The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox is another prime example of an eye-catching cover which I couldn't resist. It evokes a certain gothic mysteriousness which I'm happy to say was delivered. From the very beginning, the reader is launched into a tale of magic, wickedness, desperat...
This collection of 13 fantasy stories centered on female heroes was groundbreaking in 1979 when it was published. I loved it when I discovered it in my teens--pre-Buffy, there were few stories of adventure with strong female heroines. This held up well. Indeed, the only story I didn't enjoy at all w...
Honestly, I found the quality of this to take a sharp rise partway through, so much so that I'm wondering if it was more my mood than the quality of the stories--seems unlikely that all the less good stories were clumped in one section, you know?That said: particularly fond of Ramsey Campbell), and ...
In a mix of urban fantasy and horror these are short shorts with an average of 6 pages per story some are longer and some are shorter. They're a good mix and I enjoyed most of them.
Although there were a few stories in this book that I really liked, overall I wasn't overly impressed.
There are a going to be a few problems with this review, the first being that I believe that I read this book quite a while ago and I have no intention of reading again, so I can only vaguely say anything about it. Secondly, it is part of a series of books, the others of which I have not seen, read,...
My boyfriend recommended this book to me, and I have to say I really enjoyed it. I kept it on my desk at work, and would read a story or two on my break. There were some really excellent stories in this book, written by well-known and well-loved fantasy writers. I definitely recommend this book for ...
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