Interesting collection, with a little something for everyone. I think my favorite was "Invasive Species." YMMV.Interesting collection, with a little something for everyone. I think my favorite was "Invasive Species." YMMV....more
McCarthy glanced over at Gutter. "Don't look at me," Gutter said. "This is your shit. I'm just here to scare people." "You're doing a great job of thatMcCarthy glanced over at Gutter. "Don't look at me," Gutter said. "This is your shit. I'm just here to scare people." "You're doing a great job of that," Bostwick said, from the head of the table. Gutter bowed his head slightly. "Thank you."...more
She said, "What is wrong?" "Can we not talk about it right now?" "Yes. I love not talking."She said, "What is wrong?" "Can we not talk about it right now?" "Yes. I love not talking."...more
"I was not expecting this house party to involve quite so much premeditated murder," he muttered."I was not expecting this house party to involve quite so much premeditated murder," he muttered....more
"Bloody hell," said Phil. "Did you ever wonder how women aren't running the world?" "Maybe they are and we're too stupid to notice.""Bloody hell," said Phil. "Did you ever wonder how women aren't running the world?" "Maybe they are and we're too stupid to notice."...more
"He's not normally this much of a gobshite." "I am, I just keep it hidden.""He's not normally this much of a gobshite." "I am, I just keep it hidden."...more
It would dawn on Paul later that she didn't have a discernable accent. She spoke in a kind of purring, breathy voice that didn't exist in nature. It fIt would dawn on Paul later that she didn't have a discernable accent. She spoke in a kind of purring, breathy voice that didn't exist in nature. It felt more like a crack team of female scientists had developed it to take advantage of the fact that all men are idiots....more
"OK, great. So you are totally alone," said Dr. Sinha. "I mean, other than this Mickey?" "Yes." "Super." "You're certainly making it feel that way.""OK, great. So you are totally alone," said Dr. Sinha. "I mean, other than this Mickey?" "Yes." "Super." "You're certainly making it feel that way."...more
"So he attacked you with a peacock?" "Drove its beak right into my hand. I was lucky. One of my compatriots took three geese to the head and we had to "So he attacked you with a peacock?" "Drove its beak right into my hand. I was lucky. One of my compatriots took three geese to the head and we had to carry him out on a stretcher."...more
Well, this was something. Linked short story collection about an unnamed British cop operating mostly in 1990s Birmingham, dealing with supernatural mWell, this was something. Linked short story collection about an unnamed British cop operating mostly in 1990s Birmingham, dealing with supernatural menaces that mostly leave a lot of unexplained deaths in their wake as his personal life slowly falls apart. Overall the effect is bleak and intense....more
"It doesn't sound very glamourous, demon hunting," she said. "It's not. I've killed a lot of possessed cows.""It doesn't sound very glamourous, demon hunting," she said. "It's not. I've killed a lot of possessed cows."...more
Istvhan nodded. "The sacred order of this and that and that other thing over there. Usually wolves. Or bears. Sometimes blood." "Blood?" said Stephen. "Istvhan nodded. "The sacred order of this and that and that other thing over there. Usually wolves. Or bears. Sometimes blood." "Blood?" said Stephen. "Look, you can only have so many Sacred Order of the Wolfs in one region or it gets embarrassing. So then you have to be the Sacred Order of the Blood Moon, which still sounds impressive and you can keep all the wolf paraphernalia around and don't have to get new sword hilts and standards and whatnot."...more
Falco frowned deeper this time. He seemed to frown a lot, at least whenever things weren't happening exactly as he wished, and didn't seem used to beiFalco frowned deeper this time. He seemed to frown a lot, at least whenever things weren't happening exactly as he wished, and didn't seem used to being interrupted, either....more
Yeah, that's all it was. I was just starving. So why did I have the horrifying urge to grab a handful of that pink and grey mass and shove it into my mYeah, that's all it was. I was just starving. So why did I have the horrifying urge to grab a handful of that pink and grey mass and shove it into my mouth like movie popcorn?...more
"I thought I asked you to stock the ice cream," he said. "No need," she said. "Yeti is eating it all." He raised his head. "What?" "Maybe not all of it,""I thought I asked you to stock the ice cream," he said. "No need," she said. "Yeti is eating it all." He raised his head. "What?" "Maybe not all of it," she said. "Doesn't seem to like the vanilla."...more
Loading...
