Summon the Keeper (#1)
Where saving the world is just another day’s work…
Claire Hansen goes where the trouble is. That’s the job of a Keeper: cleaning up metaphysical disasters, closing holes in the fabric of the universe. Constant travel is hard, even with a talking cat alongside. But it beats the assignments older Keepers get. She’d hate to be stuck in one place for decades, minding a breach too big to mend.
Then Claire finds herself in Kingston, Ontario, at a bed-and-breakfast with a literal gate to Hell in the basement, its assigned guardian nowhere to be found. It’s fully stocked with weird—an evil Sleeping Beauty, a French-Canadian sailor’s ghost, technicolor imps the cat denies seeing. The only employee is a Clark Kent-handsome Newfie with zero magic and less instinct for self-preservation. And guests keep arriving, with very particular demands.
Disentangling history, mystery, and magic while keeping the B&B’s doors open and the gates of Hell firmly shut has proven impossible before now. But since the alternative is being trapped forever, Claire will give it a try…
Reviews
“Plenty of odd characters and touches of unexpected magic and humor to keep things moving, for a contemporary fantasy that’s lots of fun.”
“No one tickles the funnybone and chills the blood better than Tanya Huff, who does both exceedingly well in her wonderful new novel […] With screamingly funny dialogue and sharp plotting, Ms. Huff makes every word a positively delightful experience in this imaginative tale.”RT Book Reviews
“Pick up this gem of a book. Huff tells a great story, but never takes herself or it too seriously. She consciously borrows elements from other books as well as movies, comics and mythology and combines them with her own great imagination to make a thoroughly satisfying story.”SF Site
“A brilliant creation … uniquely memorable and quirky characters. The story line is riveting with never a dull moment. SUMMON THE KEEPER is a keeper that will summon its readers into buying future novels in the series.”Midwest Book Review
“[A] light, amusing, fast-paced read…”Fantasy Literature
Awards & Accolades
#5 Locus Bestseller List