Heroic Hearts
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Summary
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An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from number-one 'New York Times' bestselling authors Jim Butcher， Patricia Briggs， Charlaine Harris， Kelley Armstrong， and more。。。。
In this short story collection of courage， adventure， and magic， heroes - ordinary people who do the right thing - bravely step forward。
But running toward danger might cost them everything。。。。
In number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author Jim Butcher’s 'Little Things'， the pixie Toot-Toot discovers an invader unbeknownst to the wizard Harry Dresden。。。and in order to defeat it， he’ll have to team up with the dread cat Mister。
In number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author Patricia Briggs’s 'Dating Terrors'， the werewolf Asil finds an online date might just turn into something more - if she can escape the dark magic binding her。
In number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author Charlaine Harris’s 'The Return of the Mage'， the Britlingen mercenaries will discover more than they’ve bargained for when they answer the call of a distress beacon on a strange and remote world。
And in number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author Kelley Armstrong’s 'Comfort Zone'， the necromancer Chloe Saunders and the werewolf Derek Souza are just trying to get through college。 But they can’t refuse a ghost pleading for help。
Also includes stories by:
■ Annie Bellet
■ Anne Bishop
■ Jennifer Brozek
■ Kevin Hearne
■ Nancy Holder
■ Kerrie L。 Hughes
■ Chloe Neill
■ R。R。 Virdi
©2022 Jim Butcher and Kerrie Hughes （P）2022 Penguin Audio
An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from number-one 'New York Times' bestselling authors Jim Butcher， Patricia Briggs， Charlaine Harris， Kelley Armstrong， and more。。。。
In this short story collection of courage， adventure， and magic， heroes - ordinary people who do the right thing - bravely step forward。
But running toward danger might cost them everything。。。。
In number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author Jim Butcher’s 'Little Things'， the pixie Toot-Toot discovers an invader unbeknownst to the wizard Harry Dresden。。。and in order to defeat it， he’ll have to team up with the dread cat Mister。
In number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author Patricia Briggs’s 'Dating Terrors'， the werewolf Asil finds an online date might just turn into something more - if she can escape the dark magic binding her。
In number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author Charlaine Harris’s 'The Return of the Mage'， the Britlingen mercenaries will discover more than they’ve bargained for when they answer the call of a distress beacon on a strange and remote world。
And in number-one 'New York Times' best-selling author Kelley Armstrong’s 'Comfort Zone'， the necromancer Chloe Saunders and the werewolf Derek Souza are just trying to get through college。 But they can’t refuse a ghost pleading for help。
Also includes stories by:
■ Annie Bellet
■ Anne Bishop
■ Jennifer Brozek
■ Kevin Hearne
■ Nancy Holder
■ Kerrie L。 Hughes
■ Chloe Neill
■ R。R。 Virdi
©2022 Jim Butcher and Kerrie Hughes （P）2022 Penguin Audio
Reviews
Sarika
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I loved every story but the standouts were: Jim Butcher'sPatricia Briggs'R。R。 VirdiChloe Neil'sAnne Bishop'sA solid 5/5 anthology well worth it and introducing you to a bunch of good authors。 I loved every story but the standouts were: Jim Butcher'sPatricia Briggs'R。R。 VirdiChloe Neil'sAnne Bishop'sA solid 5/5 anthology well worth it and introducing you to a bunch of good authors。 。。。more
Carole （Carole's Random Life）
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Initial ThoughtsWhat a great anthology！ This collection features stories from some of my favorite series written by some of my favorite authors。 I loved the story featuring Asil from Patricia Brigg's Mery Thompson world。 It was a fun surprise to find a story from Oberon's point of view written by Kevin Hearne。 We also got a short story from the world of The Others by Anne Bishop。 I was thrilled to get a little bit of The Dresden Files with a story from Toot Too's point of view。 There were a coup Initial ThoughtsWhat a great anthology！ This collection features stories from some of my favorite series written by some of my favorite authors。 I loved the story featuring Asil from Patricia Brigg's Mery Thompson world。 It was a fun surprise to find a story from Oberon's point of view written by Kevin Hearne。 We also got a short story from the world of The Others by Anne Bishop。 I was thrilled to get a little bit of The Dresden Files with a story from Toot Too's point of view。 There were a couple of stories that I didn't like quite as much as the others but this was a very solid collection。ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley。 Full review to be posted soon。 。。。more
