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Wizard Seeks Witch. Tired of slaving over a hot cauldron all alone? Let's make beautiful magic together. Herbs/healing potions OK.Lad Seeks Lassie. SWM, outdoorsy, faithful, wants to share moonlit strolls, and the occasional walk on the wild side. Put an end to my solitary days and lone wolf nights. No smokers, drug users, or vegans, please.Single White Vampire Seeks Same is a wickedly wonderful new collection of original stories devoted to that most frightening of romantic pursuits: the personal ads. From modern-day Cupids to mismatched monsters, these thirteen twisted tales offer their own "personal" take on the personals -where even the most diabolical of demons can dig up a date...Includes new, original stories by Mickey Zucker Reichert, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Peter Crowther, Esther Friesner, Michelle Sagara, Charles de Lint, and others.Plus a brand-new Henry Fitzroy story by Tanya Huff, author of the Blood books.… (meer)
As with any anthology of short stories, most people will have some stories that they favor, and some that they regret wasting time on, this anthology is no different. My personal favorites were "Fireflies" and "Wereotica," my least favorites were "Deja Vu" and "Secret Identities." But I won't waste time critiquing such a varying array of stories, authors, and methods of tale-telling. No, instead I intend to critique the editors. The editors did an absolutely horrible job of doing their job. The book was littered with misspellings and I do not mean colloquial misspellings such as color v. colour, but honest misspellings such as ohone instead of phone...and no, the tail wasn't simply cut off the 'p' because the 'o' was perfectly rounded instead of being partially flattened as the 'p' is want to be. Other crimes against editing found were periods mid-sentence (and not the type used to add emphasis) as well as tense changing mid-sentence. The editing job done was really and truly lazy. ( )
Overall, the collection was entertaining enough, though only a few of the stories stood out for me. Among these are "Starless and Bible Black" by Gary A. Braunbeck, "Folk Lure" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, "Fixer-Upper" by Tim Waggoner, and "Déjà Vu" by Michelle West. I also enjoyed the urban wit of "Werotica" by Esther M. Friesner. Nina Kiriki Hoffman's "Secret Identities" was excellent, as was Charles De Lint's "Trading Hearts at the Half Kaffe Café," which was my favorite piece in the anthology. ( )
Wizard Seeks Witch. Tired of slaving over a hot cauldron all alone? Let's make beautiful magic together. Herbs/healing potions OK.Lad Seeks Lassie. SWM, outdoorsy, faithful, wants to share moonlit strolls, and the occasional walk on the wild side. Put an end to my solitary days and lone wolf nights. No smokers, drug users, or vegans, please.Single White Vampire Seeks Same is a wickedly wonderful new collection of original stories devoted to that most frightening of romantic pursuits: the personal ads. From modern-day Cupids to mismatched monsters, these thirteen twisted tales offer their own "personal" take on the personals -where even the most diabolical of demons can dig up a date...Includes new, original stories by Mickey Zucker Reichert, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Peter Crowther, Esther Friesner, Michelle Sagara, Charles de Lint, and others.Plus a brand-new Henry Fitzroy story by Tanya Huff, author of the Blood books.
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