With Hearts of Flame (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Dark Academia Romantasy Novel of Vampires and Dragons Featuring Stenciled Edges and Illustrated Endpapers (Bloodwing Academy, 4)
Briar Boleyn
Strange Candy
by Laurell K. Hamilton
About this book
The 1 New York Times bestselling author's short story collection-including an all-new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story.
From a woman who marries into a family of volatile wizards to a couple fleeing a gang of love-hungry cupids, from a girl who seeks sanctuary in the form of a graceful goose to the disgruntled superhero Captain Housework, readers will revel in the many twists and turns of fortune in these fantastical fairy tales and lush parables. Even hardened vampire hunter and zombie animator Anita Blake gets blindsided by the disturbing motives of her clients in the new "Those Who Seek Forgiveness" and in "The Girl Who Was Infatuated with Death."
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B089B7B6GH
Reader Reviews
January 12, 2024
September 2, 2016
When I discovered this book was a compilation of Laurell K. Hamilton's stories mostly other than from Anita Blake's world, I was interested. By the time I finished the first my mind was happily engaged. I'd already read the final story, which was an Anita story (and one that I still found good reading a second time), but I truly enjoyed every story especially the two with Leech. The story about Jasmine was a little too dark for me, but still good reading. A very worthwhile purchase that...
August 1, 2015
For the purposes of my Anita Blake Book Challenge, I only reviewed the three Anita Blake related short stories that are part of this collection. Strange Candy gives us three brief glimpses into the wonderful world of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. The introductions that accompany each of the chapters gave us a glimpse into Laurell K. Hamilton’s creative process. We get to understand what inspired her to write about Anita and the many different directions she has taken the series. The...
December 26, 2006
This is a collection of short stories, discarded chapters/story lines from other books, etc... They are very entertaining, well written, and a few just totally cracked me up. (But then I have a mother who would hire cherubs too - if they were real! Sorry not going to tell you about the story in the book relating to that comment - it would spoil it for those who haven't read this yet & those who have read it will know what I mean.) It's also a great book if you are very busy and don't have time...