Casey
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I received an e-ARC copy of Heroic Hearts from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Little Things by Jim Butcher I'm not reading this one because I am not caught up with the series。The Dark Ship by Anne Bishop - 4 stars This is a short story of The Others that takes place in the mediterranean sea area of the Cleo-Roman empire。 It was lovely so see other parts of this world。 I just wanted it to be longer and a bit more fleshed out。Comfort Zone—Armstrong Train to Last Hope— I received an e-ARC copy of Heroic Hearts from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Little Things by Jim Butcher I'm not reading this one because I am not caught up with the series。The Dark Ship by Anne Bishop - 4 stars This is a short story of The Others that takes place in the mediterranean sea area of the Cleo-Roman empire。 It was lovely so see other parts of this world。 I just wanted it to be longer and a bit more fleshed out。Comfort Zone—Armstrong Train to Last Hope—Annie Bellet Fire Hazard—Kevin Hearne Grave Gambles—R。R。 Virdi Silverspell—Chloe Neill Troll Life—Kerrie L。 Hughes Return of the Mage—Charlaine Harris The Vampires Karamazov—Nancy Holder The Necessity of Pragmatic Magic—Jennifer Brozek Dating Terrors—Patricia Briggs 。。。more
Jordan Green
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Loved the whole anthology， but the stories that stood out to me most were: Patricia Briggs'， Charlaine Harris'， and R。R。 Virdi's。 But overall 5/5 anthology。 Must buy/read！ Loved the whole anthology， but the stories that stood out to me most were: Patricia Briggs'， Charlaine Harris'， and R。R。 Virdi's。 But overall 5/5 anthology。 Must buy/read！ 。。。more
Glennis
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I like themed anthologies and they are great for dipping into writers that I’m not familiar with。 But lets be honest most people are grabbing this because of either Jim Butcher’s or Patricia Brigg’s story。 The Brigg’s story has Asil as the POV and it is the best。 Butcher’s story has Toot-Toot as the POV and is good and deals with things after the Battle Ground。 The other stories were very enjoyable and only a few were settings I hadn’t read something in or a new to me writer。 Fans of urban fanta I like themed anthologies and they are great for dipping into writers that I’m not familiar with。 But lets be honest most people are grabbing this because of either Jim Butcher’s or Patricia Brigg’s story。 The Brigg’s story has Asil as the POV and it is the best。 Butcher’s story has Toot-Toot as the POV and is good and deals with things after the Battle Ground。 The other stories were very enjoyable and only a few were settings I hadn’t read something in or a new to me writer。 Fans of urban fantasy will be happy with the collection and will sound off about their favorites in the book。 Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Netgalley 。。。more
Steven
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Review to come upon release。 I didn't love all the stories， but the four and fives star ones made this one a five star overall。。。 I mean the Patricia Briggs story alone was like 10 stars out of 5！！！ Review to come upon release。 I didn't love all the stories， but the four and fives star ones made this one a five star overall。。。 I mean the Patricia Briggs story alone was like 10 stars out of 5！！！ 。。。more
Kelsey Bogan
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This short story collection was really great a lot of really great fun short stories here to explore。 I requested this book mostly for the Patricia Briggs short story and that did not disappoint at all。 I did not realize that Asil had been getting a series of short stories and so when I read this one I was then able to go and find the previous ones and they’re all just so excellent。
aarya
