Magic Bites
core novel 2007 Kate Daniels
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (138,263 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 261 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441014897 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Magic Bites introduces Kate Daniels, a lethal swordswoman trained since childhood to one day face the ancient sorcerer Roland, living in a near-future, parallel Atlanta where waves of resurgent magic clash unpredictably with modern technology. Kate survives on the margins of this unstable city, taking mercenary work and avoiding attention, until her former guardian is murdered under troubling circumstances that shatter her carefully maintained obscurity. Determined to find those responsible, Kate partners with Curran, the powerful Beast Lord of Atlanta's shapeshifters, and Nick, an agent of the Order of Merciful Aid, whose resources she needs to pursue the investigation properly. As Kate digs into her guardian's death, impressing the Order enough that they consider hiring her outright, she is drawn deeper into the city's volatile magical factions and the kind of attention she has spent her whole life trying to avoid.
Where it sits
- Universe: Kate Daniels
- Series: Kate Daniels core; position 1 of 10 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Ilona Andrews
Notes
- From the series record (Kate Daniels): Ten-book urban fantasy sequence; Magic Rises and Magic Triumphs both debuted on the New York Times bestseller lists. No award nomination or win met this project's independent-source bar.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Kate Daniels: position 1 of 10: next Magic Burns (2008)
Sources
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