Under Cover of Darkness (Paperback)

by Julie E. Czerneda (Co-editor), Jana Paniccia (Co-editor)

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Product Description
FOURTEEN ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES OF SECRET AGENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE LEFT THEIR MARK ON TIME AND SPACE...

From the true role of the Freemasons to Chronographers who steal pieces of time to an assassin hired by a group that reweaves the threads of history, here are fourteen imaginative tales of time and space and realms beyond our own-all watched over, preserved, or changed by those who work covertly under cover of darkness.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: DAW (February 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756404045
• ISBN-13: 978-0756404048
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #814,060 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Meh, you can pass on this one., February 16, 2009

By	D. Nguyen (Baghdad, Iraq) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like reading these collection of themed-short stories but only a few were any good. It's a good theme but the stories just didn't pan out. Skip this one.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, March 15, 2008

By	Blue Tyson "- http://freesf.blogspot.com" - See all my reviews

Not that impressive an example of one of these anthologies, averaging only 3.19.

A fairly good mixing of science fiction and fantasy, though, and certainly a good number of the stories fall exactly in the purview of the title theme.

Anything with a 'WorldFleet' in it, though, probably does not. :)

Just an average anthology, with some fun stuff from Friesner's joke cult, to Pollotta's completely over the top demon war.

Under Cover Of Darkness : The Scoria - Doranna Durgin
Under Cover Of Darkness : The Gatherer's Guild - Larry Niven
Under Cover Of Darkness : Kyri's Gauntlet - Darwin A. Garrison
Under Cover Of Darkness : Falling Like the Gentle Rain - Nick Pollotta
Under Cover Of Darkness : The Things Everyone Knows - Tanya Huff
Under Cover Of Darkness : The Invisible order - Paul Crilley
Under Cover Of Darkness : Shadow of the Scimitar - Janet Deaver-Pack
Under Cover Of Darkness : The Good Samaritan - Amanda Bloss Maloney
Under Cover Of Darkness : Seeking the Master - Esther M. Friesner
Under Cover Of Darkness : When I Look to the Sky - Russell Davis
Under Cover Of Darkness : The Sundering Star - Janny Wurts
Under Cover Of Darkness : The Exile's Path - Jihane Noskateb
Under Cover Of Darkness : The Dancer At the Red Door - Douglas Smith


Hunter girl help.

3 out of 5


Tax conspiracy.

3.5 out of 5


Hamster space pirate.

3 out of 5


Freemason demon slayer retirement.

3.5 out of 5


Thieving dead justice.

3 out of 5


Time to take.

3 out of 5


Rosicrucians Of Arabia.

3.5 out of 5


Seelie secret defense squad surprise.

4 out of 5


Secret handshake.

3.5 out of 5


Weaving wife kill self-control cull.

3 out of 5


WorldFleet magic research.

3 out of 5


Colony murder.

2.5 out of 5


Immortal song monster slayer Society stay.

3 out of 5




3 out of 5

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE outstanding reason to try a new collection;, April 30, 2007

By	J. Hair "ifu^one" (PA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Tanya Huff has a Terizon short in this book!!!
I love Terizon, Tanya Huff's Arabian-esque thief. This short does not disappoint! Terizon is once again blackmailed by her morals, and the Thieves' Council Three, into a job that no thief should be forced to undertake. Chasing an anti-government conspiracy into the city graveyard, will ghosts spook our brave thief?
Terizon, as all Tanya Huff characters/stories, is smart, funny and completely readable.
Go out of your way to find these hidden Tanya Huff jewels~ They are worth it!