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    Winter Moon: Moontide\Heart of the Moon\Banshee Cries

    By Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee and C.E. Murphy

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    New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey

    In an isolated land where the lure of the "Moontide" leads to shipwrecks, a woman is torn between obeying her father or her king. When she chooses to follow a Fool, she discovers magic she'd never expected… at a price that might be too high….

    World Fantasy award winner Tanith Lee

    Struggling under the curse of a dead comrade, Clirando, a warrior priestess unready to face the powers trapped within her, must face "The Heart of the Moon" to reveal what has been hidden….

    C.E. Murphy

    In "Banshee Cries," ritual murders under a full moon lead Jo Walker to confront a Harbinger of Death. Maybe this "gift" she has is one she shouldn't ignore— because the next life she has to save might be her own!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin Luna
    Release dateOct 1, 2009
    ISBN9781426840678
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    Winter Moon: Moontide\Heart of the Moon\Banshee Cries
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    Mercedes Lackey

    Mercedes entered this world on June 24, 1950, in Chicago, had a normal childhood and graduated from Purdue University in 1972. During the late 70's she worked as an artist's model and then went into the computer programming field, ending up with American Airlines in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to her fantasy writing, she has written lyrics for and recorded nearly fifty songs for Firebird Arts & Music, a small recording company specializing in science fiction folk music. Also known as Misty Lackey.

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    • 3/5
      It is very hard to rate a collection of short stories. I loved Lackey's story, mostly liked Murphy's, and was completely lost by Lee's. So overall, I'd give the book a pretty average rating. Each story individually, however, is an entirely different matter.
    • 3/5
      I picked up this volume to read the C.E. Murphy novella, which was excellent. It took me quite a while to get around the reading the other two. The first, by Mercedes Lackey, wasn't worth the time it took to read. Blah. The second, by Tanith Lee, was rather uneven - it started poorly, but the end made it worth the read. I wish there were a simply way to rate each novella on its own.
    • 3/5
      *** "Moontide" - Mercedes Lackey
      If you're a fan of Lackey's work in general, you're bound to like this. A young woman, Moira, is summoned home from her fosterage by her estranged father, Lord of a cold sea-keep. Little does he know she's been trained in spycraft and assassination at the King's court. But Moira guesses that her father has some plot up his sleeve, and his plans might be worse than just marrying her off to a cruel pirate.
      The plot progresses without any real surprises, and the general feel (as expected from Lackey) is very YA - but nevertheless, I found the story to be charming and genuinely romantic.

      *** "Heart of the Moon" - Tanith Lee
      I love Tanith Lee, but unfortunately, this didn't live up to my expectations. It had a bit of a dashed-off feeling to it. There was some potential in the idea of a pilgrimage to a mysterious island to work out feelings of guilt - but I didn't feel that the main character actually probed her motivations and jealousy deeply enough, and her happy ending was too quick and easy (and her lover is just too, too perfect.) I liked the magic of the island, but it remained oddly unexplained, while other elements were wrapped up too patly. Still, I'd say this is the best selection out of the three in this volume.

      ** "Banshee Cries" - C.E. Murphy
      Apparently, this is part of an extensive series by the author. I won't be seeking other entries out - this kind of neo-urban fantasy just isn't for me. There's a cop investigator, who is a bundle of rolled-together cliches about Native American and Celtic heritage - of course, with supernatural/psychic powers inherited from both sides of her family. Conveniently - perhaps TOO conveniently, considering her background, there's a supernatural being committing ritual murders for her to investigate. Nothing too original here.
    • 4/5
      So far, I've only read Banshee Cries by C.E. Murphy. This is Walker Papers 1.5, falling between the first two novels. I like that this story provides a view into interactions between Jo and her mother. It isn't critical to have read it before book 2 (Thunderbird Falls), but it does lend some insight into the softer feelings Jo has for the women who abandoned her. The story is well written, as one would expect from Murphy, with good character development even in this shorter format. If you are reading this without the background of the other Walker Papers novels, it represents the style and pace of the novels well.
    • 4/5
      If I could give the individual stories stars:
      the first one(Mercedes Lackey): 5
      The second one(Tanith Lee):2
      The third one (CE Murphy): 4 1/2
    • 4/5
      This book was a collection of three writers - Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, and C.E. Murphy. They all had the moon as a theme to tie them all in together. I got this book because of Lee (in fact, I didn't realize it was three novellas).

