Hounding the Moon (Tess Noncoiré Adventures, Book 1)

by P.R. Frost

Book Overview

First in a bold new contemporary fantasy seriesIntroducing Tess Noncoir -bestselling fantasy writer-turned-martial arts demon hunter Tess Noncoir was a successful fantasy writer when her life took an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756404258
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: DAW Books, Inc.
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.1" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Hounding the Moon

I couldn't put this book down. I was amused by her familiar, Scrap, and enjoyed the adventures. I am looking forward to the sequel. I'd also like to know if her late husband Dill, was human or part-demon that put a glamoury on her. I gave it five stars and totally enjoyed it.

Surprise Surprise

Went searching through the fantasy section and found this book. It is great!! It is the story of Tess Noncoire and her Imp "Scrap". I can't wait for more books by the author. It is nice to start a new world. Kimberly

A Ripping Good Yarn!

Frost combines Aboriginal, Old World, and New World magic, imps, demons, and a sisterhood of demon slayers with the complex weave of a detective novel and the pacing and pathos of an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Tess Noncoire has the chops of Xena Warrior Princess with the smart, funny sensibilities of the modern woman. And, thank God, she's got vulnerabilities! I love this heroine because she's not omniscient. She can be swayed by her emotions and leap to wrong conclusions just like the rest of us. Frost has given Tess a unique foil in the cigar-smoking, wise-cracking imp, Scrap, as well as wonderful, quirky family, friends, and adversaries. The characterization is vivid, the story is complex and satisfying, the adventure is ripping. Kudos for a most entertaining read!

fantastic and spellbinding urban fantasy

When Scrap the Imp, named because he was small, entered the human realm he knew when he was big enough he would infect Tess with the imp virus and somehow battle the other imps to meld with her. When Tess came down with the virus she was taken in by The Sisterhood of the Celestial Blade Warriors who healed her, trained her how to fight demons and then tossed her out because she was too independent to fit in with their order. Out in the world, Tess and Scrap are a unit even though they have yet to fight a demon. Her chance will come when she meets Cynthia Walking Moon, who along with her friends, is attacked by a dog who kills before Tess dispatches him. She later learns the dog is looking for the new Weaver who creates the tapestry of life and each night the dog undoes some of the work because if it is ever finished the world will end. Two men come into Tess' life one who she is attracted to but is very wary of and one who knows far too much about Tess' magical life. Both men play an integral part in the upcoming battle with the demons that are using a rogue portal to enter this world in order to possess the tapestry. Readers who like the urban fantasies of Mercedes Lackey will want to read the brilliant storytelling of HOUNDING THE MOON. Scrap an 8-inch imp who smokes cigars, wise cracks his way through life and likes to wear Tess' clothes (don't ask how), almost steals the show. There is much action in this character driven fantasy novel based on Native American myths. P.R. Frost displays a unique and refreshing voice in this uniquely original, fantastic and spellbinding urban fantasy. Harriet Klausner

Thrills & Chills

This book thrills and chills in its challenges about martial arts and the imagination