Edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, this hair-raising holiday collection includes fifteen original tales—including an original Sookie Stackhouse story.The holidays can bring out the beast in anyone—particularly lycanthropes. Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner have harvested the scariest, funniest, saddest werewolf tales by an outstanding pack of authors including Patricia Briggs, Keri Arthur, Karen Chance, Simon R. Green, and more . . . Whether wolfing down a holiday feast (use your imagination) or craving some hair of the dog on New Year's morning, the werewolves in these frighteningly original stories will surprise, delight, amuse, and scare the pants off listeners who love a little wolfsbane with their mistletoe.
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"I got this to in order to read the shorts listed below. I'm not usually a fan of anthologies but this was fun. All the stories were strongly linked by a Christmas and werewolf theme, but each of the authors explored the ideas in different ways. Most of these writers are horror rather than UF and there are no PNR stories here though Kerri Arthur and Charlaine Harris are close. Even though I am not really a horror reader I was entertained. The 15 shorts in this anthology are quite light-hearted & tongue in cheek: some are stories with a twist, some are retellings of Christmas tales within a werewolf or paranormal framework, some just have characters working in a seasonal setting. Many are quite short which was good- they fulfilled their brief then stopped. This also meant that you never really got irritated by a narrative style that you were uncomfortable with. Most significantly all the authors seemed to have fun writing them, and that enthusiasm was catching. Some readers may be irritated by the recurring Christmas theme, the the short length of the stories or by the lack of PNR given that it is edited by Charlaine Harris. Think of them as a Christmas smorgasbord of werewolf snacks with a smattering of meatier spin off tales from established UF writers. There are too many to review each one but I've added brief comments on the 4 or 5 that caused me to request this for Christmas. 1. Charlaine Harris - Sookie Gift Wrap #8.5: I actually preferred this to the novels probably because it did't have Eric or Bill. Sookie is expecting solitary Christmas. A bit tongue in cheek.4* 2. Patricia Briggs - Star of David #3.5?- great story with David Christiansen, who gets a call from his estranged daughter just before Christmas. Great pace. 5* 3. Karen Chance - Rogue Elements4* creates a were - community within her existing world of war mages featuring Lia and her family. Needs a second read - too much packed in too fast - new view of her established world. Lia is more like Dory or Andrea from Ilona Andrews. 4. Carrie Vaughn - Il Est NeDavid # 2 - a lone werewolf seeks help from Kitty. This reminded me why I liked the Kitty series. Great short: Kitty at her best. 5*. 5. Keri Arthur - Christmas Past Brodie joins the heroine, Hannah, for a Christmas stake out. PR but romantic rather than sexy-quite sweet 4*" — Anna (4 out of 5 stars)
"I got this to in order to read the shorts listed below. I'm not usually a fan of anthologies but this was fun. All the stories were strongly linked by a Christmas and werewolf theme, but each of the authors explored the ideas in different ways. Most of these writers are horror rather than UF and there are no PNR stories here though Kerri Arthur and Charlaine Harris are close. Even though I am not really a horror reader I was entertained. The 15 shorts in this anthology are quite light-hearted & tongue in cheek: some are stories with a twist, some are retellings of Christmas tales within a werewolf or paranormal framework, some just have characters working in a seasonal setting. Many are quite short which was good- they fulfilled their brief then stopped. This also meant that you never really got irritated by a narrative style that you were uncomfortable with. Most significantly all the authors seemed to have fun writing them, and that enthusiasm was catching. Some readers may be irritated by the recurring Christmas theme, the the short length of the stories or by the lack of PNR given that it is edited by Charlaine Harris. Think of them as a Christmas smorgasbord of werewolf snacks with a smattering of meatier spin off tales from established UF writers. There are too many to review each one but I've added brief comments on the 4 or 5 that caused me to request this for Christmas. 1. Charlaine Harris - Sookie Gift Wrap #8.5: I actually preferred this to the novels probably because it did't have Eric or Bill. Sookie is expecting solitary Christmas. A bit tongue in cheek.4* 2. Patricia Briggs - Star of David #3.5?- great story with David Christiansen, who gets a call from his estranged daughter just before Christmas. Great pace. 5* 3. Karen Chance - Rogue Elements4* creates a were - community within her existing world of war mages featuring Lia and her family. Needs a second read - too much packed in too fast - new view of her established world. Lia is more like Dory or Andrea from Ilona Andrews. 4. Carrie Vaughn - Il Est NeDavid # 2 - a lone werewolf seeks help from Kitty. This reminded me why I liked the Kitty series. Great short: Kitty at her best. 5*. 5. Keri Arthur - Christmas Past Brodie joins the heroine, Hannah, for a Christmas stake out. PR but romantic rather than sexy-quite sweet 4*"
