A Novella in the World of Kate Daniels - Magic Dreams

This was a great book but I felt like these two characters (Jim and Dali) could have gotten a full length novel. Hopefully the authors will be considering this for the future. I just love the Kate Daniels world and any book that these authors put out is worth the time and cost.

it is so fun, sweet and fast!
you just have to love Dali, sooooooo funny. how can't you love a vegetarian tiger, with a butterfly entourage.
Akward, but brave, really brave.
when Jim is weak for the first time, she is strong for him.

I really enjoyed this book and getting to know more about the secondary characters of Kate's world. I love that each character has their own "voice" and it's never a cookie-cutter mold romance. Please keep 'em coming!

The story line in this book is great! Jim and Dali are two of my favorite characters from the Daniels series and this book is the cherry on top of my ice cream sundae. I hope that Ilona and Gordon write a full length book with these two as the main characters. Don't get me wrong, Andrea's book was great! But I want to know more about Jim and Dali.

I loved it! Its so much fun to find out all the stories for the other characters! Super fun and easy read! Love the Kate Daniels series and her world! I can not wait for the next book to come out in July!

I absolutely loved this little addition to the Kate Daniels series. I always expected these 2 characters to end up together at some point. I really enjoyed how everything went down. I especially enjoyed how Dali's talents were expressed in this book. It was a great little read and I definitely recommend it :)

Again, this is a well crafted story with lots of action and character development of Jim and Dali. While it is definitely somewhat of a romantic adventure story, the romance doesn't obscure a good story or slow down the adventure. Lots of fun and worth the money.

Asian mythology and culture, interesting villain. Dali is a badass in an unconventional way - using brain instead of brawn.
I'd recommend this book to people who have read and love the Kate Daniels series.

I love these books for the amazing fight scenes. No written work I've ever read before has managed to transport me into the middle of a fight. I don't really care about romance but these relationships are so real... I'm hooked!

I love every single page of every piece of the Kate Daniels Series. Ilona Andrews creates amazing pictures and events that pull you in a tantalizing plot. I even often find myself laughing aloud when reading these magnificent works as I seldom do when reading. I have read the series twice and both times I've anxiously awaited the arrival of sequels.

This short story between Jim and Dali is really awesome.I like Dali`s leck of confident and the love to jim make her stronger.This story create some new story line to the Kate world , and explain the magic and tech problem like Kate always can not dial the phone when she got trouble.And Jim is really shy on the love affair.....

I love when minor characters are expanded into their own story line like this, expecially when that story gets included in the main story line. If you liked the Dali character in the regular series this is a chance to get a much closer look at her.

WARNING: This story was originally published in the short-story collection "Hexed." Do not buy if you own that book.

Most urban fantasy stories have female lead characters, and usually they're tough, allegedly butt-kicking twentysomethings who swoon in front of alpha males. So it's nice to see a more realistic heroine at the heart of "Magic Dreams," a beautifully suspenseful, clever story set in Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels universe.

Awkward, nerdy weretiger Dali Harimau is shocked when she comes home to find the werecat alpha Jim semiconscious in her bedroom. He's dazed and suffering from missing time, which seems to be connected to four missing shapeshifters -- and a mysterious woman that he saw. So Dali knows that it must be magic.

Fortunately, Dali has some knowledge of magic, meaning that she may be the only one who can find out what is slowly killing Jim. But this is no ordinary killer -- and as she tries to save the man she loves, Dali must confront a secret horror that she cannot possibly defeat except with her brains.

"Magic Dreams" is set in the same world -- even the same city -- as Ilona Andrews' glorious Kate Daniels' series, but the focus is on a character we haven't seen before. And Dali is a refreshingly realistic heroine: despite being a rare white weretiger, she's nerdy, puny and not very intimidating. And unlike most UF heroines, she uses her brains rather than brawn.

And despite being only a short story, Andrews' writing. is absolutely brilliant, weaving together urban fantasy settings with Asian folklore (including yokai and Indonesian fairy tales). But at heart, it's the story of an "ugly duckling" whose brains must be used to save the man she loves. It's funny, wrenching, and its ending reminds me of JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit."

