Review: Magitek (The Rift Chronicles Series Book 1) by BR Kingsolver

Magitek by B.R. Kingsolver
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fantastic New Urban Fantasy Series

BR Kingsolver is one of my favourite urban fantasy authors of recent years. This author is a superb crafter of tales, drafter of worlds and creator of intriguing and convincing characters. Every page is a pleasure to read and the start of a new series from BR Kingsolver is a book I’m going to devour pretty soon after release.

Magitek revisits the world of The Dark Streets Series, which is one of my favourites. The MFC, Danica, in this book is a quarter elf and three quarters Magi. Danica is a Magitek a kind of mage that uses magic to manipulate technology. She is the illegitimate daughter of an important son of the House of Findlay. She is not interested in house politics and is a police detective. Her new partner is a member of another important House and Danica is not sure what to make of him.

Drawn into a case of a missing teenager and facing danger on all sides, Danica has to draw on her skills and determination, along with her family’s support and connections to try and stop the delicate balance of power in the region from crashing into pieces.

I really loved Danica. She is a strong confident woman, who knows her job, is well trained and competent. She’s a loyal friend and a loving daughter and though she doesn’t like being infamous for who her family is, she doesn’t turn her back on the members of that family who love her.

I really liked the supporting characters in this book. They are well constructed and are engaging. These characters help build a picture of the world in which Danica lives as well as Danica herself.

The plot of this book is fast paced and entertaining, drawing the reader on with each new turn of the page. The crime fighting aspect of the book is as much fun as the world building and I really enjoyed being challenged by the clever construction of the whodunnit aspect of the story.

I can’t wait to see where this story goes next, because I know the next book in the series will be just as good, if not better, than this one!

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