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This book is insanely enjoyable page turner and made me wish that i had the next 7 books in the series on my shelf right now. Amp; i hope we get more glimpses of his family, too.

The series is a much needed fresh take on urban fantasy, really contemporary fantasy where place setting is an important part of the magic system. The love affair and the concurrent despair living in the south is, the raw humaness of it. Coming from r...  Read More

Howard marsh is a * addict who uses his altered state to boost his magic. He calls himself a methgician and ekes out a petty life doing small jobs with the magic that runs in his family. The foul mouthed, * addicted character is an engaging and surpri...  Read More

John solo is a wonderfully talented voice artist, and he did an amazing job capturing the essence of the story and the characters. Each story throws different powers at him (like the possessed turkey or the psychotic reverend) howard marsh is definite...  Read More

There were some awesome one-liners, and a surprising amount of introspective reflection. Great book by a talented author.

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Quality


Plus i love his gods/monsters/cryptids, they feel very well crafted for the setting.


Great humor, gripping stories, masterful world-building, magic, mystery, snarky “detective,” gritty, small town, well-paced, go...  Read More


Untrained, an evil granny, a shady agency that uses howard’s abilities, and questionable friends and family.


It feels like it could it could be set in the dresden universe - just the poor, rural alabama version.

Price


Almost every decision he makes is done for monetary gain or selfish reasons.


I got the first three on sale, and just turned around and picked up the rest.


Witchcraft doesn’t make howard a fortune, but it helps him get by.

Shipping


I received my copy on wednesday and blazed through the first part that evening and cleared the second part the next night.

Competitiveness


The love affair and the concurrent despair living in the south is, the raw humaness of it.


Others have compared it to dresden, and the pacing and internal dialogue are just as great as butcher's, but howard marsh is ev...  Read More


Also, cheddar and sour cream chips are the best.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    good, great, first and magic.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 230 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 22 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ok so bob mcgough tells us that “howard marsh is a lot of things a liar a thief a poor man’s wizard” and he is all that and so much more some good some not so good but you know what i was for him and hoping for the best outcome in every situation he found himself in and some of the were real doozies


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I mean this man is seriously flawed


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    He’s a downandout addict who lives in a storage container and is wellknown to the police


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Life got in the way for a few days and then tonight i picked it back up


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had borrowed this copy from a friend but i will be buying my own copies to have


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    What it lacks in depth it makes up on charm


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You cant help but root for howard as he stumbles his way through the hits life gives him


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    This northerner is a fool for a good southern story

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