where humans and Inderland creatures reside side-by-side and the government monitors them all. I loved the complexity of this world and how it all plays a part in Rachel’s rush to solve the mystery and save her life.There is a minute romance between Rachel and Nick, ex-librarian and full human male she wound up rescuing on her adventures. I’m excited to see how their relationship plays out in the rest of the series.DEAD WITCH WALKING was a riveting urban fantasy full of mystery and mystical intrigue. It left me craving more paranormal adventures with Rachel, Jenks, and Ivy. I cannot wait to what’s in store for the crew in THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNDEAD.
    • 2/5
      Rachel Morgan is better than your average urban fantasy heroine. The author's insistence upon stressing Rachel's need to dress "sluttily" sometimes comes off as trying too hard, but as the sex scenes are both rare and hot the overtly sexual attitude can be forgiven.

      Ivy, Rachel's vampiric best friend and partner is interesting to a point, but the trials and travails of this wannabe good vampire can be boring.

      Jenks the pixy and his family are win, as are the other inhabitants of the world after "the Turn."
    • 4/5
      This is a book that is at more of the start of the urban fantasy genre - and as a result - not that derivative of the genre tropes. It also is written with an eye for detail, everything is tight, everything makes sense. The main character, Rachel Morgan, is competent, smart, and headstrong. However, she does listen, and learns from her mistakes. There were elements of the plot that were unexpected. I'm surprised that the hot mystery villain guy actually stayed in the role of villain - too many of these types of books have the heroine and the villain teaming up, eventually falling in love, in a morally complicated relationship. Of course, it isn't perfect. I found Rachel to date to quickly after her experiences, and with a guy who was in a predicament that he needs to mentally heal from. I found the description of all the men to be annoying. Does Rachel and Ivy really need to discuss every man that comes across their paths? However, at times, it does fall into a predictable trope of heroine is always on her, but manages to get a group of friends who will die for her. Also add in a father who died in a violent and mysterious way.Of course, you don't read these novels for their high literary value, but, for what it is, its well written, an interesting world, with interesting characters.
    • 3/5
      Enjoyably light and amusing this finished with thousands of dangling threads for the next book, which I strongly expect I will read. It was marred only by the novelist's conviction that mink are rodents. What is it with writers and Mustalids?
    • 3/5
      I'm not an urban fantasy reader usually. Though I could be wrong since I haven't read many, they bring to my mind stories that spend more time with hackneyed attempts at being hip, sexy, dark, hard-boiled, and unsuccessfully witty than they do building truly complex, interesting characters. I knew there must be some out there very worth reading, though (there's nothing wrong with the concept of urban fantasy itself, after all), and my friend wanted me to try this book.By 30 pages in, it fit so snugly into my idea of 'standard urban fantasy' that I was fairly sure I'd never like it. I pushed to page 100 to give it a fair chance, though, I can't say much changed during that time. The characters and world seem competently pulled together, but nothing stand-out that's going to make me enjoy a genre I'm usually disinterested in. The writing is also decent, if sometimes a little repetitive. The plot may have been about to start as I was quitting, but it hadn't really shown any