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A review by angielisle
Limbus, Inc.: Book II by Harry Shannon, Jonathan Maberry, Brett J. Talley, Joe McKinney, Joe R. Lansdale, Gary A. Braunbeck
5.0
I loved the first book - which I described to a friend as Doctor Who with the cheese-factor replaced by blood and gore - and I think I liked this book even more than the first (even though there's less guts on display).
I adore the concept - five short novellas featured within a short novella, all written by different authors who cover a different sub-genre of speculative-fiction. The stories are linked by a shady and powerful organization known as Limbus, Inc and it's difficult to describe the organization without giving away so spoilers so I won't. Just know that the purpose of the organization changes with each story.
Each story is well-written and I enjoyed all the stories but Jonathan Maberry gave me a book-hangover with Three Guys Walk into a Bar, which features both Joe Ledger from the Joe Ledger series and Mike Crow from the Pine Deep Trilogy. I haven't read the Pine Deep trilogy yet but it's now on my to-do list.
I eagerly await future installments of this series and wish there were more books of a similar design (multiple linked shorter tales written by different authors) on the market.
I adore the concept - five short novellas featured within a short novella, all written by different authors who cover a different sub-genre of speculative-fiction. The stories are linked by a shady and powerful organization known as Limbus, Inc and it's difficult to describe the organization without giving away so spoilers so I won't. Just know that the purpose of the organization changes with each story.
Each story is well-written and I enjoyed all the stories but Jonathan Maberry gave me a book-hangover with Three Guys Walk into a Bar, which features both Joe Ledger from the Joe Ledger series and Mike Crow from the Pine Deep Trilogy. I haven't read the Pine Deep trilogy yet but it's now on my to-do list.
I eagerly await future installments of this series and wish there were more books of a similar design (multiple linked shorter tales written by different authors) on the market.