Bad-Ass Faeries [Paperback]

Danielle Ackley-McPhail (Editor), L. Jagi Lamplighter (Editor), Lee C. Hillman (Editor), Jeffrey Lyman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 24, 2007

Clap your hands...Now! Because you'd better believe the world is full of "Bad-Ass Faeries"! Toss out your childhood notions of faeries that are all goodness and light. No golden pixies clothed in gossamer, dancing on the wind, here to make the rainbows shine and the birds sing. These tales are of faeries on the raw edge, battle-worn and in black leather, with a glimmer of darkness in their eyes, if not their very hearts. From the meanest city streets to one dusty, disturbing saloon, on the wing or the back of a Harley, no matter where you look, they are headed your way, trailing attitude, bodies, and a dust devil of magic in their wake. Good or just plain rotten, you'll never look at faeries the same way again.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Nineteen Faery tales which in no way resemble the cute little faeries of our childhood. All of them have a serious twist that I could not help be be fascinated by. A terrific anthology that I am proud to recommend! --Detra Fitch, The Huntress Reviews, 4 1/2 stars

Colorful and original characters set in fun and adventure-filled plots with surprising twists and turns! "Bad-Ass Faeries" delivers top-notch entertainment! --Wendy Webb, author of "Mean Cuisine"

"Bad-Ass Faeries" kicks ass and entertains you completely. This ain't your Mamas bedtime stories--these faeries rock your world! --Bruce Gehweiler, editor of Crypto-Critters

About the Author

Featuring the works of Keith R. A. DeCandido, C.J. Henderson, John Sunseri, Patrick Thomas, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, James Chambers, R. Allen Leider, Elaine Corvidae, Vincent Collins, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Lorne Dixon, Jesse Harris, Donald W. Schank, Jeff Lyman, Chris Pisano, Brian Koscienski, Den C. Wilson, Lee C. Hillman, Adam P. Knave, and Monica Richards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Marietta Publishing; trade paperback edition (May 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892669404
• ISBN-13: 978-1892669407
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,730,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not your average Faerie stories, July 25, 2007

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Bret Jordan (Vidor, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bad-Ass Faeries (Paperback)

This Faerie book isn't your usual batch of `fairy tales'. This anthology is full of hard hitting, hard-core faeries that take no prisoners. None of the faeries in this book are the Disney `Tinkerbell' variation. The book itself if broken into the following five sections: Warrior Faeries, Outlaw Faeries, Wild Faeries, Street Faeries, and Faeries Noir. In this faerie book you will find faeries both noble and foul. There are cyborg faeries, native American faeries, assassin faeries, street smart faeries, and detective faeries. If you like faeries, or just like to read a good story or something a little different, then this book is for you.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth of the Fae..., July 17, 2007

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Rafael Martinez (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bad-Ass Faeries (Paperback)

A very nice collection of Farie Short Stories; trully encompasing not just the Whimsy of Faries, but also the depth of emotion and adventure in what all too often is seen as only children's worlds... These certainly do not stop at that; they take you to where you never thought Faries could go, but should have suspected they did.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as magical as it could have been, August 26, 2009

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M. A. Bechaz "bookaholic" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bad-Ass Faeries (Paperback)

I bought this book because I thought the idea behind it was enchantingly tantalising, and the cover art was appealing.

Then I read it. Oh, dear! Perhaps I should have realised sooner that it was going to be a little sub-par, particularly in the editing department, based on the fact that I could see two errors on the book's cover alone, three if I counted the fact that 'Bad-Ass' is hyphenated on the front cover (an acceptable spelling, though non-conventional) whereas it is spelt as one word (badass) in many places in the text inside the book, which shows grammatical inconsistency. Finding fault with that is up for debate. However, most of the grammatical flaws in the book are beyond debate -- they exist, they're major, and there are LOTS of them. Four people take credit for editing this book, yet quantity does not seem to equate to quality. Almost none of the editing seems to be up to the usual professional standard -- sadly, the spelling and grammar are of about the standard usually only seen in 'vanity published' books, of which this may well be one, if I'm to judge the book by its cover.

Some of the stories were okay. A few were good. Many were dull and flawed and forgettable. A few were spectacularly bad, even laughable. This struck me as an anthology where everyone who contributed a story was included, regardless of how good or bad their stories were, kind of like when a classroom of school kids or a small town community amateur writing group put together a book of short stories.

My compliments go to: the illustrator, for their appealing pictures, and to the authors Keith R.A. DeCandido, Jeff Lyman, and John Sunseri, who rose above the murk and delivered entertaining, relatively well-crafted stories. Special mentions also go to Patrick Thomas, who came up with one of the most original villains I can recall, and to Elaine Corvidae, because although her story was a little flawed and a mite predictable at times, it nonetheless had a sting in its tail, and I was so moved by the poignant ending that I know this is a story I will long remember. I thank these writers, and the illustrator too, for their good works.

Overall, though, I was disappointed by this book. It had so much potential, but most of that ultimately went to waste.