Dark and Stormy Knights

By: Ilona Andrews, Jim Butcher, Shannon K Butcher, Rachel Caine, P. N. Elrod, Deidre Knight, Vicki Pettersson, Lilith Saintcrow, Carrie Vaughn

Narrated by: Renee Raudman, Joe Barrett, Marc Vietor, Suzanne Toren, David Pittu, Katherine Kellgren, Natalie Gold, L J Ganser

Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

It was a dark and stormy knight, and nine dark defenders embarked upon a most perilous quest. They're the ultimate defenders of humanity, modern-day knights who do dark deeds for all the right reasons.

In this all-star collection, nine of today's hottest paranormal authors bring us thrilling, all-new stories of supernatural knights - stories that are brimming with magic, mystery, and mayhem.

John Marcone sets aside his plans to kill Harry Dresden to go head-to-head with a cantrev lord in Jim Butcher's "Even Hand". Kate Daniels is called upon for bodyguard duty to protect Saimen, a shifter she trusts less than the enemy in Ilona Andrews' "A Questionable Client". Cormac must stop a killer werewolf before it attacks again on the next full moon in Carrie Vaughn's "Gods Creatures". And in Vicki Pettersson's "Shifting Star", Skamar gets more than she bargained for when she goes after a creature kidnapping young girls and enlists the aid of her frustratingly sexy neighbor.

When everything's on the line, will these knights complete their missions and live to fight again another day? Find out in Dark and Stormy Knights! Included are stories from Ilona Andrews, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Rachel Caine, P.N. Elrod, Deidre Knight, Vicki Pettersson, Lilith Saintcrow, and Carrie Vaughn.

©2010 P. N. Elrod (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Jim Butcher does his usual top-notch job with the Dresden Files tie-in “Even Hand”….Equally as good is Carrie Vaughn’s taut and suspenseful “God’s Creatures”….Rachel Caine’s “Even a Rabbit Will Bite”…is unexpectedly poignant.” ( Publishers Weekly)

Collection of favorite authors

Hard to go wrong with an all-star author line-up like this one. The collection incorporates short stories about favorite characters like Harry Dresden, Jack (P.N. Elrod's vampire), and many more.

It is a great introduction to many of these authors and to their characters. These short story collections often serve (for me) as a way to sample authors I've not read or listened to before without using a credit on a book that turns out to be a disappointment.

No disappointment here, though. Loved every minute.

Not a bad story in the bunch! !

I found every single story to be a good listen. The narration was great as well.

I really liked some but not all the stories.

Some of the stories were too sad and morally ambiguous. Overall the collection was difficult to get through.

Review for Dark and Stormy Knights

Would you consider the audio edition of Dark and Stormy Knights to be better than the print version?

I really liked this collection of stories and the characters. Some of them were just a bit short but enjoyable. I got a chance to listen to other authors and see if I would enjoy other stories by the authors.

What did you like best about this story?

The variety of the settings and the various authors made for a good read.

Great way to meet new authors

I enjoyed all of the stories. I have started listening to Jim Butcher's Furies series as a result. These collections are a great way to meet new authors!

get it!

awesome series of stories, very well written and well narrated. I found them on accident and I love them.

I did not finish 4 of the stories

and the Butcher one is also in another Anthology. If I hadn't bought it so long ago I would have returned it. The readers did a good job.

the great stories and characters

l loved cover to cover of this amazing book. I wish there was a second book.

werewolfs, zombies, mages and yes dark knights

I get the anthologies to read different authors and hear different narrators. I liked this anthology better than Down these Strange Streets although the subject matter was the same and many of the same authors. I feel these stories were shorter and if you weren't already familiar with the character they provided enough to enjoy the story. Also there was a variety of stories, some romance ,some stories funny, some were scary some were sad, some were twist on history so something for everyone provided your into monsters or "the unknown". I wish audible provided a more detailed table of contents though so I can go back and maybe look up other things from the authors and/or narrators that were particularly entertaining. as an example, I particularly liked the story by Rachel Caine and Carrie Vaughn. I magine the Kindle version has all that. whisper sync is perfect for books like this, you can read some or listen or read and listen.

Mixed bag

I really like a couple of the stories and only sort of enjoyed others. One I jumped out of less than 1/2 way through. But, I guess that’s to be expected. You can’t please everyone. Worth the money in the end.