{"id":4817,"date":"2014-08-29T20:07:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T01:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=4817"},"modified":"2024-03-17T20:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T00:43:46","slug":"kittys-greatest-hits-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/4817","title":{"rendered":"Kitty’s Greatest Hits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kitty’s Greatest Hits<\/a><\/em> (2011) Carrie Vaughn<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kittys-Greatest-Hits\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Il Est Ne (Wolfsbane and Mistletoe<\/a><\/em> (2008))
\nA Princess of Spain (The Secret History of Vampires<\/em> (2007))
\nConquistador de la Noche (Subterranean Online (2009))
\nThe Book of Daniel (Talebones #39 (2009))
\nThe Temptation of Robin Green (The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance<\/em> (2009))
\nLooking After Family (Realms of Fantasy (2007))
\nGod’s Creatures (Dark and Stormy Knights<\/a><\/em> (2010))
\nWild Ride (Running with the Pack<\/a><\/em> (2010))
\nWinnowing the Herd (Strange Horizons (2006))
\nKitty and the Mosh Pit of the Damned (Weird Tales #338 (2006))
\nKitty’s Zombie New Year (Weird Tales #345 (2007))
\nLife Is the Teacher (Hotter Than Hell<\/em> (2008))
\nYou’re on the Air
\nLong Time Waiting <\/p>\n

This is the short stories, all set in Kitty’s world, all in one place.<\/p>\n

These are NOT all Kitty stories. I think Kitty makes an appearance in only half the stories. However, don’t let that dissuade you from this collection.<\/p>\n

Carrie Vaughn is very good at writing short stories, and my favorite story in this collection is set long before Kitty was even born.<\/p>\n

Il Est Ne (Wolfsbane and Mistletoe<\/a><\/em> (2008)) finds Kitty alone and isolated on Christmas. Her story is told in parallel with that of David, a lone wolf who has been on his own since he was turned. <\/p>\n

A Princess of Spain (The Secret History of Vampires<\/em> (2007)) is the story of Catherine of Aragon’s first marriage. Why was Arthur so sickly?<\/p>\n

Conquistador de la Noche (Subterranean Online (2009)) is one of my favorite stories set in Kitty’s world. It’s the story of how Rick (Ricardo de Avila) became a vampire, and also gives you a glimpse into why he is so very different from the other vampires in Kitty’s world. It’s also the story of Coronado’s search for gold.<\/p>\n

The Book of Daniel (Talebones #39 (2009)). What is weres had existed at the time of the Torah? I really like this story as well.<\/p>\n

The Temptation of Robin Green (The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance<\/em> (2009)) is a story in which Rick makes a brief appearance. Robin is a cryptozologist for the US Army, and knows about all kinds of monsters the government has been keeping secret from the public. It’s also a far more realistic look at what a secret government facility might be like than you normally see.<\/p>\n

Looking After Family (Realms of Fantasy (2007)) is Cormac’s story, right after the death of his father, and how Cormac and Ben slowly developed their close friendship.<\/p>\n

God’s Creatures (Dark and Stormy Knights<\/a><\/em> (2010)) is another Cormac story. It’s set before Cormac meets Kitty, and is one of the first times Cormac seems to have doubts about what he does.<\/p>\n

Wild Ride (Running with the Pack<\/a><\/em> (2010)) is the story of how TJ became a werewolf. It’s a fascinating idea, actually, that men and women might become weres to escape a terminal illness.<\/p>\n

Winnowing the Herd (Strange Horizons (2006)) is a Kitty story, set before she started her Midnight Hour call-in show. It’s more of a glimpse into what like might be like for a werewolf rather than a true story.<\/p>\n

Kitty and the Mosh Pit of the Damned (Weird Tales #338 (2006)) finds Kitty curious about the success of a metal\/punk band with a history of violence at their live shows. It’s not really about Kitty at all, but it’s another story that is far better than its name would lead you to believe.<\/p>\n

Kitty’s Zombie New Year (Weird Tales #345 (2007)). I hate zombies. Luckily, this is more a voodoo zombie than a BRAAAAAAAAINS zombie. It’s rather a sad story.<\/p>\n

Life Is the Teacher (Hotter Than Hell<\/em> (2008)) wasn’t one of my favorites. It’s the story of a young vampire and her first true hunt.<\/p>\n

You’re on the Air is a very short story, giving the other side of a brief phone call in one of the Kitty books. When being a vampire isn’t all glamour and riches.<\/p>\n

Long Time Waiting is the story of how Cormac and Amelia Parker came to their agreement.<\/p>\n

Some of the stories are glimpses into characters who (for various reasons) can’t be well-developed in the books, and some of those glimpses are pretty fascinating.<\/p>\n

Published by Tor<\/p>\n

Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kitty’s Greatest Hits (2011) Carrie Vaughn Il Est Ne (Wolfsbane and Mistletoe (2008)) A Princess of Spain (The Secret History of Vampires (2007)) Conquistador de la Noche (Subterranean Online (2009)) The Book of Daniel (Talebones #39 (2009)) The Temptation of Robin Green (The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance (2009)) Looking After Family (Realms of Fantasy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,18,2,291,16],"tags":[83,738,313,525],"class_list":["post-4817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-10","category-anthology","category-fantasy","category-paper","category-supernatural","tag-carrie-vaughn","tag-holiday","tag-vampires","tag-werewolves"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/piQkW-1fH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2500,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/2500","url_meta":{"origin":4817,"position":0},"title":"Kitty’s Greatest Hits","author":"Michelle","date":"August 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Kitty's Greatest Hits (2011) Carrie Vaughn Kitty's Greatest Hits is a short story anthology, so its timeline is interwoven between the various Kitty books. 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