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A review by kelic
Games Creatures Play by Jan Burke, Caitlin Kittredge, Charlaine Harris, Brandon Sanderson, Mercedes Lackey, William Kent Krueger, Toni L.P. Kelner, Dana Cameron, Brendan DuBois, Ellen Kushner, Seanan McGuire, Joe R. Lansdale, Adam-Troy Castro, Scott Sigler, Laura Lippman
3.0
Synopsis- Everyone plays something - whether it's solitaire or squash or stockcar racing, World of Warcraft or World Wrestling Entertainment tournaments, darts or dodgeball. Games bring out the best in us, the worst in us, the thing-we-never-expected in us. Human beings just naturally like to test their limits, both mental and physical - and why should the supernaturals be any different?
In their latest anthology international superstar Charlaine Harris and award-winning mystery writer Toni Kelner have collected stories that feature ghostly players, bloodthirsty interruptions, and competitions with deadly outcomes, from some of the top writers in the fantasy, horror, crime and mystery genres. Game on!
Review- This is a fairly decent collection of sports/games themed paranormal fantasy. The ones that stuck out the most to me were the ones not written by authors I've read. In fact, the ones I most looked forward to were the weakest. The Sookie story is okay. The Maguire one was tedious. Sanderson's story of ghosts playing in human bodies was not my thing. My favourites were Hide and Seek, a creepy ghost story about abusive siblings running a children's home; Dead on the Bones, a vengeance story set in the old timey South; The Case of the Haunted Safeway, a rather fun ghost hunting story; and Hide and Shriek, another funny story about a game three cruel Gods play to relieve boredom.
If you want some paranormal short stories, I think this is a good choice.
Rating - Three surpisingly good new to me authors stars. ⭐⭐⭐
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Devoured the book, couldn't put it down.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Really liked it, consumed within days
⭐⭐⭐ - Enjoyed a fair bit, better than average
⭐⭐ - Meh
⭐ - Absolute drivel
In their latest anthology international superstar Charlaine Harris and award-winning mystery writer Toni Kelner have collected stories that feature ghostly players, bloodthirsty interruptions, and competitions with deadly outcomes, from some of the top writers in the fantasy, horror, crime and mystery genres. Game on!
Review- This is a fairly decent collection of sports/games themed paranormal fantasy. The ones that stuck out the most to me were the ones not written by authors I've read. In fact, the ones I most looked forward to were the weakest. The Sookie story is okay. The Maguire one was tedious. Sanderson's story of ghosts playing in human bodies was not my thing. My favourites were Hide and Seek, a creepy ghost story about abusive siblings running a children's home; Dead on the Bones, a vengeance story set in the old timey South; The Case of the Haunted Safeway, a rather fun ghost hunting story; and Hide and Shriek, another funny story about a game three cruel Gods play to relieve boredom.
If you want some paranormal short stories, I think this is a good choice.
Rating - Three surpisingly good new to me authors stars. ⭐⭐⭐
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Devoured the book, couldn't put it down.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Really liked it, consumed within days
⭐⭐⭐ - Enjoyed a fair bit, better than average
⭐⭐ - Meh
⭐ - Absolute drivel