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Short stories read so far:- The Dark Ship by Anne Bishop （stand-alone in Others world）- Comfort Zone by Kelley Armstrong （college mystery with Derek/Chloe from The Summoning）- Silverspell by Chloe Neill （Heirs of Chicagoland adventure with Elisa and Connor）Disclaimer: I received a free e-ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。
J。D。 Blackrose
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Another fantastic anthology with some of my favorites。 I jumped immediately to Patricia Briggs' story and wasn't disappointed。 It was great to read the new Jim Butcher story and Anne Bishop's The Dark Ship was a pleasure。 This is a must buy for fans of these top notch authors。 Another fantastic anthology with some of my favorites。 I jumped immediately to Patricia Briggs' story and wasn't disappointed。 It was great to read the new Jim Butcher story and Anne Bishop's The Dark Ship was a pleasure。 This is a must buy for fans of these top notch authors。 。。。more
Chelsey
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I LOVE THIS COLLECTION！ Collections of short stories are my favorite ways to read new authors and get story updates from a favorite series。 Heroic Hearts was such a fun and fast read。 "Little Things" by Butcher， "Dating Terrors" by Briggs， and "The Return of the Mage" by Harris were my favorites， because of course they were， but I enjoyed every story I read。 I've never read any of Briggs before， so this was a good short that really drew me in。 I will be picking her books up soon。 Much to my own I LOVE THIS COLLECTION！ Collections of short stories are my favorite ways to read new authors and get story updates from a favorite series。 Heroic Hearts was such a fun and fast read。 "Little Things" by Butcher， "Dating Terrors" by Briggs， and "The Return of the Mage" by Harris were my favorites， because of course they were， but I enjoyed every story I read。 I've never read any of Briggs before， so this was a good short that really drew me in。 I will be picking her books up soon。 Much to my own folly， I read "Little Things" prior to finishing the Dresden Files most recent novel。 DO NOT READ "Little Things" IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE SERIES。 I say this because， while the spoiler is not super noticeable if you catch it the storyline will destroy you a bit。 It did to me。 Awesome anthology， one that I know I will return to again and again！ 。。。more
Megan
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A fun collection of short stories from a mix of well known and up and coming authors。 The standouts include: Jim Butcher leads the way with an endearing slice of life from the Dresden Files， as we get to see Major General Toot-Toot Minimus at his finest， watching Harry's back while he's grieving Murphy。 Kevin Hearne puts in some cute with his latest Australian adventure from his trusty pooch's point of view。 Charlaine Harris delves into a new magical world with wizard mercenaries - I honestly fo A fun collection of short stories from a mix of well known and up and coming authors。 The standouts include: Jim Butcher leads the way with an endearing slice of life from the Dresden Files， as we get to see Major General Toot-Toot Minimus at his finest， watching Harry's back while he's grieving Murphy。 Kevin Hearne puts in some cute with his latest Australian adventure from his trusty pooch's point of view。 Charlaine Harris delves into a new magical world with wizard mercenaries - I honestly found this one a little tough to get through， as at first I couldn't tell if it was part of Gunnie Rose's universe or something stand a lone （it's a stand a lone - I think） and the universe was rather poorly defined。 R。R。 Virdi， an author I hadn't known before this， introduces their world of spirit detective meats Quantum Leap。 It shows quite a bit of promise， enough to make me want to track down the series and give it a try。 Too much of the plot was just handed to the protagonist， making him more of a hitman than detective - I'm curious to see if that was just a shortcut for a short story， or how Virdi regularly writes。 Patricia Briggs closes the anthology with one of her most tortured side characters， Asil the Moor， potentially finding new romance at first sight after centuries of grief-induced madness （content warning: tooth rotting romance）。 。。。more
Latricia
