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Dead Easy
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416521327
ISBN: 1416521321
Label: Baen
Manufacturer: Baen
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: June 05, 2007
Publisher: Baen
Studio: Baen
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Editorial Review:
What do you get when you mix a squid-headed Ancient One, a mystical force-five hurricane, Rasputin's privates, the city of New Orleans, and an undead Captain Nemo? Christopher Cs - jthe is back, and is going to find out, whether he wants to or not, in Dead Easy: An underwater Mardi Gras of epic proportions complete with an army of drowned vampire zombies and a Lovecraftian take on Gidget and the Creature From The Black Lagoon . . .
Praise for Earlier Novels in this Series:
?Mark Simmons, who never met a wisecrack, pun, or pop culture reference he didn't like, explores different degrees of deadness in his latest Christopher Cjesthe novel. Poor Chris . . . if he's not being made unwilling ruler of the vampires, he's discorporated and floating through walls. Lupe the Werewolf, Suki the cat/vampire, the voluptuous Deidre, and, oh yes, Teresa's head . . . all are back for this lates event-packed romp through a vivid world that leaps into existence every time we open a Simmons book.
—Charlaine Harris
?. . . manages to combine enough wacky hilarity to satisfy a Terry Pratchett fan, and a plethora of puns guaranteed to make a Piers Anthony buff groan. . . . Mark might even have created himself a new genre—cybercaf - .?
—Mercedes Lackey
?. . . fans of the early Terry Pratchett or Eric Flint's Joe fantasies will enjoy the humorous bits.?
—Publishers Weekly
?[Chris Cjesthe] is back for a new and even greater (and funnier) adventure. . . . Snappy dialogue, lots of amusing details, a clever plot, and a generally witty sense of humor combine to make this one of those rare novels that combine levity and the supernatural in just the right balance.?
—Chronicle
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Ancient and Outer Gods Are Coming
Dead Easy (2007) is the fourth fantasy novel in the HalfLife Chronicles series, following Habeas Corpses. In the previous volume, Christopher Csejthe spent some time in an immaterial state, with a silver cord connecting his astral projection to his body. Then Wendy cut the cord and a pair of docs stole his body. He traveled out west and raised chaos among the body snatchers.
Chris recovered his body, but it had been enhanced with nanobots. He returned to New York City within his ... Read More
Rating:  - Hilarious
Another side-splitting story from Wm. Mark Simmons. Once I picked up this book, I couldn't stop reading it and laughing. I even let my elderly mother read it... and she was giggling away. We both loved it and we both want more. So don't let it end with Dead Easy, bring on more of this series. It's refreshing to have a book character that has a mouth that is as smart as mine. ;-)
Rating:  - Chris takes on the End-Of-The-World
Lupe and Deidre have left Chris and gone to his enemies for protection and won't talk to him, and as a result he's been left clinically depressed and isolated. This state of mind infuses the first 4 chapters of this book and made it hard for me to get into the story at the start. The Depression also makes the constant quips and pop-culture references (which are a real feature of these books) have a some what desperate air to them. At times you want to hit Chris and tell him to shut and listen ... Read More
Rating: - Hey now!
I loved this book. I could hardly put it down. Simmons has this ability to twist so many angles into a page that you either become totally immersed in it or are lost forever. I cant wait for the next book. Whats up with the nanites, his family, what next?
Rating: - Amazing
So many literary and pop references per page it makes your head spin. I actually LEARNED things while reading a book about vampiric werewolves. It is so much fun to be entertained AND educated at the same time. Be it mythology, classic literature, or actual history, this book manages to cram it all in with a healthy dose of wit and a keen eye for the absurd.
One word of caution: you need to start with the previous book in the series (Habeas Corpses) in order to keep up with the score ... Read More
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