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Amanda Downum
Amanda Downum graduated from the University of North Texas with a BA in English Literature, a minor in German, and a Technical Writing certification. She married a technical boy, and runs a housing project for fat and bitchy cats, and one rambunctious puppy. She lives near Austin in a house with a spooky attic, and is currently a bookstore minion while writing and beast-herding full time. Learn more at
Amanda Downum’s website.
The Necromancer Chronicles
The Necromancer Chronicles — (2009-2012) Publisher: Symir — the Drowning City. home to exiles and expatriates, pirates and smugglers. And violent revolutionaries who will stop at nothing to overthrow the corrupt Imperial government. For Isyllt Iskaldur, necromancer and spy, the brewing revolution is a chance to prove herself to her crown. All she has to do is find and finance the revolutionaries, and help topple the palaces of Symir. But she is torn between her new friends and her duties, and the longer she stays in this monsoon-drenched city, the more intrigue she uncovers — even the dead are plotting. As the waters rise and the dams crack, Isyllt must choose between her mission and the city she came to save.
The Drowning City by Amanda Downum
Orbit Books sent me The Drowning City and I wasn’t sure it would work for me. The cover is awesome and the back-cover blurb is intriguing, but for some reason, I just got the feeling it was a story aimed more toward a female readership.
Before I even got to the map, though, I was impressed by Amanda Downum's choice of opening quotes. The first quote is from Emily Dickinson, which would have been impressive even by itself, but then just below that is a line from one of my all-time favorite bands, Rage Against the Machine. I said to myself, “Oh, Hells yeah!!” Any author who has the cojones to quote Rage Against the Machine has my complete attention and utmost respect.
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Wings of Wrath: Emotional, dark, excellent
The Boy at the End of the World: Fast, simple, engaging
Dead Harvest: Bring on Book Two!