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Jane Yellowrock #0.2, 0.4-0.7, 3.2
Cat o' Nine Tales
13 hrs 27 mins
For the first time - in one Audible-exclusive collection - it's 13 stories of Jane Yellowrock, the shape-shifting skinwalker and vampire hunter for hire whose business card reads, "Have Stakes - Will Travel". Jane carries inside her the soul of her Beast, the mountain lion's soul which merged with hers when she accidently performed black magic as a child. Now, she and her Beast stalk the dark streets of New Orleans, bringing rogue vampires true death.
In Cat o' Nine Tales, you'll discover how Jane turned into a big cat for the first time; how she and Molly became friends; how Rick LaFleur got his tattoos. You'll go along on some of Jane's early vamp hunts. You'll even hear two short tales through Bruiser's eyes.
The stories included in Cat o' Nine Tales are:
"WeSa and the Lumber King"
"The Early Years"
"Cat Tats"
"Kits"
"Haints"
"Signatures of the Dead"
"First Sight"
"Blood, Fangs and Going Furry"
"Dance Master"
"Cajun With Fangs"
"Golden Delicious"
"Beneath a Bloody Moon"
"Black Water"
Once you experience these stories set in the fantastic world of this New York Times best-selling series, you'll surely agree with Kim Harrison that Jane Yellowrock is "smart, sexy and ruthless".
For the first time - in one Audible-exclusive collection - it's 13 stories of Jane Yellowrock, the shape-shifting skinwalker and vampire hunter for hire whose business card reads, "Have Stakes - Will Travel". Jane carries inside her the soul of her Beast, the mountain lion's soul which merged with hers when she accidently performed black magic as a child. Now, she and her Beast stalk the dark streets of New Orleans, bringing rogue vampires true death.
In Cat o' Nine Tales, you'll discover how Jane turned into a big cat for the first time; how she and Molly became friends; how Rick LaFleur got his tattoos. You'll go along on some of Jane's early vamp hunts. You'll even hear two short tales through Bruiser's eyes.
The stories included in Cat o' Nine Tales are:
"WeSa and the Lumber King"
"The Early Years"
"Cat Tats"
"Kits"
"Haints"
"Signatures of the Dead"
"First Sight"
"Blood, Fangs and Going Furry"
"Dance Master"
"Cajun With Fangs"
"Golden Delicious"
"Beneath a Bloody Moon"
"Black Water"
Once you experience these stories set in the fantastic world of this New York Times best-selling series, you'll surely agree with Kim Harrison that Jane Yellowrock is "smart, sexy and ruthless".
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First published December 10, 2013
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Faith Hunter
93 books5,723 followersFaith Hunter's Junkyard Cats novella series is available in Audible, eBook, and "ridiculously expensive" (her words) trade paperback books at this time.
Faith's Jane Yellowrock series is a dark urban fantasy. Jane is a full blooded Cherokee skinwalker and hunter of rogue-vampires in a world of weres, witches, vampires, and other supernats. 15 books and several compilations of shorts
The Soulwood series is a dark-urban fantasy / paranormal police procedural /para-thriller series featuring Nell Nicholson Ingram, an earth magic user and Special gent of PsyLED. 6 books
Her Rogue Mage novels—Bloodring, Seraphs, Host, and the RPG Rogue Mage—feature Thorn St. Croix, a stone mage in a post-apocalyptic alternate reality.
Faith is a full time writer who finally hired a housekeeper when the dust bunnies multiplied, She bakes homemade bread and loves to cook.
Faith researches in great detail, and tries most everything her characters do. Research led to her life’s passions – jewelry making, orchids, Japanese maples, bones, travel, white-water kayaking, and writing.
Faith loves orchids. Her favorite time of year is when several are blooming. Pictures can be seen at her FaceBook page. And yes, she collects bones and skulls. She has a fox, cat, dog, cow skull, goat, a boar skull, a deer skull, (that is, unfortunately, falling apart) and the jawbone of an ass. Her prize skull is a mountain lion (legally purchased from a US tannery) hit by a car in the wild.
Her latest love is Japanese maples, and she has managed to collect over thirty.
She and her husband RV, traveling to whitewater rivers to kayak all over the Southeast. Whitewater Kayaking is her very favorite sport, discovered when she was researching her (Gwen Hunter) mystery book, Rapid Descent. She took a lesson and—after a bout of panic attacks from fear of being upside down trapped in a boat—discovered she loved the sport.
Under other pen names, notably, Gwen Hunter, she writes action adventure, mysteries, and thrillers. As Gwen, she is a winner of the WH Smith Literary Award for Fresh Talent in 1995 in the UK, and won a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award in 2008. As Faith, her books have been on the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller lists, been nominated for various awards and won an Audie Award with Khristine Hvam, among other awards. Under all her pen names, she has more than 40 books, anthologies, and complications in print in 30 countries.
