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Fantastic Hope

By: Laurell K. Hamilton - editor, William McCaskey - editor
Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis, Holter Graham
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A collection of 16 sci-fi and fantasy stories edited by number one New York Times best-selling author Laurell K. Hamilton and author William McCaskey.

A child’s wish for her father comes true. The end of the world has never been so much fun. Conquering personal demons becomes all too real. It’s not always about winning; sometimes it’s about showing up for the fight. It’s about loving your life’s work, and jobs that make you question everything.

In this anthology, 17 authors have woven together brand-new stories that speak to the darkness and despair that life brings while reminding us that good deeds, humor, love, sacrifice, dedication, and following our joy can ignite a light that burns so bright the darkness cannot last.

Laurell K. Hamilton and William McCaskey are joined by Kevin J. Anderson, Griffin Barber, Patricia Briggs, Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell, Monalisa Foster, Robert E. Hampson, John G. Hartness, Jonathan Maberry, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Jessica Schlenker, Sharon Shinn, M. C. Sumner, Patrick M. Tracy, and Michael Z. Williamson in this collection.

©2020 Laurell K. Hamilton (P)2020 Penguin Audio
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Good anthology

As with any anthology, some stories I liked more than others, but all were interesting. Each story comes from a viewpoint that is not what one usually sees. The theme of strong optimism in unusual circumstances is strong in each story.
The performance of the narrators is top notch.

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Loved this collection

Oh, yum! I loved every single story. Ronan surprised me and made me cry. It slipped under my guard and got me on a personal level.

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Change of pace

This is not your typical audiobook but it delivers much more than a singular story or experience. Great writing and audio performances. I highly recommend for a change of pace!

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Best Collection of Scifi/Fantasy Shorts

I absolutely adored every story. They were all new to me except the Anita Blake story, but each was unique, complete and entertaining. I'd say this is the best thing ti come out of this time frame.

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a nice collection of fantasy/sci fi short stories

some very good authors but a couple stories were only so-so. One was kind of preachy. Hamilton was great as always.

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Got my fix!

I only bought this book to read one story, from my favorite author Patricia Briggs. I knew that the other stories would be a ok bonus! But the fact that almost all of the stories were worth what I paid for only one was more than a bonus. ❤️

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Some story’s better than others

Some of the stories are better than others I love the new Antia Blake story and some of the others the Mormon story was interesting and I enjoyed it.over all the stories are good.

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great

I really enjoyed the short stories and experience with all the new authors .

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great collection!

surprisingly good, the stories and the narrators.
the editors of the book and the editors of the recording, both done superb job.
I will look for more books of them

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Ah very timely

This was published at exactly the right time. I think the whole world could use more hopeful stories and as someone who prefers fantasy genre books, thus hit the spot perfectly. Excellent narration and wonderful writing and happy endings!

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