The shambling guide to New York City

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Title:

The shambling guide to New York City

Author:

Lafferty, Mur, author.

Series:

Shambling guides ;

Series Number:

Summary:

"Because of the disaster that was her last job, Zoe is searching for a fresh start as a travel book editor in the tourist-centric New York City. After stumbling across a seemingly perfect position though, Zoe is blocked at every turn because of the one thing she can't take off her resume --- human. Not to be put off by anything -- especially not her blood drinking boss or death goddess coworker -- Zoe delves deep into the monster world. But her job turns deadly when the careful balance between human and monsters starts to crumble -- with Zoe right in the middle"-- Provided by publisher.

""An exciting, witty urban fantasy series from podcaster Mur Lafferty, about a travel writer who takes a job with a shady publishing company in New York, only to find that she must write a guide to the city - for the undead!" --Provided by the publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Physical Description:

358 p. ; 21 cm.

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Subject Term:

Women editors -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Orbit,

Publication Date:

2013

ISBN:

9780316221177

Publication Information:

New York : Orbit, 2013.

Call Number:

LAFFERT

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

A travel writer takes a job with a shady publishing company in New York, only to find that she must write a guide to the city -- for the undead!

Because of the disaster that was her last job, Zoe is searching for a fresh start as a travel book editor in the tourist-centric New York City. After stumbling across a seemingly perfect position though, Zoe is blocked at every turn because of the one thing she can't take off her resume -- human.

Not to be put off by anything -- especially not her blood drinking boss or death goddess coworker -- Zoe delves deep into the monster world. But her job turns deadly when the careful balance between human and monsters starts to crumble -- with Zoe right in the middle.

Author Notes

Mur Lafferty is a writer, podcast producer, gamer, runner, and geek. She is the host of the podcast I Should Be Writing and the co-host of Ditch Diggers . She is the winner of the 2013 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She is addicted to computer games, Zombies, Run! , and Star Wars LEGO . She lives in Durham, NC with her husband and daughter.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Surviving in New York City is tricky even if one doesn't encounter paranormal entities, but Lafferty's charming debut offers a helping hand for coterie ("monster is pejorative") and humans alike. Desperate for work after a disastrous affair sends her back from Raleigh, N.C., to New York, guidebook expert Zoe Norris applies for a gig with Underground Publishing and lands an interview with a company rep who turns out to be a vampire. Undeterred, she quickly takes to her job as managing editor for a coterie guidebook to New York. She becomes fast friends with a water sprite and a death goddess, has to fend off the attentions of an incubus, and starts self-defense training with Granny Good Mae, a homeless assassin with connections to the government anticoterie department called Public Works. Zoe's romance with a Public Works agent lacks credibility, but excerpts from the guide and adventures at coterie hangouts make the novel an enjoyable tour of the city's supernatural side. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

This entertaining urban fantasy is populated with fantastical beings who narrow the gap between the human and supernatural worlds. It seems that what supernatural creatures really want is a tourists' guide to the Big Apple-one written for the out-of-town monster, or coterie, as they prefer to be called. And that's what Underworld Publishing has hired Zoe Norris, a native (and human) New Yorker, to do. Zoe has returned to the city after a nasty experience with her former publisher/boyfriend and is desperate for a job, even if it means her new boss and coworkers are vampires, zombies, and an irresistible incubus. Morgen, a charming and cheerful water sprite, leads Zoe on a boisterous tour of coterie hot spots. VERDICT Lafferty, a 2012 nominee for the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer, introduces a spirited, indomitable heroine who is bound to be a favorite of urban fantasy devotees.-Deb West, Gannon Univ. Lib., Erie, PA (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.