A rich and exciting new urban fantasy from award-winning author Angela Slatter, perfect for fans of Harry Dresden and Peter Grant. Someone has released a terrifyingly destructive force on the streets of Brisbane and it's up to Verity Fassbinder to stop it.

Verity Fassbinder has her feet in two worlds. The daughter of one human and one Weyrd parent, she has very little power herself, but does claim unusual strength and the ability to walk between us and the other as a couple of her talents. As such a rarity, she is charged with keeping the peace between both races and ensuring the Weyrd remain hidden from us. But now Sirens are dying, illegal wine made from the tears of human children is for sale and in the hands of those Weyrd who hold with the old ways and someone has released an unknown and terrifyingly destructive force on the streets of Brisbane.

A terrific new series of urban fantasy tales kicks off stylishly. 9/10