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Sylvan Investigations #2
Promises to Keep
Miles to Go and Promises to Keep introduce Danny Hendrickson: Human mother, faun father, 100% Attitude. For the most part, he’s made his own way, first as a member of the NYPD and then � when they started looking too closely at non-humans in the force � as a private investigator, straddling the line between human and fatae (supernatural) in his job the way he does in his life
He has a good life, he has good friends, he makes a difference� But he also has a dangerous life. And sometimes � when you’re in the middle of magic - good friends aren’t enough.
Miles to Go: It's an ordinary day, another ordinary - for Danny - job, when he's approached by a young woman who has information he needs to solve a case. All she wants to do is help. When a life - or more - are on the line, it's hard to turn that down. But the cost of that information will change Danny's life...forever.
Promises to Keep: Following up on the events of MtG, Danny has a boring snoop-and-scoop infidelity case, the kind of thing that pays the bills and keeps everyone fed. But his new - and magical - partner sees something more in the scenario...and what she sees is deadly. To the client - and to them.
[these stories take place after the events of DRAGON JUSTICE (PSI #4) but stand alone]
He has a good life, he has good friends, he makes a difference� But he also has a dangerous life. And sometimes � when you’re in the middle of magic - good friends aren’t enough.
Miles to Go: It's an ordinary day, another ordinary - for Danny - job, when he's approached by a young woman who has information he needs to solve a case. All she wants to do is help. When a life - or more - are on the line, it's hard to turn that down. But the cost of that information will change Danny's life...forever.
Promises to Keep: Following up on the events of MtG, Danny has a boring snoop-and-scoop infidelity case, the kind of thing that pays the bills and keeps everyone fed. But his new - and magical - partner sees something more in the scenario...and what she sees is deadly. To the client - and to them.
[these stories take place after the events of DRAGON JUSTICE (PSI #4) but stand alone]
57 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
Laura Anne Gilman
120Ìýbooks822ÌýfollowersLaura Anne Gilman’s work has been hailed as “a true American mythâ€� by NPR, and praised for her “deft plotting and first-class charactersâ€� by Publishers Weekly. She has won the Endeavor Award for THE COLD EYE, and been shortlisted for a Nebula, (another) Endeavor, and a Washington State Book Award. Her work includes the Devil’s West trilogy,Ìýthe Cosa NostradamusÌýurban fantasy series, theÌýVineartÌýtrilogy, and the story collectionÌýWEST WINDSâ€� FOOL. Her upcoming move, UNCANNY TIMES, will be out from Saga Books in 2022.
She lives in Seattle with a cat, a dog, and many deadlines.
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January 30, 2018
3.5
Promises to Keep takes place four months after MIles to Go.
Danny and Ellen get a new missing persons case. A man had disappeared from his roof. He isn't a faithful kind of a husband so I didn't really care about him. The case gets even more confusing when they find out there is a baby involved. The story occasionally jumps to the missing man's POV.
This time the story includes another PSI character (Pietr) and even the Wren makes an appearance doing what she does best. Also, Ellen has to solve a case of her own here (another vision).
Another great thing about this story is how author slowly expands the world introducing different kinds of fatae. The Council is mentioned too. None of it overwhelms the story, though. I know more because I've read the other series set in this world, but for someone who started with this one, you could say there is zero info dumping.
Promises to Keep takes place four months after MIles to Go.
Danny and Ellen get a new missing persons case. A man had disappeared from his roof. He isn't a faithful kind of a husband so I didn't really care about him. The case gets even more confusing when they find out there is a baby involved. The story occasionally jumps to the missing man's POV.
This time the story includes another PSI character (Pietr) and even the Wren makes an appearance doing what she does best. Also, Ellen has to solve a case of her own here (another vision).
Another great thing about this story is how author slowly expands the world introducing different kinds of fatae. The Council is mentioned too. None of it overwhelms the story, though. I know more because I've read the other series set in this world, but for someone who started with this one, you could say there is zero info dumping.
July 24, 2018
I really enjoy the world and the characters.
That being said, these need to be better proofed as there are distracting typos and grammatical errors.
That being said, these need to be better proofed as there are distracting typos and grammatical errors.
October 25, 2018
Good paranormal suspense series about half faun former cop and current private investigator Danny, who suddenly finds he has an employee - a powerful seer with self-esteem issues.
May 16, 2020
I love the whole Cosa Nostradamus! I hope for more stories!
May 24, 2020
Finished it way too quickly.
September 23, 2022
Solid writing.
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May 29, 2013
An interesting ... I guess you could call it an extension of the origin story that began in and . This felt a bit slighter than "Miles to Go", but it was still worth reading. It showed Ellen as more comfortable with herself and in the larger community than she had been. At the end, I wanted to read more stories involving these characters. Hopefully Ms. Gilman will eventually write those stories.
May 7, 2016
I've gushed about the series overall in my comments on the first book. This one got 4 starts because I can't give 4 and 1/2. I didn't give it a 5, because there is one character in the story that seems to shift behavior from bad guy to good guy, and I didn't really understand why. The story focuses on the search for a missing infant, and leaves a loose end in that the fate of the child's mother is left hanging as well. All that said, Danny and Ellen's relationship develops nicely in this book, and there are a lot of layers to the mystery, which doesn't start with a search for a missing baby. Good paranormal.
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November 9, 2013If really like to get this, I'm a big fan of the series and Danny is a cool character, but $4.50 is just too much for a 56 page story. I have a hard enough time rationalizing even $3.00 for a short story, there are too many of them for my very slim budget and I can't get my library to buy most of them, and never when they aren't at B&N or Amazon.
November 26, 2016
Another great story about Danny and Ellen, and this time her Vision is not the core of their case. I like that Ellen is finding more confidence, and it was great to see some of the mentor/mentee training that she and Wren go through.
Danny, as always, is just a fun character.
Danny, as always, is just a fun character.
March 29, 2016
Mystery baby!
I am happy to read about a more confident Ellen. Boss-man will have trouble keeping up with her in the next book or two. I hope to see more of the Wren again also.
I am happy to read about a more confident Ellen. Boss-man will have trouble keeping up with her in the next book or two. I hope to see more of the Wren again also.
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