Hard magic

by Larry Correia

422 pages

English language

Published April 8, 2011 by Baen Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-4391-3434-4

(15 reviews)

Jake Sullivan is a licensed Private Eye—with a seriously hardboiled attitude. He also possesses raw magical talent and the ability to make objects in his vicinity light as a feather or as heavy as depleted uranium, all with a magical thought. It's no wonder the G-men turn to Jake when they need someone to go after a suspected killer who's been knocking off banks in a magic...more

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SharonC reviewed Hard magic by Larry Correia (The Grimnoir chronicles -- bk. 1)

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4 stars

Was tough going between the one-half and three-quarters mark but picked-up at the end. I liked the magic system and especially enjoyed the explanation for magic itself. Like Temeraire, the book "explains" actual historical events with magic in a very fun way.

The plot twist really worked well. It felt right within the context of the story and for the characters. It provided a solid villain who had a rational argument for why he was doing the evil deed. But the author doesn't make the villain "misunderstood" or just different. Nope, he's evil. But rational.