Review: Bounty (Kaliya Sahni Series Book 1) by KN Banet

Bounty by Kristen Banet (K.N. Banet)
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Superb Spin Off Urban Fantasy

This book is set in the same universe as the Jacky Leon books that I have enjoyed so much, by this author. KN Banet is the pen name Kristen Banet is using for her Urban Fantasy books.

Kaliya is a Tribunal Executioner. The Tribunal is the only ruling body the supernatural world has and the are set up to prevent the exposure of the supernatural to humans, beyond what little is already known. They mainly enforce the various treaties in place between the species as the species usually deal with problems within their own race without getting the Tribunal involved.

Kaliya is the last female naga alive and as such is one of the two leaders of her race. She is a loner and is often bad tempered and unpleasant to deal with, but I loved her character, despite her many and various flaws. She has very few friends, but one of them reaches out to her to find out about a bounty that has been raised to capture a human, which is pretty unusual for a supernatural bounty. Her curiosity is piqued and she agrees to look into the matter, and she finds much more than she bargained for.

This book is to be the first in a series of 6 books and the set up of this first one is exceptional. This author proves time and again with each knew book that she is the master of the set up. She grabs hold of your attention from page one of a book and doesn’t let up until the last page of the last book in the series is read. With using The Tribunal universe again, there is already a lot of work in place for her to draw on when setting up this series, but you don’t need to read the Jacky Leon books to understand the set up.

I liked that Kaliya is prickly and has many enemies. She is defensive and sharp when prodded. However, she is strong, loyal, intelligent and determined. Her character as well as all others in the book are well thought out and have depth. I love hearing all about them.

This book does not end on a cliff hanger but there are lots of questions left unanswered, which is why it’s unsurprising that this is intended to be the first book of six. This book is such a great set up that I can’t wait to read what this author has in store for us next.

This book is definitely worth a read, and if you haven’t read the Jacky Leon books, I’d recommend those books too.

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