For more, including a list of her books, see www.faithhunter.net , www.gwenhunter.com . To keep up with her daily, join her fan pages at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/official.fait... and see her website blog at
www.faithhunter.net
Faith's Jane Yellowrock series is a dark urban fantasy. Jane is a full blooded Cherokee skinwalker and hunter of rogue-vampires in a world of weres, witches, vampires, and other supernats. 15 books and several compilations of shorts
The Soulwood series is a dark-urban fantasy / paranormal police procedural /para-thriller series featuring Nell Nicholson Ingram, an earth magic user and Special gent of PsyLED. 6 books
Her Rogue Mage novels—Bloodring, Seraphs, Host, and the RPG Rogue Mage—feature Thorn St. Croix, a stone mage in a post-apocalyptic alternate reality.
Faith is a full time writer who finally hired a housekeeper when the dust bunnies multiplied, She bakes homemade bread and loves to cook.
Faith researches in great detail, and tries most everything her characters do. Research led to her life’s passions – jewelry making, orchids, Japanese maples, bones, travel, white-water kayaking, and writing.
Faith loves orchids. Her favorite time of year is when several are blooming. Pictures can be seen at her FaceBook page. And yes, she collects bones and skulls. She has a fox, cat, dog, cow skull, goat, a boar skull, a deer skull, (that is, unfortunately, falling apart) and the jawbone of an ass. Her prize skull is a mountain lion (legally purchased from a US tannery) hit by a car in the wild.
Her latest love is Japanese maples, and she has managed to collect over thirty.
She and her husband RV, traveling to whitewater rivers to kayak all over the Southeast. Whitewater Kayaking is her very favorite sport, discovered when she was researching her (Gwen Hunter) mystery book, Rapid Descent. She took a lesson and—after a bout of panic attacks from fear of being upside down trapped in a boat—discovered she loved the sport.
Under other pen names, notably, Gwen Hunter, she writes action adventure, mysteries, and thrillers. As Gwen, she is a winner of the WH Smith Literary Award for Fresh Talent in 1995 in the UK, and won a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award in 2008. As Faith, her books have been on the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller lists, been nominated for various awards and won an Audie Award with Khristine Hvam, among other awards. Under all her pen names, she has more than 40 books, anthologies, and complications in print in 30 countries.
For more, including a list of her books, see www.faithhunter.net , www.gwenhunter.com . To keep up with her daily, join her fan pages at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/official.fait... and see her website blog at
www.faithhunter.net
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April 11, 2016
Finally finished this collection of short stories. I started reading this after book 3 (making several of the stories additional background information) and continued to progress in chronological order.
Some of my favorite stories were those of Jane's early relationship with Molly, and I think this was because I had already seen Jane and Molly at work and it was neat to go back and see, after the fact, how they came to be so close.
All the stories are entertaining, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend them to a non-fan of the series. Some notes on each story follows:
Spoiler Notice: This collection contains short stories that take place within the chronology of the novels and some of my comments may spoil the novel taking place before the short. I've labeled each story with it's place in the series, so you can easily avoid those that are further into the chronology than you've read.
WeSa and the Lumber King (0.1) is told from Beast's PoV and takes place right before "the hunger times" that begin as loggers invade the forest where Beast lives.
The Early Years (0.2) is the story of the day Jane turns 18 and leaves the orphanage, she finds the place in the mountains she came from and shifts to Beast for the first time since she was found.
Cat Tats (0.3) is Rick's story of how he got his tattoos. I've only read up to Mercy Blade so far, so I'm really curious to see how the tarot reading that decides Rick's tattoos figures in to the rest of the story.
Kits (0.4) is my favorite thus far and is the story of how Jane and Molly became friends. I don't want to give too much away, but it's absolutely adorable.
Haints (0.5) is a short about an exorcism Molly undertakes with the help of Jane and Evan. Nothing super special, but it's a fun look into Jane's early relationship with Molly.
Signatures of the Dead (0.6) is another short told from Molly's perspective about her and Jane hunting a family of rogue-vampires. This takes place shortly before Skinwalker and the story had been mentioned in the novels, so it was good backstory filler.
First Sight (1.5) is Bruiser's first meeting with Jane. This happens in Skinwalker, but here it is told from Bruiser's PoV. Fun for fans, but nothing special.
Blood, Fangs and Going Furry (3.2) takes place between Mercy Blade (Book 3) and Raven Cursed (Book 4). It's told from Rick's PoV and chronicles his first Full Moon as a were-leopard. It fleshes out some of the back story relevant to Rick and Kemnebi's situation at the start of Raven Cursed.
Dance Master (3.3) also takes place between books 3 and 4. Told from Bruiser's PoV, this is a very short scene where he calls Jane in to investigate something and they end up dancing. Could be a pivotal moment in their overall story, but didn't really have any bearing on book 4.
Cajun with Fangs (4.1) takes place on Jane's return trip from Ashville, NC (where she was in Book 4). She stops for repairs in a small town and is drawn into a conflict between the local witches and vampires. A bit of Romeo and Juliet is thrown into the mix here.
Golden Delicious (4.2) focuses on Rick, Brute and Pea as they train to become an official PsyLED team. Introduces Soul, Rick's PsyLED overseer. A nice intro to Rick and his team, but nothing super exciting here.
