Edge of Night
A Collection of Short Stories
Ann Gimpel
Dream Shadow Press
60K words
Release Date: 12/16
Genre: Paranormal and Horror with a splash of romance and scifi
My Review
This collection has one heck of a synopsis so I don’t really need to tell you much myself.
I did have quite the thrill reading these short bites. Not one to play favorites, I’ll say that some got me more than others but not one of these left me flat. Lots of darkness prowls these pages, and I zipped from one to the next, with nary a pause in between.
The author built lots of atmosphere with these. It felt like I was sitting around a campfire and everyone was sharing their own tale. I like how well that worked. Some were just a bit eerie, but some were downright creepy.
You can find many of these characters and their stories again as they also have full length stories. The author shares which books feature them and I plan to check them out.
Whether it’s otherworldly beings, the elements, or perhaps the genres, there’s something for everyone.
4 Stars
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Synopsis
Here’s a roadmap to Edge of Night. Welcome to an eclectic collection of nine short stories.
You’ve done time at the edge of night. Nail-biting, stomach-churning time filled with hissing snarls, menacing growls, the whoosh of unnatural wings, and the flash of hellfire. Time that lasts forever, but is over within seconds because time becomes unpredictable in places like that. You don’t want to stay, but it’s too fascinating—in a grisly, macabre, toe-curling kind of way—to turn your back on.
You recognize it, though. The place just at the threshold of darkness where it’s not quite safe anymore. Evil broke its bounds at the edge of night, or maybe it always ran free and we’ve been deluding ourselves all along.
Join me for nine supernatural tales. Monsters, demons, gods—fallen and otherwise—ghosts, aliens. A touch of science fiction. More than a splash of romance. From magical lands to a chilling glance into the past, Edge of Night has something to tempt everyone. Everyone who craves danger, that is. It takes guts to read the stuff woven into nightmares.
It’s a tough job, but you’re up to it.
Welcome to my world. A world where magic holds court and the dude next door just might be a demon. Or a shifter. Or an alien.
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About Author Ann Gimpel
Ann Gimpel is a USA Today bestselling author. A lifelong aficionado of the unusual, she began writing speculative fiction a few years ago. Since then her short fiction has appeared in a number of webzines and anthologies. Her longer books run the gamut from urban fantasy to paranormal romance. Once upon a time, she nurtured clients. Now she nurtures dark, gritty fantasy stories that push hard against reality. When she’s not writing, she’s in the backcountry getting down and dirty with her camera. She’s published over 45 books to date, with several more planned for 2017 and beyond. A husband, grown children, grandchildren, and wolf hybrids round out her family.
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Just looking at the cover makes me want to read it.
sherry @ fundinmental
Me too, Sherry.
It is a good one:)
The cover is so cool but I just don’t like short story collections…bummer.
Many of these are now full length novels in a series, Stormi. You know me, I like the short ones:) LOL
I like atmospheric reads but I have a hard time reading collections on my Kindle so I’ll have to give some thought to purchasing it. It sounds really good though and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
It was fast reading. I really enjoyed how it was presented.
I’m a sucker atmospheric books! when well done the right atmosphere can be very creepy without anything happening yet! and then if you add those supernatural characters BINGO!
These were short ones but some sure had atmosphere.