Now I Lay Me Down To Reap [Kindle Edition]

Ryan C. Anderson (Author), Lori Michelle (Author), Bill Read (Author), Sergio Palumbo (Author), J. Marie Ravenshaw (Author), Jeffery X Martin (Author), Aspen deLainey (Author), Christian A. Larsen (Author), John H. Dromey (Author), Adrian Tchaikovsky (Author)

Book Description

The eighth commandment; thou shalt not steal.
But everyone covets something that isn't theirs...

Wander down the darker paths of the minds of twelve brilliantly talented authors as they conjure stories of retribution, deceit and betrayal.

Would you chance your family’s fate to the gods in return for a favor? Are the finer things in life worth having once you know the cost someone else had to pay for you to indulge in them? Would you give up your most addictive passion so that others might reap the benefits, regardless of the reward? Or perhaps, the chance at a fresh start and a new life appeals to you? Are you prepared to reap what you have sown?

Within this collection, you’ll find tales all too believable and beyond your oddest imaginings. But there is one thing you will not find… In this anthology, there are no happy endings.

Product Details

• File Size: 378 KB
• Print Length: 302 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Sirens Call Publications (August 18, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B008ZKA41M
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,455 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars "Fugue State" a great start to this book! October 18, 2012

By A.P.

Format:Paperback

So far I have only read the short story "Fugue State" by Christian Larsen. I was immediately drawn in by his vivid imagery and smooth prose. The story itself is wonderful and begs you to know more. The writing is very clear and descriptive without telling you too much so you can discover it on your own. If the rest of the book is as good as this I can't wait to read it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Stories that will have you asking, Why? How? and going WOW! October 24, 2012

By Knightmst

Format:Kindle Edition

Originally this saying was used for farmers and the importance of using good seed and taking care of your crops. Be a good farmer to the land, and the crops, and they will return a bounty to you. It's now used more to tell of the importance of being a good person, and to do good deeds. If you do not then the circumstances of those poor deeds can be dire. The saying I'm referring to is, "You reap what you sow."

Siren's Call Publications to the writings of twelve great authors and gave them the opportunity to write stories showing what would happen if you "sowed bad seeds." The anthology is aptly titled, Now I Lay Me Down to Reap, and tells the stories of hapless individuals who find out those actions have consequences.

The stories found within the anthology cover several different topics, but all have a dark side to them. Some of the stories have creatures you would not think to find within these pages, like unicorns, angels and fairies. There are other stories involving writers, farmers, a grim reaper and grave robbers.

What makes this anthology unique is just that most of the stories deal with a moral dilemma. They will make the reader question what is happening and why. Do you believe the acts of those involved in each story deserve the outcome that meets them by the end? Some of the stories may deal with fantastic creatures that have not been used in such away in the past. They are there to make you question not only what you are reading, but what you know of those creatures.

The stories will make a reader want more, and in some cases could bring up questions of your own morality. Why did it have to end that way? What did they do to deserve that fate? What possessed the writer to come up with this tale?

The last question is one I often found myself asking. This is because the stories had a twist or made me think outside of my normal comfort zone of thinking. We get used to reading, watching, things and expecting a plot to follow a predictable formula. In some of the stories found in, Now I Lay Me Down to Reap, those formulas are totally switched around.

This anthology at times left me just a bit uncomfortable by the way things were turned around. It is rare that you are able to find a book that has a story, plot that can do this to you. The fact this was done by several of the stories in the anthology just shows that the authors Siren's Call pulled together for this anthology knew what they were doing.

2 of 25 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not EAT this book! August 23, 2012

By Stuart Fesh

Format:Kindle Edition

While I didn't read this book, I did eat a hard copy of it. It tasted similar to my grandmother's dentures. I would not recommend eating this book.