{"id":4765,"date":"2014-08-02T18:48:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T22:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=4765"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:37:19","slug":"have-stakes-will-travel-stories-from-the-world-of-jane-yellowrock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/4765","title":{"rendered":"Have Stakes Will Travel: Stories From the World of Jane Yellowrock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have Stakes Will Travel: Stories From the World of Jane Yellowrock<\/a><\/em> (2012) Faith Hunter<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Have-Stakes-Will-Travel\"<\/a>This is a collection of Jane Yellowrock short stories, some of which were published elsewhere, but I love short story collections, so I sprung for this, and two other collections.<\/p>\n

The stories are:
\nWeSa and the Lumber King
\nHaints
\nSignatures of the Dead (2009) published in Strange Brew<\/em>
\nCajun with Fangs<\/p>\n

The story “WeSa and the Lumber King” is the only story I’ve read that is told from Beast’s point-of-view. It is set in “the Hunger Times” when Beast was in control, and white men were clear-cutting the Appalachian mountains. It’s interesting, an entire story written from Beast’s point-of-view and set in a time when Jane was still we sa, or little bobcat. Jane is still quite young in this story, although it’s hard to gauge an age, since Beast is in control.<\/p>\n

“Haints” is told from Molly’s point of view. Molly is asked to remove a haunting from a house, but things are far more complicated than they first seem (which is how Molly ended up with the job). It’s also where Jane and Molly meet Detective Paul Braxton.<\/p>\n

“Signatures of the Dead” is also told from Molly’s point-of-view and is the first Jane story I read. A group of rogues are torturing and murdering people, and Brax wants Molly to help him get an idea of how many rogue vamps there are.<\/p>\n

This story is referred to several times in the series, although you don’t have to have read the story to enjoy the series.<\/p>\n

Both stories occur before the first book, Skinwalker<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The last story, “Cajun with Fangs” is set between Raven Cursed<\/em> and Death’s Rival<\/em>. Jane has ended her contract with Leo, but when she wanders into a small Louisiana town, she gets entangled in a feud between the local vamps and witches.<\/p>\n

It also shows how Jane keeps getting sucked back into Leo’s employ. She needs Leo or law enforcement to give an okay before vamps can be killed, and Leo is a lot faster.
\nThis is a nice collection, and a good introduction to Jane’s world.
\nRating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Roc <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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