Urban Enemies by Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, Kelley Armstrong, Jonathan Maberry, Jeff Somers, Caitlin Kittredge, Carrie Vaughn, Craig Schaefer, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Domino Finn, Faith Hunter, Jon F. Merz, Joseph Nassise, Lilith Saintcrow, Sam Witt, Steven Savile
Published by Simon and Schuster
Age Group: Adult
Format: Anthologies and Short Story Collections, Fiction
Genres and Categories: Demons, Fae/Fey, Vampires, Werewolves, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Supernatural, Welsh
Series: Cainsville #4.5, Dresden Files #11.1, , Daniel Faust #7.2, Jill Kismet #6.5, The Iron Druid Chronicles #8.7, Hellhound Chronicles #1.5, , Kitty Norville #13.5, Joe Ledger #9.1, Jane Yellowrock #0.75, , Horngate Witches #4.5, Glass Town #1.2, , Incryptid #5.1, Pitchfork County #3.5,
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Published on: 1st August 2017
Pages: 448
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Villains have all the fun—everyone knows that—and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark side! The top villains from seventeen urban fantasy series get their own stories—including the baddies of New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong, Seanan McGuire, and Jonathan Maberry.

For every hero trying to save the world, there’s a villain trying to tear it all down.

In this can’t-miss anthology edited by Joseph Nassise (The Templar Chronicles), you get to plot world domination with the best of the evildoers we love to hate! This outstanding collection brings you stories told from the villains' point of view, imparting a fresh and unique take on the evil masterminds, wicked witches, and infernal personalities that skulk in the pages of today’s most popular series.

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Urban Enemies caught my attention because it offers an alternative point of view; the antagonist, the dark side, the people who do go bump in the night. As with any great story, those characters aren’t as black and white as they seem, and these glimpses into their world and their psyches are wonderful.

Villains aren’t as black and white as they seem, and the glimpses into their world and their psyches offered in the stories in Urban Enemies are fantastic. As a fan of the Dresden Files, Cainsville Series and Iron Druid Chronicles, I adored those stories and fans will not be disappointed by them. Kevin Hearne’s story from the Iron Druid Chronicles universe is an absolute hoot regardless of whether you’re familiar with the series or not, as it includes some rather familiar faces from mythology that everyone will recognise.

There’s always at least one or two stories that never quite resonate with me in an anthology, and this was the case with Urban Enemies. However, despite those few, I found the anthology to be a brilliant read, which I highly recommend. It is surprisingly varied in topic, despite being all about the bad guys and their plans for world domination (or whatever diabolical plans they get up to). I didn’t find it too difficult to keep up with universes I wasn’t already familiar with, and I think this alternative perspective may have even helped me consider reading some of the ones I’d previously overlooked.

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