"Magic Dreams" is a solid addition to the "Magic" series' canon -- but the best part is the thoroughly atypical weretiger heroine. And for new readers, it's not a half bad place to jump on.

I pre-ordered this book as I LOVE everything written by Ilona Andrews. Unfortunately I didn't notice that this short story was part of an anthology "Hexed" which I had already purchased before and had read a while back. The story is good, but I was initially upset that I had wasted $2.99 to buy something that I already had. Luckily the store allowed me to return the file/story (which I hadn't even downloaded to my Kindle) and they said they would be refunding me my money back!

Though I read and very much enjoyed the Ilona Andrews' Andrea & Raphael novella in Must Love Hellhounds, I somehow never got around to reading the Hexed anthology. This was tragic on several levels, mainly because the Andrews novella included in that volume was the Jim and Dali story. I have been salivating over those two for what feels like forever now, anxiously crossing my fingers they would get their own book. And yet its inclusion in that antho somehow escaped my knowledge. This is why I got all giddy when MAGIC DREAMS was re-released last week, this time as an e-special. My nook and I clasped our hands in joy and then set about curling up together with one seriously gruff werejaguar and one smartypants weretiger. I've been extremely curious as to Jim's actual feelings on the small-package-good-things-come-in Dali, so it was with absolute relish that I devoured this 86-page treat.

The alpha of Clan Cat and leader of the Beast Lord's security force is a force to be reckoned with, albeit a strong silent one. That's why Dali tends to opt in favor of flying under his radar whenever she possibly can. The hydra-sized crush she's been nursing doesn't even come into it. Even if she wasn't almost legally blind, Dali can see from his actions Jim has little interest in her professionally and even less romantically. Why would he? She doesn't eat meat. She can't see properly. She's scrawny, ugly, and disobedient. And so like any self-respecting weretiger, she drowns her sorrows in fast cars and dusty magic. Until one day Jim comes in search of help. From Dali. Fast falling under what appears to be a grave curse, Jim is in need of some serious magical aid. The kind Dali is uniquely equipped to provide. The two set out to find what or who is behind the force sapping Jim's formidable strength. Dali knows how smart she is, but she has no illusions as to her strength. And if Jim is out of commission, she may be crushed like a tiny bug before she has a chance to outwit the villain.

Okay, first things first, who knew Jim had a last name? Shrapshire?! I love it. I love all the last names in this series. They are always at once surprising and perfectly fitting. I mean, Jim Shrapshire and Dali Harimau? Genius. What's even more genius are the paces Ilona Andrews puts these two myopically challenged characters through. Having spent time five books' worth of time with Jim, it would be an understatement to say that I was eager to peel back a few of the layers surrounding him. Ever since his merc days with Kate, Jim's taken himself so seriously he can hardly unclench long enough to appreciate a good sandwich let alone a girl like Dali. But he's been through a lot, has Jim. He doesn't allow himself breaks. There's little of peace or beauty in his life. As for Dali, it was impossible not to like her from her first appearance in the series. She burst onto the scene all erratic and intelligent. Her cursework saved the Pack's bacon in the Midnight Games. And she's refreshingly different from both Kate and Andrea. I love her for how unapologetically smart she is and for how willing she is to walk into fire for those she cares about. The notion that the buttoned up, lethal chief of security and the booksmart, loveblind white tigergirl might find some common ground tickled me down to my toes. A favorite passage early on showing exactly how awesome Dali is:

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"Didn't Jim forbid you to race?"

Jim was my alpha. The shapeshifter Pack was segregated into seven clans, by the family of the animal, and Jim headed Felidae with a big Jaguar paw hiding awesome claws. He was smart, and strong, and incredibly hot--and the only time Jim noticed my existence was when I made myself into a pain in the ass or when he needed an expert on the ancient Far East. Otherwise, I might just as well have been invisible.

I raised my head to let Kasen know I meant business. "Jim isn't the boss of me."

"Actually yes, yes he is."

It's good that I wasn't a wereporcupine, or his mouth would be full of quills. "Are you going to snitch on me?"

"That depends. When you die, can I have your car?"

"No."

