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    Finn Fancy Necromancy
    Finn Fancy Necromancy
    Finn Fancy Necromancy
    Audiobook11 hours

    Finn Fancy Necromancy

    Written by Randy Henderson

    Narrated by Todd Haberkorn

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Writers of the Future grand prize winner Randy Henderson presents a dark and quirky debut in Finn Fancy Necromancy.

    Finn Gramaraye was framed for the crime of dark necromancy at the age of 15, and exiled to the Other Realm for twenty five years. But now that he’s free, someone—probably the same someone—is trying to get him sent back. Finn has only a few days to discover who is so desperate to keep him out of the mortal world, and find evidence to prove it to the Arcane Enforcers. They are going to be very hard to convince, since he’s already been convicted of trying to kill someone with dark magic.

    But Finn has his family: His brother Mort who is running the family necrotorium business now, his brother Pete who believes he’s a werewolf, though he is not, and his sister Samantha who is, unfortunately, allergic to magic. And he’s got Zeke, a fellow exile and former enforcer, who doesn’t really believe in Finn’s innocence but is willing to follow along in hopes of getting his old job back.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateFeb 10, 2015
    ISBN9781491541715
    Finn Fancy Necromancy
    Author

    Randy Henderson

    Randy Henderson is the grand prize winner of the Writers of the Future Award for 2014, a Clarion West graduate, and a member of SFWA and Codex. His fiction has appeared in Penumbra, Escape Pod, and Realms of Fantasy, and has been included in anthologies. He is the author of Finn Fancy Necromancy and Bigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free. Find him online at www.randy-henderson.com.

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    • 3/5
      Poor Finn, at 15 he was exiled for 25 years. 25 years of being nothing and getting sucked dry of memories by the Fey. 25 years for a murder he did not commit.

      But now he is back. Something went wrong and he has no idea how the world has changed. He still wonders who framed him and now someone is after him.

      This was a urban fantasy that felt..dunno, just different. In a good way. Finn comes home to his strange necromancy family. His sister without powers, his brother who thinks he is a were (though there are weres). His other brother who has taken over and does not seem happy to see Finn back. Yuo, that family had issues.

      Poor Finn, the world certainly did change in 25 years and he is so clueless. But I liked him, sure he is clueless but he does well adjusting. He really does not have a choice since things go boom at once he is back.

      I liked his family too, strange as they were. The whole mystery of who framed him was well done, I sure did not figure it out, but then I never do.

      Conclusion:
      The world was interesting. Normal people do not know that there is magic (we never do ;). And I'd like to explore the world more.
    • 4/5
      Does anyone else think it's weird that so many books with a necromancer hero are humorous? I mean, it's odd, right?

      Anyway, chalk this one up in the humorous column. Love that it's set in Port Townsend, love that the main character is stuck in the 80s mentally, love that even though this story is JUST REALLY FREAKIN' WEIRD, I still wanted to read it and follow all its twisty, turny, corny goodness. Well played, Henderson, well played.
    • 4/5
      A different kind of urban fantasy for me, but I liked it. Finn was framed for dark magic when he was 15 and exiled to the Fae world, where they fed off his memories for 25 years. When he's finally released, an attack during the 'exchange' (a changing was using his body during his sentence) left him with his body back but without the usual memory transfer, leaving him with no idea what's happened in the world for the last 25 years. This allows the story to occasionally wallow in cheesy 80's references, and his fellow exile Zeke to look like what sounds like a Nordic Mr. T. If you're a child of the 80's or a fan of pop culture, it definitely makes the story chuckle-worthy. The plot revolves around Finn trying to clear his name and figure out who didn't want him released from exile. The answer was both transparently obvious from the start and a surprise; I missed enough clues along the way that I didn't see the twist coming. I must be getting old, because I found myself skimming a lot of the action scenes, but I did thoroughly enjoy the book. It's funny and well written and I cared about what was going to happen to the characters. It's the start of a series, and I'll happily read book #2, but I'm not champing at the bit to rush out to buy it. I'll come across it eventually and snap it up when I do.
    • 3/5
      So, where to begin with this crazy whirlwind of a book? If you're looking at the cover, and hoping that the story inside matches the complete random feeling of the outside, please know that you can breathe easy. This book is so weird. Finn Fancy Necromancy is a family drama, but also it's not. A dramedy? A comera? Ha. Point being, this book takes a long look at a very weird, rather lovable family, without one iota of seriousness thrown in. Are you looking for something utterly random, and yet engrossing at the same time? Congratulations. You've found your book.

