River Road - Hardcover

Johnson, Suzanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765327805 ISBN 13: 9780765327802

Publisher: Tor Books, 2012

Synopsis

Hurricane Katrina is long gone, but the preternatural storm rages on in New Orleans. New species from the Beyond moved into Louisiana after the hurricane destroyed the borders between worlds, and it falls to wizard sentinel Drusilla Jaco and her partner, Alex Warin, to keep the preternaturals peaceful and the humans unaware. But a war is brewing between two clans of Cajun merpeople in Plaquemines Parish, and down in the swamp, DJ learns, there€™s more stirring than angry mermen and the threat of a were-gator.  Wizards are dying, and something€”or someone€”from the Beyond is poisoning the waters of the mighty Mississippi, threatening the humans who live and work along the river. DJ and Alex must figure out what unearthly source is contaminating the water and who€”or what€”is killing the wizards. Is it a malcontented merman, the naughty nymph, or some other critter altogether? After all, DJ€™s undead suitor, the pirate Jean Lafitte, knows

About this title

About the Author

SUZANNE JOHNSON is a magazine editor and feature writer with more than fifty national writing and editing awards. A longtime New Orleans resident, she helped rebuild for two years after Hurricane Katrina. Royal Street was her first novel and is the first book in an urban fantasy series about the Sentinels of New Orleans, wizards who guard the storied city against preternatural dangers. As Susannah Sandlin, Suzanne is also the author of The Penton Vampire Legacy, a series of popular paranormal romances.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765327805
• ISBN 13: 9780765327802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336