Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop
#1 Isle of Wyrd
Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Ace
Published: 11.11.25
Pages: 528
Rating: 4.5 stars
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
Sellers: Amazon
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GoodReads Synopsis:
A young detective investigating crimes of the uncanny will learn that bargains can change your fate—for good or ill—in this darkly enthralling fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Others and the Black Jewels series.
Words have power. Intentions matter.
Most people come to Destiny Park for entertainment. They come to have their cards read to tell them a bit about their future. They come to walk through a beautiful park and to eat at the hotel’s restaurant. They come in the hope of catching a glimpse of the Arcana, the paranormal beings who rule the Isle of Wyrd.
But some people come to make a bargain with the Arcana—to change their fate. And some people come for dark purposes.
When Detective Beth Fahey is sent to Destiny Park to inquire about a “ghost gun,” she will begin a strange journey on which she must learn to navigate the Arcana’s unforgiving laws and dangerous attractions. Her search will draw her into seemingly impossible cases and the secrets of her own past as tensions rise between the Arcana and their human neighbors across the river.
For the Isle of Wyrd is a place where the dead ride trains to their final destinations, predators literally become prey, and seekers’ true natures are revealed in the ripples of destiny unknowingly stirred in their wakes.
Who will live? Who will die? And who will be lost in between?
Sophia Rose's Review:
A new tangled and dark, thrilling urban fantasy series from the author who gave me The Others. Of course, I was going to take drastic measures to snatch up Turns of Fate as soon as may be. Anne Bishop’s storytelling ability makes one feel they have stepped into a whole new world where anything macabre can happen and does.
Turns of Fate begins when a new police detective is assigned to the case involving multiple shootings and a ‘ghost gun’ and sent to the Isle of Wyrd to inquire into the gun, a new world unfolds for Detective Beth Fahey. First, she is well aware that her new Precinct 13 handles all cases involving the Wyrd- and this is exactly where she wants to be having been fascinated by fantasy and such oddities all her life, but secondly, she notices that not one member of her squad will voluntarily handle a case that takes them across the river to the island. This is because it is not unusual for a normal, balanced person, after coming into contact with the Wyrd comes back altered, sometimes beyond the ability to function.
Beth has her assignment from the captain and is told not to push beyond what he specifically sent her to find out, but she is rankled and thinks he orders show he has no faith in a woman cop or at least in the new rookie so she does ask more questions. And, after meeting with Lucas Frost, the man who runs ‘Destiny Park’, the guest part of the island, and the three fates, she rides the ferry back with a whole new understanding of why everyone is so cautious- and, she wants to go again. What is over on that island didn’t scare or repulse her, there is something there that draws her in. But there are other cases and her own past is looming nearer and nearer, threatening to destroy her new chance and new life.
Turns of Fate follows not just Beth’s POV, but that of a woman fleeing her abusive, powerful fiancĂ©, that of the mysterious sorcerer and ruler of Wyrd, Beth’s captain, his son, and even some of story antagonists get some page time, as well. This was never distracting and felt like additional facets to the same larger story. The world of the Isle of Wyrd is described and builds along the way of these separate and then sometimes intersecting stories. Beth is the core and her internal journey of finally finding a place to belong and prove herself as a new cop had me cheering her on.
Like with the earlier series, The Others, the Wyrd is not to be taken lightly, but entitled, spoiled, or evil people will do what they will do and cause a great deal of trouble. Turns of Fate has nothing to do with The Others, but I was glad to see not far along that it had a similar tone and structure which made me settle into the comfort of getting the familiar along with something new and special. I can’t wait to see what comes next after the intro to the world, the characters, and the dark, dangerous stories woven throughout.
Urban Fantasy fans, dark fantasy lovers, and paranormal thriller readers should all give Turns of Fate a spin.
Author Bio:
New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop is the winner of the RT Book Reviews 2013 Career Achievement Award in Fantasy and the 2017 Career Achievement Award in Urban Fantasy. She also received the RT Book Reviews Pioneer Award as well as the William L. Crawford Memorial Fantasy Award for the Black Jewels Trilogy.
Her most recent book is The Lady in Glass and Other Stories, a collection of Anne's short stories, including a new Meg and Simon story.
When she’s not getting her characters into trouble, Anne enjoys gardening, reading, and music. Since you're reading this, there's no point in telling you to visit her website at www.annebishop.com.
Sophia’s Bio:
Sophia is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, piano-playing, and gardening. Road trips and campouts, museums and monuments, restaurants and theaters are her jam. Encouraged and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.
As a lifelong reader, it was inevitable that Sophia would discover book blogs and the joy of blog reviewing. Sophia is a prolific reader and audiobook listener which allows her to experience so many wonderful books, authors, and narrators. Few genres are outside her reading tastes, but her true love is fiction particularly history, mystery, sci-fi, and romance. Though, sorry, no horror or she will run like Shaggy and Scooby.
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