by Joe R. Lansdale, Bruce McAllister, Emma Bull, Peter S. Beagle
Anthology. I didn't read them all and I skipped a couple, so my rating is based only on the stories I read. 3.2 stars average. 1. A Bird that Whistles by Emma Bull. A music mentor with something different and a life lesson (?) I liked the story. 3-1/2 stars2. Make a Joyful Noise by Charles de Lint. ...
I read only The Coldest Girl in Coldtown and therefore my starring only applies to the aforementioned story.
I enjoyed most of what I read of this book, but thought it very funny that a book with an entire section for paranormal romance, including a freakin' essay, got it completely wrong. One out of the eight stories ("Seeing Eye" by Patricia Briggs) was paranormal romance. The rest strongly leaned toward...
Yeah, i enjoyed this when all's said and done. The first section of the book(mythic fiction) very much let down the second and third sections which really would have lifted this book into the 5 star realms had they been the whole of the book. Still, very good on the whole. In any anthology there are...
Full review up on Green Man Review: http://greenmanreview.com/books/beagle-and-lansdale-the-urban-fantasy-anthology/
This is one of those books that is easy to revisit. The best part of this anthology is the introduction that appears at the beginning of each section and fully explains the sub genre in the Urban Fantasy area. This anthology fully covers the most popular authors of the day. I made notes next to m...
A very interesting walk through the history of Urban Fantasy, though definitely the darker, more mythical side of the genre. I have mixed feelings about this anthology, if only because of that story choice. The essays included address everything from Charles de Lint's mythic fiction to paranormal ...
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