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    Urban Enemies
    Urban Enemies
    Urban Enemies
    Audiobook13 hours

    Urban Enemies

    Written by Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong and

    Narrated by Paul Boehmer and Tanya Eby

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    Villains have all the fun-everyone knows that-and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark side! The top villains from sixteen urban fantasy series get their own stories-including the baddies of New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong, Seanan McGuire, and Jonathan Maberry. For every hero trying to save the world, there's a villain trying to tear it all down. In this can't-miss anthology edited by Joseph Nassise (The Templar Chronicles), you get to plot world domination with the best of the evildoers we love to hate! This outstanding collection brings you stories told from the villains' point of view, imparting a fresh and unique take on the evil masterminds, wicked witches, and infernal personalities that skulk in the pages of today's most popular series. The full anthology features stories by Jim Butcher (the Dresden Files), Kelley Armstrong (the Cainsville and Otherworld series), Seanan McGuire (October Daye), Kevin Hearne (The Iron Druid Chronicles), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger), Lilith Saintcrow (Jill Kismet), Carrie Vaughn (Kitty Norville), Joseph Nassise (Templar Chronicles), C.E. Murphy (Walker Papers), Steven Savile (Glasstown), Caitlin Kittredge (the Hellhound Chronicles and the Black London series), Jeffrey Somers (The Ustari Cycle), Sam Witt (Pitchfork County), Craig Schaefer (Daniel Faust), Jon F. Merz (Lawson Vampire), and Diana Pharaoh Francis (Horngate Witches).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781501955914
    Author

    Jim Butcher

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher turned to writing as a career because anything else probably would have driven him insane. He lives mostly inside his own head so that he can write down the conversation of his imaginary friends, but his head can generally be found in Independence, Missouri. 

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    • 3/5
      Pretty decent anthology, although, like most, it's better if you're already a fan of the authors' work.
    • 3/5
      With any anthology of this type there are bound to be stories you love and stories you don't. I think over all this landed in the middle for me. It wasn't an overwhelming "YAY!" from everyone or a over all "Boo!" I was reminded of a few authors I have meant to read more from and reminded why I didn't care for others. Reading is like that sometimes.
    • 3/5
      I was only going to listen to two story's Jim Butchers and Faith Hunter. They are two of my favorite authors that I never miss. I ended up listening to the whole thing. I enjoy the little tidbits from the above two authors the rest meh...I didn't know their characters, didn't have any feel for them. So meh
    • 4/5
      This is one where it really helps to have read the series.
    • 3/5
      This collection is a set of stories told from the villains of various series. Most are the main antagonists of ongoing series so if you are a fan of the writers collected here you will be in for a treat. Most of the stories are new to the collection. The Jim Butcher story is a reprint from another collection but it fits the theme here perfectly. Several of the stories were set in new to me universes but for the most part gave a good taste of the settings they used. The Seanan McGuire story is an Incryptid one and gives great background on cuckoos and just hammers home why Sarah is so different. But the best surprise in here was the Lilith Saintcrow story about Perry’s origin. I was glad to get another peek into this story universe even if it was a short story.

      Overall this is a good collection and there will be plenty of stuff for fans of various universes. And if you want a sample of what makes the bad guy sometimes the more interesting than the hero of the story try this out.

      Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley

    • 4/5
      Stories about villains from the urban fantasy genre, some more sympathetic than others (and mostly not in the midst of committing sins against innocent victims). Jim Butcher’s was the only universe I was fully familiar with, and I enjoyed his take on Marcone’s handling of a small problem under the Accords. Other participants: Kelley Armstrong (Hounded), Jeff Somers (not bad take on blood magic), Craig Schaefer, Lilith Saintcrow, Kevin Hearne (Loki meets Lucifer, which goes about as well as you’d expect), Caitlin Kittredge, Joseph Nassise, Carrie Vaughn, Jonathan Maberry, Faith Hunter, Jon F. Merz, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Steven Savile, Domino Finn, Seanan McGuire (October Daye, from the perspective of a cuckoo, who beguiles people to do whatever she wants—the only one who really harmed innocents in front of the readers), and Sam Witt.
    • 4/5
      I loved it. Reading the stories actually made me miss the main characters of the series. This is a pretty perfect anthology, many amazing storytellers.The Naughtiest Cherub- Kevin HearneThis is part of Iron Druid Chronicles and takes place after Book 8, Staked. Loki visits Lucifer to ask for help. I love this series and really enjoyed this one. For some reason I found the this idea funny. The God of Mischief and the Lord of Hell meeting, Loki must be pretty desperate.Even Hand- Jim ButcherThis story features John Marcone from The Dresden Files. Since Marcone wants to kill Harry, he's not one of my favorite characters. That being said this was still an enjoyable story. It felt a bit different compared to the other Dresden short stories.Bellum Romanum- Carrie VaughnIt's been a while since I read the Kitty Norville series, Though I do recall Roman/Gaius Albinus. He is very old and quite the evil charmer. I loved this one as well. Intriguing read, but then again most the Kitty's world is.
    • 1/5
      I was so excited to read this anthology. While, it has been a while since I have read some of these authors' series, I was happy to see so many of the authors I am familiar with in this anthology. I agree with other readers that the first story Even Hand by Jim Butcher was a let down as it has been produced before. So not a new story. That is kind of the point of an anthology is that readers are exposed to new short stories. The read the next four stories. They were ok but not one of them except for maybe Sixty-Six Seconds by Craig Schaefer kind of sparked my interest and sort of kept it. In fact, I was disappointed that I did not find the first five stories that great that my interest to read further into this anthology was lost. I might come back to it later and read some of the other stories but for now, I am done. Yet, I will say that I did like the very dark vibes I was getting from the stories. Some stories might just give you nightmares. The view point from the villians' side into of the heroes side was refreshing.