Beneath a Bloody Moon (6.2) gives Yellowrock Securities a gig hunting werewolves who are killing in a town nearby. I loved this story just for the growing relationship between Jane, Eli and Alex. But thought it was a little dramatic in the sense that Jane is a little impulsive and idiotic in this story, she came too close to dying too many times in the span of a few hour story.
Black Water (6.3) takes Jane, solo, back to the place where she hunted weres in Beneath a Bloody Moon, only this time she's hunting an escaped prisoner. We get to know more about Sarge (introduced in BaBM) and meet his wife Christabel, who I do hope to see again. This story and BaBM put some ideas of other supernatural creatures out there, so they definitely peaked my interest for future novels and what other supernats we might encounter.
Some of my favorite stories were those of Jane's early relationship with Molly, and I think this was because I had already seen Jane and Molly at work and it was neat to go back and see, after the fact, how they came to be so close.
All the stories are entertaining, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend them to a non-fan of the series. Some notes on each story follows:
Spoiler Notice: This collection contains short stories that take place within the chronology of the novels and some of my comments may spoil the novel taking place before the short. I've labeled each story with it's place in the series, so you can easily avoid those that are further into the chronology than you've read.
WeSa and the Lumber King (0.1) is told from Beast's PoV and takes place right before "the hunger times" that begin as loggers invade the forest where Beast lives.
The Early Years (0.2) is the story of the day Jane turns 18 and leaves the orphanage, she finds the place in the mountains she came from and shifts to Beast for the first time since she was found.
Cat Tats (0.3) is Rick's story of how he got his tattoos. I've only read up to Mercy Blade so far, so I'm really curious to see how the tarot reading that decides Rick's tattoos figures in to the rest of the story.
Kits (0.4) is my favorite thus far and is the story of how Jane and Molly became friends. I don't want to give too much away, but it's absolutely adorable.
Haints (0.5) is a short about an exorcism Molly undertakes with the help of Jane and Evan. Nothing super special, but it's a fun look into Jane's early relationship with Molly.
Signatures of the Dead (0.6) is another short told from Molly's perspective about her and Jane hunting a family of rogue-vampires. This takes place shortly before Skinwalker and the story had been mentioned in the novels, so it was good backstory filler.
First Sight (1.5) is Bruiser's first meeting with Jane. This happens in Skinwalker, but here it is told from Bruiser's PoV. Fun for fans, but nothing special.
Blood, Fangs and Going Furry (3.2) takes place between Mercy Blade (Book 3) and Raven Cursed (Book 4). It's told from Rick's PoV and chronicles his first Full Moon as a were-leopard. It fleshes out some of the back story relevant to Rick and Kemnebi's situation at the start of Raven Cursed.
Dance Master (3.3) also takes place between books 3 and 4. Told from Bruiser's PoV, this is a very short scene where he calls Jane in to investigate something and they end up dancing. Could be a pivotal moment in their overall story, but didn't really have any bearing on book 4.
Cajun with Fangs (4.1) takes place on Jane's return trip from Ashville, NC (where she was in Book 4). She stops for repairs in a small town and is drawn into a conflict between the local witches and vampires. A bit of Romeo and Juliet is thrown into the mix here.
Golden Delicious (4.2) focuses on Rick, Brute and Pea as they train to become an official PsyLED team. Introduces Soul, Rick's PsyLED overseer. A nice intro to Rick and his team, but nothing super exciting here.
Beneath a Bloody Moon (6.2) gives Yellowrock Securities a gig hunting werewolves who are killing in a town nearby. I loved this story just for the growing relationship between Jane, Eli and Alex. But thought it was a little dramatic in the sense that Jane is a little impulsive and idiotic in this story, she came too close to dying too many times in the span of a few hour story.
Black Water (6.3) takes Jane, solo, back to the place where she hunted weres in Beneath a Bloody Moon, only this time she's hunting an escaped prisoner. We get to know more about Sarge (introduced in BaBM) and meet his wife Christabel, who I do hope to see again. This story and BaBM put some ideas of other supernatural creatures out there, so they definitely peaked my interest for future novels and what other supernats we might encounter.
December 13, 2013
Cat o' Nine Tales is an anthology of short stories and vignettes from the Jane Yellowrock world. Many of the episodes from Jane's life which are hinted at in the full length novels are explained and some of Jane's friends get to stand in the spotlight for a while.
The stories can be bought individually for a couple of dollars each, or if you want them all in one neat package this is the way to go. It's definitely worthwhile for fans of Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock books.
The stories can be bought individually for a couple of dollars each, or if you want them all in one neat package this is the way to go. It's definitely worthwhile for fans of Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock books.
February 11, 2016
Review for audiobook ~ 4 stars stories ♫ 4 stars narration. This collection of short stories was awesome in that it was great to get the backstory of quite a few events. I enjoyed listening to this very much and look forward to the next in the series.
I enjoyed the narration very much as well. She does a great job.... my favorite voice is Beast.
I enjoyed the narration very much as well. She does a great job.... my favorite voice is Beast.
