Suicide Kings
Eric Carter • Book 7
by Stephen Blackmoore, Michael John Casey, Rana Kay, Nora Achrati
Why You'll Love This
Being resurrected should buy you some goodwill — Eric Carter gets a family war instead.
- Great if you want: dark urban fantasy with a morally complicated necromancer protagonist
- The experience: fast, brutal, and grimly funny — no soft landings
- The writing: Blackmoore keeps the noir voice razor-sharp through seven books
- Skip if: you haven't started the series — this rewards loyal readers only
About This Book
In the shadowy underworld of Los Angeles, Eric Carter has survived gods, demons, and his own death—though that last part still needs some getting used to. When a favor pulls him into the bloodsoaked power struggles of the city's oldest mage dynasty, he finds himself navigating betrayals layered over centuries, where every alliance is a liability and family loyalty is just a prettier word for leverage. The stakes are personal, the enemies are ancient, and Carter is still shaking off the dirt from his own grave.
Seven books in, Blackmoore and his collaborators have built something rare: a noir-tinged urban fantasy where the cynicism feels earned rather than performed. The prose stays lean and punchy, the dark humor lands without undercutting genuine menace, and Carter's voice remains one of the more distinct in the genre—world-weary without being tedious, brutal without being empty. Readers who've followed this series know exactly what they're getting, and newcomers will find the momentum pulls them forward even without full context. This entry deepens the mythology while keeping the pages turning.
