Age: 26 years old
Known for: Air arrows
PANDORA
Species: Chaos Demon / Unseelie pixie
Rank: Young blood (joined the gang at the age of 18)
Age: 23 years old
Known for: Killing whispers
NYX
Species: Shadow Elf / Unseelie pixie
Rank: Young blood (joined the gang at the age of 16)
Age: 21 years old
Known for: Daggers and shadow surfing
HURLEY
Species: Forest Elf / Japanese Oni Demon
Rank: Young blood (joined the gang at the age of 13)
Age: 18 years old
Known for: Turning into a hulking red demon
JUSTICE
Species: Cherub / Chinese Mogwai Demon
Rank: Young blood (joined the gang at the age of 14)
Age: 18 years old
Known for: Turning enemies into sycophants with a single touch
CONSTANTINE
Species: Griffin / Soul Eater
Rank: Young blood (joined the gang at the age of 15)
Age: 17 years old
Known for: Stealing life force energy
BOOKER
Species: Warlock / Imp
Rank: Young blood (joined the gang at the age of 12)
Age: 14 years old
Known for: Counter spells and wards
RIVAL SUPERNATURAL GANG STATS:
BAD HATS
Species: Witchborn Warlocks, males only
Tag: Skull with long hair and top hat
Territories: Upper West Side, Midtown
Colors: Top hats and latest designer clothes
Known for: Powerful black magic
DREADS
Species: Witchborn, females only
Tag: Evil eye
Territory: Hell’s Kitchen
Colors: Funerary Victorian garb accessorized with S&M leather
Known for: Bringing forth their victim’s worst nightmares
HARLEM CARNIES
Species: Ghouls, male / female
Tag: Jester’s hat over a masquerade mask
Territory: West Harlem
Colors: Mixed bag of mimes, clowns, jesters and harlequins
Known for: Trapping victims inside their Nightmare Circus
HELLHOUNDS
Species: Werehyenas, male and female
Tag: Tribal claw
Territory: East Harlem
Colors: Black leather vests
Known for: Hunting and killing in packs
BONEGRINDERS
Species: Redcaps, males only
Tag: Fiery skull chewing bone
Territory: South Bronx
Colors: Red doo rags
Known for: Iron jaws and axes
PINK LADIES
Species: Unseelie Pixies, females only
Tag: Face with dragonfly wings
Territory: Bowery
Colors: Punk clothes and hair
Known for: Speed, numbers and intoxicating spit
BLACK WIDOWS
Species: Pavúk Vampires, females only
Tag: Face with spider legs
Territory: Manhattan sewers
Colors: Tight leather hooker chic
Known for: Seduction and poisoning
GRAY BOYS
Species: Japanese Shadow Elves, males only (don't allow the females in their gang)
Tag: Cartoon face with sling blade-shaped mouth
Territories: East Bronx, Mid-Queens, Northeastern Brooklyn
Colors: Tailored black jackets over t-shirts stenciled with their tag
Known for: Sling blades and shadow surfing
MECHS
Species: Ghost sorcerers possessing corpses animated with magically imbued mechanics, males / females
Tag: Angry robot face
Territory: Red Hook
Colors: Cyberpunk ballistic armour
Known for: Built-in weaponry, such as machine guns and flamethrowers
NEKROS
Species: Waif wights, males / females
Tag: Crossed scythes
Territory: Green-Wood Cemetary
Colors: Dark, hooded street clothes
Known for: Swarming
MAYHEMS
Species: Demon Goblins, male only
Tag: Fiery boxing glove
Territory: Lower Manhattan tunnels
Colors: Purple boxing robes
Known for: Absorbing enemy fire and punching it back
Author Afterword
If you’ve read my first book, Fate’s Fables, then you know the main character, Fate Floyd, fluked into writing a bestselling novel called Magic Brew. This came about after she was given an English assignment, which was to choose any book about gangs in the 1960’s and write a unique spin on a favorite chapter. Being the fantasy geek she is, Fate turned her story into an epic rumble between supernatural gangs. After her teacher entered her work into a contest and she won, a publisher contracted her to expand the idea into a novel. (With a name like Fate, nothing small ever happens to her). The book chosen for this assignment was Sol Yurick’s, The Warriors, which takes place on Independence Day. I’ve always been a fan of this 1979 cult classic film, so it only seemed right to place Magic Brew in New York City on the Fourth of July.