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As in any short story collection there is an element of uneveness， but there were no stories in this collection I disliked。 My favorites included some of my favorite authors and characters I knew， but pleasingly they also included a couple I have never read before。 Fans of Patricia Briggs will be thrilled to find another Asil Dating Adventure。 Dresdin makes an appearance though as a supporting cast member in the story， which if anything makes it better。 The stories The Vampires Karamazov by Nanc As in any short story collection there is an element of uneveness， but there were no stories in this collection I disliked。 My favorites included some of my favorite authors and characters I knew， but pleasingly they also included a couple I have never read before。 Fans of Patricia Briggs will be thrilled to find another Asil Dating Adventure。 Dresdin makes an appearance though as a supporting cast member in the story， which if anything makes it better。 The stories The Vampires Karamazov by Nancy Holder and Troll Life by Kerrie L Hughes were the strongest among the authors I was not familar。 I intend to look up both。 Overall a very strong modern fantasy collection with a fair range of styles and settings。 。。。more
Kathy
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This short story anthology edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L。 Hughes is filled with authors whose works I had read before and others I encountered for the first time。 Many of the stories have character/s from their longer works， and all main characters demonstrate their Heroic Hearts。 There are stories by Jennifer Brozek， Kerrie L。 Hughes， Kevin Hearns （Iron Druids）， R。 R。Virdi （Vincent Graves）， Charlaine Harris， Ann Bishop （the Others）， Kelly Armstrong （Darkest Powers）， Patricia Briggs （werewo This short story anthology edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L。 Hughes is filled with authors whose works I had read before and others I encountered for the first time。 Many of the stories have character/s from their longer works， and all main characters demonstrate their Heroic Hearts。 There are stories by Jennifer Brozek， Kerrie L。 Hughes， Kevin Hearns （Iron Druids）， R。 R。Virdi （Vincent Graves）， Charlaine Harris， Ann Bishop （the Others）， Kelly Armstrong （Darkest Powers）， Patricia Briggs （werewolf Asil）， Annie Bellet， Nancy Holder （“The Vampires Karamazov” - how can you resist？） and Chloe Neil。 I was particularly attracted， though， by the fact that a Jim Butcher story is included， yet I was disappointed because， contrary to many readers， I'm sure， I am not a fan of Major General Toot-Toot and the pizza-loving pixies。 Not that he's a bad guy; I just prefer a focus on Dresden。Nevertheless， I believe there is something for everyone who enjoys well-written urban fantasy， including sentient trains， trolls， ghosts， witches， vampires， werewolves， and， of course， pixies。 The stories' emotional tones range widely from serious and sad to light-hearted and comedic。 I enjoyed sampling works by writers I was not familiar with。 And I'm sure the quick narratives will provide enjoyment for everyone else， too。 I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley。 This is an honest review。 。。。more
Laurie
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Collection of heroic tales from some of the best paranormal writers today。 Includes Jim Butcher， Kelley Armstrong and more。 ARC from NetGalley。
Sara Diane
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I got this from NetGalley to preview。I'm a big fan of Butchers， so any chance to read his work is one I jump at。 And his story is delightful and fun。The only other author I'd read in the collection was Hearn， and while I've only read one of his， it was from the same world， so I had some background to go on。 It was well crafted and a good。 Of the other stories， all but the one by C Harris were good， interesting， and maybe even enough to get me to pick up their stand alone books。 The Harris one fe I got this from NetGalley to preview。I'm a big fan of Butchers， so any chance to read his work is one I jump at。 And his story is delightful and fun。The only other author I'd read in the collection was Hearn， and while I've only read one of his， it was from the same world， so I had some background to go on。 It was well crafted and a good。 Of the other stories， all but the one by C Harris were good， interesting， and maybe even enough to get me to pick up their stand alone books。 The Harris one felt like it was sloppy and poorly written， a surprise given how prolific an author she is。 Overall， a great collection to introduce you to some voices you may not have heard or to give you a little tidbit from your favorites。 。。。more
