Jean Rabe
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms: Inside Ravens Bluff, The Living City, (LC2) 2nd Edition (1991) 25 Exemplare
Terrible Trouble at Tragidore 15 Exemplare
Stalking the Wild Hare: Stories from the Gen Con Writer's Symposium (2010) — Herausgeber — 4 Exemplare
Polyhedron Newszine #100 (Volume 14, Number 10) 2 Exemplare
Polyhedron Newszine #51 (Volume 10, Number 1) 2 Exemplare
Polyhedron Newszine #56 (Volume 10, Number 6) 2 Exemplare
Polyhedron Newszine #49 (Volume 9, Number 5) 2 Exemplare
Polyhedron Newszine #46 (Volume 9, Number 2) 2 Exemplare
Polyhedron Magazine, Issue 43 2 Exemplare
Polyhedron Newszine #94 (Volume 14, Number 4) 2 Exemplare
Polyhedron Newszine #44 (Volume 8, Number 6) 2 Exemplare
6 Titles Forgotten Realms Series The Harpers (1-6) : The Parched Sea Elfshadow Red Magic The Night Parade The Ring of… — Autor — 2 Exemplare
Dragon Azul 2 Exemplare
Stardust 1 Exemplar
Auriga's Streetcar 1 Exemplar
Stalking Old John Bull 1 Exemplar
Focke-drache 1 Exemplar
Hang Ten 1 Exemplar
Polyhedron Magazine #40 1 Exemplar
DONE Polyhedron Magazine #52 1 Exemplar
Polyhedron Magazine #53 1 Exemplar
Polyhedron Magazine #36 1 Exemplar
In The Fold 1 Exemplar
Basic Magic 1 Exemplar
The War On Two Fronts 1 Exemplar
Anne Of The One Gable 1 Exemplar
The Breath of Gelgelar 1 Exemplar
Thirty-two, twenty-three 1 Exemplar
Black Annie 1 Exemplar
Few of Us 1 Exemplar
A Timely Introduction 1 Exemplar
WURMS 1 Exemplar
After Tony's Fall 1 Exemplar
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- Rabe, Jean
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- 1957-06-19
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- Ottawa, Illinois, USA
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- Wisconsin, USA
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- Northern Illinois University (BS|Journalism)
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- fantasy writer
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SFWA Bulletin (business manager, editor) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Scribe Award (Grandmaster, Faust Award, 2020)
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Admittedly, not all the stories were to my liking, but on the other hand I found several new authors I wanted to try out. There were also returning favorites from whom I was delighted to read more. As seems usual for anthologies, there were so-so stories and then there were more intriguing stories. Of the thirteen stories contained, eight of them were interesting, but not attention-grabbing, while the five I enjoyed the most held a little something extra.
“The Devil Within” by Michael A. Stackpole: This is a story set within the universe he created for his character Trick Molloy, who’s pulling time as a private investigator for this story. Stackpole gives new meaning to the phrase “religious fervor.” I was pleasantly surprised by Trick’s cynicism; there’s nothing I like more than a character who’s an unrepentant cynic. Stackpole does a good job of laying the foundation for the world without bogging the story down with too much exposition. I found it intriguing that for a person to tap into their magical ability, they had to have a “trip”–a catalyst, really.
“Falls the Shadow” by Judi Rohrig: This is my first experience with this writer, though she appears to have several stories in anthologies waiting on my TBR pile, so I’ll have to read those, as well. This is the classic case of things that go bump in the night but with a twist on what those critters are. I freely admit I don’t understand this story completely; parts of the action jumbled themselves together, and the explanations were confusing, but the idea of it intrigued me and kept me reading. I would definitely love to see the idea expanded into a novel, or given a few more stories to flesh it out a bit.
“We Burgled It, We Sure Did” by Mickey Zucker Reichart: Leprechauns! This is a story about what happens when people believe a little too much in some of the old tales. Following the Leprechauns’ speech pattern is a little mind-bending, but the resolution to their problem makes a whole lot more sense than you’d believe from the premise alone.
“Disarmed and Dangerous” by Tim Waggoner: This is a short story featuring Waggoner’s zombie PI, Matthew Richter. I love the Matthew Richter books (Nekropolis and Dead Streets, both from Angry Robot Books), but even for someone without prior knowledge, Waggoner sets forth the background details well. Humor, a little bit of horror, and action abound, and it was also nice to see Matthew’s friendship with Papa Chatha deepen.
“‘Twas the Happy Hour After Christmas” by Robert Wenzlaff: Santa walks into Thor’s bar, and the two of them share stories about what it’s like having mythologies that keep changing on a mortal’s whim. Poor Santa is sick of the commercialism of the holiday ruining his life and just wants a vacation. Meanwhile Thor, who’s had his own share of publicity problems, comes up with a solution. This was a short, amusing, and intriguing piece full of incidents such as what happened to Odin and how he got his eye back.
In the end, the anthology stood out for one reason to me–each story captured some of the magic and uniqueness that can only be found if you live in a city. Amid the constant lights, streams of traffic, and seeming sleeplessness, a city holds a powerful magnetism for ordinary and paranormal folks alike. This collection spotlighted the best of those feelings.… (mehr)