A review by heregrim
Urban Enemies by Lilith Saintcrow, Steven Savile, Joseph Nassise, Jon F. Merz, Seanan McGuire, Jonathan Maberry, Sam Witt, Jim Butcher, Carrie Vaughn, Faith Hunter, Caitlin Kittredge, Domino Finn, Kevin Hearne, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Craig Schaefer, Kelley Armstrong, Jeff Somers

5.0

ARC review- A hero in a book is only as good as their villain. This collection centers not on the efforts of the hero, but on the adventures of the villains from some of Urban Fantasy's biggest series. Now, to be honest, it was Jim Butcher's Even Hand that attracted me towards this collection, but a few other stories have me running to read the rest of their series. A few of my other favorites-Nigsu Ga Tesgu by Jeff Somers, The naughtiest Cherub by Kevin Hearne, Down Where the Darkness Dwells by Joseph Nassise, Chase the Fire by Jon F. Merz, Reel Life by Steven Savile and Balance by Seanan McGuire. In some I wish to walk through the world these villains inhabit and create, in others the character itself draws me, wishing to see the hero that must battle this villain. Still, with only some of these series known to me, and fewer read, this collection opened up whole new worlds of reading that I am racing to get me hands on.