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When the Villain Comes Home
by
Gabrielle Harbowy (Goodreads Author) ,
Ed Greenwood , Jay Lake (Goodreads Author), Rosemary Jones (Goodreads Author), Camille Alexa (Goodreads Author), Erik Scott de Bie, Chaz Brenchley, Eugie Foster
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Heroes can save the world, but villains can CHANGE it. Dragon Moon Press and the editors of the award-nominated WHEN THE HERO COMES HOME invite you to come along with us while we explore villains of all stripes -- sons and daughters, lovers and fighters, minions and masterminds. Introducing thirty great science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction stories by bestselle...more
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
July 27th 2012
by Dragon Moon Press
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Read my full review at wadingthroughbooks.wordpress.com!
A companion volume to When the Hero Comes Home, this anthology of short stories follows the theme of the villain’s return home from their dastardly deeds out in the world. Once a villain, always a villain? And just what makes a villain a villain? Featuring stories by Jim C. Hines, Jay Lake and Mercedes Lackey.
I love villains. They’re usually so much more interesting than the heroes. All the hero has to do is stand around posing heroically w...more
A companion volume to When the Hero Comes Home, this anthology of short stories follows the theme of the villain’s return home from their dastardly deeds out in the world. Once a villain, always a villain? And just what makes a villain a villain? Featuring stories by Jim C. Hines, Jay Lake and Mercedes Lackey.
I love villains. They’re usually so much more interesting than the heroes. All the hero has to do is stand around posing heroically w...more
“Heroes can save the world. But villains can change it, Rachel.”
The above quote is from J.M. Frey's story Maddening Science from the short-story anthology When The Villain Comes Home, and I think it captures the book in a nutshell. This is a collection of stories about people who are the other side of coin, the opposite of those we saw in When The Hero Comes Home. But are they?
To paraphrase another section of Villain, heroes are born of event while villains are born of intent. Any one of the pro...more
The above quote is from J.M. Frey's story Maddening Science from the short-story anthology When The Villain Comes Home, and I think it captures the book in a nutshell. This is a collection of stories about people who are the other side of coin, the opposite of those we saw in When The Hero Comes Home. But are they?
To paraphrase another section of Villain, heroes are born of event while villains are born of intent. Any one of the pro...more
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