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Jean Rabe

Auteur de The Dawning of a New Age

150+ oeuvres 4,850 utilisateurs 57 critiques 3 Favoris

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Œuvres de Jean Rabe

The Dawning of a New Age (1996) 543 exemplaires
The Day of the Tempest (1997) 461 exemplaires
Magie rouge (1991) 418 exemplaires
The Eve of the Maelstrom (1998) 414 exemplaires
Downfall (2000) 271 exemplaires
Betrayal (2001) 202 exemplaires
Redemption (2002) 177 exemplaires
A Taste of Magic (2006) 166 exemplaires
The Silver Stair (1999) 151 exemplaires
Renaissance Faire (2005) — Directeur de publication — 138 exemplaires
Steampunk'd (2010) — Directeur de publication — 126 exemplaires
Dragon Mage (2008) — Auteur — 109 exemplaires
The Lake of Death (2004) 104 exemplaires
Return to Quag Keep (2006) — Auteur — 96 exemplaires
Timeshares (2010) — Directeur de publication — 82 exemplaires
The Rebellion (2007) 75 exemplaires
Aftershock (2006) 75 exemplaires
Hot and Steamy: Tales of Steampunk Romance (2011) — Directeur de publication — 73 exemplaires
Terribly Twisted Tales (2009) — Directeur de publication — 69 exemplaires
Furry Fantastic (2006) — Directeur de publication — 66 exemplaires
The Finest Creation (2004) 64 exemplaires
Pandora's Closet (2007) — Directeur de publication — 62 exemplaires
Death March (2008) 56 exemplaires
Goblin Nation (2009) 51 exemplaires
Time Twisters (2007) — Directeur de publication — 47 exemplaires
The Finest Choice (2005) 45 exemplaires
Vale of the Mage (1989) 40 exemplaires
The Jungles of Chult (1993) 40 exemplaires
Spells of the City (2009) — Directeur de publication — 35 exemplaires
Sol's Children (2002) — Directeur de publication — 31 exemplaires
Birthright : The Book of Magecraft (1996) 31 exemplaires
Cities of Mystery (1989) 27 exemplaires
Athena's Daughters (2014) — Directeur de publication — 25 exemplaires
Boondocks Fantasy (2011) — Directeur de publication — 23 exemplaires
Time Traveled Tales: Volume 1 (2014) — Directeur de publication — 23 exemplaires
The Finest Challenge (2006) 23 exemplaires
Historical Hauntings (2001) — Directeur de publication — 19 exemplaires
Secret of the Djinn (1994) 18 exemplaires
Sovereign Stone: The Taan (2000) — Auteur — 15 exemplaires
Night of the Tiger (1995) 12 exemplaires
The Bone Shroud (2018) 9 exemplaires
Fenzig's Fortune (2007) 8 exemplaires
The Cauldron (2014) 8 exemplaires
Dragons! (2017) — Editor and Introduction; Contributeur — 7 exemplaires
Time Traveled Tales, Volume 2 (2014) 6 exemplaires
Tribulations (2016) 6 exemplaires
Stalking the Wild Hare: Stories from the Gen Con Writer's Symposium (2010) — Directeur de publication — 4 exemplaires
Polyhedron Newszine #59 (1991) 3 exemplaires
La escalera de plata (2003) 3 exemplaires
El dragón azul quinta era (2007) 3 exemplaires
Field to Field (2003) 2 exemplaires
Dance Like a Monkey (2014) 2 exemplaires
Polyhedron Magazine, Issue 45 (1989) 2 exemplaires
Shadowrun: Down Under (2018) 2 exemplaires
Polyhedron Magazine, Issue 48 (1989) 2 exemplaires
Polyhedron Magazine, Issue 47 (1989) 2 exemplaires
Dragon Azul 2 exemplaires
Polyhedron Magazine, Issue 38 (1987) 1 exemplaire
Stardust 1 exemplaire
Auriga's Streetcar 1 exemplaire
Focke-drache 1 exemplaire
Hang Ten 1 exemplaire
¿wit Nowej Ery (2005) 1 exemplaire
Polyhedron Newszine 79 (1993) 1 exemplaire
The Queen Slayer {short story} (2019) 1 exemplaire
Polyhedron Magazine, Issue 42 (1988) 1 exemplaire
Polyhedron Magazine, Issue 41 (1988) 1 exemplaire
In The Fold 1 exemplaire
Basic Magic 1 exemplaire
The War On Two Fronts 1 exemplaire
Anne Of The One Gable 1 exemplaire
Black Annie 1 exemplaire
Few of Us 1 exemplaire
A Timely Introduction 1 exemplaire
WURMS 1 exemplaire
After Tony's Fall 1 exemplaire

