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SMOKE and ASHES

TANYA HUFF


From Tanya Huff, the author of the acclaimed Blood novels, which followed the adventures of private
detective Vicki Nelson and vampire Henry Fitzroy, comes the third novel in her brilliant new
contemporary fantasy series, SMOKE AND ASHES.

The first novel in the series, SMOKE AND SHADOWS, reintroduces us to Henry and to Tony Foster,
a former street kid and тАЬsnitchтАЭ rescued from his dead-end existence by Vicki and Henry and given a
chance for a better life.

Relocating to Vancouver with Henry, Tony lands a job as a Production Assistant at CB Productions,
working on the syndicated TV series, Darkest Night, a show about a vampire detective.

This should be TonyтАЩs perfect job, the first step on the path to becoming a director. And it would be,
except that strange and dangerous things keep happening both on and off the set.

First itтАЩs an encounter with shadowy forces of dark magic, and though most of the crew live through it,
survival is not without its price. Tony discovers a surprising truth about himself and is offered a chance to
become far more than a mere Production Assistant. But he isnтАЩt certain he wants to take that next step.
And so, though he occasionally practices the skills CB ProductionsтАЩ former special effects wizard has
gifted him with, Tony continues to fill the job of Production Assistant.

Then a shoot in a haunted house goes awry, and Tony is forced to learn the fine art of wizardry on the fly.


Now, in SMOKE AND ASHES, TonyтАЩs been promoted to a Trainee Assistant Director on the show,
and heтАЩs hoping that the only supernatural events heтАЩll be caught up in are those in the script. But, of
course, that just isnтАЩt meant to be, for unbeknownst to the young wizard, a Demonic Convergence is
about to begin. This will create weak spots around the world through which lesser demons may find a
means to enter our world.

To complicate matters, Leah, the incredibly sensual and seductive stuntwoman who free-lances for the
show, is in reality an immortal DemongateтАФor, as she puts it тАЬthe oldest piece of magic in the world.тАЭ
Around 3,500 years ago, the Demonlord adored by her village went on a killing rampage. Leah is the
only survivor, and her Lord has worked a powerful runic spell for which she is the vessel. Should Leah
die, the Demongate will open and her master will once again be able to have his way with the
unsuspecting human race. In the meantime, since her Lord and Master is a sex demon, LeahтАЩs means of
communing with him are pleasurable for all whom she encounters.

Can TonyтАФwith the help of Leah, Henry, a tabloid reporter, a Mountie, and the cast and staff of
Darkest NightтАФhalt a demonic invasion, keep Leah alive, and stave off the end of the world?
The Finest in Fantasy and Science Fiction

by TANYA HUFF