Court of Fey (The Rules of Magic Book 2) by Lance Horsman

A thrilling plunge into modern magic, Court of Fey by Lance Horsman is an innovative second piece of his ambitious series, The Rules of Magic. A new queen of the Fey has been chosen, which means that Eddie Burma and his loyal clan of mages must wade into the deadly political waters of the Unseelie Court, where scheming and backstabbing are as common as breathing, and a more sinister force than normal waits in the royal wings. The ease with which Horsman incorporates the real world into a fantasy universe is artful, clever, and gritty, giving the ancient regality of elves, faeries, and wizards a contemporary makeover, which is enveloping from the start. Added together with a cast of characters brimming with wit, charm, and inventive use of magic, this is a thoroughly entertaining work of urban fantasy that improves on its predecessor and excels in the genre.