What do you get when you pair urban fantasy authors and
their beloved characters together? URBAN ALLIES features
twenty phenomenal authors, and their much beloved
characters, teaming up to produce ten short stories.
The collaboration between Seanan McGuire and Kelley
Armstrong entitled Tailed is without a doubt my
favorite in URBAN ALLIES. Of course, it's hard to go
wrong on anything written by these two authors and you
don't have to be familiar with their series to appreciate
the storyline. I love that we get to see how their
characters encounter a poacher in the woods, as Verity
and Elena have quite the surprise in store for the
InCryptid poacher!
Takes All Kinds by Diana Rowland and Carrie Vaughn
was another hit for me and reminds me that I need to
catch up on their respective series! With zombies and
werewolves working together, Takes All Kinds
introduces us to Kitty and Angel. If you haven't sampled
either of these two authors before, you're missing quite
a treat!
URBAN ALLIES is an intriguing concept and one I hope we
see more of. However, it would be helpful if we were
given at least a little background on the series each
character comes from as some of the stories seemed a bit
too dependent on the reader's familiarity with the
characters. If you like the darker side of urban fantasy,
then URBAN ALLIES may be just what you are looking for.
Urban Allies brings together beloved characters from
two different urban fantasy series--Peter Octavian and
Dahlia Lynley-Chivers, Joanne Walker and Harper
Blaine, Joe Ledger and Agent Franks, Sabina Kane and Ava--in
ten electrifying stories. Combining fictional worlds in one
dual adventure, each of these stories melds the talents of
two high-profile authors, many working together for the
first time--giving readers a chance to see their favorite
characters in an imaginative and fresh way.
Edited by acclaimed bestselling author Joseph Nassise--who
is also a contributor--this outstanding collection showcases
the brilliant storytelling talents of some of the most
acclaimed fantasy writers working today, among them seven
New York Timesbestselling authors, seven USA
Today bestselling authors, and three Bram Stoker Award
winners.
Contributors include:
Charlaine Harris and Christopher Golden * Carrie Vaughn
and Diana Rowland * Jonathan Maberry and Larry Correia
*Kelley Armstrong and Seanan McGuire * Joseph Nassise and
Sam Witt * Steven Savile and Craig Schaefer * David
Wellington and Weston Ochse * Stephen Blackmoore and Jeff
Somers * C.E. Murphy and Kat Richardson * Jaye Wells and
Caitlin Kittredge
So many of my favorite authors! For those who don't know the various series, it might be confusing but just think how many new readers will be garnered! (Kathleen Bylsma 5:21pm March 11, 2017)
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