Running With the Pack

Remember the werewolves of classic stories and films, those bloodthirsty monsters that transformed under the full moon, reminding us of the terrible nature that lives within all of us? Today's werewolves are much more suave - and even sexy - and they've moved from British moors to New York City lofts, shaved, and got jobs. But as the tales of these writers will show you, they remain no less wild and passionate, and they still tug at the part of our being where a wild animal used to be. Running With the Pack includes stories from Carrie Vaughn, Laura Anne Gilman, and C.E. Murphy, and they will convince you that despite their gentrification, werewolves remain as fascinating and terrifying as ever. Contents Wild ride / Carrie Vaughn -- Side-effects may include / Steve Duffy -- Comparison of efficacy rates for seven antipathetics as employed against lycanthropes / Marie Brennan -- The beautiful Gelreesh / Jeffrey Ford -- Skin in the game / Samantha Henderson -- Blended / C.E. Murphy -- Locked doors / Stephanie Burgis -- Werelove / Laura Anne Gilman -- In sheep's clothing / Molly Tanzer -- Royal bloodlines / Mike Resnick -- The dire wolf / Genevieve Valentine -- Take back the night / Lawrence Schimel -- Mongrel / Maria V. Snyder -- Deadfall / Karen Everson -- Red Riding Hood's child / N.K. Jemisin -- Are you a vampire or a goblin? / Greoffrey H. Goodwin -- The pack and the pickup artist / Mike Brotherton -- The garden, the moon, the wall / Amanda Downum -- Blamed for trying to live / Jesse Bullington -- t The Barony at Rdal / Peter Bell -- Inside out / Erzebet Yellowboy -- Gestella / Susan Palwick.

Remember the werewolves of classic stories and films, those bloodthirsty monsters that transformed under the full moon, reminding us of the terrible nature that lives within all of us? Today's werewolves are much more suave - and even sexy - and they've moved from British moors to New York City lofts, shaved, and got jobs. But as the tales of these writers will show you, they remain no less wild and passionate, and they still tug at the part of our being where a wild animal used to be.

Running With the Pack includes stories from Carrie Vaughn, Laura Anne Gilman, and C.E. Murphy, and they will convince you that despite their gentrification, werewolves remain as fascinating and terrifying as ever.

Publishers Weekly

Sedia (Paper Cities) collects 22 tales that look at werewolves from a multitude of different angles. Steve Duffy's chilling dental thriller "Side-Effects May Include" examines how far a man will go to end his pain. A damaged alpha gains the trust of a homeless woman in Maria V. Snyder's "Mongrel." Murderous soccer moms eat cheaters in Samantha Henderson's "Skin in the Game." A woman accidentally turned wolf struggles against her dual nature before learning to accept it in Erzebet YellowBoy's powerful "Inside Out." The origin of T.J. from Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series is told in "Wild Ride," and Mike Resnick's preacher/con-artist Lucifer Jones makes an appearance in the hilarious "Royal Bloodlines." The stories veer from comedy to horror and from tragic love story to coming-of-age tale, showing the richness inherent in the idea of shifting shapes and animal strength. (July)

Wild ride -- Carrie Vaughn Side-effects may include -- Steve Duffy Comparison of efficacy rates for seven antipathetics as employed against lycanthropes -- Marie Brennan The beautiful Gelreesh -- Jeffrey Ford Skin in the game -- Samantha Henderson Blended -- C.E. Murphy Locked doors -- Stephanie Burgis Werelove -- Laura Anne Gilman In sheep's clothing -- Molly Tanzer Royal bloodlines -- Mike Resnick The dire wolf -- Genevieve Valentine Take back the night -- Lawrence Schimel Mongrel -- Maria V. Snyder Deadfall -- Karen Everson Red Riding Hood's child -- N.K. Jemisin Are you a vampire or a goblin? -- Greoffrey H. Goodwin The pack and the pickup artist -- Mike Brotherton The garden, the moon, the wall -- Amanda Downum Blamed for trying to live -- Jesse Bullington -- t The Barony at R©ıdal / -- Peter Bell Inside out -- Erzebet Yellowboy Gestella -- Susan Palwick. A collection of short horror stories that involve werewolves, including selections from Peter Bell, Amanda Downum, Laura Anne Gilman, Carrie Vaughn, C.E. Murphy, Erzebet YellowBoy, and others.