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Title: Werehunter by Mercedes Lackey ISBN: 0-671-57805-7 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Same Valdemar story as in "Horse Fantastic"
Comment: The introduction was kind of out of nowhere, but I enjoyed most of the stories. The SKitty stories needed some help - a little cheesy, and the last one suffered from a severe length limit or something, I don't know. "The Last of the Season" was, um, freaky. It's like, I don't mind that she has a message about child porn and murder and stuff, but - the teddy bear? Yikes. If I were that kid, I'd be almost as scared of the bear as I was of the guy. The Diana Tregarde stories were good. I've never read those books, but now I'm probably going to, 'cause she seems cool. "Wet Wings" was Ms. Lackey's obligatory "I'm so great" bit. A little too transparently self-indulgent, I guess, although she had a point. It just could have been made without the use of a sledgehammer - and definitely without the cheese. "Stolen Silver" was in the Greenberg anthology "Horse Fantastic" several years ago. I spent a while tracking down a copy of that book just for this story... oh well : ) it's worth owning twice over, I guess. Alberich is my favorite Valdemar character. I had a nightmare about "Roadkill" a couple days after I read it - okay, I'm a wimp. But it's creepy. "Operation..." was pretty sweeeeeeet. The beginning was lame, regular Lackey background filler, but once the story got started it was fun. Kinda uneven, with the Disney-esque solutions and dialogue that are what occasionally drives me nuts about Lackey, but there were some great moments. The last two stories were interesting. "Grey" was a little silly, especially in the beginning, but its sequel was better - despite the "you're such good kids for coming to the adults" bit, which made me roll my eyes. But, hey, she wouldn't be Mercedes Lackey if she didn't have those little scenes. I would certainly be interested in reading that book... especially if she tried cutting the stereotypes a little more. Hey, what is UP with all those idiotic ads at the end? They'd be more likely to turn me off to the books they're pushing than convince me to buy them. Oh well. Isn't Amazon cool for giving us all space to babble? ; )
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent as always
Comment: Another excellent group of stories by Mercedes Lackey. I loved the Di Tregard shorts, and the SKitty stories were absolutely wonderful, I would love to read a whole story dedicated to her and her family. Also I loved Lackey's idea about making the Grey shorts into another full series of books. All in all, I'm glad I found this book and it's well worth the read.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not-so-diverse collection
Comment: This is a collection of short stories intended as a companion to FIDDLER FAIR.
The book begins with a strange introduction about caring for birds. I do not know why this was included, or so long.
Four of the stories compose the Skitty stories previously found in the CATFANTASTIC books. These are rather contived tales about a telepathic Shipscat. They sort of remind me of bad SF mysteries; you know the type where some unexplained device is pulled out at the last minute to save the day.
Some of the other stories have also shown up in other collections.
Diana Tregarde fans will enjoy a cute story as DT attends a romance-writer's convention.
The final two stories are "Grey" stories. The first was written for a birdkeeping magazine, but neither is really about birds. The author describes them as sort of a Victorian-age Diana Tregarde series.
Overall not a bad collection, but a little less diverse than FIDDLERS FAIR. If you tend to buy collections and like these sorts of stories, there is a very good chance you have read or encountered these stories before.
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Title: Fiddler Fair by Mercedes Lackey ISBN: 0671878662 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Burning Water by Mercedes Lackey ISBN: 0812524853 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Children of the Night: A Diana Tregarde Investigation by Mercedes Lackey ISBN: 0812522729 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sacred Ground by Mercedes Lackey ISBN: 0812519655 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Charmed Destinies: 3 Novels in 1 by Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee, Catherine Asaro ISBN: 0373218338 Publisher: Silhouette Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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