Kasen sighed. "I'm trying to make a point here. I've been watching this race for six years now and I've never seen anyone crash as much as you. You're my number-one customer. You can barely see, Dali, and you take stupid chances. No offense."

No offense, right. "No offense" stood for "I'm going to insult you, but you can't be mad at me." I bared my teeth at him. When it came down to it, he was a rat and I was a tiger.

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Their first official story was everything I hoped it would be. MAGIC DREAMS really brought to my attention how fond of Jim and Dali I had become just following them as side characters in someone else's story. And that, I believe, is the mark of a superior storyteller--that ability to nurture your readers' affections for not only the larger-than-life protagonists, but for the supporting cast as well, from integral cog to maverick nut or bolt. My affections were engaged, my attention riveted. MAGIC DREAMS satisfies on every level. More, please.

In 2011 the readers got the release of a new novella from Ilona Andrews called "Magic Dreams", which was featured in the Hexed anthology and includes contributions from Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James and Jeanne C. Stein. "Magic Dreams" focuses on Jim and Dali, who are both from the Cat clan. Jim is the alpha and the head of security for the Pack, while Dali is a white were-tigress who was last seen in Magic Strikes. "Magic Dreams" is sixty-eight pages long and is narrated entirely by Dali Harimau.

The novella is set a few weeks after the climax of Magic Bleeds and does not contain any spoilers for Magic Slays. The story begins with Jim visiting Dali--who is an expert of all things magical as was revealed in Magic Strikes--because he cannot remember what happened when he was investigating a certain mishap at a northwestern office. Figuring out what is happening at this office, and how Dali helps Jim, is the crux of the story.

Ilona Andrews has a rather crucial sense of what works and what doesn't, and choosing to focus on Dali--a minor, but fascinating character from Magic Strikes who shines because of her quirkiness and vulnerability--was a great decision. Throw in intriguing Indonesian and Japanese mythologies, a rather funny side to a mother-daughter bond, and top-notch writing, and it's no wonder that "Magic Dreams" is my favorite Kate Daniels-related short story so far.

All in all, "Magic Dreams" is another worthy addition to the Kate Daniels universe, and I hope the authors consider writing more stories about Dali as I for one would love to read more about the white were-tigress in a central role...

This short novella is centered around the werejaguar Jim and the were-white tiger Dali. Jim is the Pack's chief of security, a job he takes very seriously. Dali is one of the more unusual weres in the Pack. Being a white tiger makes her sacred in her culture, yet she is sooo not your typical tiger. Dali can't see very much of anything - she's probably legally blind, but who in their eight mind would tell a tiger that, let alone put it on their driver's license? And the icing on the cake - she's a vegetarian who can't stand the sight or smell of blood. So much for being near the top of the food chain.

Dali does possess magic though, learned from her family. While Curran and Kate are off handling their own situation something happens that brings Jim to Dali's doorstep, asking for her help. Dali is stunned, as she feels like Jim isn't even aware that she exists, while she is hyper-aware of him.

An entire office never checked in - four decent weres were gone. Jim had gone to check it out and found that something was very, very wrong. The place was dirty, quiet, and had an odd symbol drawn on the floor. A symbol that Jim couldn't recall, which was unheard if for him and scared Dali fairly badly since she could only think of a few spells that could cause tat kind of mental confusion.

The two team up to investigate the situation, which turns into far more than either expected. And when Jim's life is on the line Dali finds the inner courage to risk everything to save him. For Dali is wildly in love with Jim, the kind where if you had to choose to have their life or their live you would choose life each time, even if it meant they might forget who you are.

A sweet novella, this story gave much greater insight both characters, which was fun. While Jim has been featured more prominently in other stories, Dali has mostly been a minor character. Not exactly easy for someone who turns into a very large white tiger. At just over 100 pages this makes for a nice lunch-break reading, while helping us addicts get through the wait for the release of the next novel in the series.

Dali, a vegetarian weretiger who is super smart with 2 doctorates, has magical abilities, is legally blind when it comes to driving and hates blood, gets her thrills by racing on Buzzard Hwy. This of course is totally against the wishes of her Alpha, Jim, who only knows she's alive when he yells at her about the racing. So she's kind of surprised to find him at her house, sleeping when she gets home. He's been hit with a curse that keeps making him sleep and he's come to her for help.

