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A Fantasy Medley (2009)

by Yanni Kuznia(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

159606224X (ISBN13: 9781596062245)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Subterranean Press

review 1: "Zen And The Art Of Vampirism" by Kelley Armstrong leads off this book with a quirky yet fun take on a mobster controlled town - however in this case the word mobster is replaced by the word monster. A refreshening aperitif. Then comes "Riding The Shore Of The River Of Death" by Kate Elliott, which I thought was the weakest story of the four. A lot of violence with an ending that left you hanging (no, not literally) - like it was the first chapter of a book and you wanted to know what happens next. Only, the story is over. Very unsatisfying. The 3rd story, "From Russia, With Love" by C.E. Murphy was a nice change of pace with lots of wit and witchcraft. A solid good read. But my favorite story was the last one, "Words Like Coins" by Robin Hobb. Now this woman can write! ... moreI was totally sucked into her storytelling and couldn't get enough of the "perksies" - pixie-like creatures that are at the heart of the story. This little gem wants me to read more of Robin Hobb's work - loved it.
review 2: I'm a bit torn on this one. I LOVED the first story by Kelley Armstrong and I also really liked the last one by Robin Hobb. However, the 2 other stories seemed boring and odd to me and unfortunately took up half the book. I gave this 4 stars since I really liked those stories but I'd probably only give the other stories about 2 stars. They just seemed rambling and strange and didn't make tons of sense. All of the stories were somewhat darker fantasy, which was interesting. I was impressed the authors could tell their story in 20-40 pages. I wouldn't mind seeing more collections like this. less

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