Non-Calgarians probably won't get the same amount of joy out of this urban fantasy set in my city. But for those of us who live here and rarely see our home featured in fiction, this novel held little bursts of happy every time I recognized a location or neighbourhood. Mind you, trust an Ontario author to label Calgary as a “backwater" city!
As an urban fantasy, this is a pretty standard book. We have Jason Kilkenny, a changeling who is tired of being kicked around by the stronger fae in his home state of Georgia. His research indicates that Alberta has many fewer inhuman citizens and he decides to try his luck at a ‘normal' humanlike life in Calgary. Needless to say, Jason's plans go wildly astray. He is claimed by Queen Mabona as a Vassal and given what looks like an impossible mission, to rescue the Wizard of Calgary.
Of course there is a connection with Fort MacMurray and the oil sands. Besides crude, the sands also produce a magical substance which is sought by fae, shifters, and vampires. The compound itself is neutral but can be used for good or ill (rather like petroleum, really).
I am disappointed that our library doesn't have further volumes of this series. I would surely read them if they were available. But I don't think the writing is good enough to pursue them through other avenues. Nevertheless it was a fun ride!
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