An excellent collection of stories from the master Kevin J. Anderson. I've always enjoyed his Star Wars stories, so it was nice to read some of his other works in this collection. Each one was enjoyable.

I don't know if I would call these stories horror. Dark? Yes. However, it is one of those books that is full of dark humor, so it eliminates any presence of terror. I devoured these short stories, and I don't like scary stories. It is one for the bookshelves.
5/5 stars.
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I think the fact that it took me nearly 2 months to get through this collection says a lot. It isn't a bad collection at all, but it felt about twice as long as it needed to be. I started out really enjoying the stories, particularly the ones set in Tucker's Grove, but after the first handful, they really started to blend together. There are two zombie stories near the beginning that are only a story or two apart; the two stories are so similar that they could have been companion pieces, it's basically the same story in a different setting.

That said, there are some fun stories in this collection. The author clearly leans more towards horror humour rather than straight horror, and some of the stories are hilarious. I enjoyed the Dan Shambles one, and there were a couple short, punchy stories as well.

I enjoyed the author's writing a lot, and I'm not opposed to reading more of his work, but this collection wasn't a favorite for me. If it had been shorter and maybe did away with a few of the too-similar stories, it would have been a much stronger collection.