Amabelle
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Loved all of the entries here， but the stand out favorites for me are:Jim Butcher - 5/5Patricia Briggs - 5/5R。R。 Virdi 5/5Anne Bishop 5/5Chloe Neil 5/5Great anthology absolutely worth the time and money。 There is not one bad story in here。 Not one！ Really good way to pass the time。 Note: I was given an early copy for reviewing purposes。 This has not affected my rating or reviewer score in any way。
Storm
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Placeholder - waiting for the library to purchase this as I failed to secure an ARC。Actually reading this for one story only， and of course it's the Dresden Files one。Little Things - Jim Butcher - ⭐ -The Dark Ship - Anne Bishop - ⭐ Comfort Zone - Kelley Armstrong - ⭐ Train to Last Hope - Annie Bellet - ⭐ Fire Hazard - Kevin Hearne - ⭐ Grave Gambles - R。R。 Virdi - ⭐ Silverspell - Chloe Neill- ⭐ Troll Life - Kerrie L。 Hughes- ⭐ Return of the Mage - Charlaine Harris - ⭐ The Vampires Karamazov - Nan Placeholder - waiting for the library to purchase this as I failed to secure an ARC。Actually reading this for one story only， and of course it's the Dresden Files one。Little Things - Jim Butcher - ⭐ -The Dark Ship - Anne Bishop - ⭐ Comfort Zone - Kelley Armstrong - ⭐ Train to Last Hope - Annie Bellet - ⭐ Fire Hazard - Kevin Hearne - ⭐ Grave Gambles - R。R。 Virdi - ⭐ Silverspell - Chloe Neill- ⭐ Troll Life - Kerrie L。 Hughes- ⭐ Return of the Mage - Charlaine Harris - ⭐ The Vampires Karamazov - Nancy Holder- ⭐ The Necessity of Pragmatic Magic - Jennifer Brozek - ⭐Dating Terrors - Patricia Briggs - ⭐ - 。。。more
Linden
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This anthology contains urban fantasy stories by some of my favorite authors。 Each story， by such notables as Jim Butcher， Charlaine Harris， Anne Bishop， Kelley Armstrong， and Patricia Briggs， share the theme of a hero， and the heroes include trolls， werewolves， and a variety of others。 My absolute favorite in the collection was the story by Patricia Briggs。 I've read all of her books， and I hope maybe she will start a new series with the characters presented in this story。 Thanks to Netgalley a This anthology contains urban fantasy stories by some of my favorite authors。 Each story， by such notables as Jim Butcher， Charlaine Harris， Anne Bishop， Kelley Armstrong， and Patricia Briggs， share the theme of a hero， and the heroes include trolls， werewolves， and a variety of others。 My absolute favorite in the collection was the story by Patricia Briggs。 I've read all of her books， and I hope maybe she will start a new series with the characters presented in this story。 Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC。 。。。more
Laura
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With anthologies， the joy for me is reading a short story by an author I love and the sad part is that I’m unlikely to have that same enthusiasm for every other story。 The editors of HEROIC HEARTS found a great balance of humor and grief， serious and lighthearted which I appreciated。 I was familiar with most but not all of the authors so now I have more books to add to my TBR so I can explore more of their worlds。The theme for the anthology is courage so the stories have some sort of Big Bad to With anthologies， the joy for me is reading a short story by an author I love and the sad part is that I’m unlikely to have that same enthusiasm for every other story。 The editors of HEROIC HEARTS found a great balance of humor and grief， serious and lighthearted which I appreciated。 I was familiar with most but not all of the authors so now I have more books to add to my TBR so I can explore more of their worlds。The theme for the anthology is courage so the stories have some sort of Big Bad to be dealt with。I loved Patricia Briggs’ story - Asil dating？！ And Anne Bishop’s story about The Others - if you love the novels， this short story feels exactly like that in the best way。 It was nice to see Oberon and his poodle and sausage talk in the Kevin Hearne Iron Druid story。 If you’re an urban fantasy fan， this is a great way to visit with some favorite characters and possibly discover new series to love。 。。。more
Rosann
