Strange New World
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4.7 • 16 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
'Vivian Shaw knocks it out of the park yet again. If you aren't reading Dr Greta Helsing, you're missing out'
T. Kingfisher, New York Times bestselling author
Strange New World finds Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, facing the strangest challenge of her career . . . accompanying an anxious angel and a sullen demon on a road trip across America in the clever conclusion to this delightful fantasy series.
After narrowly avoiding the end of the world, the leaders of Heaven and Hell are struggling to collaborate according to the terms of their new treaty - especially because angels and demons are, quite literally, allergic to each other. Seeking a solution, the powers that be decide to see if the allergy persists on Earth by sending an angel and demon on a research trip, first stop: New York City. And what better chaperone than Dr Greta Helsing, who happens to owe Hell a few favours of her own?
But there's unrest in New York's monster underworld and Greta and her team are about to land in the middle of it. Something is off in Heaven and on Earth, and Greta will have to figure out just what that is if she hopes to protect those she loves most.
Praise for the series:
'Deeply compassionate and endlessly surprising, this series will steal your heart' Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author
'A playfully witty confection' Publishers Weekly
'There are as few heroines as well written and compelling as Greta Helsing' BookPage
'An exceptional and delightful debut, in the tradition of Good Omens and A Night in the Lonesome October' Elizabeth Bear, Hugo-award winning author
'Shaw balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and cast of lovable misfit characters . . . Strange Practice is a super(natural) read' Shelf Awareness
'A book to settle into. A warm quilt of a thing that's made for curling up with . . . I miss this newest Helsing already' NPR
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dr. Greta Helsing, human doctor to London's supernatural community, returns for one last romp in Shaw's colorful series finale (after Grave Importance). Heaven and Hell have reached an uneasy peace after the recent Accords, but their collaboration is hindered by the fact that demons can't stay long in Heaven without falling ill and angels have a similar reaction to Hell. Greta is tasked with taking a surly demonic intern and a clumsily enthusiastic angelic orderly on a medical research bus tour in America, primarily to see how their collaboration goes on the mortal plane. But before the bus can leave New York, Greta, her new employees, and her husband, the vampyre Francis Varney, are thrown into an increasingly violent conflict between a newly revived nosferatu underworld boss and a sect of charismatic street preachers that may be connected to Heaven itself. The road trip premise turns out to be a bit of a frustrating red herring, but there's plenty of excitement in the New York drama, and the larger arc of managing Heaven's discomfort with change carries the novel through. Returning fans will enjoy cameos from series favorite characters and be gratified by the optimistic spot Shaw leaves things in, as angels and demons learn to work together without sacrificing their individuality. This satisfies.
