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A review by alanbaxter
Damnation and Dames by Donna Maree Hanson, Joseph L. Kellogg, Dirk Flinthart, Lisa L. Hannett, Brian G. Ross, Karen Dent, Nicole Murphy, Pete Kempshall, Jay Caselberg, M.L.D. Curelas, Chris Large, Chris Bauer, Robert Hood, Lindsy Anderson, Penelope Love, Alan Baxter, Angela Slatter, Felicity Dowker, Amanda Pillar, Liz Grzyb
5.0
I should start with a disclaimer - I have a story in this anthology, co-written with Felicity Dowker. However, obvious bias aside, this is a stellar collection. The variety of paranormal, supernatural, noiry goodness is astounding. As with any anthology, there were some stories that didn't hit my buttons exactly, but most did. Overall, it's a strong collection of the paranoirmal - a genre tag I'm even credited in the introduction as coining. Which is great, because I've always wanted to invent a word!
I'm a great fan of the noir tale - it's a genre I've loved for years. To combine that with the paranormal is just gravy for me. If you love your spec fic and/or your noir fiction, this book will move you. If, like me, you enjoy both, this book will rock your world.
My favourite tales would have to be Dirk Flinthart's "Outlines", Robert Hood's amazing daikaiju, zombie, ghostly, procedural noirish "Walking The Dead Beat", and "Prohibition Blues" from the brain team of Angela Slatter and Lisa L Hannett. And my collaboration with Felicity Dowker, of course. But there's so much other good stuff in here too. Get a copy and see which yarns turn out to be your favourites.
I'm a great fan of the noir tale - it's a genre I've loved for years. To combine that with the paranormal is just gravy for me. If you love your spec fic and/or your noir fiction, this book will move you. If, like me, you enjoy both, this book will rock your world.
My favourite tales would have to be Dirk Flinthart's "Outlines", Robert Hood's amazing daikaiju, zombie, ghostly, procedural noirish "Walking The Dead Beat", and "Prohibition Blues" from the brain team of Angela Slatter and Lisa L Hannett. And my collaboration with Felicity Dowker, of course. But there's so much other good stuff in here too. Get a copy and see which yarns turn out to be your favourites.