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Compilations of short stories are not usually my jam。 The collections can be uneven， and only partially interesting。 Heroic Hearts does not suffer in any way from these。 The short stories within are well written， compelling， clever， and involving enough that my engagement did not flag at all through the entire book。 Authors that I am familiar with performed well and those that were unfamiliar impressed me enough to seek out their other work。 Truly， this is the job of a good compilation！
Nialla42
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I’ve been a fan of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series since the beginning， so that was my primary motivation to read this anthology， even though I’m not generally a fan of anthologies。Reading a story about Toot Toot defending the literal castle （with an assist from Mister and Bob） was a nice change of pace from the more gloomy tone the series is on。I’m not as familiar with the other authors。 A couple were have series I’ve heard of， but haven’t read， so this was a way to sample them。 I do wish th I’ve been a fan of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series since the beginning， so that was my primary motivation to read this anthology， even though I’m not generally a fan of anthologies。Reading a story about Toot Toot defending the literal castle （with an assist from Mister and Bob） was a nice change of pace from the more gloomy tone the series is on。I’m not as familiar with the other authors。 A couple were have series I’ve heard of， but haven’t read， so this was a way to sample them。 I do wish they’d had introductions for each story， mentioning the series name， as I spent a bit of time looking those up。 There is a bit of this at the end， but I didn’t realize that until， well， the end。ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Sean
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Anthology - 4。5 stars overall。 Train to Last Hope - 3 starsDating Terrors - 4 starsFire Hazard - 5 starsGrave Gambles - 5 starsTroll Life - 3 starsDating Terrors - 5 starsSilverspell - 4 starsThe Necessity of Pragmatic Magic - 4 starsThe Dark Ship - 5 starsLittle Things - 4。5 starsThe Vampires Karamazov - 4 starsReturn of the Mage - 4。5 starsComfort Zone - 4 stars
Danielle
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Net-galley copy provided for review purposes:Loved this anthology/collection of stories， which I knew I'd enjoy the stories from my favorite authors， but really enjoyed the new authors/stories as well。 Breakdown:Jennifer Brozek - The Necessity of Practical Magic: 3 stars。 Kevin Hearne - Fire Hazard。 3 Stars。R。R。 Virdi - Grave Gambles 5 stars。Patricia Briggs - Dating Terrors。 5 stars。Kelly Armstrong - Comfort Zone: 4 stars。Jim Butcher - Little Things: 5 stars。Chloe Neil - Silverspell: 5 stars。Ann Net-galley copy provided for review purposes:Loved this anthology/collection of stories， which I knew I'd enjoy the stories from my favorite authors， but really enjoyed the new authors/stories as well。 Breakdown:Jennifer Brozek - The Necessity of Practical Magic: 3 stars。 Kevin Hearne - Fire Hazard。 3 Stars。R。R。 Virdi - Grave Gambles 5 stars。Patricia Briggs - Dating Terrors。 5 stars。Kelly Armstrong - Comfort Zone: 4 stars。Jim Butcher - Little Things: 5 stars。Chloe Neil - Silverspell: 5 stars。Annie Bellet - Train to Last Hope: 3 stars。 。。。more
Emily
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3。5 starsAdvance copy from NetGalley Uneven collection， closer to 3 stars than 4， but that fabulous story about Asil can’t be in a collection I give a 3 to。 Here’s the rundown:Little Things—Butcher 3。5 starsFun to get a story from Toot Toot’s POV， and Mister and Bob were in it too， so yay！ I think it’s the shortest story in the collection， and the length works fine， but I would have liked to hang out with these characters a little longer。 The Dark Ship—Bishop 4 stars Interesting to revisit the O 3。5 starsAdvance copy from NetGalley Uneven collection， closer to 3 stars than 4， but that fabulous story about Asil can’t be in a collection I give a 3 to。 Here’s the rundown:Little Things—Butcher 3。5 starsFun to get a story from Toot Toot’s POV， and Mister and Bob were in it too， so yay！ I think it’s the shortest story in the collection， and the length works fine， but I would have liked to hang out with these characters a little longer。 The Dark Ship—Bishop 4 stars Interesting to revisit the Others after quitting the series so many years ago。 This story had me second-guessing that decision。