Status Updates From Werehunter

Love Skitty, and Scat stories but wasn’t expecting Alberich’s. Origin story so if you love Valdemar make sure you read ‘Stolen Silver’.

Stolen Silver
4 “Here is the only Valdemar short story i have ever done, largely because I hate to waste a good story idea on something as small as a short story.”
Which she proved, _ years later, by transforming the story into a whole trilogy centred around Albreicht.
This was a solid idea, and it’s interesting to see how it began in comparison into the novels it later became.

“She had known her own work was doomed when a book that had been lauded for its portrayal of a young gay hero was banned because the young gay hero was unhappy and suicidal.”

Vanyel series, in case anyones’ interested - I remember the titles Magics’ Pawn, and Magics’ Price.

Wet Wings
3 stars

Dystopian short - a world where the concept of equality is taken too far, a retired author looks back and mourns what was lost.

VERY self-inserty feeling, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was written in response to some type of criticism of her writing. Can kind of sympathize as well, though, as you definitely see some people who ARE this extremist in online spaces.

This one was VERY dated. The villain is Japanese, but as his background is unknown for most of the story, they keep using the term ‘oriental’. Would definitely need updating if ever republished. Otherwise not bad, though - in 1990 it was pretty unusual to see stories with non-European monsters or folklore tied in. A decent plot, works as a short.

Night side
3 stars

Another Tregarde mystery, this one feeling like an earlier story that should have come first in the collection.
Diana and Andre team up to track down the person - or creature - who has been committing a series of murders in New York- and destroying the victims souls in the process.

Satanic, versus…
3.5 stars

A short story, that later evolved into her Diana Tregarde paranormal mystery novels. Diana & her lover, Andre, attend a gathering of the Romance Writers if the World. Their night takes an unexpected turn when one of the writers attempts a summoning ritual, bringing forth her tall, dark, & handsome soulmate… too bad she forgot to specify human.