      Moontide, the first novella, is Lackey's, and I quite liked it. Useless girl-child is sent away by her misogynist father, gets fostered/raised by an awesome woman who trains her ladies to be more than they seem. She uncovers a plot, ends up taking everything for herself. Much love to the strong woman who works (with the help of a magician) to ruin her lord's plans, save the kingdom and win the day.

      Tanith Lee's story was second, and I loved it. After being betrayed and asserting her revenge on her betrayers, a young warrior priestess takes an interesting introspective journey and also helps a young man with his spiritual journey. I have a huge love for Lee's writings, and I enjoyed this story as well.

      The last one was Banshee Cries by C. E. Murphy. I've never read her stuff nor heard of this author. Apparently it takes place in the same universe as her series, and I just didn't enjoy it. I didn't care for it. It was kind of weak, I didn't care about the characters, and after the two more ethereal/traditional fantasy stories, this urban one just seemed out of place.
    • 4/5
      The first story by Mercedes Lackey is meant to take place in her world of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, minus the power of The Tradition to force things a certain way. The only clue the I found that could indicate that this story would fit in the Five Hundred Kingdoms is the presence of the Fool. Other than that, it simply read as a good fantasy plotline, with equal parts romance, intrigue, and adventure. The story wrapped up nicely, with no loose ends, but I would love to read a full novel about the Grey Ladies - not much information is given on this group of women and they certainly have much potential for a good full-length story.The second story is by Tanith Lee, whom I have never read before now. I rather enjoyed the world development, despite the length she had to work in, and the imagery was both mysterious and beautiful. After I read the story, I went looking online to see if this world fit into any other novels, but I could not find any information on this. Still, I plan to check out more of her work now.The third story by C. E. Murphy takes place in her Walker Papers series, specifically between the first and second book. Since I have only read the first two books in the series, I thoroughly appreciated how this story filled in a few blanks for me about what is happening in the series. In this story, Joanne learns about her deceased mother, who turns out to be quite a fascinating character. I think I may even prefer her to Joanne. It can't be easy for the author to translate a thick Scottish accent onto paper, either. Now I am anxious to read more of the Walker Papers series.
    • 5/5
      I liked all 3 stories.
    • 4/5
      Three solid stories by three of fantasies big names.In "Moontide" Mercedes Lackey returns to the Five Hundred Kingdoms (no previous knowledge required) with the story of the only daughter of a remote sea hold. Summoned home from her schooling to fulfill her father's wishes, she is more than he expects, but finds herself at a loss until she accepts help from the castle Fool. Classic Lackey - predictable, but comfortable as a favorite pair of shoes.Tanith Lee's "The Heart of the Moon" follows a warrior woman cursed by a friend to sleeplessness as she deals with her own guilt and makes sacrifice to reveal her own sins.C.E. Murphy's "Banshee Cries" follow police officer Jo Walker a little farther down the path of discovery. Ritual murders in a park point to something more deeply evil than simple death, and if Jo can't come to terms with both her heritage and her slowly evolving powers, neither she nor the city may survive.Lackey's story was my favorite of the three, but I can't say I didn't enjoy all of them.
    • 4/5
