This is of such badness, it may even surpass Micah.

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So, the cover art for Strange Candy is up.

............

Good GOD it's ugly. Who chose that sickly bile green? (And is the cover model...blonde? *squints* Why yes, it appears she is. Hello, new Mary Sue!)

And gee, thanks for including previously published stories, too. Because we totally need the opening chapter of Incubus Dreams in a third book. And that's not at all a giant middle finger to all the people who bought the supernatural anthologies strictly for Laurell's stories. (Not that I'm one of them, but I feel their pain.)

ETA: As if that's not enough, according to the page on amazon.com it's a mere 272 pages--less than Micah--and retails for $25 in hardcover. (There's also a discussion entry by our very own Darla, whose profile is little more than a boot-licking paeon to her beloved mistress. "My favorite author is Laurell K. Hamilton. I am Laurell Hamilton's assistant." *HEADDESK*)

Comments

[freyalorelei.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, and no.

Strange Candy is a collection of short stories, most original, some Anita (including, reportedly, the very first AB short story she ever sold). Some have been previously published, some have been written specifically for this collection. I'm not sure if she's including a brand-new AB story as well...there are apparently two AB stories included but whether she counts the first AB one as "brand new!" (since it'll be new to her adoring zombies fans) or older, I have no idea.

According to Darla, there are no Merry stories in it. I'm sort of disappointed, but since Merry doesn't do anything but have sex and gain nifty powers, I don't mind too much. The first would be eye-gougingly boring to read; the second would be better off in a stand-alone book.