Donald Harstead
Books: Fantasy
Anthologies
An Apple for the Creature (2012)
An Apple for the Creature (2012) edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner
First, I hate this title. It grates on my nerves like nails down a chalkboard.
Luckily, the title is not reflective of most of the stories inside.
- Playing Possum by Charlaine Harris
- Spellcaster 2.0 by Jonathan Maberry
- Academy Field Trip by Donald Harstad
- Sympathy for the Bones by Marjorie M. Liu
- Low School by Rhys Bowen
- Callie Meet Happy by Amber Benson
- Iphigenia in Aulis by Mike Carey
- Golden Delicious by Faith Hunter
- Magic Tests by Ilona Andrews
- An Introduction to Jewish Myth and Mysticism by Steve Hockensmith
- VSI by Nancy Holder
- The Bad Hour by Thomas E. Sniegoski
- Pirate Dave and the Captain's Ghost by Toni L.P. Kelner
Donald Harstead's story "Academy Field Trip" was an interesting one. Law enforcement professionals are at a special training course; the three instructors pull one student aside to get her input on a "special case." I can't say I loved the story, but it was interesting.
All in all, it was a decent selection of short stories that made up for terrible title.
Published by Ace
Rating: 7/10