Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (2006) is the sixth Urban Fantasy novel in the Nightside series, following Paths Not Taken. In the previous volume, Lilith declared that John Taylor was an unexpected and unwelcome complication. She started sucking the living energy out of him. Taylor used his private eye to determine how she was doing it and reversed the flow. He left Lilith weak and helpless and kicked her in the face on... Read Full Review

Sharper Than A Serpents Tooth (Originally titled A Mother's Son) is probably the best out of the Nightside books so far. It is definately the most action packed and exciting, as John Taylor races to find a way to defeat his long-lost mom. I can happily say that this is not the last book- another Nightside novel, currently titled "And Follow Darkness Like A Dream" has already been completed and should see the light of day before... Read Full Review

Lillith, Adam's first wife and the creator of the Nightside, has returned to the Nightside to remake it in a new vision she has. Her son, John Taylor, is here to stop her while trying to avoid the apocalyptic future he witnessed in previous books. While the book is just a tiny bit anti-climactic, I enjoyed the cameos of all the previous Powers and Beings. John is joined by the likes of Shotgun Suzie, Razor Eddie, Dead Boy,... Read Full Review

I hope this is not the end of the Nightside series! John Taylor is a private investigator with a gift for finding things. He is also the son of Lilith, the creator of the Nightside, and Lilith has decided to destroy the current version of the Nightside and remake it the way she chooses. If you haven't read the previous Nightside books, do not start with this one as it is not a stand alone book and begins right where the... Read Full Review

At the start of this series detective John Taylor learned of a devastated future that he was responsible for bringing about. Since then he has searched for the identity of his mother and the origin of the Nightside. Now that he has his answers things get really bad. John returns from the past and discovers that everyone wants him dead and that his mother is finally making her move on the Nightside. The action escalates... Read Full Review