Excellent Collection!
932965
This is one of the treats the EMI shows to its audience. One of the very few sets performed by one of the greatest pianists ever at an affordable price and of an amazing audio quality.
2835526
Applaud madly! Excellent DVD collection and a fine compilation! I recommend this collection for any fan or prospective fan of this fine series.
3280443
Excellent Collection! Andy Williams... such a smooth soothing voice. Love it!
1849296
I loved this collection! I can't wait for the next book in several of the series that were introduced here. As with all collections, there were a few that I cared for less though I hated none of them. I loved Fostering Hope the most but I was so happy to read all of these! The worlds were fun, exciting, and for the most part well written. I was surprised at the lack of sex in the stories as a whole - that was unexpected in romance novels, but hopefully the heat will turn up in the sequels! I definitely recommend the collection and can't wait to see what's next.
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What a great collection to start the year off with!  Some authors I am familiar with and others this was the first time reading their works.  And one of my favorite authors Karpov-Kinrade has a short story "The Rakam"!  I do hope this turns into a series:)  Richard Levesque "Rolling the Bones", excellent!
1086244
What a wonderful collection of stories!  I bought this book to give to my godson but have ended up keeping this copy and plan to purchase a second copy for him!
4225524
This collection is excellent! I find it informative and engaging, and it's full of historical references and lovely prose. The essays flow well together but aren't so similar that I get bored. They vary in length in a way that makes the book easy to pick up or put down when I'm busy or only want to read for a short while. I teach English at a university and even considered teaching an essay from this collection. Elena Passarello will be speaking as a visiting writer at our university and I've got tons of questions about her research and process. If you enjoy essayists, you'll certainly enjoy this interrogation of sound, history, and human nature. This is NOT simply a book of essays, but a book of hybrid essays which are engaging, well-grouped, and thought-provoking. I haven't quite finished this collection, but I've included it in the reading list for my master's thesis.

The book itself has a pleasing heft and a shine to the cover. The pages are thick and excellent in quality, and the inner pages touching the front and back cover are both embossed.
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This is one of the best collections I've read in a long time. I read it cover to cover in two short days. I discovered many new authors whose work I'll continue to follow. I found the two most outstanding stories to be "Jack of Souls" (I can't wait to buy the whole book , 'Jack of Souls, Unseen Moon,') by Stephen Merlino, and "The Jade Woman of the Luminous Star," by Sean Williams. My life would be slightly less complete had I missed those two stories.
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If you like mystery stories this book is well worth the investment. Mike Ashley has done a terrific job, as always (I enjoy all of his collections). Some great stories, some average stories and only 1 or 2 duds. A book I can see myself re-reading a year or two from now. I hope there are going to me more collections like this in the future!
4583271
I have so totally enjoyed reading the collection. I had read some before but not all.
How much fun there was in the good old days! With lots of work thrown in!
4258179
I enjoyed this collection of short stories because each was, in its own way, a mini masterpiece. Dave Eccles' writing style is captivating. Story lines are unique and characterizations are rich. Weird, funny, scary, endearing, insane, heartwarming, are just some of the emotions that run through this wonderful collection. My daughter works at a dentist office and I just had to share "The Teeth Police" with her. "Autopilot" was one of my favorites, because I have an aging parent and can relate.  I think that's what makes Eccles writing so special, you might feel compelled to share one of these stories with someone because they are so good. There is something in this collection for everyone. A great find. While there are a couple of erotic short stories in the collection, I would highly recommend this book to even the most conservative reader, because it is just that, a wonderful collection.
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I really enjoyed this collection. The stories were just what he said they'd be short and to the point.
I cannot remember a bad one in the group. I devoured the book very quickly--enjoyed it greatly!
Big fan of horror genre. Sometimes long books loose the perspective and bog you down w/"stuff" not necessary to the plot.
These are quick to read and welll done.
122821
I was able to find this for under $5.00 and I'd have paid triple that.  What a wonderful collection. The liner notes make you feel you are/were there.  A terrific collection and a great launch pad if this is something you think you'd might like to get in to!
378381
Beautiful collection!!! Would be great as a gift as well!
2983182
A bunch of great classics for anyone's collection!
2486645
Some readers might overlook this collection because they aren't into short fiction but this collection includes four complete novels and trust me, youll forget you are reading short fiction once you get into each story.

This is a really excellent collection of stories. I hate to compare Joe Hill to his pop (Stephen King) but he has a very similar sense of humor which comes out in his writing. Not surprising really.

I enjoyed all of these novels but my fave is probably the one titled Loaded. A mall cop is hailed as a hero until the full story is revealed. It has plenty to say about gun control and with everything currently going on in our world, this story is timely.

Although I shy away from short fiction, I couldn't help but fall into these stories. Hill delivers realistic characters and has a knack for pacing. I never felt like the stories were too short which is how I sometimes feel with short fiction.

Strange Weather is a good example of short fiction which is also very satisfying to read.
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This collection is tailor-made for geeks such as me.  I love to read, with science fiction and dark/horror fiction being at the top of my reading list, but I also love to play games.  Board game, card games, even some video games (though I'm not very good at them). So...fiction with a game theme and running to darker, edgier side, is perfect for me.

Editor Jonathan Oliver has collected some remarkable talent and wonderful stories for this anthology.

The book starts off Chuck Wendig and his "Big Man." I've become quite a fan of Wendig's work and I enjoyed this story, although the theme of car rage has been done by some pretty impressive names already: Stephen King, Roger Zelazny, and Harlan Ellison just to name three of my favorites.

"Die" by Lavie Tidhar is possibly my favorite story in the collection.  Although a little darker than most of the works, this one has stayed with me the most. In the story, two people enter a room empty except for a table, dice, and a weapon.  They roll the dice to decide who must kill the other person with the weapon. Not fulfilling the duty results in some nasty repercussion.

The Bone Mans Bride by Hillary Monahan reminded me in some abstract ways of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" though this story is very fresh and offers up some interesting twists.  I am not familiar with Monahan, but I look forward to reading more by this author.

Tade Thompson is another name I am not familiar with, but his "Honorable Mention" was another powerful story with an interesting twist to it.

Although, like most anthologies I've ever read, the stories within vary in terms of quality and the interest they build for me, but this collection has few - if any - true duds.  I think editor Oliver has done a real fine job of grabbing some real talent for this collection.

This volume contains the following:

Introduction - Jonathan Oliver
"Big Man" - Chuck Wendig
"The Yellow Door" - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"Die" - Lavie Tidhar
"Chrysalises" - Benjanun Sriduangkaew
"South Mountain" - Paul Kearney
"The Game Changer" - Libby McGugan
"Distinguishing Characteristics" - Yoon Ha Lee
"Captain Zzapp!!! - Space Her from 3000AD" - Gary Northfield
"Death Pool" - Melanie Tem
"The Bone Man's Bride" - Hillary Monahan
"Honourable Mention" - Tade Thompson
"Loser" - Rebecca Levene
"Two Sit Down, Once Stands Up" Ivo Stourton
"Ready of Not" Gary McMahon
"The Monogamy of Wild Beasts" - Robert Shearman
"The Stranger Cards" - Nik Vincent
"All Things Fall Apart and Are Built Again" -Helen Marshall
"Lefty Plays Bridge" - Pat Cadigan

Looking for a good book? <em>Dangerous Games</em> is a wonderful collection of dark fiction centered on a theme of game playing, edited by Jonathan Oliver.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.