Edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff
Stories by Ruth Sorrell, C.B. Calsing, Jean Marie Ward, Connie Wilkins, Kelly A. Harmon, Quinn Smythwood, Juliet Kemp, Steve Berman, Lisa Nohealani Morton, Rrain Prior, Sunny Moraine, Rachel Green
Hellebore and Rue is a collection of twelve short stories covering magic and the fantastical, with a couple of futuristic stories thrown in for good measure. As the title suggests, all feature queer women as the main characters although the focus on queer identity and how it relates to the narrative varies widely.
All of the stories prominently feature magic, and most of the writers break out of popularized (overused) magical tropes. There are no sexy vampires, and we get more complex approaches to witchcraft rather than the sort of suburban wicca which is all too common.
Ruth Sorrell's "Counterbalance," features a woman with magical powers, and her partner who hunts magical things,...
Stories by Ruth Sorrell, C.B. Calsing, Jean Marie Ward, Connie Wilkins, Kelly A. Harmon, Quinn Smythwood, Juliet Kemp, Steve Berman, Lisa Nohealani Morton, Rrain Prior, Sunny Moraine, Rachel Green
Hellebore and Rue is a collection of twelve short stories covering magic and the fantastical, with a couple of futuristic stories thrown in for good measure. As the title suggests, all feature queer women as the main characters although the focus on queer identity and how it relates to the narrative varies widely.
All of the stories prominently feature magic, and most of the writers break out of popularized (overused) magical tropes. There are no sexy vampires, and we get more complex approaches to witchcraft rather than the sort of suburban wicca which is all too common.
Ruth Sorrell's "Counterbalance," features a woman with magical powers, and her partner who hunts magical things,...
- 6/10/2011
- by Gayle Grazen
- Planet Fury
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