" After struggling thru the "Many Bloody Returns" anthology, which was mediocre at best, in my opinion, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed "Wolfbane and Mistletoe"! So much so that I wouldn't mind owning a copy of this anthology to re-read during the holidays for that "it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" feeling that only reading about werewolves can achieve ;) Also surprising was the fact that the Sookie Stackhouse story was one of my least favorites. "
" Read Rogue Elements by Karen Chance - Cassie Palmer series 3.2 "
" This was a really great collection of short stories from authors that interested me-not one of them was bad! "
" I was introduced to some really great authors that I didn't know about. This was an excellent collection. "
" A great supernatural holiday read for fans who want more of the supernatural world they love. "
" I have to be honest I didnt read every story in this book, but I enjoyed the ones I did read! I'll go back and read the rest next Christmas - feels like the wrong time of year now that it's almost January :) "
" All of the stories were weak, especially Charlaine Harris's. I was disappointed! "
" This is a compliation of short stories. It was okay but as soon as you got into the story it was over. Great way to get exposure to different authors but not really my sort of thing. The stories were all pretty good though. "
" I read this one for Carrie Vaugh and Charlaine Harris. "
" I didn't care for this book too much. I liked the Charlene Harris short story, but all the rest were really lacking. Not the worst book I ever read, but far from great. "
" Eh it's kind of slow and there are a ton of dang editing errors! "
" I just read the Sookie story. Which, was pretty strange and a little creepy. "
" excellent short stories! the perfect christmas gift. "
" 3.5 a nice themed collection - some stories much better than others as is teh way of the short story collection "
" I got this book because of the Sookie Stackhouse short story, which I did not really care for, but I ended up reading the whole book. Some of the stories were hits, others misses, but overall I really enjoyed this anthology and plan to check out some of the contributing authors who were new to me. "
" I love everything about Patricia Briggs and her books,she brings them alive and the main series im obsessed with is Mercy Tompson novels and and Alpha and Omega novels i hope she writes a bunch more on them!!!!!!! "
" This compilation of supernatural Holiday stories was a scream (pun intended). I can read this anytime, whether it's Christmas or not. "
" There were about two stories that I really didn't like, and the last few were so very funny. It was great! "
" A terrific assortment of werewolf tales during the holidays by writers like Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Dana Cameron, Keri Arthur, Rob Thurman, and others. These folks have wild and fun imaginations! "
" Patricia Briggs & Charlaine Harris "
" I liked most of these stories, although I do wish some had been longer. "
" Loved it. Gave me a chance to sample some other authors than the ones I usually read. "
" This review is only for Patricia Briggs' story "Star of David". This short story was very good. I was hoping it would contain characters from the Mercy Thompson series, but even without them it was still fascinating. "
" The theme of this anthology was werewolves and Christmas. There were a few gems, but overall I was not impressed. "
" These were probably excellent stories, but I am not a short fiction person - just as I'm really getting into the story, it's over... "
" Only read the Karen Chance portion "
" I only read the Sookie Stackhouse portion of this book. I just gotta say she has a one of a kind grandfather and not just because his fae..........WOW, what a Christmas present! "
" Enjoyed the Xmas theme of stories. This is a good way to sample stories of other authors. "
" Some of the stories were good, but most were at least a little cheesy. Werewolves and Christmas just don't go together very well... "
" It was alright. Another book where I only read the Sookie Stackhouse book and it wasnt anything spectacular. "
" A nice compilation of stories. Well-written, some more gripping than others, all with generally happy endings...a nice read. "
MacLeod Andrews is an actor, voice actor, and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator who earned the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2018. He has starred in a number of independent short and feature films and is a member of the Rising Phoenix Repertory Company in New York City.
Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has written four series and two stand-alone novels, in addition to numerous short stories, novellas, and graphic novels cowritten with Christopher Golden. Her Sookie Stackhouse books have appeared in twenty-five different languages and on many bestseller lists and are the basis of the HBO series True Blood.
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