FREEBLOOD ENGINES EBOOK T.A Pratt | 338 pages | 25 Sep 2007 | Random House USA Inc | 9780553589986 | English | New York, United States Daemon Engine | Warhammer 40k Wiki | Fandom While urban fantasy isn't Blood Engines usual thing, I'd previously read The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl and liked it, so I figured why not dive into another series by the same author? Blood Engines I definitely enjoyed Blood Enginesthere were parts I could have done without, and what really bothered me the most is that for all Mason's purported and often spoken of ability to kick butt, she never really does. Blood Engines begins in San Francisco Pratt makes his home in Oakland, just on the other side of the bay; I grew up in the Bay Area, so I'm more than a little familiar with the lay of the land where Marla Mason has come in search of a Cornerstone, an ancient magical device whose power Blood Engines to enhance and make permanent the effects of any spell. 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