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Tales from the New Republic (1999) — Contributeur — 715 exemplaires
Realms of Valor (1993) — Contributeur — 469 exemplaires
Realms of Magic (1995) — Contributeur — 331 exemplaires
The Dragons of Chaos (1997) — Contributeur — 302 exemplaires
Relics and Omens (1998) — Contributeur — 193 exemplaires
Heroes and Fools (1999) — Contributeur — 191 exemplaires
The Search for Magic: Tales from the War of Souls (2001) — Contributeur — 182 exemplaires
Rebels and Tyrants (2000) — Contributeur — 147 exemplaires
The Search for Power: Dragons from the War of Souls (2004) — Contributeur — 122 exemplaires
Hags, Sirens, and Other Bad Girls of Fantasy (2006) — Contributeur — 116 exemplaires
Merlin (1999) — Contributeur — 102 exemplaires
Creature Fantastic (2001) — Contributeur — 101 exemplaires
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs, and Killer Muppets (2005) — Contributeur — 97 exemplaires
The Players of Gilean (2003) — Contributeur — 96 exemplaires
Maiden, Matron, Crone (2005) — Contributeur — 94 exemplaires
Dragons of Time (2007) — Contributeur — 90 exemplaires
Knight Fantastic (2002) — Contributeur — 88 exemplaires
More Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home (2000) — Contributeur — 86 exemplaires
Magic Tails (2005) — Contributeur — 85 exemplaires
Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues (2015) — Contributeur — 77 exemplaires
Little Red Riding Hood in the Big Bad City (2004) — Contributeur — 76 exemplaires
Familiars (2002) — Contributeur — 75 exemplaires
Places to Be, People to Kill (2007) — Contributeur — 72 exemplaires
Chicks and Balances (2015) — Contributeur — 72 exemplaires
Catopolis (2008) — Contributeur — 70 exemplaires
Warrior Fantastic (2000) — Contributeur — 64 exemplaires
Children of Magic (2006) — Contributeur — 59 exemplaires
Imaginary Friends (2008) — Contributeur — 54 exemplaires
Guardsmen of Tomorrow (2000) — Contributeur — 52 exemplaires
Zombiesque (2011) — Contributeur — 51 exemplaires
Man vs Machine (2007) — Contributeur — 49 exemplaires
Space Stations (2004) — Contributeur — 48 exemplaires
In the Shadow of Evil (2005) — Contributeur — 47 exemplaires
The Trouble With Heroes (2009) — Contributeur — 47 exemplaires
The Repentant (2003) — Contributeur — 47 exemplaires
More Stories from the Twilight Zone (2010) — Contributeur — 44 exemplaires
Intelligent Design (2009) — Contributeur — 42 exemplaires
Legends (1999) — Contributeur — 42 exemplaires
Gamer Fantastic (2009) — Contributeur — 40 exemplaires
Slipstreams (2006) — Contributeur — 37 exemplaires
Human for a Day (2011) — Contributeur — 36 exemplaires
Mystery Date (2008) — Contributeur — 36 exemplaires
Oceans of Space (2002) — Contributeur — 35 exemplaires
Army of the Fantastic (2007) — Contributeur — 35 exemplaires
Bless Your Mechanical Heart (2014) — Contributeur — 33 exemplaires
Future Americas (2008) — Contributeur — 31 exemplaires
Quag Keep & Return to Quag Keep Omnibus (1978) — Auteur, quelques éditions30 exemplaires
The Magic Toy Box (2006) — Contributeur — 28 exemplaires
The Big Book of Cyberpunk (2023) — Contributeur — 26 exemplaires
Funny Fantasy (2016) — Contributeur — 23 exemplaires
Front Lines (2008) — Contributeur — 23 exemplaires
Crash Dive (Anthology 9-in-1) (2003) — Contributeur — 21 exemplaires
Swordplay (2009) — Contributeur — 21 exemplaires
Transformers: Legends (2004) — Contributeur — 21 exemplaires
The New Hero: New Heroes for a New Age (2013) — Contributeur — 13 exemplaires
Shadowrun: World of Shadows (2015) — Contributeur — 12 exemplaires
The Society for the Preservation of CJ Henderson (2015) — Contributeur — 8 exemplaires
Brigands: A Blackguards Anthology (2019) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
Women of the Crystal Coast (3) (Dragonband: Tales) (2019) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire

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In Tennessee William’s play A Streetcar Named Desire, the character of Blanche Dubois says, “I don’t want realism. I want magic!”–a quote that aptly describes this collection of tales related by their relationship to their cities. Many of the exploits and adventures within the stories could have mundane explanations. Maybe the mother really did kill her daughter in Michael A Stackpole’s “The Devil Within,” or maybe the character was imagining the sounds coming from beneath her bed in Judi Rohrig’s ”Falls the Shadow.” But who wants to read about that when there could be something truly extraordinary about the circumstances?

Admittedly, not all the stories were to my liking, but on the other hand I found several new authors I wanted to try out. There were also returning favorites from whom I was delighted to read more. As seems usual for anthologies, there were so-so stories and then there were more intriguing stories. Of the thirteen stories contained, eight of them were interesting, but not attention-grabbing, while the five I enjoyed the most held a little something extra.