Comfort Zone—Armstrong 3 starsDarkest Powers isn’t a series I read， and the story was only OK to someone reading it as a newcomer。 I can imagine fans of the series will be excited to see Chloe and Derek。 Train to Last Hope—Annie Bellet 3 starsThis one was more about relationships and healing grief than anything else。 It was moving， but I think I was expecting more details about confronting what happened to their daughter。 My lukewarm rating is maybe a case of my expectations not being in line with author’s focus。Fire Hazard—Kevin Hearne 3 starsReading this reminded me of the roller coaster of emotions I felt reading the first Iron Druid book—enjoying the humor， cringing at the humor， enjoying Oberon， thinking Oberon was too silly， etc。Grave Gambles—R。R。 Virdi 2 starsI’ve read positive things about the novel series this story is set in， so maybe this type of plot didn’t work as a short story。 The motive for the kidnappings came from nowhere， and the hero’s and villain’s actions didn’t make sense。 Why play along？ That’s my vague question since this isn’t out yet。 I didn’t love it。 Silverspell—Chloe Neill 4 starsI enjoyed this quick mystery。 Neill worked well in the space she used to tell the story， and it renewed my interest in her vampire series。Troll Life—Kerrie L。 Hughes 3 starsI liked main character Harzi， the subway setting， and the sentient trains， but there was no story or character development。 Everything was just rather simply explained。 Return of the Mage—Charlaine Harris 3 starsPretty high learning curve for the amount of vocabulary and strange names to remember in a story that took 30 minutes to read。 I am curious about Vandler’s fate， though， so it grabbed my interest that much。 As far as I can tell， these characters and this setting aren’t a part of longer works。 The Vampires Karamazov—Nancy Holder 4 starsI’m sure this would mean more to me if I’d ever read The Brothers Karamazov， but I still appreciated the writing。 It was pretty grim， and I’m not sure I understand the ending。 The Necessity of Pragmatic Magic—Jennifer Brozek 3。5 starsShort little ditty with two elderly witches combating a cursed object in a museum。 I liked the setting and the protagonists。 The resolution was rather speedy and underdeveloped。 Dating Terrors—Patricia Briggs 5 starsI expected this to be my favorite of the collection， and it absolutely was！ The editors saved the best for last， placing it at the end of the collection。 The longest of the offerings， it had space for a little more development， and I loved seeing the wolves from the Emerald City pack。 I can’t wait to see how this plot plays out in the Alpha and Omega series。 Asil fans are going to lose their minds。 。。。more
Ron
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I needed to read this book as soon as I saw that Jim Butcher， Kevin Hearne， and Patricia Briggs had stories inside。 I am also a sucker for theme anthologies as my bookshelves can attest， so that was another plus。 I enjoy trying out authors via short stories to find out how their minds work and see if I find their worlds interesting。 This anthology does not disappoint。 The Jim Butcher story stars Major General Toot-Toot defending pizza among other things。 The Kevin Hearne's story has Oberon and S I needed to read this book as soon as I saw that Jim Butcher， Kevin Hearne， and Patricia Briggs had stories inside。 I am also a sucker for theme anthologies as my bookshelves can attest， so that was another plus。 I enjoy trying out authors via short stories to find out how their minds work and see if I find their worlds interesting。 This anthology does not disappoint。 The Jim Butcher story stars Major General Toot-Toot defending pizza among other things。 The Kevin Hearne's story has Oberon and Starbuck saving Atticus in a preview to their guest appearance in Paper & Blood。 The Patricia Briggs story stars Asil out on his 4th date （I need to find the stories of dates 2 & 3）。 In between these tales are stories of vampires， werewolves， trolls as train station attendants， strange sea gods， and witches。 In all， a very， very satisfying read！Thanks Netgalley for the chance to read these tales！ 。。。more
Becky Abbott
