Cold Reign (Jane Yellowrock Series #11)

by Faith Hunter

Overview

The adventures of Jane Yellowrock continue with a thrilling new installment in the New York Times bestselling series that captures “the essence of urban fantasy” (SF Site).

Jane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker...and the woman rogue vampires fear most.
 
Jane walks softly and carries a big stake to keep the peace in New Orleans, all part of her job as official Enforcer to Leo Pellissier, Master of the City. But Leo’s reign is being threatened by a visit from a delegation of ancient European vampires seeking to expand their dominions.
 
And there’s another danger to the city. When she hears reports of revenant vampires, loose in NOLA and out for blood, Jane goes to put them down—and discovers there’s something unusual about these revenants. They never should have risen.
 
Jane must test her strength against a deadly, unnatural magic beyond human understanding, and a ruthless cadre of near-immortals whose thirst for power knows no bounds...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101991404
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/02/2017
Series:	Jane Yellowrock Series , #11
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	177,501
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Faith Hunter is the New York Times bestselling author of the Jane Yellowrock series, the Soulwood series, set in the world of Jane Yellowrock, and the Rogue Mage series.

Editorial Reviews

03/20/2017
In Hunter’s exciting 11th Jane Yellowrock adventure (after Shadow Rites), readers are thrown right into the action. Jane, a skinwalker who’s the official enforcer for the New Orleans master of the city (MOC), and her partner, Eli Younger, take down a rogue vampire who crawled from his grave. They’re then called to a crime scene where they find a vampire and a human in advanced stages of decomposition. The corpses all seem to have a connection to MOC Leo Pellisier and the European vampires who may be after his territory, but vamp politics must take a backseat as riots spring up in the city and a storm laced with ancient magic rages without signs of stopping. Never one to shy away from danger, Jane puts herself right in the fray. She is a tough, complex woman who is physically and spiritually strong and always compelled to do the right thing, even at personal cost. Terrific fight scenes, rich vampire history, and prose as sharp as the stakes Jane carries combine for a heady brew of magic and mayhem. This series just gets better and better. (May)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Jane Yellowrock Novels
 
“Faith Hunter has created one of my favorite characters, ever. Jane Yellowrock is full of contradictions...Highly recommended.”—Fresh Fiction
 
“Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock series is a high-octane urban fantasy that follows its own rules.”—Smexy Books
 
“Hunter’s very professionally executed, tasty blend of dark fantasy, mystery, and romance should please fans of all three genres.”—Booklist
 
“Jane is a fully realized, complicated woman; her power, humanity, and vulnerability make her a compelling heroine. The fight scenes are exciting and the New Orleans setting is absorbing, but it’s the ever-evolving bond between Jane and her Beast personality that keeps this fun series fresh.”—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

04/15/2017
Jane Yellowrock is the official Enforcer for Leo Pellissier, Master of the City of New Orleans, keeping rogue vampires in line. Leo's expanding dominion has drawn the interest, and ire, of the European Mithrans, who have sent a delegation to meet with Leo. Suspicious of this group, he tasks Jane with dealing with their arrival. Further complicating Jane's life are revenant vampires who are killing humans; Jane's old boyfriend Rick LaFleur and PsyLED are getting involved. As these disparate threads come together, Jane wonders how long the European delegation has actually been here—and what they have been doing. VERDICT Winding up the stories of some previous series characters, the 11th Jane Yellowrock title (after Dark Heir) further explores our protagonist discovering her past as well as her ever-evolving role among the vampires.—KC

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