Magic Burns
core novel 2008 Kate Daniels
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.30 (96,774 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 261 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441015832 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Magic Burns is the second novel in the Kate Daniels urban fantasy series, set in an Atlanta where waves of encroaching magic and lingering technology take turns dominating the unstable city. Mercenary investigator Kate Daniels, who normally cleans up the magical messes other people cause, is hired by the shapeshifter Pack to look into the sudden disappearance of a crossbowman, a seemingly small case that quickly proves far stranger than expected. Along the way she meets Julie, a resourceful street kid desperately searching for her own missing mother, and finds herself drawn into Julie's search as well. As Kate follows the threads connecting both disappearances, she uncovers signs of mythological forces and ancient sea demons stirring beneath the city, hinting at a looming magical surge that could threaten Atlanta on a much larger scale than either missing-person case alone.
Where it sits
- Universe: Kate Daniels
- Series: Kate Daniels core; position 2 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 2 of 10: previous Magic Bites (2007) · next Magic Strikes (2009)
Sources
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