Girl of Great Price by Milo James Fowler

I highly recommend Girl of Great Price to both crime noir and sci-fi fans, and anyone wishing to try something a little different than their usual read.

I've already downloaded its sequel, Immaterial Evidence, which tells you how much I enjoyed this novelette. I'm always in awe of writers who can convey so much world building in so few words. While this is a short read, moving at a lightning pace, I really felt like I'd lived in the alternate world Fowler has created. I was rooting for him and the girl in question from the beginning. Even though he's down on his luck, he also cares about his city and the people in it, and this makes him a likeable character. His PI Charlie Madison is a tough guy who knows his job and his city.

I was thoroughly rewarded.įowler has taken classic noir and given it a fresh, new setting - a sort of Big Trouble in Little China meets Bladerunner, only without the replicants. So, when I read a review mentioning this novelette had a cyber-noir, alternate history theme, I was intrigued enough to read Girl of Great Price. I enjoy the occasional crime noir tale, but what I love is science fiction. I can't deny that when it comes to fiction, I love the bad boys. While my vampire stories are not at all like the Buffyverse, I did enjoy writing my own evil, sarcastic vampire as an homage to my beloved Angelus. To me, the writing for that arc is as close to perfect as it gets. I re-watched the show a few years ago and when I got to that finale I thought, that's the kind of story I want to tell. I was blown away by the story of Buffy and Angel's evil alter-ego Angelus, and to this day the season 2 finale is one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever watched. My favorite season of the show is the second, the poster for which is shown in the above photo. I got over that quickly though, and Buffy became one of my favorite shows of all time. I was initially hesitant to watch it because I thought it was just a silly show for teenagers, something I was a long way away from at the time. I've been totally in love with all things vampire ever since I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer during its original run. I love both of these sides of wolf shifters, and if there's a new paranormal or horror movie, you can bet I'll be there watching it. Traditional movies of werewolves were used to inspire fear, but they have since been romanticised in popular culture. Whether a person's lycanthropy is beyond their control, or whether they maintain their control, when they change, they are equally frightening. Anyway, the thing about werewolves is that one could be hiding anywhere, even next door to you, in his or her guise. My friends and family were subjected to Underworld, An American Werewolf in London, Dog Soldiers, The Howling, Blood and Chocolate, The Monster Squad, Ginger Snaps, and so on.

I grew up watching a lot of horror, mainly monster related. I'm pretty certain I've seen almost everything out there related to the furry beasts.

Girl of Great Price by Milo James Fowler