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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781416567837
ISBN: 1416567836
Label: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2008-10-21
Publisher: Pocket
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Pocket

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The Horror Writers Association Presents

BLOOD LITE

...a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge.

Charlaine Harris reveals the dark side of going green, when a quartet of die-hard environmentalists hosts a fundraiser with a gory twist in "An Evening with Al Gore"...In an all-new Dresden Files story from Jim Butcher, when it comes to tracking deadly paranormal doings, there's no such thing as a "Day Off" for the Chicago P.D.'s wizard detective, Harry Dresden...Sherrilyn Kenyon turns a cubicle-dwelling MBA with no life into a demon-fighting seraph with one hell of an afterlife in "Where Angels Fear to Tread"...Celebrity necromancer Jaime Vegas is headlining a sold-out séance tour, but behind the scenes, a disgruntled ghost has a bone to pick, in Kelley Armstrong's "The Ungrateful Dead." Plus tales guaranteed to get under your skin -- in a good way -- from

Janet Berliner Don D'Ammassa Nancy Holder Nancy KilpatrickJ. A. Konrath and F. Paul Wilson Joe R. Lansdale Will LudwigsenSharyn McCrumb Mark Onspaugh Mike Resnick Steven SavileD. L. Snell Eric James Stone Jeff Strand Lucien Soulban Matt Venne Christopher Welch

So let the blood flow and laughter reign -- because when it comes to facing our deepest, darkest fears, a little humor goes a long way!

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Summary: Fun read!
Comment: I picked this up at the bookstore on a lark. I'm a dedicated Charlaine Harris and Jim Butcher fan, so I figured I couldn't go wrong. This is a book for entertainment; it's very light-hearted, and yes, it's full of the "gross" factor, but it was fun to read some of my favorite authors take a side trip from their usual series that I know and love. It was also a great way to experience some previously unread authors for me so I can be on the lookout for their books. All in all, it was worth purchasing and even the few that were just not my bag were far outnumbered with enjoyable stories.

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Summary: No Sookie here....
Comment: Got this from the library just for the Charlaine Harris story. While mildly entertaining, it was not a Sookie Stackhouse short story. For those of us in love with Sook, it' a bit dissapointing. That's not to say everything that Harris writes must be set in that world -- but if she's going to stray I need a bit better than what was included here. Fans can miss this easily....

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Summary: Disappointed
Comment: I enjoyed a few of the stories, but was mostly disappointed. The title was the bet part of the book

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Summary: Blood lite
Comment: Horror isn't really my prefered genre. This anthology makes me think maybe there's a reason for that.

As with any multi-author anthology, the quality of the stories varies. Jim Butcher's Day Off and Kelly Armstrong's The Ungrateful Dead are amusing additions to the popular Dresden Files and Women of the Otherworld series, but with few exceptions, the rest of the stories range from boring to just plain bad, with occasional 'disgusting' thrown in for variety. (I'm not sure why 'horror' equals 'being offensively crude when describing women', but apparently it does.) I say skip it unless you're a very committed Dresden Files or Jamie Vegas fan.

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Summary: The Ungrateful Dead
Comment: I bought this book solely for the Kelley Armstrong story. Regardless of which woman of the otherworld narrated it, I would have bought it. Lucky for me, it was my favorite woman of the otherworld, Jaime Vegas. I've enver been disappointed by anything of Kelley's. There is always humor, though most of the time dark. And there is action (note: usually less action in Jaime's stories than others). This book is worth the money spent for this story alone.

Sorry guys... haven't had time to read the rest.

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