      In an unprecedented turn of events, I'm going to talk about the writing first. Normally I love to dish all about characters from the get go. This time around, the writing deserves some love. I promise you that "random" is the best word to describe this book. However, it's completely addictive because of how well written it is. Some sort of sorcery is afoot when a debut author swaps from the topics of necromancy and Fae, to describing a character that sounds suspiciously like Mr T., right on to 90's pop culture and a guerrilla sasquatch team, and the reader doesn't even bat an eye. Sure, this book is absolute madness most times. But it's funny, and it's easy to read.

      Now, we can get to the characters! Who, despite their rather... erm... unique personalities, grow on you after a while. The fact that Finn is experiencing the current world after essentially being stuck as a 15 year old boy for 25 years, is priceless. His lack of knowledge about technology and jargon just add to the overall insanity of this story line. He's likable, as is the rest of his family after a while. While you might not always love where things are going, I'm betting to guess you won't be able to resist the quirkiness of these characters.

      Finn Fancy Necromancy gets three "What in the everloving HELL?" fueled stars from this reader. With its solid writing, hilarious events, and lovable characters, it was a pretty fun ride. I'm just hoping there is more around the bend and, I can't stress this enough, it doesn't take me so long to settle in to.
    • 3/5
      This is a light read, and was fine. It wasn't laugh out loud funny, to me, but it was amusing. The story was well put together, and the characters were fine. It wasn't enough for me to follow the series, but it was worth an afternoon.
    • 4/5
      This amusing and fun urban fantasy was exactly what I needed. Henderson creates a relatable in Finn, who as a mere teenager is framed for a dark magic attack on another person. Twenty-five years later, his spirit returns from exile and is dropped back into his body--which has been maintained by a changeling. All Finn wants to do is find his high school girlfriend again and find out what's happened in the world. Instead, he's immediately dropped into a web of dark magic, dead bodies, and gnome mafias. It's a fun read that embraces genre tropes and gives them noogies. It's not a straight-out humor book but it abounds in '80s references and dry wit. Also, I used to live in the Seattle area, so I was delighted to see characters taking the Kingston ferry and even venturing to my old stomping grounds near Everett.
    • 4/5
      Finn Fancy Necromancy is an urban fantasy-murder mystery with a quirky and humourous tone.Imagine that you were framed for a murder when you were 15 years old and instead of being put in prison you were sent to the Other Realms, where faeries fed on your memories, which you relived over and over for 25 years. Imagine, after 25 years being sent back to your former world/life and not knowing about the internet or anything that has happened since the 1980s; everyone you know has either died or grown up, many have children who are almost adults themselves. Now imagine that the first thing you happen upon is a dead body and that you are given a few days to prove you had nothing to do with it. Oh and you can talk to the dead (although it costs you your life...how much depends on how long you talk); and you come from a family of necromancers. All you are sure of is that someone close to you is the one who framed you...but who? Along with trying to figure that out Finn, the main character, is trying to wrap his head around the fact that his former highschool crush is now a 40 year old divorcee with a grown kid, he has feelings for a non-magical neighbour, and computers have a changed a whole lot since the 1980s! A fun read!
    • 4/5
      I was so eager to jump right into this story immediately after reading Randy Henderson story that won him the Writers of the Future Grand Prize last year. That entry showed us a glimpse of a world where memories are passed on and can make or break an individuals future. In Finn Fancy Necromancy it seems this world is similar in nature or is in fact a part of that world and really had me at that point.The problems that bothered me though were the multiple and multiple pop culture references that are trying to make the characters witty, funny, or who knows but if was more irritating after so many were used in the first couple of chapters. Along with that despite the main character all the others were boring or just not developed enough that I could feel anything for them.Overall a decent first novel, but considering this is the first from a grand prize writers of the future writer I'm hoping that future novels of his get better and better rather quickly.