Book description
The Price family has spent generations studying the monsters of the world, working to protect them from humanity - and humanity from them.
Meet Verity Price. Despite being trained from birth as a cryptozoologist, she'd rather dance a tango than tangle with a demon, and is spending a year in…
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2 authors picked Discount Armageddon as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Discount Armageddon is the first of the InCryptid novels.
The Price family comes from a long line of monster hunters, but a few generations back, they decided they didn’t agree with the prevailing definition of “monster.” Now they’re dedicated to protecting the cryptid community—as long as it’s not chowing down on the neighbors.
I love this universe because there’s such a wide variety of characters that are each convinced that their way is the right way. Sometimes you never quite know whose side someone will come down on. Discount Armageddon introduces us to Verity Price.
Verity is tough, resourceful, and…
From Kate's list on unpredictable protagonists.
Discount Armageddon was my introduction to urban fantasy where monsters are everywhere. Seanan is also a great world-builder and the extensive variety of cryptids in her work is impressive. The tone can only be described as cheeky. We follow Verity Price, a wannabe professional dancer and secret cryptozoologist, who has a cult of talking mice living in her kitchen. I like how upfront Verity is about the difficulties in her life. She doesn’t paint a rosy picture, but she doesn’t let it hold her back either. Challenges are meant to be faced and overcome. Failures are educational. Also, the dragons…
From Kitty's list on monsters at work.
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