Here Be Dragons A collection of short stories eBook Sarah A Hoyt
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A collection of short stories by Award Winning Author Sarah A. Hoyt. From dark worlds ruled by vampires, to magical high schools, to future worlds where super-men have as many problems as mere mortals, this collection shows humans embattled, imperiled, in trouble, but never giving up. Angel in Flight is set in Sarah Hoyt's popular Darkship series.
The collection contains the stories It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
First Blood, Created He Them, A Grain Of Salt, Shepherds and Wolves,
Blood Ransom,The Price Of Gold,Around the Bend,An Answer From The North,
Heart’s Fire,Whom The Gods Love,Angel In Flight,Dragons as well as an introduction by fantasy writer Cedar Sanderson.
Here Be Dragons A collection of short stories eBook Sarah A Hoyt
A wonderful collection of work that shows the true breadth of Hoyt's imagination. Here you will find tales of humanity, monsters who are all-too human, and some who claim human while showing their true colors. From cute kittens that aren't what they seem, to vampires, this is a selection of stories that will pull you in and onward. If you're already a fan of her Darkship world, you will find stories that hold the keys to some of her characters and their motivations in those novels. If you likewry humor, then you will find it in the story of Heart’s Fire, where the young heroine is reading a paperback novel, the key to her downfall. Sarah and I share a love of reading, and furthermore, reading stuff that everyone tells us is trashy and why aren’t you reading works with great and lofty messages?Because sometimes it’s not about the message that blinks and flashes like a giant neon light tearing the quiet night apart. Sometimes it’s about the little stories, the lives of people who work and love and live quietly, never thinking they could make a difference until they have no choice. Because that is a message in itself. Stories give us hope, which enables us to continue. Stories show us how heroism really works, and romance, and all the big things that make us human and keeps us going onward into the future which might hold magic in the form of technology. Or maybe not, it could be things we haven’t even dreamed of yet, writers nor readers.
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Here Be Dragons A collection of short stories eBook Sarah A Hoyt Reviews
Sarah's books are always a joy to read. As I read the last pages I find myself wishing there was more.
Excellent variety of stories that are gripping yarns while also addressing universal human issues (withno message hammering).
The stories run from good to great. Better than the average anthology in that nothing was bad and a couple stories were very good.
Sarah Hoyt writes in several subgenres of fantasy and science fiction, and this collection of short stories includes a sampling of several of them.
If you like Mrs. Hoyt's novels, you'll probably like this collection. If you haven't read her work, then this short story collection can serve as an introduction, and from there you might well seek out one or more of her novels in your preferred setting.
I'm old enough to remember when Heinlein and Asimov published the occasional new short story. It must have been nice to be able to publish something without the commitment of a full novel, let alone a trilogy, and make a few bucks. From what I understand, the market for short fiction is mostly dead and pay rates for what's left isn't worth mentioning.
That said, this collection has a wide range of different subjects and ideas and is worth much more that what it costs and is just a lot of fun to read.
I really do enjoy the stories in this collection. Some of them are a bit political, and ten years ago you would have read them and laughed and say 'oh that can't happen here!' But these days you look around and you see that it is happening here. Mrs. Hoyt grew up under the kind of people who wish to rule in America, and she's seen how that happens, so some of those stories are both chilling in their atmosphere, and refreshing in the hero's who fight in them.
The other stories, which were less political, were also enjoyable, especially the cat one.
Reviewing and rate collections of poems and short stories is often a challenge, even when you are a fan of the writer whose work you are evaluating. And I have been a fan of Sarah Hoyt's fiction since I first read an advance copy of her 2013 release <em>A Few Good Men</em>.
But, this collection includes not just tales set in futuristic worlds similar to that one with hand-held "burners" (a weapon) and the super strong material dimatough. It also includes stories of vampires, a narrative of a girl enrolled in a high school for students with magic and even one set it fairyland.
It concludes with an imaginative dialogue between a crusty old ship's captain, er, pilot on an asteroid miner ship and an aspiring interstellar navigator about legendary beasts, notably dragons and their disappearance from the earth -- and possible reappearance in space.
All in all, it's a good collection, though it can be awkward finding yourself leaving one imaginary realm to enter another entirely different, going from fighting vampires to trying to preserve the ancient ways of a fairy realm.
And that story, "An Answer from the North" as well as "The Price of Gold" about a boy's disappearance from that magic high school are where (to me at least) the heart of the collection really lies. (And the conclusion of "Whom the Gods Love" was also particularly sweet.) One could almost call the story about the search for the lost boy a meditation on creativity and the challenges creative individuals have as we struggle to realize our gifts.
Those two stories alone are more than worth the price of the book. They'll touch your heart--and make you think. And may even put a smile on your face.
"Heart's Fire" reminds us that sometimes our greatest gifts don't manifest themselves until we meet someone who helps us to draw them out.
Indeed, if there is an unifying theme to this collection it is about the power of human relationships to help men and women find their ways in unusual worlds -- or in usual worlds facing unusual circumstances.
Which, in some way, is like each of our lives.
Summer is now upon us. And this will make for perfect beach or poolside reading. Or perhaps to help comfort you should your town be under attack by vampires. Or cats.
A wonderful collection of work that shows the true breadth of Hoyt's imagination. Here you will find tales of humanity, monsters who are all-too human, and some who claim human while showing their true colors. From cute kittens that aren't what they seem, to vampires, this is a selection of stories that will pull you in and onward. If you're already a fan of her Darkship world, you will find stories that hold the keys to some of her characters and their motivations in those novels. If you likewry humor, then you will find it in the story of Heart’s Fire, where the young heroine is reading a paperback novel, the key to her downfall. Sarah and I share a love of reading, and furthermore, reading stuff that everyone tells us is trashy and why aren’t you reading works with great and lofty messages?
Because sometimes it’s not about the message that blinks and flashes like a giant neon light tearing the quiet night apart. Sometimes it’s about the little stories, the lives of people who work and love and live quietly, never thinking they could make a difference until they have no choice. Because that is a message in itself. Stories give us hope, which enables us to continue. Stories show us how heroism really works, and romance, and all the big things that make us human and keeps us going onward into the future which might hold magic in the form of technology. Or maybe not, it could be things we haven’t even dreamed of yet, writers nor readers.
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