signs of getting off the ground yet.There's tension in that the main character might be assassinated at any time, but of course we know she won't be, and there's nothing else much going on that these assassination attempts can screw with and complicate, so really I couldn't care less. All other tension is derived from the fact the main character isn't sure she trusts her vampire friend she's going to start living with, only so much of the prose when they're together is spent emphasizing how creeped out the vampire makes her that it gets very old very quickly.This book didn't get a ton of eye rolls from me like many have (except for maybe the part about how tomatoes played a large part in turning the world into a post-apocalyptic-urban-fantasy-ville. Was that supposed to be humorous? Because it didn't sound like it was...). I get the feeling it's just utterly standard urban fantasy fare (besides the slow plot in the beginning, which may pick up later). I guess one can take that as recommendation or dissuasion as they will.
    • 3/5
      Entertaining first book with an interesting premise, but not very good overall. The main character is annoying and the writing is redundant. There is much better urban fantasy out there (e.g. Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files).
    • 4/5
      This is a pretty cool book. In this novel the world is completely different. A mutant virus attacked Tomatoes and killed fully half of the human population. After the die off, witches, vampires and weres showed up saying that they were here all along. The magical creatures are a different species and have been coexisting with us for years. New law enforcement agencies are formed to govern this new reality and one of the people hired is a witch. This witch is Rachel Morgan. She hates her boss and her lot in life, so she decides to go into business for herself. She takes with her a living vampire and a pixie as partners and they begin gunning for the biggest name in Cincinnati. There are death threats and fairy assassins, black magic and trolls, and individuals fighting the system in this debut novel. A very enjoyable read that I highly recommend to all Jim Butcher fans that are looking for something new to read.
    • 5/5
      I'm not going to lie - this first book of the Hollows is a bit rough. The tone is inconsistent and confusing, and it's hard to understand the motivation of many of the characters. But the seeds of something very good are here - enough that I kept reading the series. It gets better! But you really have to read them in order so start here and go with it.
    • 5/5
      Suberb series debut
    • 4/5
      I accidentally bought this book right after I bought my Kindle and finally got around to reading it. I'd heard so many good things about the series that I h ad to at least give it a shot. I wasn't disappointed by the book, for sure.It wasn't what I expected, but then again, I didn't know what to expect from the book since I'd never really paid much attention to it until I bought it. I like the intrigue and the way the story progressed, but the ending really didn't seem to make a lot of sense. It was definitely something to make you want to read the next book of the series, which isn't a bad thing, but it didn't hold itself out as a solo book for someone who was just interested in giving the author a try.Will I keep reading the series? I'm not sure yet. I do want to know what happens next, but I'm not sure how much I care.
    • 3/5
      Very slow beginning (I gave it up - almost) but gets much better as book progresses.
    • 3/5
      This book is kind of a mess. Not in a totally terrible way - it's still fairly engaging, and the flaws are less apparent on a first read. But on a second read... man, it's just all over the place.

