A Whisper of Blood

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Summary: Tasteful Sales Rank
Review: Another misguided and obnoxious effort from Datlow at "transcending the genre" if you dislike the genre so much go try and manipulate public taste at the Missouri review, Tikun or similar tennis court & lifestyle emporium. The result here is nothing so much as a Harlequin romance bodice & cod-piece sampler.

Rating:
Summary: Not especially good or bad
Review: Most of the stories in this anthology left little or no impression on me. It seems as if Datlow's criteria including any story in this book included vagueness. Whatever. However, this anthology does include one of my favorite horror short stories ever: "The Ragthorn Tree" by Robert Holdstock and Gary Kilworth. If you like stories about soul-sucking trees, this is the story for you.

Rating:
Summary: Not especially good or bad
Review: Most of the stories in this anthology left little or no impression on me. It seems as if Datlow's criteria including any story in this book included vagueness. Whatever. However, this anthology does include one of my favorite horror short stories ever: "The Ragthorn Tree" by Robert Holdstock and Gary Kilworth. If you like stories about soul-sucking trees, this is the story for you.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting work--divergent styles.
Review: Not all the stories nestled between the covers of this anthology are what I would have thought of as my style, but I was drawn into them all the same. True Love came closest to actually rattling my bones, but every single one of these stories is awesome to read--not too flowery and they definitely have a tinge of eroticism to them. Go to your local used book store and hopefully you'll be able to grab this fantastic find!