![]() ![]() ![]() In occult circles, they are known as the Nephilim. Unknown to Humanity, the descendants of fallen angels live among us, but a serial killer has discovered their secret…įBI Agent Michael Childs is investigating a series of grisly murders in New York City, where the only link between the victims is that they were all born with twelve fingers and twelve toes. Certainly, some Urban Fantasies have used Christian mythology as part of their milieu and supernatural backdrop, but Jackson utilizes Christian mythology as THE source of everything magical and supernatural in her world. The backdrop of her “mythology” and magic is the Bible itself which is fairly atypical for the genre. ![]() Forging a Nightmare, the debut novel from Patricia Jackson has a conceit that helps to propel itself beyond the creatures of the night in plain sight. It takes a lot for a new novel in this subgenre to standout. The Urban Fantasy subgenre is quite expansive, wizards in the phone book, private investigators who work in the court of Fae, vampires and were-creatures hidden in plain sight. ![]()
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