      Too many villains, too many subplots, is really the problem. We've got the I.S. assassins, Trent Kalamack's mysterious business, a mysterious foe who's sending demons, and Ivy. The I.S. assassins sort of drop out for a while, mid-book, and don't really seem all that credible until the very end. Kalamack's involvement in the plot is sort of baffling - Rachel basically decides to harass him until she uncovers something illegal enough to use the bust to get the I.S. off her back, which never actually makes a ton of sense. Especially when she gets caught every single time she steps on to his property. Girl is duuumb.

      Ivy is actually much more interesting - the mostly-but-not-totally tame vampire roommate who has a crush and/or wants to nom on the dubiously straight Rachel. The few scenes they have together have a distinct spark, and I never stopped resenting Nick from stealing the focus off of Ivy and Rachel's relationship. It never really goes anywhere, but this is the first in a long series, and on first read I was content to let it play out.

      Rachel herself is probably the biggest villain - she's headstrong, impulsive, impatient, and honestly not all that sympathetic a character. The book really doesn't develop her any, and she's diving in to situations just as idiotically in the last few scenes as in the first.

      It's not a terrible book by any means, but it's pure urban fantasy pulp. And be warned, if you're looking for actual lesbian relationships, move on now. It doesn't get better.
    • 3/5
      Ummmmm. I don't know. I really wanted to love this book. Mainly because the entire series is available in Kindle format through my library and I usually like this genre. Sadly, there was just something about it that made it difficult to get through. Maybe it's because there is only a hint of romance. Maybe because the writing seemed a little stilted and cumbersome. Maybe because the characters were a bit flimsy at times. I don't know for sure. I understand from other reviewers that the later books are better so I may keep reading. I wanted it to be better.
    • 4/5
      This is the first book in a supernatural adventure series. It is set in Cincinnati, which is why I picked it up. I had trouble getting through the first chapter; it was dense trying to explain how people and vamps/weres/witchs/pixies/fairies wound up living next to each other. After the first chapter the story picks up the pace and is a very interesting read.
    • 4/5
      This was surprisingly really good. I've picked up a lot of urban fantasy in the last decade or so and there have been too many times where the writing sucked and thus the story was ruined for me. I was worried that this would be another one of those fantasies. So I was thrilled early on when I realized right off the bat that this was going to be a good one. And it kept it's swing all the way through to the end. It's a classic urban fantasy with witches, vampires, demons, fairies, etc., but the world built around these creatures was unique and fascinating. I'm definetly going to be grabbing the next book soon.
    • 4/5
      REad at the urging of a number of friends, several of whom notified me when the ebook was available for free. I'd avoided the series in the past, but this, my maiden dip, showed me the folly of my ways. I've got some catching up to do. Liked the characters, the world-building, and the twists of the plot. I will hurt the first person who says "I told you so".
    • 5/5
      A great first book in a great series. Fantastic writing, interesting world, developed characters - the works! A fun read.
    • 3/5
      This book wasn't deep and meaningful or the Great Canadian/American Novel, but it was a light, enjoyable read.Start with a witch who leaves the equivalent of the faery world's FBI to go out on her own, in partnership with a vampire and a pixy. The FBI-equivalent puts a price on her head, so that pretty much everyone in the faery world (other witches, fairies, vampires, weres, a demon, you name it) are trying to kill her to collect the reward, while the rich criminal she's trying to catch wants to recruit her to work for him. Lots of action and little twists.And tomatoes are Teh Evol. (But I won't reveal anything more, just, you know, for the suspense and stuff.)Anyway, an enjoyable read. A nice book for the bus. I'll be checking out the other Kim Harrison books with the same characters.
    • 3/5
      This was a decently fun book to read. I must admit that I probably wouldn't have picked it up if it hadn't been given to me. I loved the quickness of it and how twists and turns came around every bend. I also liked how clever the story line was. Since I've received the others I can't wait to get started on the next one.
    • 3/5
      Took me about 100 pages (almost 200 probably) to get into this (it was initially a bit of a struggle and I almost abandoned it), but then it got better and I enjoyed it. I'll keep reading the series.
    • 3/5
      Took me several weeks to finish because it just wouldn't grab me. It was good, just not compelling.
    • 4/5
      A bounty hunter/witch with an attitude will bring em back dead, alive, or undead.
    • 3/5
      This was a somewhat mediocre book for me. The main character began to get on my nerves fairly quickly. She seemed too scared and a little wimpy. I have had the second book for quite some time and still have not read it yet because this one wasn't terribly good. (And I love the good Laurell K. Hamilton books.)
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the addition of fey characters that haven't been a part of the urban fantasy I've been reading lately, but the story lacks overall coherence and is frequently repetitive. I like the main character well enough to want to know what happens in the next book, however. The narrator for the audio version was great. The pixie's voice could've been irritating, but it was just on the edge of acceptable.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book and it launched me into a series I am slowly but surely getting read. :)
    • 3/5
      Rachel Morgan navigates through a world readers will find both very familiar and rather strange. Forty years ago, a bioengineered tomato led to a plague that killed half the human population of the world. Society would have fallen into the Dark Ages during the chaos--except for the efforts of the witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, pixies and fairies who have been hiding in our midst throughout history. These books are good--there's not a lot of literary meat here (and the covers are friggin' awful), but the characters are so solidly themselves, and the adventures so enticing, that I certainly didn't mind. Most wonderfully, Kim Harrison skillfully sidesteps the worst cliches of her genre. Kudos!
    • 4/5
      The book didn't start really great for me, but it picked up speed right after the 'mink incident' and then things got really good. The world building was pretty complex but the author managed to explain most of the important and pressing things to makes us understand the storyline. The ending was really good and got me excited for the next book.