January 3, 2019
I’m kind of sad that I have now read all the Jane Yellowrock series and now finished these stories. It was great in audio because the narrator is really excellent. A lot of information about events between the main books.
January 25, 2021
I had actually never planned to listen to these short stories.
But then again, I'm a stubborn gal, and I'd gotten to love this series so much I felt I should at least give them a shot. So I bought this book, the collection of most of the short stories in the Jane Yellowrock-series by Faith Hunter.
As always, the narrator does a great job of giving each and every one of the characters an individual voice. Also, in this collection, there are some different POV's, and she even managed to give the ones from other POV's than we are used to, a different feel.
I enjoyed most of the novellas.
They have an easy language and a good flow.
I would say I enjoyed them as much because I know the characters from before hand, but some of them would easily have stood on their own.
"WeSa and the Lumberking"
This really short novella is told from Beasts POV, before the hunger times, and while she was alpha. It tells of her hunting, and how the hunger times came to be.
I strongly enjoyed it
5/5
"First Sight"
The first meeting between Bruiser and Jane told from his POV. Interesting, but not all that much fun or anything special
3/5
"The Early Years"
I'm both dissapointed and glad for this story. It's about Jane as she leaved the childrens home, going to the rock with the gold, and her ''first'' change.
I've always wanted to know where the name Yellowrock came from, and we get that answered here, other than that, I wish we'd gotten to see some other part of her late teen life, as we already knew about this from the books.
3/5
"Dance Master"
Another story from Bruisers POV, and again it's filled with sexuality and hormones.
Not that I really mind, one of the things I enjoy with NA paranormal books (or urban fantasy) is the sexuality and how natural it often is.
But this novella was all about it, and I have to admit a novella just about that, doesn't interest me much.
3/5
''Kits''
Yes! Molly is in this one!
This is the story of how Angie-baby got her powers, and how the friendship between Jane and Molly took form.
I liked this one, but I like everything with the witches. But it was a good story. Both with character growth, story, and with action.
5/5
"Blood, Fangs and Going Fury"
I'm not the biggest fan of Rick, never really liked him at all - and have to say I'm glad things went as they did between him and Jane - but I did like this novella, seeing what happened to him, and how he ended up with Nebi.
4/5
(wow, writing this one without spoilers to the other books was hard, and I still didn't manage)
"Cat Tats"
So I did enjoy this novella. It was a bit long, but it had witch magic in it, and that saved it! It also answered a few questions, and had a bit of action.
I've never really liked Rick, but this novella kind of painted him in a new light for me. Maybe... ish
3/5
"Haints"
I've been wondering about this one, seeing as I didn't know what ''haints'' mean - although I had my thoughts. It was an interesting story. I loved that we got it from Molly's POV, and that it had so much magic. I also liked the whole idea with the curse!
4/5
"Signatures of the Dead"
I'm glad we got to read this short story, as it is one of the moments most mentioned in the main story. This is the story about the rogue vamp-family that made Jane famous as a vampire killer.
Also, we got to see it from Molly's POV.
4/5
"Cajun With Fangs''
Also one I'm glad I got to hear, 'cause it is mentioned in another story in the future - but I'm not sure if it is in the books, or another short story.
A little fluff piece of diplomacy, stupidity, and how communication can go a long way.
4/5
"Golden Delicious"
So I'm not a big fan of Rick, never liked him, but after the novella ''Cat Tats'', I've gotten a bit more tolerant of him. So I'm glad I'd listened to that one, before listening to this.
It's another one from Rick's POV, of his time in training with his new unit.
I liked it. A good mix of relationships, character growth and action.
4/5
''Beneath A Bloody Moon''
I was a bit uncertain about this novella when I started it, about where in the series it would be. I soon got it though, and enjoyed it!
A good mix of character growth, world-building and action!
Long though
4/5
"Black Water"
One of the things I love with Faith Hunter's writing, is how things happening in one book, affecting the story in a later one.
This entier novella was a resault of the pervious novella.
I liked this one. It was a bit disturbing, the plot, but I liked it, and I liked how it ended.
5/5
But then again, I'm a stubborn gal, and I'd gotten to love this series so much I felt I should at least give them a shot. So I bought this book, the collection of most of the short stories in the Jane Yellowrock-series by Faith Hunter.
As always, the narrator does a great job of giving each and every one of the characters an individual voice. Also, in this collection, there are some different POV's, and she even managed to give the ones from other POV's than we are used to, a different feel.
I enjoyed most of the novellas.
They have an easy language and a good flow.
I would say I enjoyed them as much because I know the characters from before hand, but some of them would easily have stood on their own.
"WeSa and the Lumberking"
This really short novella is told from Beasts POV, before the hunger times, and while she was alpha. It tells of her hunting, and how the hunger times came to be.
I strongly enjoyed it
5/5
"First Sight"
The first meeting between Bruiser and Jane told from his POV. Interesting, but not all that much fun or anything special
3/5
"The Early Years"
I'm both dissapointed and glad for this story. It's about Jane as she leaved the childrens home, going to the rock with the gold, and her ''first'' change.
