Street Magicks by Paula Guran

Here's a nice collection of fantasy tales for the connoisseur of magic tales.  They are varied, most of them have a punch of some kind in them, and they aren't boring.

Prime Books and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you).  It has been published, so you can grab a copy now.

I didn't find one story in this collection that disappointed me.  Some weren't my flavor, but they all were written well.

My two favorites were Jim Butcher's Last Call (his stories sound like noir) and Speechless in Seattle by Lisa Silverthorne.  They are not at all alike but they were definitely entertaining reading.

Here's what you get Contents:

• Introduction: "Practices and Paved Paths" by Paula Guran
• "Freewheeling" by Charles de Lint
• "A Year and a Day in Old Theradane" by Scott Lynch
• "Caligo Lane" by Ellen Klages
• "Socks" by Delia Sherman
• "Painted Birds and Shivered Bones" by Kat Howard
• "The Goldfish Pond and Other Stories" by Neil Gaiman
• "One-Eyed Jack and the Suicide King" by Elizabeth Bear
• "Street Worm" by Nisi Shawl
• "A Water Matter" by Jay Lake
• "Last Call" by Jim Butcher
• "Bridle" by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• "The Last Triangle" by Jeffrey Ford
• "Working for the God of the Love of Money" by Kaaron Warren
• "Hello, Moto" by Nnedi Okorafor
• "The Spirit of the Thing: A Nightside Story" by Simon R. Green
• "A Night in Electric Squidland" by Sarah Monette
• "Speechless in Seattle" by Lisa Silverthorne
• "Palimpsest" by Catherynne M. Valente
• "Ash" by John Shirley
• "In Our Block" by R. A. Lafferty

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Contents:

• Introduction: "Practices and Paved Paths" by Paula Guran
• "Freewheeling" by Charles de Lint
• "A Year and a Day in Old Theradane" by Scott Lynch
• "Caligo Lane" by Ellen Klages
• "Socks" by Delia Sherman
• "Painted Birds and Shivered Bones" by Kat Howard
• "The Goldfish Pond and Other Stories" by Neil Gaiman
• "One-Eyed Jack and the Suicide King" by Elizabeth Bear
• "Street Worm" by Nisi Shawl
• "A Water Matter" by Jay Lake
• "Last Call" by Jim Butcher
• "Bridle" by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• "The Last Triangle" by Jeffrey Ford
• "Working for the God of the Love of Money" by Kaaron Warren
• "Hello, Moto" by Nnedi Okorafor
• "The Spirit of the Thing: A Nightside Story" by Simon R. Green
• "A Night in Electric Squidland" by Sarah Monette
• "Speechless in Seattle" by Lisa Silverthorne
• "Palimpsest" by Catherynne M. Valente
• "Ash" by John Shirley
• "In Our Block" by R. A. Lafferty

- See more at: http://www.prime-books.com/shop/print-books/street-magicks-edited-paula-guran/#sthash.Sp0au0z3.dpuf

Contents:

• Introduction: "Practices and Paved Paths" by Paula Guran
• "Freewheeling" by Charles de Lint
• "A Year and a Day in Old Theradane" by Scott Lynch
• "Caligo Lane" by Ellen Klages
• "Socks" by Delia Sherman
• "Painted Birds and Shivered Bones" by Kat Howard
• "The Goldfish Pond and Other Stories" by Neil Gaiman
• "One-Eyed Jack and the Suicide King" by Elizabeth Bear
• "Street Worm" by Nisi Shawl
• "A Water Matter" by Jay Lake
• "Last Call" by Jim Butcher
• "Bridle" by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• "The Last Triangle" by Jeffrey Ford
• "Working for the God of the Love of Money" by Kaaron Warren
• "Hello, Moto" by Nnedi Okorafor
• "The Spirit of the Thing: A Nightside Story" by Simon R. Green
• "A Night in Electric Squidland" by Sarah Monette
• "Speechless in Seattle" by Lisa Silverthorne
• "Palimpsest" by Catherynne M. Valente
• "Ash" by John Shirley
• "In Our Block" by R. A. Lafferty

- See more at: http://www.prime-books.com/shop/print-books/street-magicks-edited-paula-guran/#sthash.Sp0au0z3.dpuf

• Introduction: "Practices and Paved Paths" by Paula Guran
• "Freewheeling" by Charles de Lint
• "A Year and a Day in Old Theradane" by Scott Lynch
• "Caligo Lane" by Ellen Klages
• "Socks" by Delia Sherman
• "Painted Birds and Shivered Bones" by Kat Howard
• "The Goldfish Pond and Other Stories" by Neil Gaiman
• "One-Eyed Jack and the Suicide King" by Elizabeth Bear
• "Street Worm" by Nisi Shawl
• "A Water Matter" by Jay Lake
• "Last Call" by Jim Butcher
• "Bridle" by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• "The Last Triangle" by Jeffrey Ford
• "Working for the God of the Love of Money" by Kaaron Warren
• "Hello, Moto" by Nnedi Okorafor
• "The Spirit of the Thing: A Nightside Story" by Simon R. Green
• "A Night in Electric Squidland" by Sarah Monette
• "Speechless in Seattle" by Lisa Silverthorne
• "Palimpsest" by Catherynne M. Valente
• "Ash" by John Shirley
• "In Our Block" by R. A. Lafferty

With a grouping like that you can tell you'll have a good time when you find time to sit down and read!