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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Ace Hardcover Catalog: Book Release date: 2007-09-04 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 368 Ean: 9780441015221 Book Isbn: 0441015220  Tip: compare prices with similar books |
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Never-before-published vampire stories by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, and many others. Suspenseful, surprising, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous-these all-new stories will ensure that readers never think of vampires (or birthdays) in quite the same way again. In New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris's "Dracula Night," Sookie Stackhouse is the only human at the annual commemoration of Dracula's birth. But this year, the Prince of Darkness actually shows up-and finds Sookie to be a tasty-looking present. New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's crime-solving wizard Harry Dresden, of the Dresden Files novels, heads to a role-playing party to give his vampire brother a birthday present in "It's My Birthday Too," only to discover there are some bloodthirsty party crashers who don't share their brotherly love. In "Twilight," Cassandra DuCharme, who appeared in New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's Dime Store Magic, knows she has to kill to live as a vampire another year-but finds herself disturbingly disinterested in the hunt. Plus ten more bloody good birthday stories that take the cake. |
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Written on November 6, 2007 Summary: Predominately good Many Bloody Returns is an anthology dealing with vampirism and birthdays. It features some of the better known writers in the genre. I found it to be predominately good. There were a couple of stories that were rather so so. Dracula Night by Charlaine Harris gives us a Sookie Stackhouse story. Sookie and Eric makes for an entertaining story. It was interesting to see another side of Eric. The Mournful Cry of Owls by Christopher Golden was different. I'm not sure how this story really ties into vampires. There was just a minor mention of drinking blood. He has a picturesque way with words however, which I appreciated. I love forests and the woods anyway. I was A Teenage Vampire by Bill Crider was sort of like the B movie the title suggests. A girl turning 18 wants a real vampire at her Halloween party and her brother tries to help her out in exchange for having his homework done for him. The sibling quibbles sound true to life. Twilight by Kelley Armstrong involves Casandra. I was happy to get a little more background on this character. She's appeared in several of Armstrong's books, but she's been a somewhat enigmatic character. This little short story fleshes her out a bit more. I enjoyed it. It's My Birthday, Too by Jim Butcher always entertains. Harry tries to deliver a birthday present to his brother, Thomas. As usual for Harry, all hell breaks loose when he gets there. Butcher consistently delivers an entertaining story. Grave-Robbed by P.N. Elrod involves her vampire character Jack Flemming. I've read a few of the books about him, but when they started going to his maker and the vampire that made her I stopped reading. I enjoyed this story of how Flemming deals with spiritualists in the early part of the last century. The First Day of the Rest of Your Life by Rachel Caine deals with the world of her Morganville vampires. I haven't read anything in this series, so I don't have a lot of background. She hit the right notes though with her rebellious teenage character. I found I'd like to know more of what happens to her. I've read other series by Caine, so I guess it's time to pick up this series as well. The Witch and the Wicked by Jeanne C. Stein is another sort of open ended story. I found I'd like to know where things went after the story ended. A witch caters a birthday party for a vampire. The cake she bakes ends up setting the guest of honor on fire, but is he really dead? Blood Wrapped by Tanya Huff gives us another Tony and Henry story. I enjoyed the Smoke trilogy. Tony and Henry try to find a kidnapped child. The witness implies that it was a monster. Even as they search for the child they discuss what to get Vicki Nelson for her birthday. The Wish by Carolyn Haines was a rather surealist story. I had to check back to refresh my memory of it. It seems to deal with a women's fight with death more than vampirism. Fire and Ice and Linguini for Two by Tate Hallaway seems to be something that follows along with some of her books. I haven't read any of her books yet, so I really didn't have all that much background on the characters. The villian of the story was quite unique though. I like how that was handled. Vampire Hours by Elaine Viets hit the nail on the head with the way older women are treated. I give her kuddos for that. How Stella Got Her Grave Back by Toni L. Kelner followed along the vampire detective sort of theme. The ending was telegraphed way in the beginning, but it was an interesting journey.  Written on October 25, 2007 Summary: Birthdays have never been better! This compilation of stories is amazing! It made me wish that my birthday was in October. In fact, it would make a great birthday gift for anyone who celebrates (or refuses to celebrate!) a birthday. Many Happy Returns! Written on October 20, 2007 Summary: some cool stuff and new authors this was a cool book, some authors i know and some unknown. Nice collection of interesting stories .. some i liked some i did not but hey.. it was fun! That is what it is all about any how.  Written on October 17, 2007 Summary: Okay read I enjoyed most of Many Bloody Returns. This book is a good way to get a feel for many writers without having to buy a book from each author. Written on October 14, 2007 Summary: Vampires, Witches and Birthday Wishes This is an anthology of 13 stories, each containing some sort of supernatural element and birthday theme. Dracula Night by Charlaine Harris The Mournful Cry of Owls by Christopher Golden I Was a Teenage Vampire by Bill Crider Twilight by Kelley Armstrong It's My Birthday, Too by Jim Butcher Grave-Robbed by P.N. Elrod The First Day of the Rest of Your Life by Rachel Caine The Witch and the Wicked by Jeanne C. Stein Blood Wrapped by Tanya Huff The Wish by Carolyn Haines Fire and Ice and Linguini for Two by Tate Hallaway Vampire Hours by Elaine Viets How Stella got her Grave Back by Toni L.P. Kelner I bought this collection of short stories for the tales told by Charlaine Harris and Tate Hallaway as each is part of a their series I read religiously. I had never heard of or read anything by the other 11 authors, but after reading these short stories I will be checking out many of their other books. None of the stories were horrible; in fact almost all were magnificent, leaving only one or two that were just OK. This past week I really didn't have time to read a 'normal' book; this was the perfect book to pick up when I had a few minutes. I found this book wonderfully imaginative and very enjoyable. |
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| Release date | 2007-09-04 | 2008-05-06 | 2008-03-25 | 2007-03-27 | 2005-05-03 | 2002-03-26 |
| Media | Hardcover | Hardcover | Mass Market Paperback | Mass Market Paperback | Mass Market Paperback | Mass Market Paperback |
| Number of pages | 368 | 368 | 352 | 352 | 320 | 291 |
| Ean | 9780441015221 | 9780441015894 | 9780441015818 | 9780441014910 | 9780441012183 | 9780441009237 |
| Book Isbn | 0441015220 | 0441015891 | 0441015816 | 0441014917 | 0441012183 | 0441009239 |
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