Lightning Strikes

Retrievers

by Laura Anne Gilman

There is magic in the modern world. It surrounds you, hiding in plain sight. The commuter next you you may be Talent. The barista behind the counter may not be human. The sound you hear just outside your window? May be far more dangerous than you think.

Stay inside and admire the storm. But be wary. Because for the Cosa Nostradamus, human and non-human alike, that storm is magic, and magic is power…

And power can corrupt.

A new collection of old favorites and rare gems!

Author’s Welcome
Palimpsest
Negotiations
Overrush
Illumination
Killer Lasagna
Dusted
Inferno
One, Two, Three
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
Upon A Restless Wing

STAYING DEAD, an excerpt

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Short Stories, Anthologies, Fantasy

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 16, 2019

About the author

Laura Anne Gilman’s work has been hailed as “a true American myth” by NPR, and praised for her “deft plotting and first-class characters” by Publishers Weekly. She has won the Endeavor Award for THE COLD EYE, and been shortlisted for a Nebula, (another) Endeavor, and a Washington State Book Award. Her work includes the Devil’s West trilogy, the Cosa Nostradamus urban fantasy series, the Vineart trilogy, and the story collection WEST WINDS’ FOOL. Her upcoming move, UNCANNY TIMES, will be out from Saga Books in 2022.

She lives in Seattle with a cat, a dog, and many deadlines.

Reviews

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice collection of Cosa short stories, though as noted at the beginning of each story, many have been previously published elsewhere. Of the 13 stories published within, only three were new to me. Still, worth a read for those three, and I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn’t bothered about tracking down all the short stories published in this universe.

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

I never read the novels that go with these stories, and they gave me a taste for more. A good introduction to these characters and this world.

The novels are being reissued soon. I'm really looking forward to that.

[Helen Fleischer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I still don't like short stories, but the longer ones were good and it did help me put it down without losing the thread when my library hold came through.

[Alice Bentley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful collection of short works that provides great background for Wren and Sergei for those who are already fans, while being a fine introduction for new readers for many of her series.