Hands down, without a doubt the best story in the collection is "The Witch of Duva" by Leigh Bardigo. It is a completely wonderful retelling of Hansel and Gretel set in a Russia like fantasy world. Technically the collection is marketed as Young Adult, but this story transends ages. You should no...
It was a nice read. I particularly liked Legacy Lost by Anna Banks (3.5 stars), The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo (5 stars) and Glitches by Marissa Meyer (4 stars). Dress Your Marines in White by Emmy Laybourne (3 stars) was confusing at the beginning but it turned out to be ok. I didn't like Proph...
I think I enjoyed the sample chapters from the full length novels more than the short stories included in this sampler, the exception being the short prequel to Cinder by Marissa Meyer which is a book I read and really enjoyed. I loved seeing more of that world. I'm definitely going to be checking o...
Overall: 3 StarsI read this anthology because I was interested in Bardugo's and Meyer's novels...and this anthology pretty much cemented that they're the most interesting and well-written of the bunch. Still, I liked this offer from Tor - a quality product (the cover art for each individual story is...
Legacy Lost by Anna BanksThe Witch of Duva by Leigh BardugoProphet by Jennifer BosworthDress Your Marines in White by Emmy LaybourneGlitches by Marissa Meyer
Legacy Lost by Anna Banks-I liked this one well enough, though it was too fleeting to form an attachment to it. It involves Grom and Nalia from the world of [b:Of Poseidon|12425532|Of Poseidon (Of Poseidon, #1)|Anna Banks|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327879889s/12425532.jpg|17375535]The Witch of Du...
This is short stories and first chapters from several authors who had books out this spring.I had read portions of this already, so it went pretty quickly. Bright idea for Tor.com to put this out, as it caused me to add several books to my To-Read shelf that I had sort of looked at before, but shrug...
w00t! The Fierce Reads Anthology is available in the U.S. starting today for Kindle and Nook, iBooks and other e-book retailers.