We come from dust, and to dust we return… creations in these eighteen stories, including: rusting dragons; mysterious summer jobs; magical inheritances; and dryads engaged in a bitter war.
Featuring: Jane Yolen; Chadwick Ginther; Kevin Cockle; Damascus Mincemeyer; Laura VanArendonk Baugh; Catherine Macleod; Mara Malins; Steve Toase; Suzanne J. Willis; Blake Jessop; Buzz Dixon; David L. Craddock; Rose Strickman; Gregory L. Norris; Tamsin Showbrook; Sarah Van Goethem; Tim Ford; and V.F. LeSann.
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The different interpretations for earth elements that appeared in this collection were very imaginative and interesting. Each story was crafted around the environment in a way that was different and unique to the writer. Hope to see more stories like the ones in earth in next collection.
Earth: Giants, Golems and Gargoyles,
Rhonda Parrish.
Another awesome anthology including: rusting dragons; mysterious summer jobs; magical inheritances; and dryads engaged in a bitter war featuring such authors as: Jane Yolen; Chadwick Ginther; Kevin Cockle; Damascus Mincemeyer; Laura VanArendonk Baugh; Catherine Macleod; Mara Malins; Steve Toase; Suzanne J. Willis; Blake Jessop; Buzz Dixon; David L. Craddock; Rose Strickman; Gregory L. Norris; Tamsin Showbrook; Sarah Van Goethem; Tim Ford; and V.F. LeSann.
I loved the whole shebang, and hope you do too!
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This book is an anthology of short stories and a few longer stories with the common topic EARTH. The characters tend to be paranormal.
I have mixed feelings about this collection of stories, as it spans a wide variety – which is good. You will most probably find something that you like in the mix. But because of the wide range, there might also be quite a few stories you are not so keen on.
If you want to risk that – the anthology is a good way to explore new authors and a slightly different genre from what you normally read.
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I enjoyed reading the collection of stories! Whether giant, golem or others. They are a lot of fun to read and I loved them all!! Definitely a great book to read!
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The earth is big and beautiful but when something happens it can be awful to those living in earth. This has 18 very different stories which you will enjoy and love. Each will take you on very different adventures. Sir back and enjoy
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Earth: Giants, Golems, and Gargoyles by Rhonda Parrish is an anthology of short stories all by different authors. Each and every one of these short stories have some type of paranormal or supernatural creature that is featured in the story. What I really enjoyed about this particular anthology is that the stories in it are so very different from one another. All together, I really enjoyed reading each and every one of the stories in this anthology. I recommend this anthology to anyone who is looking to read a series of quick entertaining tales that each feature a different topic but is focused primarily on something that is paranormal and unique. Earth: Giants, Golems, and Gargoyles is a series of wonderful and unique paranormal short stories.
Earth: Giants, Golems and Gargoyles by Rhonda Parrish this is an awesome story that I have read. This is book number two in this awesome series that I have enjoyed reading very much. I highly recommend this story to everyone who likes reading about Sci-Fi and fantasy in their stories.
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This was a wonderful anthology full of dark, twisted, whacky, thrilling, fantastical, lighthearted, magical stories ranging from necromancers to children kidnapped by wood spirits. Although each story was entertaining, my favorites were Mourned by Catherine MacLeod and Land Girl by Laura VanArendonk Baug. This book truly has something for everyone, and it was a pleasure to be introduced to so many great writers I might have never crossed paths with otherwise.
Parental discretion advised for a mostly family-friendly anthology which can be read in one very long day or spaced out to a series of evenings.
Grin of Stone: A Political Rant by Jane Yolen is exquisite.
The Enforcer by Chadwick Ginther is strange but satisfying.
Wings of Stone by Kevin Cockle: NICE
Soil, Native and Otherwise by Damascus Mincemeyer: eerie
Land Girl by Laura VanArendonk Baugh has information about dry stone walls.
The Stone Alphabet by Catherine MacLeod: Macabre.
Winner Takes All by Mara Malins: If You caught the earlier episode where Samos created the dragon, you’ll be interested to see what happened afterward.
Kiln Fired by Steve Toase: the wyrm turns
Goblin Harvest by Suzanne J. Willis: an interesting post-apocalyptic tale.
The Poacher and the Priestess by Blake Jessop: a nice Japanese fable.
Mike’s Massive Penis by Buzz Dixon: you will probably chuckle at the end.
Where Green Things Grew by David L. Craddock: Druidic justice.
Troll Seal by Rose Strickman: Art as magic.
The Giants by Gregory L. Norris: troubling.
A Golem’s Progress by Tamsin Showbrook: an alternative England with golems.
Maggie of the Moss by Sarah Van Goethem: a tale of disappearance
Children of the Colossus by Tim Ford: an interesting fable.
Earthbound by V.F. LeSann: a treasure hunt.
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wonderfully inventive
Rhonda Parish continues her collection of elementally themed short stories with Earth: Giants, Golems, and Gargoyles. It’s a challenging undertaking; ‘earth’ being not only one of the four cardinal elements, but also the planet on which we live, the soil which grows and nourishes all life, and the raw material of human construction (bricks, pottery, mined minerals, etc.) It’s pretty difficult to encapsulate al that in a few short stories, but this anthology succeeds moderately well. Equally divided between magical, earth-religious, and future-tech points of view, the stories cluster around themes of permanence, retribution, and alt/reality. Sometimes the characters are human, at other times strange creatures of earth, stone, wood, and spirit interact with each other and with humanity. Although I found the anthology’s theme unfocused and barely able to hold up under the wide latitude of interpretation, the creativity, imagination, and remarkable associations put forth by this group of authors is mind-blowing entertainment, not to mention food for thought. I truly enjoyed each story on its own, and for that reason, i’m recommending this anthology to fans of the magical, the mystical, and the elemental. There is something here for each of earth’s children – you need only dig in and mine the literary gold.
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I love anthologies when they contain great stories and this one does! There are stories of some magical and mystical things and I love them all. Yes, some more than others but these stories are all pretty wonderful
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