About this title: This collection of science fiction and fantasy tales includes "Moontide" by Mercedes Lackey, "The Heart of the Moon" by Tanith Lee, and "Banshee Cries" by C.E. Murphy.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Luna
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780373803026ISBN:0373803028
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Description: Used-Very Good. No Jacket. Corner Wear; Clean Pages; Edge Wear; book has minor shelf wear; Tight spine uncreased; Very good condition. Reliable customer service and no-hassle return policy. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Luna Books
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780373803026ISBN:0373803028
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Luna
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780373802395ISBN:0373802390
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Luna, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780373802395ISBN:0373802390
Description: Fine. No Jacket. 8 " NOT a remainder or an ex library book. Clean interior pages. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Luna Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780373802395ISBN:0373802390
Description: Very Good. Page edges lightly toned, no shelf wear. "Mercedes Lackey "She'll keep you up long past your bedtime. "--New York Times bestselling author Stephen King In an isolated land where the lure of the "Moontide" leads to shipwrecks, a woman is torn between obeying her father or her king. When she chooses to follow a Fool, she discovers magic she'd never expected...at a price that might be too high...Tanith Lee "Few writers today can match the sheer beauty and inventiveness of Tanith Lee's ... read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: LUNA
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780373803026ISBN:0373803028
Description: New. This collection of science fiction and fantasy tales includes "Moontide" by Mercedes Lackey, "The Heart of the Moon" by Tanith Lee, and "Banshee Cries" by C.E. Murphy. read more
"This book consists of three novellas by three different authors, Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, and C E Murphy. None of the three really spoke to me in the way I was hoping for.
Lackey had been one of my favorite authors as an adolescent and I was looking forward to a little bit of guilty pleasure, escapist reading. Unfortunately the characters didn't feel well drawn out enough for me and too much happened for it to be a satisfyingly described novella. It is true that by the end of the story I wanted to spend more time with the characters, but I feel that that was more because I was left not having been given enough rather than because I simply wanted more.
Lee's story was my favorite of the three, but I felt this was one of the less strong stories of hers that I have read. The premise was interesting and the dream-like quality of Lee's writing was heightened by the subject of being drawn into an actual dream world. Again it was the characters that I had a problem with. Lee's character descriptions are often terse, but here I never felt a strong connection to her creations. This very much acted to the detriment of the story as I couldn't really bring myself to care overly much what happened to them.
Murphy's story was my least favorite. Again I felt the lack of enough space to fully develop the character in a way I could connect with. What's more, in this story Murphy was brining back a character I gather she has written about extensively elsewhere. Overall, Murphy did a passable job of brining in a virgin reader to the world, but still I felt a little like I was at a party where everyone keeps brining up in-jokes.
Perhaps the overall message of this book for me was that I dislike novellas, but as I am certainly a fan of the short story genre, it's hard for me to believe that there isn't a way of setting up a novella that leaves me more satisfied than any of this series of three did."
"Being a fan of Murphy's Walker Papers series, I've suffered from grave confusion throughout the last two books, thinking: What battle with a banshee? When did Billy almost die? WHAT is the deal with Joanne's mom? What in the middle realms is this lady talking about?
Some digging uncovered the novella "Banshee Cries" which Murphy labels Walker Papers 1.5. (Don't you hate it when authors make shorts required reading?)
This was a worthwhile addition to the series, exploring the reasons behind her mother's abandonment and also the timing of her death. It highlights the Gaelic side of Joanne's shamanism.
The novella is fast-paced with the right amount of humor, just like the other Walker Papers.
There's always one area where I feel this series is lacking though: the development of the villain. I know these creatures are things of myth and magic, but I wish they felt more real and tangible, less spectral. They are, after all, affecting real terror on the world.."
"Of the three stories in this book, I enjoyed the first and last one the most. The middle story was good, but it wasn't what I was expecting, maybe? I also enjoyed that the third story did not feel the need to pair up its main character."
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