false <![CDATA[Unbound ]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238003832m/6244315.jpg 6244315 2 <b>Not all hunters are bound by human laws . . .</b> Revisiting the paranormal realms they've made famous in their wildly popular fiction, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling authors Kim Harrison, Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson, and Jocelynn Drake—plus <i>New York Times</i> bestselling YA author Melissa Marr with her first adult supernatural thriller—unleash their full arsenal of dark talents, plunging us into the shadows where the supernatural stalk the unsuspecting . . . and every soul is a target. Get ready for the ride of your life—because the wildest magic has just been unleashed . . . and evil is about to have its day. This book contains five short stories: 1. <i>Ley Line Drifter</i> by Kim Harrison 2. <i>Recknoning</i> by Jeaniene Frost (Prequel to Night Huntress series: Starring Bones!) 3. <i>Dark Matters</i> by Vicki Pettersson 4. <i>The Dead, the Damned, and the Forgotten</i> by Jocelynn Drake 5. <i>Two Lines</i> by Melissa Marr 6427121 book 25 8 2009 Unbound total:152|5:40|4:48|3:52|2:11|1:1| 152 571 598 41 4 6 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 08:35:44 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 06:39:46 -0700 2009 Unbound. The rest of the book was not for me.

1. Key Line Drifter by Kim Harrison
Tried to get into this. It was about fairies and after 10 pages, I gave up. Did not interest me at all. Unwill...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 11:37:15 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 13:38:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 15:58:14 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 15:58:14 -0800 2009 (Story takes place after White Witch, Black Curse)
If you're a fan of the Hollows series, you'll definitely want to read this short story. It feels like it's set the groundwork for these characters to re-appear in the main series (like how Pierce was fir...more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Sep 28 11:02:54 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 11:14:52 -0700 2009
Ley Line Drifter: Jenks, PI to the Pixies! I've always found Jenks and the Pixie/Fairy culture to be the most fascinating aspect of the Hollows world that Harrison has constructed. She's ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 16:12:56 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 16:12:56 -0700 2009 A nice assortment of urban fantasy/paranormal short stories

With stories connected to Kim Harrison's Hallows, Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress, Vicki Pettersson's Sign of the Zodiac and Jocelyn Drake's Dark Days and the first foray out of the Young Adult world by Wicked Lovely author Me...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 21:55:57 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 04:34:21 -0700 2009
Line Drifter: Jenks is probably my favorite character in The Hollows Series so reading a whole story centered around him and the rest of the pixies was just great. Finally I got some written confirmation about the possible effects of the make-a-pixy-huma...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 12:03:20 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 11:50:32 -0700 2009 1 Kim Harrison: I really enjoyed reading her story, especially as I love Jenks so much! I absolutely loved reading this from his perspective, and I thought it was a very intriguing plot too. I can see this becoming a plot point in a full novel somewhere along the line, the dryad that escaped, and I'm ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 13:36:53 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 07:33:27 -0700 2009
1. Key Line Drifter by Kim Harrison
This story was from the Rachel Morgan/Hollows world, and features Jenks. I loved the story, and how it showed his love and devotion to his family. I also suspect that characters...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 16:29:41 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 15:21:55 -0700 2009 1
Kim Harrison's story was focused ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 23:26:38 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 23:44:02 -0800 2009
Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost pits vampires against each oth...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 15:02:43 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 06:30:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 12 05:13:22 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 06:30:15 -0800 2009
Hadn't read Frost before, will give her full lengths a try.

Pettersson is a hack and I skipped the story. I attempted to read her first full length years ago. Just awful. Really really awful. Makes me wonder just how some people manage to get published...more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 17:43:20 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 19:00:08 -0700 2009
Kim Harrison's story only held an interest for me because I adore Jenks from the Rachel Morgan series. ...more...]]> 4 10 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 17:17:14 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 18:25:37 -0700 2009 Reckoning, by Jeaniene Frost...

Attention all Cat and Bones fans...here's a tasty little morsel to tide you over until the next full length story about them or their world (First Drop of Crimson) comes out. Now be warned, there is no mention of Cat in this one, because...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Aug 24 18:39:49 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 06:10:05 -0800 2009 1
Kim Harrison - Key Line Drifter - 2 stars
Jenks is a pixy living with his wife and kids. Vincet comes to ask for help from Jenks because a "statue" is killing his kids. Turns out Jenks a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 05:23:54 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 06:40:34 -0700 2009 Ley Line Drifter by Kim Harrison
This story is all about Jenks. He has his own little adventure with Bis for his backup. I enjoyed this story.

Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost
This story is about a vampire character named Bones. It takes place in New Orl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 16:59:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 12:01:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 18:41:34 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 18:44:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 true false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 06:32:30 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 09:56:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 16:24:08 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 16:26:24 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6244315