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In this star-studded cross-genre anthology, seventeen of the greatest modern authors of fantasy, science fiction, and romance explore the borderlands of their genres with brand-new tales of ill-fated love. From zombie-infested woods in a postapocalyptic America to faery-haunted rural fields in... read more
Books in This Collection
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Love Hurts
by Jim Butcher (Author)An e-book short story by New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher, originally published in the anthology SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.
Characters edit
- Timbal: Protagonist of "Blue Boots" by Robin Hobb. A young woman serving in Lord Just's manor who falls in love with Azen, a minstrel.
- Azen: From "Blue Boots" by Robin Hobb. A handsome young minstrel with whom Timbal is in love. He was a childhood friend of Lady Lucent, his current patron. He is the third son of a minor nobleman, but had no inheritance.
- Gretcha: From "Blue Boots" by Robin Hobb. A gossipy servant of Lord Just and Lady Lucent who behaves in a catty fashion toward Timbal.
- Lord Just: From "Blue Boots" by Robin Hobb. The generous, even-handed Lord of Timberrock Keep. Once a strong and hale man, he was injured when falling from a horse, and is now crippled. He is married to Lady Lucent.
- Lady Lucent: From "Blue Boots" by Robin Hobb. Wife of Lord Just and Lady of Timberrock Keep. She was friends with Azen in her childhood.
- Lord Spindrift: From "Blue Boots" by Robin Hobb. Also known as Lord Spendthrift, he is considered greedy and ill-tempered by the common folk. He is Lord Just's nephew and heir.
- Chrissock: From "Blue Boots" by Robin Hobb. Timberrock Keep's resident minstrel, and a friend to Lord Just.
- Cook: From "Blue Boots" by Robin Hobb. The kindly cook of Timberrock Keep who gives Timbal a job and a place to sleep.
- Gissel: From "Blue Boots" by Robin Hobb. A kindly innkeeper's daughter and friend to Timbal.
- Stuart Innes: From "The Thing About Cassandra" by Neil Gaiman. The protagonist, an artist and sometime model.
- Jeremy "Scallie" Porter: From "The Thing About Cassandra" by Neil Gaiman. Stuart's longtime friend, recently reacquainted.
- Cassandra Carlisle: From "The Thing About Cassandra" by Neil Gaiman. Stuart Innes' imaginary girlfriend from his early teens, apparently come to life.
- Paul: From "The Thing About Cassandra" by Neil Gaiman. Owns an art gallery with his partner, Barry.
- Barry: From "The Thing About Cassandra" by Neil Gaiman. Owns an art gallery with his partner, Paul.
- Mrs. Innes: From "The Thing About Cassandra" by Neil Gaiman. Stuart's mother.
First Sentence edit
The earliest reference we can find for the phrase “star-crossed lovers” traces it to 1595, attributing it to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy about the doomed romance that blossoms between a young man and a young woman on the brawling streets of Verona, a romance that is destined to fail because the families they come from are locked in a deadly feud: “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, / a pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.”
Table of Contents edit
Starr-crossed Lovers
"Love Hurts” by Jim Butcher
“The Marrying Maid” by Jo Beverley
“Rooftops” by Carrie Vaughn LLC
“Hurt Me” by M. L. N. Hanover
“Demon Lover”by Cecelia Holland
“The Wayfarer’s Advice” by Melinda Snodgrass
“Blue Boots” by Robin Hobb
“The Thing About Cassandra” by Neil Gaiman
“After the Blood” by Marjorie M. Liu
“You, and You Alone” by Jacqueline Carey
“His Wolf” by Lisa Tuttle
“Courting Trouble” by Linnea Sinclair
“The Demon Dancer” by Mary Jo Putney
“Under/Above the Water” by Tanith Lee
“Kaskia” by Peter S. Beagle
“Man in the Mirror” by Yasmine Galenorn
“A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows” by Diana Gabaldon
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Realm Of The Elderlings. (universe)
This book is in Kushiel's Legacy. (standard series)
This book is in Outlander. (standard series)
This book is in The Dresden Files. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gardner Dozois (Editor)
- George R. R. Martin (Editor)
Other Contributors:
- Neil Gaiman (Contributor) - "The Thing About Cassandra"
- Robin Hobb (Contributor) - "Blue Boots"
- Jacqueline Carey (Contributor) - "You, and You Alone"
- Diana Gabaldon (Contributor) - "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows"
- Lisa Tuttle (Contributor) - "His Wolf"
- Jim Butcher (Contributor) - Love Hurts
- Jo Beverly (Contributor) - "The Marrying Maid"
- Carrie Vaughn (Contributor) - "Rooftops"
- M. L. N. Hanover (Contributor) - "Hurt Me"
- Cecelia Holland (Contributor) - "Demon Lover"
- Melinda Snodgrass (Contributor) - "The Wayfarer's Advice"
- Marjorie M. Liu (Contributor) - "After the Blood"
- Linnea Sinclair (Contributor) - "Courting Trouble"
- Mary Jo Putney (Contributor) - "The Demon Dancer"
- Tanith Lee (Contributor) - "Under/Above the Water"
- Peter S. Beagle (Contributor) - "Kaskia"
- Yasmine Galenorn (Contributor) - "Man in the Mirror"
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Gallery Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781439150146
Page Count: 468
Publisher: Gallery Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781439150146
Page Count: 468
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS648.L6 S55 2010
- Dewey: 823.08508
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