The book is Death’s Daughter by Amber Benson; published by Ace books in March 2009. The price is 7.99 US and 8.99 Canadian
Death's Daughter follows the story of Calliope Reaper-Jones, the daughter of Death. She works a as a personal assistant at House and Yard, Inc in New York City. Her only concerns are finding organic dim sum for her boss and hiding her solitaire playing habit.
However, she has a strange past. Her father is Death and her mother is as beautiful and ageless as Helen of Troy. She wanted a normal life so much that she cast a spell on herself to forget. She gets a rude awakening when she is informed that her father was kidnapped and she is the only one who can become Death. Only Death has the power to rescue her father and to do this she has to do three tasks that make her Death and give her what she needs to rescue her father.
The story has gods and goddess from many religions and pantheons, dancing assassins, evil demons, and a cute little puppy. A lot of thought was put into the characters. I could never guess how it would end. It is a quick an easy read; I finished it in two days. It keeps you up late at night turning the pages.
The author, Amber Benson was also an actress in the Buffy the Vampire series. She also coauthored the Ghost of Albion series. Death’s Daughter is the first book with the Calliope Reaper-Jones character. Pick up this book today. I look forward to the next one as well.
