It’s described as tiny, and furry, but bipedal. It’s ancient and full of pure, old magic, and typically comes in pairs. Including something that even Jackaby had never seen. I hope you do too.Īnyway, Mayor Spade releases them all, telling them that Jackaby’s house is the only safe place for them, so suddenly the quirky house on Augur lane is bursting at the seams with supernatural folk. That’s some powerful shit right there, and I had to stop reading for a moment to let it sink in. “We cannot make the world less awful by being more so ourselves.” He’s furious, and full of this righteous anger that was beautiful to witness. When Jackaby goes to the jail and witnesses the chaos of so many fair folk behind bars, he earns his place among some of my favorite characters ever. Turns out, the city is chock-a-block full of all kinds of faeries and goblins, giants and gnomes, and everything in between. The Mayor has not coped well with the fact that his beloved wife was an Nixie in disguise for the last 10 years, and has decided to arrest every non-human citizen of New Fiddleham. The Dire King finds New Fiddleham in quite a state. I think this was Ritter’s best book so far, and I look forward to what he will do next, now that Jackaby is concluded. It made me laugh a lot, and I cried a couple of times. If you don’t want to be spoiled, know that I rated this book 5 stars on Goodreads. I have read and reviewed them all, Jackaby, Beastly Bones, Ghostly Echoes, and now The Dire King.

We’re here today to talk about the fourth and final book in Ritter’s Jackaby series.

The Dire King by William Ritter