In Immortal: Love Stories With Bite, edited by New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night series P.C. Cast, seven of today's most popular YA vampire and contemporary fantasy authors offer new short stories that prove that when you're immortal, true love really is forever. Rachel Caine (the Morganville Vampires series) revisits the setting of her popular series, where the vampires are in charge and love is risky. Cynthia Leitich Smith (Tantalize) gives us a love triangle between a vampire, a ghost and a human girl, in which none of them are who or what they seem. Claudia Gray (Evernight) takes us into the world of her Evernight series, in which a pre-Civil War courtesan-to-be is courted by a pale, fair-haired man whose attentions are too dangerous to spurn. Richelle Mead (the Vampire Academy series) brings us the tale of a young vampire on the run from the rest of her kind, and the human boy who provides the getaway car. Nancy Holder (the Wicked series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) immerses us in a post-apocalyptic New York where two best friends are forced to make a choice that may kill them both. Kristin Cast (the House of Night series) introduces us to a new kind of vampire: one with roots in Greek mythology, and the power to alter space and time. And Tanith Lee (Black Unicorn) shows us what happens when a bright young woman with some supernatural savvy encounters a misguided (but gorgeous) young vampire.*Note* This is the new edition that includes the Soul Screamers story "Binge" by Rachel Vincent.
Review:
"Free" by Claudia Gray is a prequel of sorts to the Evernight series. This story focuses on Patrice (Bianca’s roommate in the main series) and explains how she became a vampire in pre Civil War New Orleans. Claudia Gray lists on her website that Gone with the Wind has had an influence on her writing, and while I can’t vouch for that in the main series, that influence is very apparent in this period story. The characters are very strong and vividly portrayed, however if you need the urban factor in your fantasy you might want to skip this prequel and jump right into Evernight.
*Free is part of the Immortal: Love Stories with Bite anthology
Disclosure: I received this book for review courtesy of BenBella Books
Product Details
Reading level: Young Adult - Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: BenBella Books (October 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1933771925
- ISBN-13: 978-1933771922
I am so glad she decided to write her story. I love Bianca's so it will be great o read hers
ReplyDeleteFrom the reviews, I think I'll stick to the main books of the authors I like. Seems like this group of stories doesn't have enough to entice me buy the book. Thanks for reviewing the individual stories, I've enjoyed getting an in depth look.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely interested to see how the story is, since I enjoyed Evernight and Stargazer. Thanks for reviewing each individual story (like Alyssa said). It gave me both an individual and overall perception of the book and its authors. I love anthologies, so I just might have to pick this one up!
ReplyDelete