We get to learn a little more about Jim, and a lot more about Dali as the story is told from her point of view. We also learn that she's considered very special in her family and I hope in a future story that we learn more about that. She's the one to take the lead in this investigation and she's quite capable, both physically and mentally. As with all books in the Kate Daniels series, we get humor along with action and some mythology, and a peak into the Asian culture.

The world building of the entire series is increased with this story. No sign of Kate or Curran, I believe the only characters we've met before are Jim and Dali.

Read in the anthology, Hexed.

Now, if the line "a tale of darkness, desire, and werecats" doesn't make you guffaw and totally want to check this novella out, I'm not sure what I can say to convince you, but I'm going to try. Because, dear friends, Magic Dreams, easily captured the roll of my favorite novella thus far in this series. Maybe it was because I was coming off of a couple of fairly mediocre reads and Magic Dreams totally picked me up, but more than that I think it's because it was a fresh and unique look into this world I've come to love.

In Magic Mourns, I was excited for the change of perspective from Kate to Andrea. I love Andrea, but I'm not going to lie, I was even more excited after experiencing the switch to Dali in Magic Dreams. Kate and Andrea had different voices, and are very different women, but at the same time they're both incredibly strong women who get paid to kick butt and take names. Dali is completely different, and much more relatable to the average woman. She is incredibly intelligent, but also lacking in the confidence department. She's blind (What up homegirl? Wanna compare perscriptions?), sucks at fighting to the point that blood can make her puke (though we did see some killer magic skills in the area), and her own mother doesn't think she's pretty. We all know it's pretty impossible to think you're pretty if your own mother doesn't see it. As a result, she fails to recognize her utility, even as she seeks to prove it. When Jim, who she's completely in love with but also completely convinced would never look twice at her, comes to her for help only she can provide, Dali will go to every length imaginable to save his life.

I loved being in Dali's head, even if she was a bit frustrating and defensive at times. Who among us hasn't been there when we're trying to convince ourselves we don't suck? I loved an insider's view on her dopey disorientation when she first shifts to her tiger form, as it usually takes her a couple of minutes to remember what's going on and in the meantime is very easily distracted by smells. The way she reacts to Jim was adorably hilarious to me.

Also, I feel like because Dali's more academically minded, and because she comes from a family with a long history of magic, we got a better explanation of just how today's dilapidated Atlanta came to be. And finally, we learn a very interesting tidbit about Kate and her magic's affect on technology while Dali attempts to explain the situation.

The plot was, as ever, excellently paced, a perfect balance between romance and danger. The mythology used this time was all Eastern Asian, largely Japanese, and I ate it up. I would love to see more of this!

I highly recommend this novella for fans of Kate Daniels, like I said, it's been my favorite so far. Now here's hoping Ilona Andrews will write a Derek novella at some point!

`Magic Dreams' is the new short story from Ilona Andrews, which originally appeared in the 2011 'Hexed' anthology. This short concerns fan-favourites from the `Kate Daniels' universe - Keep spymaster, Jim, and blind white tiger, Dali. `Dreams' takes place between Magic Bleeds (Book 4) and Magic Slays (Book 5), but is a stand-alone story.

There's some weird magic at one of the shifter community offices. Jim goes to investigate, but finds spooky magic, the smell of blood, a mysteriously beautiful woman and a sudden need to snooze. A Chinese symbol is his only clue, so he seeks out Indonesian white tiger, Dali, for her calligraphy expertise.

What Dali discovers is some bad Japanese ju-ju - centred around a death curse and arachnid magic.

Jim and Dali are beloved in the `Kate Daniels' universe. And most of the reason for their independent fandom is their oddball, almost romance. Jim pines for Dali in his quiet, reserved way. He's always complaining about her drag-racing habit (a problem when she's half blind) and asserting his Alpha control over her. Dali is likewise smitten with Jim, but firm in her belief that a sexy Alpha like him wouldn't want a klutzy, ugly spinster who wears coke-bottle glasses and is a vegetarian tiger.

