Otherworld nights
Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed.
Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the author of the NYT-bestselling "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. Armstrong lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, kids and far too many pets.
Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the author of the NYT-bestselling "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. Armstrong lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, kids and far too many pets.
Cosa dicono di lei: Kelley Armstrong è una delle più brave scrittrici del genere “soprannaturale” che io abbia letto. I suoi libri mescolano mistero, indagini, thriller, avventura e amore in giuste dosi, regalando le stesse emozioni di telefilm come Streghe, Buffy, Supernatural. I suoi libri della serie Women of the Otherworld sono scritti veramente bene, con dettagliate descrizioni e grande introspezione psicologica ma, al tempo stesso, sono toccati da uno spruzzo di cinismo ed ironia che li rende veramente unici. Avrete ormai capito che adoro i libri di questa autrice. Questa è una serie avvincente ed adulta che tratta anche temi impegnati, un urban fantasy veramente di classe. Weirde
PLOT: This short story collection will include many brand-new tales and others only previously available on Kelley Armstrong's website. Most of the stories will feature the werewolves of the Otherworld, Elena and Clay, Jeremy, Karl and other members of the American Pack. These are some of Kelley Armstrong's best-loved and most enduring characters, from bestselling books such as Bitten, Stolen and Frostbitten.
1) Demonology - Adam's mother discovers what he is
2) Stalked - Clay/Elena honeymoon story from "My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon"
3) Hidden - SubPress 2012 Elena/Clay novella
4) Twilight - a Cass story from "Many Bloody Returns"
5) Chivalrous - Reese's backstory from SubPress's long sold-out "Tales of Dark Fantasy 2" (the Dec'14 SubPress graphic novella picks up this storyline)
6) Lucifer's Daughter - Hope/Karl story from "Blood Lite II: Overbite"
7) From Russia with Love - Elena bonus story included with hardcover of "Thirteen"
8) Vanishing Act - brand-new Savannah/Adam novella set after "Thirteen"
1) Demonology - Adam's mother discovers what he is
2) Stalked - Clay/Elena honeymoon story from "My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon"
3) Hidden - SubPress 2012 Elena/Clay novella
4) Twilight - a Cass story from "Many Bloody Returns"
5) Chivalrous - Reese's backstory from SubPress's long sold-out "Tales of Dark Fantasy 2" (the Dec'14 SubPress graphic novella picks up this storyline)
6) Lucifer's Daughter - Hope/Karl story from "Blood Lite II: Overbite"
7) From Russia with Love - Elena bonus story included with hardcover of "Thirteen"
8) Vanishing Act - brand-new Savannah/Adam novella set after "Thirteen"
Trama: Questo libro raccoglie precedenti storie brevi che sono uscite nel corso degli anni in varie raccolte o sono state pubblicate come extra bonus sul sito dell'autrice, soltanto l'ultima novella, che s'intitola "Vanishig Act" é inedita. |
Unfortunately, I admit my ignorance as this is the first book I read written by Kelley Armstrong, but, I mean, things have to start somewhere, so when I happened upon the possibility to get a copy before the release I jumped at it. The characters that recur more often in these short stories are Helena and Clay and then Savannah and Adam; they, for some of you may have become friends over the years, but they were complete strangers to me.
Let's start by saying that even those who have not read the previous stories, have no difficulty in understanding immediately the paranormal world created by the author, also brief applause and praise to the fact that Kelley Armstrong has created so far, what I believe is the unique alpha female of a pack of werewolves, don not worry, I´m not spoiling ;)
Helena and Clay are very cute together, and even better with their twins, their relationship is peaceful but passionate and I also believe that the author has succeeded in showing us very well what could be the difficulty in which the couple could find themselves when the alpha of the pair is the woman. Savannah and Adam, on the other hand, are still working on being a "couple", but they are as much fun as the others and the lines are also used to keep the tension high: But there's more: in the last story, which is also the "new one" who sees them as protagonists, the loyal readers of the series will assist at a turning point in their relationship, but, of course, I will keep for me.
Mention of praise for some of the secondary characters that enrich the environment and make the stories even more enjoyable.
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Titolo: Otherworld Nights
Autore: Kelley Armstrong
Serie: Otherwrld stories
Edito da: Orbit Books U.K.
Prezzo: 8.99£
Genere: Paranormal Romance
Pagine: 352 pag.
Data uscita: 7 ottobre 2014
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