Redsteve's Reviews > Finder: A Novel of the Borderlands

I'm more of an Emma Bull fan than a Borderlands fan, and, to the best of my knowledge, this is the only book I own set in this particular universe. Decent urban fantasy, not unduly gritty, but not flowers-and-pixie dust either. The interpretation of the Fae owes a lot of the traditional folk tales, but they are presented as real people, and not as idealized fantasy figures or as child-stealing monsters. Pretty much everyone in the Borderlands is a misfit to one extent or another, so you get the idea that most of the fae you meet here are probably not 100% typical of the species. The story combines a fairly typical urban fantasy world with a decent detective story. Not my favorite book by this author; that would be War for the Oaks. Very good across the board, plot, characters, and dialogue are all engaging and readable. Also, as a bonus, this is the book where Bull coined the term "insouciant copspeak", a term I often use to describe the dialogue in John Sandford's novels. Solid 4 stars.