Well, `Magic Dreams' is Jim and Dali's story, their chance to finally get their act together and get together!

This is a great little short. Ilona Andrews delivers a wonderfully complex and frightening magical mystery - entrenched in Asian mythology and complete with creepy spider villains. Truly, this is a spine-tingling story. And it's especially brilliant for introducing readers to a bit more of the `Kate Daniels' physical universe. In `Dreams' Dali ventures to the Atlanta Underground, where the black market runs rampant and shifters are worth a pretty penny (dead, or alive). For a short story, there's some intricate and wonderfully complex story-telling going on here - Ilona Andrews definitely assert their trademark worldbuilding.

The romance between Jim and Dali is a little underwhelming, on the whole. Sure, there's plenty of lovely tension and funny misunderstandings. Since `Dreams' is told from Dali's POV, it's nice to know just how much she has been pining after her sexy alpha. And Jim offers a few veiled-asides and drops hints that go completely over Dali's head . . . but fans shouldn't hold their breath for hot loving between the two of them. Jim and Dali are both quite reserved characters. So there's no steamy coupling like Andrea and Raphael's in the `Must Love Hellhounds' short, `Magic Mourns'. It would have been nice to read some erotic by-play between these two, but I understand that it wouldn't have been exactly in keeping with either of their personalities. Still, a girl can dream.

Dreams come true

Atlanta is proof positive that magic doesn't necessarily make life easier. Every time magic goes out the unknown and unexpected make an unwelcome appearance. This time around its in the form of a magic sickness that strikes our strong, (relatively) silent and self assured alpha Jim. Brainy, legally blind, self-conscious, vegetarian, car-crashin', over sized white tiger Dali's dream comes true as she gets the opportunity to be closer to him than she thought she would ever get by being his nurse.

Luckily for us all this wasn't the series prequel and we had a history of these two. While self contained, things would have seemed to progress much to quickly and their meeting would have felt awkward.
I thoroughly enjoyed this entry in the Kate Daniels series and it ended far too quickly for me. I was a little thrown by this being listed as 4.5 and Gunmetal Magic as 5.5 and them referring to each other when there is a book in the middle - making me question what I may have missed in the middle. It was also interesting to see how things work for the pack away from Curran and the Keep. While I knew Jim was high in the hierarchy, it took this (all too brief) short to bring it in that he is an Alpha as well and how intricate the pecking order is in the pack. Dali was a sweetie from a couple of books past so it was interesting to get into what a vital role she actually does play in the pack and she stood in well for the ladies with self esteem issues. This novella was filled with so much info it's hard to believe so much could be crammed in so few pages.

There's no way around it: Jim and Dali are two of my favorite characters in the series and after spending what felt like much too long waiting to get my hands on this, I finally got around to reading it. I must say, it didn't disappoint.

When Jim ends up in trouble, he goes to Dali for help as she's the only one with enough knowledge about magic to help him.

It was a great treat to learn more about Jim and Dali and although Dali is much different from Kate, the point of view character in the series itself, she works extremely well as a point of view character.

As always, reading about mythology was incredibly interesting and in this novella, Dali's mother was introduced and combining Jim and Dali's mother led to a few laughs during the conversations. To avoid spoilers, I'll just say that she wasn't afraid to put her daughter's alpha in his place.

The insight into Jim and Dali's lives was interesting and overall, I had a lot of fun reading this novella. The ending was very cute and I couldn't stop smiling as I read - and that just got even better with the author's note stating that there will be a full-length novel about Jim and Dali.

If you love this series, pick up this novella. If you don't - go back and give it a try! And if you don't feel like it; this novella is separated from the main series. Even if you haven't read the other books, you shouldn't be too confused while reading this.

Anyone who has read my reviews should know, of course, that I am a HUGE Ilona Andrews "Kate Daniels" series. This short story centers on Jim and Dali, and as Dali is one of my favorite secondary characters, this is a huge plus to me.