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Who doesn't need heroes in this day and age and here are stories from some of the best writers of the genre。 Heroic Hearts， edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie Hughes is another anthology of excellent stories that I had to read all the way through at one sitting。 Who doesn't need heroes in this day and age and here are stories from some of the best writers of the genre。 Heroic Hearts， edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie Hughes is another anthology of excellent stories that I had to read all the way through at one sitting。 。。。more
Annie
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HEROIC HEARTS is an all-star anthology put together by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L。 Hughes。 It contains many bestselling authors in the Urban Fantasy genre， including Patricia Briggs， Chloe Neill， Anne Bishop， Kelley Armstrong and Charlaine Harris。 If that’s not enticing enough already for you， then there are plenty more stories from amazing authors included in this collection。It’s hard to pick my favorite ones from the bunch， but Patricia Briggs and Jim Butcher’s stories always stand out to me as HEROIC HEARTS is an all-star anthology put together by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L。 Hughes。 It contains many bestselling authors in the Urban Fantasy genre， including Patricia Briggs， Chloe Neill， Anne Bishop， Kelley Armstrong and Charlaine Harris。 If that’s not enticing enough already for you， then there are plenty more stories from amazing authors included in this collection。It’s hard to pick my favorite ones from the bunch， but Patricia Briggs and Jim Butcher’s stories always stand out to me as favorites， particularly if you love their books already。 I’m also a big fan of Anne Bishop’s story too， which was straightforward but also oddly mysterious at the same time。That being said， it’s clear to see that there are a lot of amazing stories included here， so I would definitely check it out， especially if you are an Urban Fantasy reader。 These anthologies are also an amazing way to discover new authors that you may not have tried before。 You definitely don’t want to miss HEROIC HEARTS！ 。。。more
Leslie
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5/5 Really enjoyed the stories by: Patricia Briggs， Jim Butcher， R。R。 Virdi！ Fantastic collection and very happy to have been provided a free arc for review。 Will be buying this and supporting day one of release！ <3
Judy Beetem
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Heroic Hearts is a fun， fantasy anthology of stories about "regular" people doing acts of heroism to save friends， masters， or the world。 Many popular fantasy authors are featured including my favorites Jim Butcher and Charlaine Harris。 Pick up this book for some light reading and keep in touch with your beloved fantasy characters。 This is a quick read and well worth the time。 Enjoy！ Many thanks to Net Galley for the opportunity to read the ARC。 Heroic Hearts is a fun， fantasy anthology of stories about "regular" people doing acts of heroism to save friends， masters， or the world。 Many popular fantasy authors are featured including my favorites Jim Butcher and Charlaine Harris。 Pick up this book for some light reading and keep in touch with your beloved fantasy characters。 This is a quick read and well worth the time。 Enjoy！ Many thanks to Net Galley for the opportunity to read the ARC。 。。。more
Jennybeast
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As with any anthology， some stories are stronger than others -- however， since this anthology includes many of my favorite authors， it was generally an excellent experience。 I've missed these characters， writers， universes and it was wonderful to reconnect。 Particularly enjoyed the offerings from Patricia Briggs， Anne Bishop， Jim Butcher， Kevin Hearne， Annie Bellet。。。 wait， I'll be listing off the entire book if I keep going， so I'll stop there and say that it was full of great work。 Advanced Re As with any anthology， some stories are stronger than others -- however， since this anthology includes many of my favorite authors， it was generally an excellent experience。 I've missed these characters， writers， universes and it was wonderful to reconnect。 Particularly enjoyed the offerings from Patricia Briggs， Anne Bishop， Jim Butcher， Kevin Hearne， Annie Bellet。。。 wait， I'll be listing off the entire book if I keep going， so I'll stop there and say that it was full of great work。 Advanced Reader's Copy provided by Edelweiss。 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Heroic Hearts&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Heroic Hearts&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0