A collection of sixteen sci-fi and fantasy stories edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and author William McCaskey.
A child's wish for her father comes true. The end of the world has never been so much fun. Conquering personal demons becomes all too real. It's not always about winning; sometimes it's about showing up for the fight. It's about loving your life's work, and jobs that make you question everything.
In this anthology, seventeen authors have woven together brand-new stories that speak to the darkness and despair that life brings while reminding us that good deeds, humor, love, sacrifice, dedication, and following our joy can ignite a light that burns so bright the darkness cannot last.
Laurell K. Hamilton and William McCaskey are joined by Kevin J. Anderson, Griffin Barber, Patricia Briggs, Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell, Monalisa Foster, Robert E. Hampson, John G. Hartness, Jonathan Maberry, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Jessica Schlenker, Sharon Shinn, M. C. Sumner, Patrick M. Tracy, and Michael Z. Williamson in this collection.
My Review:
I loved reading this anthology! I mainly read it for the Patricia Briggs story and the Laurell K. Hamilton story, but this collection of stories about hope, it was pretty uplifting to read, and there were some new to me authors that I'm going to have to check out! All the stories were great, but I'm going to mention the ones that really caught my attention.
I think some of my favourites include the reincarnation one, the weird guy trying to kill the random guy, this space one in prison, and the space one with a child growing up. The second two, I would really love to be series, because these worlds sound incredible, and I want to dive into them and learn more!
Yeah, from Patricia Briggs, we get the story of another one of Asil's dates, and then I went back and read the first one. Poor dude, he doesn't have much luck it seems, but this was an excellent and unexpected story! We skipped the 2nd, though there were references to it. And given that it was a story, well, things happened at this one, as well. I wonder if we'll get a story for the final two, or just the final one, because we need to know who is behind the dates!
The Anita story, we got to take a closer look at what happened when Anita raised the hyper-realistic zombie. I forgot which full length book that event took place in, but yeah, it's coming back to play, and it brings up more questions about what she's able to do, and was a really great read!
Loved this collection, and I can't wait for more from these series!
Authors: Laurell K. Hamilton, William McCaskey, Patricia Briggs, Kevin J. Anderson, Griffin Barber, Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell, Monalisa Foster, Robert E. Hampson, John G. Hartness, Jonathan Maberry, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Jessica Schlenker, Sharon Shinn, M. C. Sumner, Patrick M. Tracy, and Michael Z. Williamson
Series: Anita Blake #?, Alpha and Omega #5.5, Mercy Thompson World #17.5
Read: February 29th, 2020
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: There's some really amazing authors in this collection in series that I want to read! And it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book!
Publisher: Berkley
Expected Publication: April 7th 2020
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