Have you ever wondered how lone wolf Clayton Danvers finally got bitten by the last thing he ever expected: love? Or how the hot-blooded bad-girl witch Eve Levine managed to ensnare the cold, ruthless corporate sorcerer Kristof Nast in one of the Otherworld's most unlikely pairings? Now, Otherworld readers can share these moments with some of their favorite characters—as well as catching welcome glimpses into the minds of some of the lesser-known players. This anthology contains "Birthright," "Beginnings," "Ghosts," "Expectations," "Wedding Bell Hell," "The Case of El Chupacabra," and a new story narrated by Eve.
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"I liked the new style in which it was written. I really loved the new characters, Robyn and Fynn, and the missadventures they got into. It was a really nice read although sometimes I felt it the suspense was going to kill me and I just wanted to know what happened. It was totally worth it! "
— Andrea (5 out of 5 stars)
“Fans and newcomers alike will relish Kelley Armstrong’s eerie tales.”
— Globe and Mail (Toronto)“Armstrong’s longtime fans . . . will be delighted.”
— Publishers Weekly“Terrific…A superb compilation.”
— Midwest Book Review" Really loved the history of Elena and Clay's relationship. When I first read Bitten I didn't like Clay at all and couldn't understand why Elena loved him after he had turned her against her will. This story gave insight into Clay and made me understand why he did it and why Elena would eventually forgive him. "
— Sandra, 2/20/2014" This book was very informative because it gave background to many of the characters that before we had some insight but know I know exactly what happened. "
— Sarah, 2/19/2014" *** "Tales of the Otherworld" are eight short episodes, in chronological order by Kelley Armstrong, from boring to passionate. I like the first two, complete stories, not entangling too many names. "Rebirth" is Aaron, medieval farmboy, unknowingly inheriting vampirism from his mother, accidentally knifed while rescuing innocents, as usual. "Bewitched" is Eve Levine giving lessons, then giving in, to Mafia family style Cabal leader Kristof Nast, in a recent time when witches and sorcerers are oil and water. "Birthright" is teen Logan, experiencing heightened senses and restlessness, directed to werewolf pack headquarters by a note from his unknown father. "Beginnings", the longest, a complete romance, is how human Elena met Clay on his first job outside the pack, fell in love, and went home to meet his family, not knowing they were werewolves. The shortest and worst are "Expectations" - Lucas, the youngest Cortez son, steals a grimoire (evil spellbook) from Eve, now single mother of Savannah; "Ghosts" - Jeremy, pack leader, remembering suffering caged images of after Clay in wolf form bit Elena because he was terrified of losing her; "Wedding Bell Hell" - all the details of Lucas Cortez and Paige Winterbourne (Savannah's guardian after Eve was killed) planning their wedding. "The Case of El Chupacabra" is confusing when narrated from different points of view. Long-winded pedantic Lucas and wife sexy Paige solve an apparent vampire murder, with a large otherworld cast including Aaron's mentor from the first tale. They decide to buy their first joint office where Savannah and Adam will help. "
— Anne, 2/19/2014" Loved it. Game a lot of back story on some of my favorite characters of the other books. "
— Kimmie, 1/29/2014" Fun shorts, love that Armstrong puts them in a book to benefit charity. "
— Srosch, 1/19/2014" I only liked Logan, Clayton and Elena stories. "
— Kim, 1/10/2014" Great book for those of us who love the Otherworld universe. The stories fill in some gaps very well and provides great backstories to some key characters.! "
— Peggy, 1/2/2014" I loved these stories. I have read some of them before from the website. It is great to have them now in hardback. "
— Melanie, 12/8/2013" I loved getting to read the short stories of all the characters I already love! "
— Denae, 12/6/2013" I just love these stories- all the Otherworld books. She's a great author. This compilation was really fun to read- all my favorite characters, filling in the holes between books. "
— Looney, 7/30/2013" As I understand it, these stories were initially given out as free snippets to fans, which is wonderful, but that is also evident in the writing. These stories seem to skim the surface of the lives of these characters. "
— Rosanne, 5/1/2013" Finally I'm done it. It was really good, but my favorite story was Beginnings. I really liked it. "
— Emma, 1/27/2013" This book includes Clays and Elenas love story(fanatastic) Eve and Kristof's love story(interesting) and Paige and Lucas' wedding story as well as a case they worked on about a rouge vampire. "
— Ashley, 8/11/2012" I really enjoyed most of the stories. Particularly Beginings with Elena and Clay. The final story with Lucas and Paige dragged. "
— Mariana, 12/4/2011" Loved it. Great little pieces from the series. "
— Madison, 11/12/2011" likeable characters. absorbing plot. good dialogue. "
— Michele, 5/19/2011" Not bad at all. An entertaining read! Can't say I am a big fan of Robyn's character though. Never does as she is told even when others clearly know what's best. "
— Kyle, 5/14/2011" kelly armstrong has some awesome stories this was the first iv read where each chapter is from another character's point of view it took a bit of getting used to but when i was i was looking forward to read the next characters chapter<br/> "
— Penny, 5/6/2011" Total different writing style - hard to follow, remember characters, and get into. "
— Laurie, 4/21/2011" The worst of the WOTW books so far, not much happening in this book, and the characters did not make me attached to them. Not bad really, just not up to par with the rest I have read in the series. Luckily, there are far better WOTW books to look forward to :) "
— Cydney, 3/30/2011" Had sort of forgotten about this series for a few years there, but picked this up. It didn't require too much memory of the backstory, which is great because I don't remember all the details (although I did remember enough, when side characters were mentioned).<br/><br/>Fun, fluffy, pleasant. "
— Unwisely, 3/3/2011" Another Hope and Karl book! Very good action and intrigue. New set of supernaturals introduced in the story. "
— Angie, 1/30/2011" i love Armstrong, her writing pulls me in everytime....usually making me late for work as I can't put it down. "
— Angela, 1/30/2011" I liked Robyn a lot, and I'm glad that a normal human was such a big part of the story and let into the world-- makes it that much more real to me. "
— Raberta, 1/26/2011Kelley Armstrong is the author of young adult fiction, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and mysteries in stand-alone novels and over fifteen series. Frostbitten, The Gathering, and No Humans Involved were New York Times bestsellers. She believes experience is the best teacher, though she has been told this shouldn’t apply to writing her murder scenes. To craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery, and fencing. She sucks at all of them. She has also crawled through very shallow cave systems and climbed half a mountain before chickening out.
Mia Barron has worked at theaters in New York and around the country. Her film and television credits include The Guiding Light and the independent feature The F Word. She has won an AudioFile Earphones Award, and in 2003 she was awarded the Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award for her audiobook narration.
Erik Davies is an accomplished audiobook narrator and voice-over actor. His stage credits include G.R. Point, Unpublished Letters, and Flats Fixed. Some of his television and film appearances include ER, Third Watch, and a starring role in the hit indie comedy High Society: A Pot Boiler. His audiobook narration has won three AudioFile Earphones Awards.