A review by duplica123
A Fantasy Medley by Robin Hobb, Kate Elliott, Kelley Armstrong, Yanni Kuznia, C.E. Murphy
3.0
Four short stories by very different fantasy authors. I read the collection because the first story is by Kelley Armstrong, the author of the Women of the Otherworld series. I really liked this story and thought it was a neat addition to her Otherworld novels.
The three other stories, however, were harder to like. I believe all the stories fit into the authors' other works, which can feel strange if you haven't read anything set in that world before - I hadn't read anything by any of these authors.
The second story was very confusing and felt like maybe it was a prequel to one of her novels.
The story with Baba Yaga could stand alone, and the fourth story with the pecksies also felt like it could stand alone.
Overall, it's a book I would get from the library or the used book store if I knew and liked one of the authors' writings. Not really worth buying just to have.
The three other stories, however, were harder to like. I believe all the stories fit into the authors' other works, which can feel strange if you haven't read anything set in that world before - I hadn't read anything by any of these authors.
The second story was very confusing and felt like maybe it was a prequel to one of her novels.
The story with Baba Yaga could stand alone, and the fourth story with the pecksies also felt like it could stand alone.
Overall, it's a book I would get from the library or the used book store if I knew and liked one of the authors' writings. Not really worth buying just to have.