I've always wanted to know where the name Yellowrock came from, and we get that answered here, other than that, I wish we'd gotten to see some other part of her late teen life, as we already knew about this from the books.
3/5
"Dance Master"
Another story from Bruisers POV, and again it's filled with sexuality and hormones.
Not that I really mind, one of the things I enjoy with NA paranormal books (or urban fantasy) is the sexuality and how natural it often is.
But this novella was all about it, and I have to admit a novella just about that, doesn't interest me much.
3/5
''Kits''
Yes! Molly is in this one!
This is the story of how Angie-baby got her powers, and how the friendship between Jane and Molly took form.
I liked this one, but I like everything with the witches. But it was a good story. Both with character growth, story, and with action.
5/5
"Blood, Fangs and Going Fury"
I'm not the biggest fan of Rick, never really liked him at all - and have to say I'm glad things went as they did between him and Jane - but I did like this novella, seeing what happened to him, and how he ended up with Nebi.
4/5
(wow, writing this one without spoilers to the other books was hard, and I still didn't manage)
"Cat Tats"
So I did enjoy this novella. It was a bit long, but it had witch magic in it, and that saved it! It also answered a few questions, and had a bit of action.
I've never really liked Rick, but this novella kind of painted him in a new light for me. Maybe... ish
3/5
"Haints"
I've been wondering about this one, seeing as I didn't know what ''haints'' mean - although I had my thoughts. It was an interesting story. I loved that we got it from Molly's POV, and that it had so much magic. I also liked the whole idea with the curse!
4/5
"Signatures of the Dead"
I'm glad we got to read this short story, as it is one of the moments most mentioned in the main story. This is the story about the rogue vamp-family that made Jane famous as a vampire killer.
Also, we got to see it from Molly's POV.
4/5
"Cajun With Fangs''
Also one I'm glad I got to hear, 'cause it is mentioned in another story in the future - but I'm not sure if it is in the books, or another short story.
A little fluff piece of diplomacy, stupidity, and how communication can go a long way.
4/5
"Golden Delicious"
So I'm not a big fan of Rick, never liked him, but after the novella ''Cat Tats'', I've gotten a bit more tolerant of him. So I'm glad I'd listened to that one, before listening to this.
It's another one from Rick's POV, of his time in training with his new unit.
I liked it. A good mix of relationships, character growth and action.
4/5
''Beneath A Bloody Moon''
I was a bit uncertain about this novella when I started it, about where in the series it would be. I soon got it though, and enjoyed it!
A good mix of character growth, world-building and action!
Long though
4/5
"Black Water"
One of the things I love with Faith Hunter's writing, is how things happening in one book, affecting the story in a later one.
This entier novella was a resault of the pervious novella.
I liked this one. It was a bit disturbing, the plot, but I liked it, and I liked how it ended.
5/5
February 14, 2017
Wowed. I loved this book. Clearly I am missing my fix of ms hunters writings as I have now caught up with the series and am having a hard time waiting for the next one. The narrator does such an excellent job with these books and it was brilliant to see some stories from another perspective and to catch up on one of the back stories. Loved it and highly recommend to the normal crew.
December 18, 2013
A collection of 13 short stories from the Jane Yellowrock series, including several new stories and several previously published pieces. I love all of them, though the new ones were obviously my favorites. This is the first time I've read stories from a perspective other than Jane's so that was an interesting take. Fans of the Jane Yellowrock books will love this collection and won't be disappointed. People who are new to the series should start with the books first, so they are well grounded in the characters and world before diving in to the short stories as you'll enjoy them more. A fun, fast read and just the perfect pre-holiday treat.
January 23, 2014
I really loved this book of short stories. Filled in some character gaps and it was really worth my time.
I listened to this via audible and the narrator was wonderful as always.
I listened to this via audible and the narrator was wonderful as always.
February 19, 2019
Cat o' Nine Tales is a collection of thirteen audio short stories from the Jane Yellowrock series and written by Faith Hunter and read by Khristine Hvam. The short stories range from many different points of the series. To avoid spoilers, it is best to read this anthology after Blood Trade as there are a couple of short stories that takes place after the sixth book of the series.
Cat o' Nine Tales collects the following audio short stories: "WeSa and the Lumber King", "The Early Years", "Cat Tats", "Kits", "Haints", "Signatures of the Dead", "First Sight", "Blood, Fangs and Going Furry", "Dance Master", "Cajun With Fangs", "Golden Delicious", "Beneath a Bloody Moon", and "Black Water".
For the most part, I really like these short stories, while one does not really need to read, or rather listen, to this book to continue with the series, it is highly worth it, to get the greater sense of the Jane Yellowrock universe. All the short stories were written well and comparatively speaking about the same level of enjoyment for me.
Hvam does a wonderful job at narrating these short stories. When reading, I rarely picture how the characters sound like, but in retrospect, I could never fathom the reason of why I never pictured how they sound. After listening to these series of audio short stories, I now picture Hvam's portrayal of Jane Yellowrock as her voice.