I had planned to write Magic Brew after I finished the Fate’s Journey series, but because some of Fate’s cosplayer fans come along with her in the second book, Fate’s Keep, I needed to flesh out the outline for Magic Brew to ensure I had a firm grasp on the characters her fans are so crazy about. However, once I started developing the story, I couldn’t get the Magic Brew characters to be quiet. They wanted their story written, and they didn’t want to wait. Since there’s no ignoring that many voices in your head, I decided to get it done.
For anyone who’s a fan of Fate Floyd, I’ll let you decide if a seventeen-year-old girl could get inside the head of a nineteen-year-old male, supernatural gang member and be his voice. Most would say no, but then again, I thought The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann was written by a sixty-year-old English literature professor, C.S. Lewis type of guy. Imagine my surprise when I found out the author was only sixteen years old when he wrote this classic book!
If you’re curious about who Fate Floyd is, I invite you to read Fate Fables, which can be found on my Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/T.-Rae-Mitchell/e/B001HOH510
I hope you enjoyed Magic Brew. I have to say, I really loved exploring Edge’s world and his relationship with his gang. The recurring subjects of family, loyalty and independence are not unlike the challenges we all face from time to time. Thankfully, we don’t have to worry about being trapped in a lava lamp on top of it all.
As an author, I welcome feedback and encourage my readers to tell me what they liked or didn’t like. I’d especially love to hear whether you’d like to see a sequel to Magic Brew. This was meant to be a stand-alone book, but like any story, there are no real endings.
Thank you for reading my book and spending time with my characters.
T. Rae Mitchell
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Acknowledgements
When I first began writing, I set out to create a magical adventure starring my eleven-year-old son, Tyler. I thought it would be fun for him to see himself in a book and it became a gift I really wanted to give him. It was supposed to be a picture book with a simple story, but I quickly found I couldn’t write a short story. I discovered I liked world building too much to keep it to a few pages. So I decided to expand my son’s adventure into a novel. Unfortunately, that book never came to be, because I still had a lot to learn about the art of storytelling. Ten years went by as I practiced my craft, and out of that came Fate’s Fables. But I still wanted to keep my promise, even though my son wasn’t holding me to it.
So my first big thank you goes to my son, Tyler, who inspired Edge’s most redeeming qualities–that of family loyalty, courage, integrity and someone you can c
ount on through thick and thin. Without your feedback as I worked on gang names, all the different supernatural powers and most of all, Edge’s core motivations, this story wouldn’t be nearly as cool as it is. And thanks for also becoming the face of Edge and lending your amazing talent as an actor to my book trailer. Your patience under hours of make-up and many reshoots–all with so much enthusiasm–further proved your unwavering support.
Another huge thank you to my husband, Tony, whose encouragement always keeps me going. Your valuable feedback helped me keep Edge’s voice male, gritty and real. As always, thank you for designing another stunning book cover. And I’m so grateful for all the time you put into shooting and editing my kickass book trailer.
Of course, the book trailer wouldn’t have been possible without my secret gang: Kevin Wong, Noboru Pestana, Kevin Chiang and actor extraordinaire, Shea Norman, who played Maddox. A big thank you for coming out to run around with knives in the dark.
Special thanks to Nora Snowdon, my brilliant editor and talented author, for finding the plot holes nobody else saw, digging deep into each character’s motivations when they ran off course, and cutting the fat to keep the story lean and mean. And thanks to Donna Barker, my main beta reader and fellow writer, for daring to wade into the first draft of the manuscript and come back with some very helpful feedback.
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Table of Contents
1 - On Edge
2 - We’re The Forsaken
3 - End Of The Line
4 - Bad Hat Summit
5 - Double Cross
6 - Mayhem
7 - Damaged Goods
8 - Evil Dread
9 - Shadow Surfing
10 - Downhill From Here
11 - Ghouls Will Be Ghouls
12 - All Saints Feast
13 - Rockabilly Knights
14 - My Anguish
15 - Dead Dogs
16 - Bonegrinders
17 - Weeds
18 - Where The Wildlings Are
19 - Weakest Links
20 - You’ve Been Pinked
21 - Spider Bite
22 - Enter All Creatures
23 - Ain’t Wise To Mess With Witches
24 - Distortions of Darkness
25 - Mechanized Warfare
26 - Swarm
27 - King Of The Hill
28 - Something Wicked This Way Comes
29 - Lava Lamp Genie
30 - Burn Baby Burn
31 - Heartstone
32 - Goodie Bag
33 - Shine On
Forsaken Gang Stats
Rival Supernatural Gang Stats
Author Afterword
About the Author
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