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imPerfect Magic: A Gritty Urban Fantasy Series (The imPerfect Cathar Book 1) Kindle Edition

by C. N. Rowan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 598 ratings
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  1. Book 1 of 9
    The imPerfect Cathar
  2. Print length
    300 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    May 8, 2023
  6. File size
    2770 KB
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Paul Bonhomme, green filter, with the text "Three immortal Heretics"
Isaac The Blind, peach filter, with the text "One Whole World..."
Aicha Kandicha, Purple Filter, with the text "Of Trouble"

"I've died hundreds of times. Still can't seem to get the hang of it"

Join The imPerfect Cathar on a journey through the fantastical. Weaving together French history and myths into modern Toulouse, the series is a darkly funny supernatural suspense, full of snappy humour and neck-snapping twists and turns to keep you guessing from start to finish. With a motley cast of bizarre creatures all hung against the real background of the south of France, readers have described the series as 'redefining the Urban Fantasy genre' and 'the best and most intelligent Urban Fantasy I've ever read'. Start your adventure today and strap in for the high-octane ride.

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"The best debut novel I've ever read." Heather G. Harris, best-selling author of the Other Realm Series.

"Every now and then, a book comes along that absolutely blows you away... wickedly smart, outrageously funny, and so fabulously unique." Lauretta Hignett, best-selling author of the Imogen Grey series.

"C.N. Rowan has an incredible talent. The first few pages gave me goosebumps, and I fell head-first into this beautifully crafted world." Brogan Thomas, best-selling author of the Creatures Of The Otherworld series.

"By far the most intelligent and interesting urban fantasy I've ever read." Jileen Dolbeare, author of the Splintered Magic series.

"I've read quite a lot of UF at this stage... it's not too often that I find one that blows my mind. This one did." L.M. Hatchell, author of The Midnight Trilogy.

"Clever, funny, tense, not a little bit gory, ImPerfect Magic offers readers an urban fantasy adventure you won't soon forget." Krista Walsh, author of the Meratis Trilogy.

"imPerfect Magic is a completely fresh and compelling novel, and a formidable start to a new series." Karenza Grant, author of The Piano Tuner's Song.

About the Author

It's been a strange, unbelievable journey to arrive at the point where these books are going to be released into the wild, like rare, near-extinct animals being returned to their natural habitat, already wondering where they're going to nick cigarettes from on the plains of Africa, the way they used to from the zookeeper's overalls. C.N. Rowan ("Call me C.N., Mr. Rowan was my father") came originally from Leicester, England. Somehow escaping its terrible, terrible clutches (only joking, he's a proud Midlander really), he has wound up living in the South-West of France for his sins. Only, not for his sins. Otherwise, he'd have ended up living somewhere really dreadful. Like Leicester. (Again - joking, he really does love Leicester. He knows Leicester can take a joke. Unlike some of those other cities. Looking at you, Slough.)With multiple weird strings to his bow, all of which are made of tooth-floss and liable to snap if you tried to use them to do anything as adventurous as shooting an arrow, he's done all sorts of odd things, from running a hiphop record label (including featuring himself as rapper) to hustling disability living aids on the mean streets of Syston. He's particularly proud of the work he's done managing and recording several French hiphop acts, and is currently awaiting confirmation of wild rumours he might get a Gold Disc for a song he recorded and mixed.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BTMLRCJC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Main Rock Publishing (May 8, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 8, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2770 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 598 ratings

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Award-winning author of the imPerfect Cathar series.

It’s been a strange, unbelievable journey to arrive at the point where these books are going to be released into the wild, like rare, near-extinct animals being returned to their natural habitat, already wondering where they’re going to nick cigarettes from on the plains of Africa, the way they used to from the zookeeper’s overalls. C.N. Rowan (“Call me C.N., Mr. Rowan was my father”) came originally from Leicester, England. Somehow escaping its terrible, terrible clutches (only joking, he’s a proud Midlander really), he has wound up living in the South-West of France for his sins. Only, not for his sins. Otherwise, he’d have ended up living somewhere really dreadful. Like Leicester. (Again – joking, he really does love Leicester. He knows Leicester can take a joke. Unlike some of those other cities. Looking at you, Slough.)

With multiple weird strings to his bow, all of which are made of tooth-floss and liable to snap if you tried to use them to do anything as adventurous as shooting an arrow, he’s done all sorts of odd things, from running a hiphop record label (including featuring himself as rapper) to hustling disability living aids on the mean streets of Syston. He’s particularly proud of the work he’s done managing and recording several French hiphop acts, and is currently awaiting confirmation of wild rumours he might get a Gold Disc for a song he recorded and mixed.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating story of an immortal priest!
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Fascinating story of an immortal priest!
The language and graphic violence were a bit much at first, but the story drew me in with the fascinating reincarnation theme. I was drawn in and look forward to reading the series.#IFASummerChallenge2023#ElfYeah#humorous dark comedy#horror comedy#supernatural suspense#medieval/historical#debut author298 pagesImperfect Magic by C.N. RowanIf one does not care to read strong language, dark humor, or graphic violence, avoid this book. It is full of it. At first it was a bit off-putting and I contemplated giving up, but I am one that hates doing that, so continued. I am not sure at what point I reached that I was fully into the story and even enjoying it enough to want to continue the series. I can say it was an interesting read once you get past the language and gore.Paul, a heretical priestof a religious group called Good Christians in the south of France in 1209, finds himself and a gathering of fellow priests in a ceremony where they are all killed. He wakes, reincarnated into the nearest corpse.This reincarnation cycle continues every time he dies. Throughout his eight hundred years of reincarnation he meets and befriends two other immortal heretics, a rabbi named Isaac, and woman, Aicha, a Moroccan noble.Paul awakens in one of his reincarnations and finds himself trapped in magical runes, being tortured by an inept mage. Knowing the mage was not powerful enough to have completed the runes by himself, Paul has to figure out a way to escape and with the help of his friends, find whomever has angel level powers and knowledge enough to put the entire world at risk.
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