Songs of Love and Death: All Orginal Tales of Star-Crossed Love by Multiple Authors brought together by and including stories by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois 656 pages
When one thinks of star-crossed lovers, Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet come to mnid. These tales are like that story. All about love and possibility then derailed by tragedy. Now, having said that, I don't want to put any potential readers off because these are really well told stories if sad or quizzical, or preternatural and from some of the best writers out there. The tales are a lush mix of the natural and the supernatural, reality based and possibly only in one's mind. The topic s range from best friends who always wonder why they haven't actually hooked up while both know why to a man who mysteriously meets the former girlfriend he had made up when in highschool. There are romps with werewolves and others with vampires, one with a man who's plane was shot down during WWII and survived going through a quirky time with possibly magical folk makes it back home only to be involved in a freak accident, there are historical tales and modern tales and Harry Dresden even makes an appearance. Loads more and all entertaining and well written. I do highly recommend this one, but, I want to say for mature teenages and adults because some of the stories are so haunting they stay with you. Very good book.
- Shirley J.
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