Carniepunk
Rachel Caine & Rob Thurman & Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne & Mark Henry & Jaye Wells & Allison Pang & Hillary Jacques & Jennifer Estep & Kelly Meding & Nicole Peeler & Jackie Kessler & Kelly Gay & Seanan McGuire
Book 4.70 of Hell on Earth
Language: English
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: Jul 23, 2013
Description:
**A star-studded urban fantasy anthology featuring bestselling authors Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman, Seanan McGuire, Jennifer Estep, and Kevin Hearne, whose stories explore the creepy, mysterious, and, yes, sometimes magical world of traveling carnivals.** The traveling carnival is a leftover of a bygone era, a curiosity lurking on the outskirts of town. It is a place of contradictions—the bright lights mask the peeling paint; a carnie in greasy overalls slinks away from the direction of the Barker’s seductive call. It is a place of illusion—is that woman’s beard real? How can she live locked in that watery box? And while many are tricked by sleight of hand, there are hints of something truly magical going on. One must remain alert and learn quickly the unwritten rules of this dark show. To beat the carnival, one had better have either a whole lot of luck or a whole lot of guns—or maybe some magic of one’s own. Featuring stories grotesque and comical, outrageous and action-packed, *Carniepunk* is the first anthology to channel the energy and attitude of urban fantasy into the bizarre world of creaking machinery, twisted myths, and vivid new magic.