The Andrews team always writes wonderful female characters, and Dali is no exception. I adore her. You would expect a weretiger to be strong, vicious, centered, and nobody you would want to mess with. Instead, Dali is tiny, half-blind, and suffers from amnesia whenever she changes over - with interesting consequences in and of itself. She, like me, adores cars and speed. No matter what anyone says, she is most happy when she is out ripping along the highly hazardous Buzzard Highway at high speed, racing the wind.

I really hope the team comes up with other short stories based on characters from the series. Their character development is so strong, their world building so believable, that it is quite a treat to imagine a whole series of short stories based on secondaries. If you get the chance, check out all the anthologies you can get your hands on which include Andrews stories, you won't be sorry!

Magic Dreams is up there with my favorite novellas. I first read this in the Hexed anthology. If you love the Kate Daniels series I highly recommend it. Not that Kate is really in this one. This story is about Dali and Jim. I think it is better appreciated if you are caught up in the series to at least book 4. You can read it as a standalone, but I think I enjoyed it more because I'd read Magic Bleeds.

We met Jim in book 1 - a fellow merc, he is one of the few people that Kate could grudgingly call a friend. He is also a werejaguar, the Alpha of Clan Cat, and the Pack's head of secuirty. We met Dali in book 3 - a weretiger who can't see well and faints at the sight of blood, Dali is a skilled magic user.

This time around, Jim is in trouble and Dali is the one he turns to to break the spell he's under. There's a dragon, a very scary vengeful being, and a very smart girl kicking butt with her brain instead of a sword or killer martial arts moves. I liked that a lot.

The Kate Daniels books by Ilona Andrews are one of my favourite series. Kate and Curran - I adore them. I love the characters in these books, I think Ms Andrews excels at writing interesting and complex but fun characters. This ebook which was first published in last years anthology Hexed, features two fan favorite secondary characters from the Kate Daniels series - Dali and Jim. The action in the novella occurs between books 4 and 5 of the Kate Daniel series.

Dali and Jim are both were-cats, he's the alpha werecat and she's his rather troublesome magic expert. In this fantastic novella, Jim has a rather large difficulty of the magic kind and Dali is determined to help him. She's enlists the help of her family and sets out to save him.

Dali is a great character. She's a powerful but inconsistent magic user. She's legally blind and loves to drive- a slight problem here is that she crashes often and spectacularly. Jim as I mentioned is the head of the cat clan, he's the strong, silent, kick-ass type. The story is told from Dali perspective. She's lusts after Jim, but doesn't believe she has any chance. Why would he want a half blind vegetarian tiger who can't stand the taste of blood. Nonetheless, she's determined to aid him...

I loved this story, it races along. The characters are great, the plot interesting and overall it's a really fun read.

The final scene has me squealing out loud - it was a good thing I was alone at home at the time.

My rating: 8.5/10

I love this series and it was great to have a book devoted to two of my favourite characters - Jim, the sharp and dark jaguar and the lovely Dali, vegetarian, near blind white tiger. Being very, very shortsighted myself I felt for her. Always groping round for glasses and totally lost without them! It was great to see them finally get it together and to understand why Jim acted as he did, neat plot too - all wrapped up tidily as happens in this series. No nasty cliffhangers leaving poor readers desperate to know what happens next, a real bugbear with me they are.... It was short though :( and I'm not a fan of short stories, and expensive at £1.91 for just 80 pages hence the four star rating.

Magic Dreams is available to purchase as an ebook novella but was also included in the Hexed anthology. The story is set after Magic Bleeds and is told from Dali's point of view. We've already seen Dali's magic skills in previous stories but this time she faces her toughest challenge yet - saving the life of her Alpha Jim who is dying from a strange magical illness.

I already really liked both Dali and Jim but for some reason I'd never pictured the two of them together, I'm not sure why though because I think they're going to be a fab couple. Dali is such a fun character to spend time with, practically blind but determined to be independent I find it hilarious to think about her entering car races even though she can't see past the end of her nose. Having seen her drive Kate around I have to admit I wouldn't want to be her passenger though! I love the fact that she turns into a powerful white tiger but is a vegetarian who gets sick at the sight of blood. Yes, Dali definitely isn't your average shapeshifter but she is a lot of fun to be around and the scenes with her mother were hilarious.