“The Devil Within” by Michael A. Stackpole: This is a story set within the universe he created for his character Trick Molloy, who’s pulling time as a private investigator for this story. Stackpole gives new meaning to the phrase “religious fervor.” I was pleasantly surprised by Trick’s cynicism; there’s nothing I like more than a character who’s an unrepentant cynic. Stackpole does a good job of laying the foundation for the world without bogging the story down with too much exposition. I found it intriguing that for a person to tap into their magical ability, they had to have a “trip”–a catalyst, really.

“Falls the Shadow” by Judi Rohrig: This is my first experience with this writer, though she appears to have several stories in anthologies waiting on my TBR pile, so I’ll have to read those, as well. This is the classic case of things that go bump in the night but with a twist on what those critters are. I freely admit I don’t understand this story completely; parts of the action jumbled themselves together, and the explanations were confusing, but the idea of it intrigued me and kept me reading. I would definitely love to see the idea expanded into a novel, or given a few more stories to flesh it out a bit.

“We Burgled It, We Sure Did” by Mickey Zucker Reichart: Leprechauns! This is a story about what happens when people believe a little too much in some of the old tales. Following the Leprechauns’ speech pattern is a little mind-bending, but the resolution to their problem makes a whole lot more sense than you’d believe from the premise alone.

“Disarmed and Dangerous” by Tim Waggoner: This is a short story featuring Waggoner’s zombie PI, Matthew Richter. I love the Matthew Richter books (Nekropolis and Dead Streets, both from Angry Robot Books), but even for someone without prior knowledge, Waggoner sets forth the background details well. Humor, a little bit of horror, and action abound, and it was also nice to see Matthew’s friendship with Papa Chatha deepen.

“‘Twas the Happy Hour After Christmas” by Robert Wenzlaff: Santa walks into Thor’s bar, and the two of them share stories about what it’s like having mythologies that keep changing on a mortal’s whim. Poor Santa is sick of the commercialism of the holiday ruining his life and just wants a vacation. Meanwhile Thor, who’s had his own share of publicity problems, comes up with a solution. This was a short, amusing, and intriguing piece full of incidents such as what happened to Odin and how he got his eye back.

In the end, the anthology stood out for one reason to me–each story captured some of the magic and uniqueness that can only be found if you live in a city. Amid the constant lights, streams of traffic, and seeming sleeplessness, a city holds a powerful magnetism for ordinary and paranormal folks alike. This collection spotlighted the best of those feelings.
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lexilewords | 3 autres critiques | Dec 28, 2023 |
Anthologies are always hit or miss for me. Usually if I like the premise then I'm likely to find it harder to enjoy the individual stories. If I am only mildly interested in the premise and picking the book up more for the authors included, I fare far better. Such is the case with Timeshares. Six of the authors listed are of interest to me for various reasons and the premise was interesting enough to garner my attention.

Who hasn't wanted to travel back in time? I know I used to dream about traveling back and meeting Cleopatra or taking some leadership lessons from Queen Victoria. Here in the present we can look at the past and see exactly where we can get our answers instead of working them out for ourselves. I was shocked at how few were about going back and learning wisdom from famous people.

My favorites by far were "The Shaman" by Annie Jones, "A Portrait of Time" by Kelly Swails and "But I'm Not the Only One" by Chris Pierson. All three were surprisingly touching and well written. "The Shaman", about a woman who accidentally finds herself thrown back in time to Ancient Arizona, was simple and inspiring. "A Portrait of Time", about a woman who travels back to save her twin sister, was heartbreaking because of the depth of feeling both the women felt. And lastly "But I'm Not the Only One", about a famous musician's trip to the future, was both surrealistic and touching (especially in the end).

Surprisingly I enjoyed the anthology as a whole, finding each different writer's take on what could happen unique and interesting. Some of them ended well ("Limited Time Offer" by Dean Allen Leggett and "Unsolved Histories" by Greg Cox) and some ended quite badly for the character at least ("Timeless Lisa" by Robert E. Vardeman), but no two ideas were similar. No two writers wrote their character's motivations and reasoning to be the same as another's.

There is some great little known talent in this volume, as well as great introductions to some well known talent, but I think in the end there will be a story, or setting, for everyone to enjoy.
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lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |
Decent story, I liked that the young warrior character is female, but the ending was unsatisfying.
 
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JBarringer | 2 autres critiques | Dec 15, 2023 |
Dhamon Fierolobo y su banda de mercenarios han fijado sus condiciosas miradas en el siguiente objetivo, un tesoro largo tiempo olvidado y oculto bajo una pradera. Las leyendas prometen incontables riquezas, una fortuna tan inmensa que resulta increíble.
Pero en el mundo de los ladrones, lleno de secretos y engaños, hay que pagar un alto precio por una fortuna semejante, un precio mayor que la insoportable agonía que Dhamon padece bajo la maldición de una escama de dragón. Un precio tan alto que puede costarle la vida a Dhamon.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Natt90 | Feb 16, 2023 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
150
Aussi par
60
Membres
4,850
Popularité
#5,178
Évaluation
½ 3.3
Critiques
57
ISBN
160
Langues
8
Favoris
3

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