She is a predator - ancient and terrible. This is a story set in the nighttime, with a main character that is far removed from human concerns and emotions. Lately the bodies have been leeched prior to their dumping and Jenny is forced to deal with the hunter infringing on her territory. A hero’s journey story that has a few familiar folktale elements and a thought-provoking ending.ģ) Water-called by Kari Sperring – Jenny is some sort of water spirit or elemental that has fed on humans that have fallen into her canal for centuries. There’s something of a young adult air to it.Ģ) Changeling by Susan Jett – Marisol, a new mother distraught over complications during her son’s birth, discovers how the fae have adapted to New York when her midwife remembers just where she saw the birthing nurse before. It feels very different from what I’ve read from Seanan McGuire before. This was a quick, cute, tongue-in-cheek read and a good one to start anthology on a light note.
Regular-guy Dan is an employee dating Nimh, one of the junior managers, and all is well until he begins to notice odd behavior at work. I guess you can say all urban fantasy explores this idea, but these stories really focus on the clash of cultures and creative ways a square peg can fit into a round hole.There are fourteen stories in this book and I don’t plan to give away spoilery details to any of them, so this review is going to be really brief overviews and impressions of each story.ġ) We Will Not Be Undersold by Seanan McGuire – This story centers around big-box store Undermart. The concept behind each of the stories is how fae creatures may have adapted to modern times.
This is an anthology of short stories that I bought while I was at Lunacon earlier this year.
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