Trailer Park Trickster - The Library of the Uncommons

Paperback, 450 pages

English language

Published Oct. 11, 2021 by Blackstone Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-1-0940-6797-1

(1 review)

They are my harvest, and I will reap them all.

Returning to Guthrie, Oklahoma, Adam Binder once again finds himself in the path of deadly magic when a dark druid begins to prey on members of Adam’s family. It all seems linked to the death of Adam’s father many years ago—a man who may have somehow survived as a warlock.

Watched by the police, separated from the man who may be the love of his life, compelled to seek the truth about his connection to the druid, Adam learns more about his family and its troubled history than he ever bargained for, and finally comes face to face with the warlock he has vowed to stop.

Meanwhile, beyond the Veil of the mortal world, Argent the Queen of Swords and Vic the Reaper undertake a dangerous journey to a secret meeting of the Council of Races . . . where …

They are my harvest, and I will reap them all.

Returning to Guthrie, Oklahoma, Adam Binder once again finds himself in the path of deadly magic when a dark druid begins to prey on members of Adam’s family. It all seems linked to the death of Adam’s father many years ago—a man who may have somehow survived as a warlock.

Watched by the police, separated from the man who may be the love of his life, compelled to seek the truth about his connection to the druid, Adam learns more about his family and its troubled history than he ever bargained for, and finally comes face to face with the warlock he has vowed to stop.

Meanwhile, beyond the Veil of the mortal world, Argent the Queen of Swords and Vic the Reaper undertake a dangerous journey to a secret meeting of the Council of Races . . . where the sea elves are calling for the destruction of humanity.

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Llaverac reviewed Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton

volume 3 when?

4 stars

I liked it better than the first volume! Most of the things that didn't really work for me in White Trash Warlock as a single book got expanded on and became more satisfying:

What was a subplot about Adam's father felt more central and we learn more about Adam's familiy, even though it's not over and vol. 3 is likely to bring the answers we still need.
Sara's role was underwhelming in vol. 1 but now that she's already been introduced, it's easier to buy into her importance in the story.
In my review of the previous volume I complained that Vic's attraction to Adam wasn't explained, I couldn't see what Vic saw in him but it became clearer in Trailer Park Trickster.

I also thought that the alternation between Adam's and Vic's point of view was better done this time: several chapters ended on small cliffhangers that kept …

I liked it better than the first volume! Most of the things that didn't really work for me in White Trash Warlock as a single book got expanded on and became more satisfying:

What was a subplot about Adam's father felt more central and we learn more about Adam's familiy, even though it's not over and vol. 3 is likely to bring the answers we still need.
Sara's role was underwhelming in vol. 1 but now that she's already been introduced, it's easier to buy into her importance in the story.
In my review of the previous volume I complained that Vic's attraction to Adam wasn't explained, I couldn't see what Vic saw in him but it became clearer in Trailer Park Trickster.

I also thought that the alternation between Adam's and Vic's point of view was better done this time: several chapters ended on small cliffhangers that kept me hooked!

The Sea Elves' domain fascinated me - it's this kind of imagination that I love seeing in fantasy - and as in vol. 1 I loved Slayton's use of colors and smells to describe sensations and magic, like:

The familiar scent of battery acid and rotting blackberries came in bits.

Like the description of a childhood lived in a trailer, it gives the world more texture.