''Strange Brew'' is an

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, edited by P.N. Elrod.

Stories

#"Seeing Eye", by

Patricia Briggs Patricia Briggs (born December 21, 1965) is an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Biography Patricia Briggs was born in 1965 in Butte, Montana, United States. She now resides in Benton ...

#"Last Call", by

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#"Death Warmed Over", by

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#"Vegas Odds", by

Karen Chance Karen Chance is an American novelist. She grew up in Orlando, Florida. She has lived in France, Great Britain, Hong Kong and New Orleans, where she has taught history. She is currently living in Florida. She has been a full time author since 2008. ...

#"Hecate's Golden Eye", by P.N. Elrod #"Bacon", by

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#"Signatures of the Dead", by Faith Hunter #"Ginger: A Nocturne City Story", by

Caitlin Kittredge Caitlin Kittredge (born September 1984) is an American author and comic-book writer of dark fantasy and urban fantasy noir. She is known for her ''Nocturne City'' series of adult novels, and for ''The Iron Codex'', a series of young adult books. ...

#"Dark Sins", by

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Reviews

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." '' BSCreview'' reviewer, amberdrake ic 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". ''Strange Brew'' won Honorable Mention in the

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for best anthology, 2009.

References

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