Strange Brew is an urban fantasy short story anthology, edited by P.N. Elrod. It reached the NYTimes extended bestseller list in July 2009.[citation needed]

Strange Brew
First edition
AuthorP.N. Elrod
Cover artistBruce Emmett
GenreUrban fantasy
PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
Publication date
July 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, paperback
Pages372
ISBN978-0-312-38336-7
OCLC294887379
813'.0876608 dc22
LC ClassPS648.O33S77 2009

Stories

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  1. "Seeing Eye", by Patricia Briggs
  2. "Last Call", by Jim Butcher
  3. "Death Warmed Over", by Rachel Caine
  4. "Vegas Odds", by Karen Chance
  5. "Hecate's Golden Eye", by P.N. Elrod
  6. "Bacon", by Charlaine Harris
  7. "Signatures of the Dead", by Faith Hunter
  8. "Ginger: A Nocturne City Story", by Caitlin Kittredge
  9. "Dark Sins", by Jenna Maclaine

Reviews

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Rich Horton, in Fantasy Magazine, says, "Some of these stories seem rushed or rudimentary. Some lean a shade too much on a presumption of familiarity with the novels featuring the stories’ characters." He continues, "But there is a fair amount of enjoyable fiction here as well."[1]

BSCreview reviewer, amberdrake [sic], says, "For the most part, this anthology was highly entertaining", and "definitely worth picking up, especially if you like stories about witches or if some of these authors are your favorites".[2]

Strange Brew won Honorable Mention in the Pearl Award for best anthology, 2009.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Horton, Rich (December 8, 2009). "Strange Brew edited by P. N. Elrod". Fantasy Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
  2. ^ amberdrake (September 14, 2009). "Strange Brew edited by P. N. Elrod review". BSCreview. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  3. ^ "ParaNormal Romance: 2009 Paranormal Excellent Award for Romantic Literature PEARL". Retrieved April 26, 2010.