A COLLECTION OF THE FINEST SHORT FICTION BY AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLING AUTHOR KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDOFor more than twenty years, Keith R.A. DeCandido has told stories in a variety of universes and genres. Now, some of his finest short fiction from across those two decades are gathered here, plus some new, never-before-published tales of wonder, including a brand-new fantastical police procedural featuring the Cliff's End Castle Guard and a brand-new urban fantasy set in Key West, Florida featuring Cassie Zukav, weirdness magnet, both written especially for this collection!From the urban grittiness of ';The Ballad of Big Charlie' to the space opera of ';The Stone of the First High Pontiff.' From the modern-day thriller of ';-30-' to the lighthearted cats-and-dogs-and-squirrels romp of ';Sunday in the Park with Spot.' From a murder mystery in a high fantasy setting in ';Partners in Crime' to a murder mystery in a modern publishing setting in ';Editorial Interference.' From a tale of New York City occupied by magical creatures in ';Under the King's Bridge' to a story of Key West filled with Norse gods in ';Seven-Mile Race.' Plus the short-shorts ';A Vampire and a Vampire Hunter Walk Into a Bar,' ';Wild Bill Got Shot,' and ';Behold a White Tricycle.'
