Overview
When they fall in love, itās magic!
History can change and has changed. Magic was and is real.
Once upon a time, there was a forgotten era of magic and monster. But the remnantsāand all memoryāof the old world have been replaced by the sane, the scientific, and the rational. But sometimes the magical past isnāt content to stay past. Thatās where Jack Daimon comes in. Itās his joy to protect our present from the supernatural remnants of an earlier time, a different history. Itās his job to make the past safe.
Jack is called to the Tate Museum, where dozens of people have disappeared beneath the surface of a painting. While investigating, he finds himself smitten with a mysterious art expert, Amanda Fielding. But Amanda has plans of her own, and soon the two are traveling through timeāback to the Roman Empire and then forward through history, from King Arthurās court to Sherwood Forest. As they explore histories past as written and overwritten, the balance of magic and science shifts, and the choices the two make could change the world forever.
Praise for the Ishmael Jones series:
ā[A] brisk, breezy mystery series . . . With convincing supernatural twists [and] witty chapter titlesā¦ readers will be anxious for sequels.ā āPublishers Weekly
āA new book from Green is always a treat for SF and urban fantasy fans, because they know that in his fictional worlds things are never quite what they seem until itās too late. His first foray into more traditional crime fiction (albeit with an otherworldy flavor) will delight mystery readers, especially those who relish a bit of genre blending.ā āLibrary Journal
āWithout a doubt, this is one of the best books the author has ever penned down.ā āThe Gatehouse
āI really enjoyed the book. If anything it was over too soon. The author captures the English Country Manor Murder Mystery feel very well, as he sets up pretty much everybody as a suspect . . . I look forward to finding out more in future volumes.ā āBritish Fantasy Society
āIshmael is a wonderful character, an extraterrestrial living among humans, and the series (this is the third installment) is a clever mixture of thriller and SF-horror genres. Green is best known for the Deathstalker space operas, but give this one a few more installments to develop, and it could well become Greenās masterwork.ā āBooklist, starred review
āLovers of high-quality fantasy and science fiction should make it a point to seek this guy out, if they havenāt already.ā āBooklist
āThis relatively new series is a wonderful balance of murder mystery and urban fantasy with a sci-fi twist . . . If you enjoyed Greenās previous books or if you are looking for a classic mystery with a modern twist, this is the series for you!ā āThatās What Iām Talking About
āIshmael Jones is one of the most underrated seriesā ever and I havenāt found one book in the series yet to disappoint . . . I canāt recommend this book and this whole series enough!ā āTiny Book Reviews
Praise for Jekyll & Hyde Inc.:
āThis book is hard to put down. It is exciting from start to finish, with thrills and monsters waiting behind every dark corner.ā āSan Francisco Book Review
"Green transforms Robert Lewis Stevensonās classic horror novel into the launch pad for an exciting adventure. He takes readers through a romp involving multiple horror classics, updated to the twenty-first century in an amusing and entertaining read." āRicochet
"Thereās something about Greenās dark humor that sucks me into many of his books. And, as violent and gory as this book is, itās really about a good man striving to stay good in the worst circumstances." āLesa's Book Critiques
āIt has all the grim and all the dark of many of the authorās previous series.ā āReading Reality?
Praise for the Deathstalkers series:
āGreen moves his plot at top speed, and his characters are alive and his background solid.ā āAsimov's SF Magazine
āAn over-the-top masterpiece that veers between brutal comedy and touching riffs on love, loyalty and betrayal . . . bloody funny and extremely bloody.ā āThe Guardian
āSpace opera at its action best. The novel is populated with heroic figures reminiscent of Lancelot and Arthur and villains that make Darth Vader seem like a nice person . . . Once again, Simon R. Green has written a work that will appeal to Star War fans.ā āMidwest Book Review
āA guaranteed blood-and-thunder romp, shot-through with broad swathes of fashion parody, a sustained piss-take on ālives of the Rich and Famousā and the occasional lance of satire. This last is refreshing stuff. Itās mostly aimed at Dictatorship, Fascism, Established Religion, the Toadying Media and so-forthāand itās nice to find an author who knows that laughter is the most destructive weapon to aim at a repressive establishment. In short, very violent, very funny, very good.ā āInfinity Plus
About Simon R. Green:
āSimon R. Green is a great favorite of mine. Itās almost impossible to find a writer with a more fertile imagination than Simon. Heās a writer who seems endlessly inventive.ā āCharlaine Harris
āA macabre and thoroughly entertaining world.ā āJim Butcher, on the Nightside series
āNobody delivers sharp, crackling dialogue better than Green, and no one whisks readers away to more terrifying adventures or more bewildering locales.ā āBlack Gate Magazine
āAs quintessentially British as fish and chips!ā āSF Site
āSimon R. Green is one hell of a consistent writerāif you like your Fantasy /SF served with lashings of pulp mayhem, dollops of snarky characters and big piles of extreme gore, violence and horror. Mmm tasty.ā āFantasy Book Review UK
āSimon R. Green is one of my all-time favorite writers and I havenāt read a book of his that I havenāt devoured. I hope he has many more years of writing left in him and suggest that if you need a fix, pick up his Ishmael Jones books.ā āCrooked Reviews
āA splendid riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, conveyed with trademark wisecracking humor, and carried out with maximum bloodshed and mayhem. In a word, irresistible.ā āKirkus on Night Fall, starred review
ā[F]or those who want a fantasy-genre mash-up that doesnāt slow down.ā āBooklist on From a Drood to a Kill
This book title, For Love of Magic, ISBN: 9781982192617, by Simon R. Green, published by Baen (May 2, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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