All in all, Cat o' Nine Tales is a wonderful collection of audio short stories that expands and strengthens the fictional universe.
Cat o' Nine Tales collects the following audio short stories: "WeSa and the Lumber King", "The Early Years", "Cat Tats", "Kits", "Haints", "Signatures of the Dead", "First Sight", "Blood, Fangs and Going Furry", "Dance Master", "Cajun With Fangs", "Golden Delicious", "Beneath a Bloody Moon", and "Black Water".
For the most part, I really like these short stories, while one does not really need to read, or rather listen, to this book to continue with the series, it is highly worth it, to get the greater sense of the Jane Yellowrock universe. All the short stories were written well and comparatively speaking about the same level of enjoyment for me.
Hvam does a wonderful job at narrating these short stories. When reading, I rarely picture how the characters sound like, but in retrospect, I could never fathom the reason of why I never pictured how they sound. After listening to these series of audio short stories, I now picture Hvam's portrayal of Jane Yellowrock as her voice.
All in all, Cat o' Nine Tales is a wonderful collection of audio short stories that expands and strengthens the fictional universe.
July 18, 2021
Titillating
I've been looking at the Jane Yellowrock series for a while now, thinking I would probably enjoy it. Since it's not on Audible Plus or even KU, however, I've been reluctant to give it a try. Averaging a new audiobook daily, I'm very picky when it comes to my credits. So I thought this would be a great way to get an introduction into the world of Jane Yellowrock.
I was right...and kind of wrong. I'm intrigued by the stories found here, and it definitely proved that Jane is one of those kinds of characters I love.: strong, fierce, about to kick butt with no remorse. But since I knew basically nothing of this series and its characters going into this compilation, there were some confusing moments. In fact, the first short story is told from Beast's POV, and when it started I wondered if I was in for 13 hours of that. Thank heavens I listened through to the next story, and got more grounded into these characters.
The narrator is outstanding, deftly dealing with a myriad of extremely diverse voicings as easily as a big cat stalks.
So, yeah, I'm hooked now. I'm going to have to figure out how to come up with enough credits to get the entire series, because Jane Rocks.
I've been looking at the Jane Yellowrock series for a while now, thinking I would probably enjoy it. Since it's not on Audible Plus or even KU, however, I've been reluctant to give it a try. Averaging a new audiobook daily, I'm very picky when it comes to my credits. So I thought this would be a great way to get an introduction into the world of Jane Yellowrock.
I was right...and kind of wrong. I'm intrigued by the stories found here, and it definitely proved that Jane is one of those kinds of characters I love.: strong, fierce, about to kick butt with no remorse. But since I knew basically nothing of this series and its characters going into this compilation, there were some confusing moments. In fact, the first short story is told from Beast's POV, and when it started I wondered if I was in for 13 hours of that. Thank heavens I listened through to the next story, and got more grounded into these characters.
The narrator is outstanding, deftly dealing with a myriad of extremely diverse voicings as easily as a big cat stalks.
So, yeah, I'm hooked now. I'm going to have to figure out how to come up with enough credits to get the entire series, because Jane Rocks.
July 20, 2020
Kristine Hvam is marvellous in rendering these JY books for the listener. Her versatility and scope are amply demonstrated in these short stories from the world of Jane Yellowrock.
These stories flesh out references in the main novels, in some case fills in blanks and explains in better and more detail than in the main novels. Ricky Bo's tattoos for example, how he got them and why they prevent his Were transformation. The first three novels take place before Book #1 and demonstrates how much the relationship between Jane and Beast has changed. We have a better explanation of how Jane and Molly met.
I think this compilation is important to the JY canon. I think Faith Hunter managed to satisfy her fans questions and curiosity without padding out the series, without the needless addition of novels to the series as so many authors/publishers do.
These stories flesh out references in the main novels, in some case fills in blanks and explains in better and more detail than in the main novels. Ricky Bo's tattoos for example, how he got them and why they prevent his Were transformation. The first three novels take place before Book #1 and demonstrates how much the relationship between Jane and Beast has changed. We have a better explanation of how Jane and Molly met.
I think this compilation is important to the JY canon. I think Faith Hunter managed to satisfy her fans questions and curiosity without padding out the series, without the needless addition of novels to the series as so many authors/publishers do.
February 18, 2021
3 1/2 stars.
The stories included in Cat o' Nine Tales are:
"WeSa and the Lumber King"
"The Early Years"
"Cat Tats"
"Kits"
"Haints"
"Signatures of the Dead"
"First Sight"
"Blood, Fangs and Going Furry"
"Dance Master"
"Cajun With Fangs"
"Golden Delicious"
"Beneath a Bloody Moon"
"Black Water"
This Audiobook is well over 8 hours. I'm perfectly aware of the flaws in the Jane Yellowrock series. I mean how many times does Jane have to die to be healed by Beast? For someone who is a security expert, it does seem like people keep getting through it. However, I find it refreshing that the main characters are POC and that the characters do grow. This is a pure guilty pleasure reading (actually I listen the series because I like the narrator) and I feel no shame admitting it.