      Ok, I had read Lackey's story before but not the other two. I like the Lackey story - not wonderful but pretty good. I like the characters and I love the SeaKeeps - the concept is very interesting. Tanith Lee's story - nope. Pseudo-Greek/Mediterranean warrior women, main character obsesses about something that was either petty and to be forgotten or so major that the blame lies all on the others...there's one good scene, where she soothes and embraces her other selves and takes them back into herself. But the magic is weird and obscure, the setting is peculiar and fairy-tale-ish (random switches of scene), some of the things that worry her are really really obvious (like, her band of warriors disappears. No, don't be silly, she's the one who disappeared - either physically or mentally. But she never thinks of that...). Dunno. Don't like it. Now C.E. Murphy's story - I have been having the Urban Shaman series recommended to me in several venues - here, and Amazon, and so on. I've been shrugging and thinking that maybe sometime I'd look at it. But this story is from that series - between the two books - and it is good and interesting and I'm going to find those books now.
    • 4/5
      An interesting set of stories, not necessarily the best Mercedes Lackey story but not bad, a good Tanith Lee story and the C E Murphy made me want to read more of her books.Mercedes Lackey's story Moontide had only a very small amount of magic in it. A story of a sea-hold where the daughter of the ruling family returns after education to see what happened while she was gone and what the future holds for her and the keep.Tanith Lee's The Heart of the Moon tells the story of a woman who has to overcome betrayal by her boyfriend with her best friend. Add to that her best friend's curse and she really needs to find peace and maybe romance (look, it's a romance compilation, predicting romance isn't a spoiler)Banshee Cries by C E Murphy is however the best of the lot. A bridging story between Urban Shaman and Thunderbird Falls, this story had me start to curse once I finished reading it. I so wanted those books in my hands immediately. If they're half as good as the novella they'll be great! I enjoyed this story about a patrolwoman who finds that what she knows about her mother isn't necessarily the truth. That she has to hunt evil using the powers that she has and that despite this being in a fantasy/paranormal romance that there isn't really all that much romance there. Lovers of EARLY Anita Blake might like to wander this way.
    • 4/5
      "Moontide" by Mercedes LackeyThis is my first Lackey story even though I've got her Diana Tregarde mysteries waiting here on Mt. TBR that I haven't read yet. In this novella, Lackey takes us to the land of her Five Hundred Kingdoms and tells the story of a sea keep's daughter who's been sent off to fostering for most of her young adult life. While there, she was trained as an assassin and one of the "Gray Ladies". Her skills come in handy when she returns home to find her father entertaining a pirate from a rival land, to whom he wants to use Moira as a bargaining chip. But Moira's got other plans..."The Heart of the Moon" by Tanith LeeI really enjoyed this story. It portrays a tough heroine, a warrior, who is sent off to by the priestesses of Amnos to the magickal island of Moon Isle, where she must work through some of the things from her past. While on her "journey", she meets a strange man whom she feels an instant attraction to. But can she trust him, or is he just another man like Thestus, who would only betray her? And what else will she learn about herself in the process? "Banshee Cries" by C. E. Murphy"Banshee Cries" is set in the same place as Murphy's The Walker Papers series and takes place between Urban Shaman (book 1) and Thunderbird Falls (book 2).This was the best of the bunch. I read the first book of the Walker Papers, Urban Shaman, back at the end of 2005, so I'd forgotten much about the characters. Fortunately, this story provides a lot of reminders that jump started my memory. Also, whereas the Urban Shaman kind of dwindled action-wise after awhile as Joanne struggled with her new powers, there wasn't much time for dilly-dallying in this short story format. Joanne still wishes she didn't possess her Shamanic skills, but she's beginning to get a handle on them nonetheless. This story gives us a lot more information about Joanne's mother, who passed away in the last book, and it's with the help of her dead mom that she's able to defeat the Banshee, the Harbinger of Death, that has returned to try to complete something it couldn't 30 years ago!
    • 3/5
      Did not read the 3rd story, as I'm generally not fond of modern/urban fantasy.
    • 3/5
      It was alright. For the first story, the characters and plot could have used way more depth. The second one was pretty well done, and the third just had too much going on.