When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake.
Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up these magical problems. But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, her quest for justice draws her into a power struggle between two strong factions within Atlanta’s magic circles.
The Masters of the Dead, necromancers who can control vampires, and the Pack, a paramilitary clan of shapechangers, blame each other for a series of bizarre killings—and the death of Kate’s guardian may be part of the same mystery. Pressured by both sides to find the killer, Kate realizes she’s way out of her league—but she wouldn’t have it any other way…
i’m thinking about that post about how nature is healing with every update in minecraft
minecraft 1.12: more color than ever is brought to minecraft! parrots can be found in the jungle now!
minecraft 1.13: life has returned to the ocean! dolphins and fish and corals and sea pickles and vibrance!
minecraft 1.14: the villagers are remembering their culture and their craft! they’re more advanced than ever!
minecraft 1.15: bee :)
minecraft 1.16: there’s even life in the nether now! a somewhat-thriving society of piglins is there, there’s animals like striders and hoglins, and even forests of fungi!
minecraft 1.17: life is even occurring deep underground! axolotls are swimming around in the caves, new plantlife can be found stored away, and beautiful geodes adorn the underground!
minecraft 1.18: horror and evil and darkness. giant gashes in the world and looming mountains. hideous monster at the bottom of the caves. fucked up evil slime that wants to hurt you. kill kill violence murder kill