The stories included in Cat o' Nine Tales are:
"WeSa and the Lumber King"
"The Early Years"
"Cat Tats"
"Kits"
"Haints"
"Signatures of the Dead"
"First Sight"
"Blood, Fangs and Going Furry"
"Dance Master"
"Cajun With Fangs"
"Golden Delicious"
"Beneath a Bloody Moon"
"Black Water"
This Audiobook is well over 8 hours. I'm perfectly aware of the flaws in the Jane Yellowrock series. I mean how many times does Jane have to die to be healed by Beast? For someone who is a security expert, it does seem like people keep getting through it. However, I find it refreshing that the main characters are POC and that the characters do grow. This is a pure guilty pleasure reading (actually I listen the series because I like the narrator) and I feel no shame admitting it.
December 2, 2022
It's been a while since my last visit with Jane Yellowrock and the gang. I liked the short stories/novellas approach for a quickly told story through different voices. Not just Jane telling the tales and that was nifty. I got to know other characters that I have met and others I have yet to meet. I liked seeing the chemistry Jane has with other folks in her life.
I think my favorite was seeing how she was raised.
I can definitely recommend this book, series and author.
I think my favorite was seeing how she was raised.
I can definitely recommend this book, series and author.
November 3, 2018
I don't usually read short stories unless they are part of a series I love because the stories are good, I want more development of characters I like. This said Cat 'O' Nine Tales gives back ground to the Jane Yellowrock series that made me happy.
March 28, 2019
good to read only after you're about 4 or 5 books into the series. some stories are set before the 1st book but are basically not entertaining or accessible to the average reader until you've read the books in the regular series.
September 20, 2020
I listened to most (or all?) of these stories previously, but ended up with an accumulation of Audible points so decided to buy it in one volume. I also thought there was one story I hadn't been able to locate separately.
December 8, 2024
Very good. This is a collection of short stories that are all great. some are centered on Jane Yellowrock, while others are about some of the other characters from her series. I really enjoyed this book.
July 14, 2017
3.5
Some great little stories that give some great insight into the characters !!
Some great little stories that give some great insight into the characters !!
December 30, 2017
Not the biggest fan of short stories- however I did enjoy knowing the backstory to many characters I had always wanted to know about.
July 1, 2019
Great collection of short stories!
August 21, 2023
I really liked all the little stories that fill out the series proper. It was fun to get other POVs and some deeper insight into things that are only mentioned in the series.
February 20, 2025
Lot's of good novellas that give you good information about the Jane Yellowrock characters and different points of view. I enjoyed it! These are such great stories!
November 10, 2019
The introduction is just that: an introduction of the author, Faith Hunter, and her thoughts in the anthology presented along with some character insights. (Read 12/7/16)
"WeSa and the Lumber King" starts from Beasts' point of view when both Jane and Beast first merged together before the hunger times.
I liked this small insight into the beginning interactions between both girl and cat. The emotions and natures of both Beast and Jane were well displayed and I also liked the history of how the beginning of industry, expansion, and destruction of the land and native people was hinted in such a short venue. (Read 12/7/16)
The Early Years picked up as Jane was leaving the children's home at 18 and she couldn't figure out why the "presence" inside her mind would say or impart some things.
This was a good backstory on how Jane finally shifted after ultimately forgetting what she could do and Beast entirely. I also liked learning about some of her time in the home and her relationships with Belinda and Bobby. (Read 12/7/16)
"Cat Tats" was about Rick LaFleur and how he got his tattoos. It begins with Rick in a bit of a bind, literally, as he foolishly tried to hit on a crazy female vampire while he was supposed to be working undercover for the police. It's truly that old saying, "Don't mix business with pleasure" and old Rick
(Read 12/7/16)
"WeSa and the Lumber King" starts from Beasts' point of view when both Jane and Beast first merged together before the hunger times.
I liked this small insight into the beginning interactions between both girl and cat. The emotions and natures of both Beast and Jane were well displayed and I also liked the history of how the beginning of industry, expansion, and destruction of the land and native people was hinted in such a short venue. (Read 12/7/16)
The Early Years picked up as Jane was leaving the children's home at 18 and she couldn't figure out why the "presence" inside her mind would say or impart some things.
This was a good backstory on how Jane finally shifted after ultimately forgetting what she could do and Beast entirely. I also liked learning about some of her time in the home and her relationships with Belinda and Bobby. (Read 12/7/16)
"Cat Tats" was about Rick LaFleur and how he got his tattoos. It begins with Rick in a bit of a bind, literally, as he foolishly tried to hit on a crazy female vampire while he was supposed to be working undercover for the police. It's truly that old saying, "Don't mix business with pleasure" and old Rick
(Read 12/7/16)
September 29, 2014
Pre-warning if you don't read the other 7 books in this series you may be lost... (This reviewer managed to read them all in a few days to give an accurate review of this book. The original post was due on Friday, September 26th but...) This is an overview review of the series as well as this book.
