The Shambling Guide to New York City
A cosy comfort read fantasy in which a human writes a travel guide for the undead...
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Publisher Description
Cosy, romantic fantasy from the award-winning Mur Lafferty, about a travel writer who agrees to write a travel guide - for the supernatural creatures of her home city.
'Irresistible' Kirkus
COULD YOU FIND A HOTEL FOR A HARPY? OR A BAR FOR A BIGFOOT?
Following the disaster that was her last job, Zoë is searching for a fresh start as a travel writer. But after stumbling across a seemingly perfect position, Zoë is blocked at every turn because of the one thing she can't take off her résumé - human.
Not to be put off by anything, especially not her blood-drinking boss nor her death goddess co-worker, Zoë delves deep into her new assignment. But her quest to provide the supernatural community with the cosiest cafes and ritziest restaurant reviews must halt when the careful balance between humans and monsters starts to crumble - with Zoë right in the middle.
'THE SHAMBLING GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY is a high-concept, high-comedy romp through the supernatural world. It's like nothing you've ever read before - and that's a good thing' Seanan McGuire
'Characters you'll love - a total delight from cover to cover' Adam Christopher
'Shows exactly why so many writers have been buzzing about Mur Lafferty for so many years: an unbeatable mixture of humour, heart, imagination, and characterisation. I want to live in Mur's New York' Cory Doctorow
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Surviving in New York City is tricky even if one doesn't encounter paranormal entities, but Lafferty's charming debut offers a helping hand for coterie ("monster is pejorative") and humans alike. Desperate for work after a disastrous affair sends her back from Raleigh, N.C., to New York, guidebook expert Zo Norris applies for a gig with Underground Publishing and lands an interview with a company rep who turns out to be a vampire. Undeterred, she quickly takes to her job as managing editor for a coterie guidebook to New York. She becomes fast friends with a water sprite and a death goddess, has to fend off the attentions of an incubus, and starts self-defense training with Granny Good Mae, a homeless assassin with connections to the government anticoterie department called Public Works. Zo 's romance with a Public Works agent lacks credibility, but excerpts from the guide and adventures at coterie hangouts make the novel an enjoyable tour of the city's supernatural side.
