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Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels #5.5) Ilona Andrews Published: July 31, 2012 (Ace) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note from VBC: This review assumes you’ve read the previous Kate Daniels novels, but does not provide any spoilers for this or earlier books. “Shut up,” he told me. “Promise me.” “I’m not promising shit,” he said. “I would die before I... 
It was the battle many of you asked for: Bones vs. Curran. And the lion clawed up the vampire. Yes, the Beast Lord from Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series fought ruthlessly to take out master vampire Bones in the final round of the Alpha Showdown 2012. In addition to the great Twitter banter between authors Ilona Andrews and Jeaniene Frost, your comments in favor of Curran proved his alpha status....
After two weeks of battles we’re finally at the final round of the Alpha Showdown 2012. Vampires, werewolves and faery kings have fallen in the quest for the title of Ultimate Alpha. Only Master vampire Bones from Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series and Curran from Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series have survived the melee unscathed. Now, it’s time for them to enter the ring. Last year, both characters...
You saw it coming. Curran and Kate from the Kate Daniels series must battle each other in Round 13 of the Alpha Showdown. A quick note to commenters asking how these two ended up in the same bracket: Placements in the bracket was decided by seeded position. As in, the number of nomination votes determined where in the bracket each character was placed. The most likely to win (Bones had the most nomination...
Both Eric Northman and Kate Daniels were able to take out foes with formidable fandoms in their first matches, but how will they fare against each other in the Alpha Showdown Round 12? Viking vampire Eric Northman was able to slay a member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood (Tohrment). Kate Daniels took out ultimate enforcer Terrible. Fangs or blade will take one of these two onward in the Showdown. You get...
The leader of Cadogan House takes on the Beast Lord in Round 11 of the Alpha Showdown. Both have defeated one foe, but who will advance? Ethan Sullivan edged out a victory over Atticus O’Sullivan, a druid with some seriously powerful skills. Will Ethan’s cunning get him past Curran? Curran knocked out wolf shifter Hawke. Will the claws come out against the vampire? You get to decide. Read the pitches,...
Round 8 of the Alpha Showdown 2012 puts a human in the ring, but if anyone can hold their own amid the weird stuff it’s Terrible. Drug enforcer Terrible knows a thing or two about magic and ghosts — it goes with the territory of being a part of Stacia Kane’s Downside Ghosts world — while Kate Daniels has plenty of experience with supernatural types of all flavors as the heroine of Ilona Andrews’ series of...
Sure, Round 6 of the Alpha Showdown 2012 pits shifter against shifter, but these are the kind of shifters that wouldn’t agree on anything. We have a lion lord and a wolf leader ready to scratch and claw their way to the Showdown title. Curran from Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series enters the battle against Hawke from Nalini Singh’s Psy/Changeling series. Two shifters go in. One comes out. Read the... 
Magic Graves Jeaniene Frost & Ilona Andrews Published: Sept. 1, 2011 Purchase at: B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Magic Graves offers nice fixes for both Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress and Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series in between the novels. With a short story set in each world, fans get some time with favorite characters. The Night Huntress story, “One for the Money,” offers up a hearty... 
Both have taken out formidable opponents — in their respective series and this showdown. Will wielding magic and Slayer be enough for Kate Daniels to take out Barrons? That’s for you to decide. The winner of this battle will have a place in the final round of the Alpha Showdown. You can get a refresher on just what this Alpha Showdown thing is here, but a key point to remember: Each poll is open for only... 
