Strange Brew, (Paperback)

from PghDragonMan

Strange Brew is a collection of macabre short stories. Unlike a lot of anthologies, I have no problem rating this collection: they are all good. I originally singled this out for a story from the world of Harry Dresden, but found the other offerings to be very worthy of standing next to Jim Butch...

from Auntie-Nanuuq

Another wonderful and engaging collection of paranormal short stories....Authors include: P.N. Elrod (ed), Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Rachel Caine, Karen Chance, Faith Hunter, Caitlin Kitteridge, and Jenna Maclaine.The stories mostly revolved around witches, justice & revenge...

from phyllis2779

Some very nice stories in here. I had read the one by Patricia Briggs before but enjoyed re-reading it here. It was fun to read a short story by O.N. Elrod and re-visit her vampire detective. The Bacon story by Charlaine Harris was a hoot. A nice collection. I liked the stories by the unfamiliar ...

from saltypepper

Anthologies are often uneven. This one is mostly very good to great, with a very few exceptions. I really liked the stories from Briggs, Cain, Chance, and Hunter. The stories from Butcher, Elrod, and Kittredge were good. I didn't care for Harris and Maclaine's stories. Seven good or very good sto...

from babsji

The top two stories in my opinion would be Jim Butcher's 'Last Call' and Charlaine Harris' 'Bacon'. Bacon doesn't have Sookie in it, or any of the other major players, but it is set in that world. Most of the other stories I liked except for two., which were Rachel Caine's 'Death Warmed Over' and...