AGONY/ECSTASY is just a cool book. One cover depicting Agony
with ten stories associated with the feeling and the
opposite/upside down cover depicting Ecstasy with ten more
amazing stories, this volume is a treasure trove of
delights.
Jane Little has found twenty excellent works from multiple
perspectives that not only entice with their renditions of
the
darker edges of the erotic, but also endear and intrigue
with
humor, great writing, and some interesting twists. Some
standouts are Sarah Scott's Silverhouse, Christine
D'Abo's Bruised Ego, Delphin Dryden's
Safeword,
and the intricately interesting Wetwire by Sunny
Moraine. The last feels like an homage to the early world of
cyberpunk erotica.
AGONY/ECSTASY is an excellent collection with engaging tales
and fantastic writing that not only explores the darkness of
pleasure and pain but also reminds one that authors can
write
about such things while still crafting good stories.
All new stories of punishing extremes and unbearable
pleasure...
With historical, contemporary, and futuristic
backdrops, this outrageously diverse collection of original
stories explores every conceivable variation of BDSM
erotica-from knitting circles to the Titanic to a retelling
of The Little Mermaid.
Featuring all-new stories by Meljean
Brook, Jean Johnson, Bettie Sharpe, Jill Myles, Margaret
Rowe, Sara Thorne, and more, this book has everything a
reader could hope for in an erotic romance.