Hold on to your seats this is a fast paced action packed emotional book (The entire series was but that is another thing...) that was kind of surprised by. If you like Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series or Jaz Parks series by Jennifer Rardin then I would recommend this one seems to have some of the themes reminded me of those series. Overall this is one I will be looking for others by the author.
Some of the books in this series were better than others...This series has so many twists and turn some expect while others HOLY TOLEDOs aren't.
I really can't very much such, since my review will be a spoiler... Fun, action packed Urban Fantasy that was overall an entertaining one to read. The average rating for all 8 books in this series 4stars.
Watch out, have stakes & will travel for justice (& protection) to be served...
Hold on to your seats this is a fast paced action packed emotional book (The entire series was but that is another thing...) that was kind of surprised by. If you like Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series or Jaz Parks series by Jennifer Rardin then I would recommend this one seems to have some of the themes reminded me of those series. Overall this is one I will be looking for others by the author.
Some of the books in this series were better than others...This series has so many twists and turn some expect while others HOLY TOLEDOs aren't.
I really can't very much such, since my review will be a spoiler... Fun, action packed Urban Fantasy that was overall an entertaining one to read. The average rating for all 8 books in this series 4stars.
Watch out, have stakes & will travel for justice (& protection) to be served...
March 25, 2016
''WeSa and the Lumber King" – Book 0.1
''The Early Years" – Book 0.2
''Cat Tats" – Book 0.4
''Kits" – Book 0.5
''Haints " – Book 0.6
''Signatures of the Dead" – Book 0.7
''First Sight" – Book 1.5
''Blood, Fangs and Going Furry" – Book 3.2
''Dance Master" – Book 3.3
''Cajun With Fangs" – Book 4.1
''Golden Delicious" – Book 4.2
''Beneath a Bloody Moon" – Book 6.2
''Black Water" – Book 6.3
August 27, 2014
Faith Hunter is an amazing author and these short stories of Cherokee Skinwalker Jane Yellowrock are examples of superb urban paranormal fantasy. If you've read the series (and if you haven't what are you waiting for?) these shorts fill in characters and bits mentioned throughout the books. They are told from more than just Jane's POV as well which is a nice switch. Expressive and picturesque detail bring this great universe to your mind's eye like few authors can. Highly recommended.
January 15, 2016
Another great entry in the Jane Yellowrock mythos. All the stories are engaging and insightful and the action is perfectly choreographed.
I do wish I had read further in teh main series as some events covered in the short stories obviously happened beyond where I have read to date (book 03, Mercy Blade). My bad but aside from spoilers, the stories were complete within themselves and so I was able to enjoy them without having read the more recent books.
I do wish I had read further in teh main series as some events covered in the short stories obviously happened beyond where I have read to date (book 03, Mercy Blade). My bad but aside from spoilers, the stories were complete within themselves and so I was able to enjoy them without having read the more recent books.
June 27, 2022
This was great fun. Sure some of the stories were not that good - but some were brilliant. I loved getting back into Jane’s world. Time to reread some of the novels now and continue on to the new ones!
My favourite stories were the ones about Molly (‘Kits’, ‘Haints’& ‘Signatures of the Dead’) and the one featuring the Vodka Boys (‘Cajun with Fangs’). Least liked were ‘WeSa and the Lumber King’ & ‘Golden Delicious’.
4 stars - a nice way to learn more about Jane’s world.
My favourite stories were the ones about Molly (‘Kits’, ‘Haints’& ‘Signatures of the Dead’) and the one featuring the Vodka Boys (‘Cajun with Fangs’). Least liked were ‘WeSa and the Lumber King’ & ‘Golden Delicious’.
4 stars - a nice way to learn more about Jane’s world.
October 23, 2024
13 Short Stories in the Jane Yellowrock series:
"WeSa and the Lumber King" - ***½
"The Early Years" - ***½
"Cat Tats" - ****
"Kits" - ****
"Haints" - ***½
"Signatures of the Dead" - ****
"First Sight" - ***½
"Blood, Fangs and Going Furry" - ****
"Dance Master" - ***½
"Cajun With Fangs" - ****½
"Golden Delicious" - ****½
"Beneath a Bloody Moon" - ****½
"Black Water" - ***½
"WeSa and the Lumber King" - ***½
"The Early Years" - ***½
"Cat Tats" - ****
"Kits" - ****
"Haints" - ***½
"Signatures of the Dead" - ****
"First Sight" - ***½
"Blood, Fangs and Going Furry" - ****
"Dance Master" - ***½
"Cajun With Fangs" - ****½
"Golden Delicious" - ****½
"Beneath a Bloody Moon" - ****½
"Black Water" - ***½
February 23, 2022
I loved diving back into the world of Jane Yellowrock with this short story collection.
The six stories are placed at various places within the main series.
Loved to see the other POVs some of the stories are written from.
The world defintely got richer and deeper with reading these short stories.
Would recommend to read alongside the series or afterwards.
The six stories are placed at various places within the main series.
Loved to see the other POVs some of the stories are written from.
The world defintely got richer and deeper with reading these short stories.
Would recommend to read alongside the series or afterwards.
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