#13 Heroic Hearts by Jim Butcher (Editor), Kerrie L. Hughes (Editor)

I like themed anthologies and they are great for dipping into writers that I’m not familiar with. But lets be honest most people are grabbing this because of either Jim Butcher’s or Patricia Brigg’s story.  The Brigg’s story has Asil as the POV and it is the best.  Butcher’s story has Toot-Toot as the POV and is good and deals with things after the Battle Ground.  The other stories were very enjoyable and only a few were settings I hadn’t read something in or a new to me writer. Fans of urban fantasy will be happy with the collection and will sound off about their favorites in the book. 

 

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#14 Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu

Ropa is hoping that her internship will provide the cash her family needs since her ghostalking business has fallen to the wayside.  The internship is unpaid, but it looks like she has a small side job helping her friend Priya find out the cause of a patient’s coma.  Ropa also picks up a job that she is uses her new liblrary access in order to help someone recover an inheritance.  As she is working both cases, her boss is also trying to get Ropa’s younger sister into one of the magical schools and Izwi doesn’t want to go even with a free ride and all the opportunities it will give her. Even with her plate overflowing with work Ropa knows she still has to study and learn more so her internship can be converted to a paid one and also become a full fledged magic user.

 

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