I don’t know if that’s good – ten years from now, that might make Frost Moon dated. She was also specific about years – this happened in 2005. Specific enough that I imagine that the author either visited Atlanta or knows someone with intimate knowledge of the city. Though if she had developed maternal feelings in the beginning, I would have had a hard time buying that.įrost Moon is also fairly specific in the setting. Oddly, by the end, it doesn’t feel that unbelievable. A part of me knew who the murderer was, but hadn’t figured out that the wolf and vampire were his minions.ĭakota also develops maternal feelings for the cat and I didn’t see that coming at all. The ending was pretty good, too, a little unexpected. My favorite scene was probably when she went looking for a werewolf she was supposed to tattoo underground and the cat with her sidetracked him. There, she learns a serial murderer is killing people with tattoos. She is also bi, which isn't that common either.įrost Moon begins with Dakota brought into the police station by the cops and she is nervous. Uses them, yeah, but not makes them herself. I, personally, have not read a book before where the main character makes magical tattoos. Dakota herself is a magical tattoo artist, the best in the southeast. I suspect this may be Anthony Francis’s first story. It is the first in the Skindancer series. Fast-paced, lots of action, vampires, weres – it is a good urban fantasy. or as delicious prey?įrost Moon was a very enjoyable read. Can she find the killer on the dark fringe of the city's Edgeworld? Among its powerful outcasts and tortured loners, what kind of enemies and allies will she attract? Will they see her as an invader, as a seducer, as an unexpected champion. When a serial killer begins stalking Atlanta's tattooed elite, the police and the Feds seek Dakota's help. She's the best magical tattooist in the southeast, a Skindancer, able to bring her amazing tats to life. In an alternate Atlanta where magic is practiced openly, where witches sip coffee at local cafes, shapeshifters party at urban clubs, vampires rule the southern night like gangsters, and mysterious creatures command dark caverns beneath the city, Dakota Frost's talents are coveted by all.

Frost Moon by Anthony Francis