Shadowed souls
"In this dark and gritty collection--featuring short stories from Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rob Thurman--nothing is as simple as black and white, light and dark, good and evil ... Unfortunately, that's exactly what makes it so easy to cross the line. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's Cold Case, Molly Carpenter--Harry Dresden's apprentice-turned-Winter Lady--must collect a tribute from a remote Fae colony and discovers that even if you're a good girl, sometimes you have to be bad... New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire's Sleepover finds half-succubus Elsie Harrington kidnapped by a group of desperate teenage boys. Not for anything "weird." They just need her to rescue a little girl from the boogeyman. No biggie. In New York Times bestselling Kevin J. Anderson's Eye of Newt, Zombie P.I. Dan Shamble's latest client is a panicky lizard missing an eye who thinks someone wants him dead. But the truth is that someone only wants him for a very special dinner... And New York Times bestselling author Rob Thurman's infernally heroic Caliban Leandros takes a trip down memory lane as he deals wih some overdue--and nightmarish--vengeance involving some quite nasty Impossible Monsters. ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY: Tanya Huff Kat Richardson Jim C. Hines Anton Strout Lucy A. Snyder Kristine Kathryn Rusch Erik Scott de Bie"--
Harry Dresden's apprentice-turned-Winter Lady, who must collect a tribute from a remote Fae colony.
A half-succubus kidnapped by teenage boys to rescue a little girl from the boogeyman.
A Zombie P.I. whose latest client is a panicky lizard missing an eye.
An infernally heroic character dealing with overdue vengeance involving Impossible Monsters.
This is an anthology of short stories, so it can be read as a standalone. While some stories feature characters from existing series, they are generally self-contained and do not require prior knowledge of those series to be enjoyed.
The anthology includes a story featuring Molly Carpenter, a character from Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. This particular story offers a glimpse into her experiences after the events of a specific Dresden Files novel, providing additional context for fans of that series.