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Overview

This one-of-a-kind collection features stories from some of the biggest names in mystery and fantasy-blending the genres into a unique hybrid where clues and crystal balls meet.

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Overview

This one-of-a-kind collection features stories from some of the biggest names in mystery and fantasy-blending the genres into a unique hybrid where clues and crystal balls meet.

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Powers of Detection is a collection of 12 never-before-published short stories that blend the mystery and fantasy genres. This "magic-and-mayhem anthology," as described by editor Dana Stabenow, includes stories by Anne Perry, Charlaine Harris, Simon R. Green, and Sharon Shinn.

Noteworthy tales include "Fairy Dust" by Harris, a brilliantly captivating Sookie Stackhouse story in which everyone's favorite telepathic barmaid must unravel the mystery behind the murder of a beautiful fairy; and Donna Andrews's "Cold Spell," a magical whodunit that pits a sickly wizard and his ingenious apprentice against a mysterious assassin. Green's "The Nightside, Needless to Say" features Larry Oblivion, a hard-boiled private investigator who, upon learning that he has been murdered, must figure out who has turned him into maggot food. With no one else to turn to, he seeks help from his partner, a seductive detective who also dabbles in the dark arts. Can magic save Oblivion from becoming one of the undead? Anything is possible in the Nightside!

The most profoundly moving story, however, is Perry's "The Judgement," about a woman on trial for murder by witchcraft. Accused of killing her brother-in-law after he allegedly refused to have an affair with her, Anaya is charged with making a barn collapse on top of him through sorcery. Her only hope lies in the hands of the Judge.

For readers who enjoy both mystery and fantasy, this diverse anthology -- where the private eyes utilize deductive prowess as well as supernatural power and the culprits really are monsters -- is a must-read. Paul Goat Allen

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This uneven all-original story anthology, edited by Edgar-winner Stabenow, showcases 12 authors from both the mystery and fantasy fields. Highly original tales include Anne Perry's "The Judgment," which presents a trial for murder by witchcraft in a stunning new moral light; Alaska-based Michael Armstrong's "The Boy Who Chased Seagulls," which sensitively reworks an Aleut legend of crime and punishment; and Anne Bishop's "The Price," which offers gender-reversal with a vengeance. Deft irony pervades Laura Anne Gilman's ESP-ridden "Palimpsest," but other attempts at shape-shifting hard-boiled detectives and cunning criminals into fantasy realms are less successful. Simon R. Green's gloomy "The Nightside, Needless to Say" and Jay Caselberg's "Cairene Dawn" seem forced, though Caselberg has a whopper of a closing line, while John Straley's stomach-wrenching raven story, "Lovely," has a lot of gore and little saving grace. Mike Doogan's "The Death of Clickclickwhistle," an interstellar romp, has its Star Trek roots showing, and both Donna Andrews's "Cold Spell" and Sharon Shinn's "The Sorcerer's Assassin" suggest Harry Potter's Hogwarts without the special effects. Stabenow's own "Justice Is a Two-Edged Sword," her first sally into sword and sorcery, treads ground already familiar from a multitude of feminist quest trilogies. Agent, Martin Greenberg at Tekno Books. (Oct. 5) FYI: Stabenow is the author of A Taint in the Blood: A Kate Shugak Novel (reviewed in Mystery above). Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780441011971
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 10/5/2004
  • Pages: 240
  • Product dimensions: 6.04 (w) x 8.98 (h) x 0.66 (d)

Meet the Author

Dana Stabenow
Dana Stabenow is the author of the Edgar Award-winning Kate Shugak mystery series, as well as the Liam Campbell, and Star Svensdotter series.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Cold spell 1
The nightside, needless to say 22
Lovely 37
The price 47
Fairy dust 69
The judgement 89
Sorcerer's assassin 107
The boy who chased seagulls 123
Palimpsest 133
The death of clickclickwhistle 154
Cairene Dawn 179
Justice is a two-edged sword 194

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    Fantastic anthology

    This twelve story collection anthology combines elements of the mystery and fantasy genres into a fantastic rewarding experience. Each tale is top rate and several include popular characters such as Sookie Stackhouse and known locales like Nightside. The contributors are top players from in their own genre, but had no problem placing a foot in the area they normally do not frequent. Each author insured that the magical elements seemed real drawing the reader into becoming a believer for the moment yet did not crimp on the mystery components whether it is an investigation of a murder by mythological creatures, magical Alaskan charmers, a school to rival Potter¿s alma mater, or a legal thriller with quite a jury of ones peers. The crossing of the two genres works on all levels so that the audience of either will appreciate mayhem in a whimsical setting............................. Harriet Klausner

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