Witch High
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Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores
Bookstores are the greatest places on earth, yet there's never been an anthology devoted just to them. Here are sixteen stories, fourteen original to this anthology, each of which includes a bookstore at its core. Science fiction, fantasy and horror. Authors included are David Bischoff, P.D. Cacek,...
| Author | Terri Windling |
| ISBN | 0312862210 |
I'm a big fan of Terri Windling, and make an effort to seek out her anthologies. Thus, I got this one. I'd heard rave reviews of it - people saying "This is the one that made a difference in my life!"
I was a bit quizzical about that, because for me, that was 'Bordertown.' And for me, it remains Bordertown,...
| Author | Katharine Kerr |
| ISBN | 0886776724 |
The enchanted forest is a place both terrifying and inviting, a region where monsters lurk and treasure may be found, a world peopled by evil witches and wise hermits, woodcutters and hunters, enchanted creatures and those of elfinkind. Here are 25 tales created especially for this volume by some of...
| Author | Tom Shippey |
| ISBN | 0192803824 |
An anthology of fantasy stories selected by the eminent Medievalist and Fantasy scholar Tom Shippey, The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories gathers together thirty-one tales brimming over with imagination. This rich and intriguing collection of fantasy stories features classic figures--the Devil,...
| Author | Dory Perlman |
| ISBN | 0449902986 |
I started reading "Secret of the Unicorn Queen" when I was around 12-years-old. These are the books that made me fall in love with scifi/Fantasy. Take a normal girl (Shelia), and drop her into a parallel universie with unicorns, a cute boy and an evil tyrant who must be defeated and you've got the makings...
| Author | S. Andrew Swann |
| ISBN | 0756400090 |
A FALL OF DRAGON--
It all started about a decade ago, when the Portal suddenly opened up over the stadium right in the middle of a game. Cleveland just hadn't been the same since, what with electronic devices pretty much useless--unless you were willing to spend a fortune in digital protection...
| Author | Carl Hiaasen |
| ISBN | 0618812652 |
The best-selling author Carl Hiaasen takes the reins for the eleventh edition of this series, featuring twenty of the past year’s most distinguished tales of mystery, crime, and suspense.
Laura Lippman introduces us to a suburban soccer mom who moonlights as a call girl and who has a fateful...
| Author | Martin H. Greenberg |
| ISBN | 0756403804 |
Everyone knows that heroes should triumph, dragons should be slain, and maidens should be rescued. But what if things don't go according to plan? Here are 16 fun tales of magic gone awry - from an author whose unicorn protagonist takes control of the story to a person who can hear food talking with strange...
Quicksilver & Shadow, Volume 2: Collected Early Stories: Contemporary, Dark Fantasy, and Science Fiction Stories
| Author | Charles de Lint |
| ISBN | 1596060034 |
As the Goodreads description notes, this volume was one of a projected three that were to gather up all of de Lint's early short fiction. I read it soon after reading the companion volume, A Handful of Coppers: Collected Early Stories, Vol. 1: Heroic Fantasy, which I really liked (my review of that one...
| Author | Esther M. Friesner |
| ISBN | 1439133204 |
The Follow-Up to Witch Way to the Mall from the Creator of the Chicks in Chainmail Series. It’s the Werewolves’ Turn to Howl Across the Well-Kept Lawns and Neat Picket Fences of Supernatural Suburbia. Werewolves and the suburbs are a natural go-together. Okay, so they’re not the Obligatory/Iconic...
| Author | Thomas F. Monteleone |
| ISBN | 0446610356 |
Editors Elizabeth E. and Thomas F. Monteleone have reapeatedly transformed teh landscape of the modern horror story with their acclaimed Borderlands anthologies. Now in an indispensable new collection, they present twenty-five all-original tales of terror by today's acclaimed masters and the...
| Author | Tara Janzen |
| ISBN | 0553574329 |
He's the last thing she expected and she has waited for him all her life!
It was written that her prince would be a mage, a warrior, and a saint. Instead he's a mercenary thief with a fondness for vice-filled dens and off-world wine. How can the sacred prophecy be wrong or is there more to Morgan ab...
| Author | Susan Krinard |
| ISBN | 0553567772 |
A rising star in the fantasy romance firmament, Susan Krinard returns to the land of the bestselling "Prince of Wolves" in this mesmerizing new love story.The legend of the werewolf is reborn in this thrilling tale from the author who "set(s) the standard for fantasy romance" ( "Affaire de Coeur" )....
| Author | Wen Spencer |
| ISBN | 0739466879 |
This review is just for Tinker; I haven't yet read the second book in this omnibus (Wolf Who Rules).
My initial reaction to this book still stands. The main character, Tinker, is an inventor who's never really been to Earth, despite the fact that she lives in Pittsburgh. I love the idea of the dimensions...
For years, Kari Hunter's fooled the world into thinking she's just an everyday girl. Sure, she's the lead singer of world-renowned band Vis Viva, but outside of that, she recycles religiously, is an avid supporter of the environment, and a certifiable coffee addict. But Kari has a secret she keeps from...
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales
Quick & Dirty: Another entertaining novella that explores Gage’s personality and the supernatural world of Low Town.
Opening Sentence: This woman could kiss.
The Review:
The Asylum Interviews: Trixie is the second...
| Author | David Keck |
| ISBN | 0765313219 |
David Keck continues the gripping story of Durand Col, a man at the heart of a nation divided.
Fighting under the banner of Lord Lamoric, Durand and his companions thwarted a mad duke's ambition and saved the crown. They have spent the winter counting their last pennies in their master's gloomy...
| Author | Tanya Huff |
| ISBN | 1894063341 |
This book consists of 2 separate sets of fantasy stories, with different back-to-back covers (reminiscent of the old Ace Doubles).
On one side are stories of Terazin, top-notch thief. To join the Thieves' Guild, one does not simply knock on the front door and ask for an application. It is necessary...