Dali has been crushing on Jim for a long time but he is Alpha of the werecat clan and she knows he couldn't possibly be interested in her. In a lot of ways they are complete opposites, Dali is a crazy loose cannon with a chip on her shoulder and Jim is the sensible Alpha who is Curran's trusted right hand man and head of security for the entire clan of shapeshifters. He is over protective when it comes to his people and Dali drives him insane with the way she constantly puts herself at risk. She is the only one he can turn to in this situation though, the only competent (if erratic) magic user he has and someone he can trust to keep his predicament to herself.

We get to see a bit of a darker side to life in Atlanta in this story and discover the nasty underground characters who sell exotic animal parts on the black market. Dali must face these traders for a magical ingredient she needs to save Jim but as a rare white tiger she would make quite a prize if they were to capture her. I loved the plot of this story, it was fast paced and introduced some great characters (I can't be the only one who really hopes we're going to see more of her new friend as the series continues!). I would have really liked it to have been longer so we could have had a bit more of the romance that starts to develop between Dali and Jim though. I'm actually going to keep my fingers crossed that they are given a full length novel somewhere down the line. Either way Magic Dreams is a great addition to the Kate Daniels series and one that fans won't want to miss.

Jim is the packs security chief and alpha of clan cat. Dali is a magical white vegetarian tige that can't handle the smell of blood. When Jim runs into magical trouble he comes to Dali for help.

It was an awesome short story and I really look forward to the next story about them.

This is a WONDERFUL read!!! Absolutely delightful!!! Diverse characters, a completely adorable protagonist, a great plot, fascinating setting, a strong love story, LOTS of action, solid writing with pretty vocabulary -- this was such a fun read!!! Highly recommended!! :D

Great short about Jim and Dali. Love the romantic development between these two very different characters from the Kate Daniels' world. You can not help but love the humour and great personality of a vegetarian, half blind tiger who loves to race cars!

This short story has Jim and Dali trying to figure out what killed some shapeshifters at an office and what is slowly killing Jim. Dali finally tries to reach out to Jim to give him a hint of her feelings for him. Great short story.

Dali: the vegetarian weretiger that gets cross-eyed & confused when she shapeshifts and can quite literally curse up a storm. This short mystery/thriller focuses on the day she helps Jim, the ever-so-badass alpha of Clan Cat, hunt down a sinister threat that's managed to get the drop on him. Dali is funny & strong in spite of her insecurities - she's one of my favorite support characters.

I love Jim and Dali.

I felt like the writing style in this novella was a bit awkward as compared to most of Ilona Andrews works. Perhaps it was a matter of lesser polish. In that respect it was more like Magic Bites than the others I've read by this author team. But I loved learning more about these Dali and Jim, and the plot was short and sweet. So overall, very enjoyable.

great novella, heavy on mythology (not just greek/roman which is a huge plus for me) - atypical heroine - someone you can really relate to, keeps you on the edge of your seat, the writer has tremendous talent - if you've read nothing else in this series, you won't be lost, and this isn't a bad place to start. I couldn't recommend it more highly, as well as the rest of this series.

If you are into Novellas and the Kate Daniels then this book is definitely for you.

The sort of slam bam action and mystery you've come to expect from the main line Kate stuff with the focus on a pair of normally secondary characters.

My advice go for it if you can't get your hands on this thing any other way!!!

The Deposed King

I read this a while ago in the anthology Hexed. It was amazing! I love Kate Daniels...and Andrea in Gunmetal Magic...but Dali is one of a kind--which I guess all of Ilona Andrews' characters are...even the evil Volv. Well, this novella was just fantastic, and the fighting and then romance of Dali and Jim was superb. I hope Andrew and Ilona write more about her.

I loved this story. It was such a great look into two characters I feel in love with in the 3rd book of the main Kate Daniels series! I hope the author(s) continue to put out these stories about the supporting characters we all love so much!!

Just an awesome short story. Fits in so well with the Kate Daniels Atlanta, and stands on its own, too. Well written, intriguing, with good character exploration and fun magic universe. Worth the price!