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Habitual Heroes
HABITUAL HEROES contains twelve novelettes and short stories from the series Good Intentions, Wandering Monsters, and Poor Man’s Fight. Collectively they include explicit violence, explicit sex, explicit language, explicit economic discontent, sorcery, lies, fluff, breaking and entering, premeditated public indecency, analysis of adult film, impersonation of a cow, angel gossip, punching, kicking, stabbing, shooting, defenestration, casual sex, assertive sex, sex in a stranger’s office, sex under the table, awkward shopping encounters, unsafe starship hallways, a jerk throwing a rock at a cat, the same jerk getting stomped for it, outdated sports merchandise, kidnapping, intimidation, judgmental peers, college hook-ups, persistent enabling, incomplete college notes, polyamory talk, hiding things from Mom, Tacoma traffic, snarky book titles, price gouging, the social and emotional trauma of a superior sense of smell, sorcerous inadequacy, rampant speculation, orc civics lessons, passive aggression, insubordination, ambushes, abusive leadership, misuse of medical equipment, betrayal, conspiracy, corruption, looting, espionage, baiting, social engineering, running in socks, weaponized shrooms, home invasion, a surprise snake, and failure to disclose the cult origins of used furniture.
301 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 27, 2021
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March 29, 2022
This is another good collection of short stories set in Kay’s three literary universes—at least the Wandering Monsters and Poor Man’s Fight stories were good. Only half of the Good Intentions stories were good—the others count more as soft porn, which would be fine if that advanced some plot, but too often it seemed to be the point of the story instead of a vehicle to advance it.
But most of the stories are just really good—short versions of Kay’s novels that I enjoy so very much. There’s plenty of action, some good humor, and every so often a chance to think about right and wrong, especially in the short story, Justice, in which the “adventurers” have to take a good look at themselves and come to realize that they are in facts the bad guys in their recent run in with the monsters.
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But most of the stories are just really good—short versions of Kay’s novels that I enjoy so very much. There’s plenty of action, some good humor, and every so often a chance to think about right and wrong, especially in the short story, Justice, in which the “adventurers” have to take a good look at themselves and come to realize that they are in facts the bad guys in their recent run in with the monsters.
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January 11, 2022
New stories from my favorite series. Loved them!
My favorites were from the poor mans universe. Enjoyed all of those. The others were good too. I look forward to reading more when they are published 😊
My favorites were from the poor mans universe. Enjoyed all of those. The others were good too. I look forward to reading more when they are published 😊
January 20, 2022
Fun shorts
More details and side stories from the authors many series. I especially liked the Wandering Monsters section and wish he would put another full novel out for that series.
More details and side stories from the authors many series. I especially liked the Wandering Monsters section and wish he would put another full novel out for that series.
April 26, 2022
SO conflicted! I LOVE Kay's writing...
... EVERYTHING he does... Except Monsters.
I don't know why, but I can't stay interested in those.
Everything else though MORE than makes up for it...
... EVERYTHING he does... Except Monsters.
I don't know why, but I can't stay interested in those.
Everything else though MORE than makes up for it...
May 7, 2022
Kay knocks it out of the park again
A little bit of heart-pounding action, a little more hot-and-heavy action, and some "monster" lawyering in the middle just to keep you on your toes. Elliott Kay hits his best notes from all his other series and keeps it short and punchy.
A little bit of heart-pounding action, a little more hot-and-heavy action, and some "monster" lawyering in the middle just to keep you on your toes. Elliott Kay hits his best notes from all his other series and keeps it short and punchy.
January 7, 2022
nice short stories!
Great collections of short stories in the universes of Alex, Tanner and Scar. Nice writing, cool characters, a good addition to the series!
Great collections of short stories in the universes of Alex, Tanner and Scar. Nice writing, cool characters, a good addition to the series!
May 18, 2022
Good Intentions plus others....
I loved the shorts from the GOOD INTENTIONS series, found the next two shorts uninteresting, and was intrigued with the last few shorts
I loved the shorts from the GOOD INTENTIONS series, found the next two shorts uninteresting, and was intrigued with the last few shorts
October 27, 2023
excellent read
I can’t say enough about Elliott Kay’s writing. He is a master. If you don’t read his work, it is your loss.
I can’t say enough about Elliott Kay’s writing. He is a master. If you don’t read his work, it is your loss.
January 1, 2022
Enjoyed some of the back story with Lorelei and her history.
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