• Cat o' Nine Tales

  • The Jane Yellowrock Stories
  • By: Faith Hunter
  • Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
  • Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,319 ratings)

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Cat o' Nine Tales

By: Faith Hunter
Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
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Publisher's summary

For the first time - in one Audible-exclusive collection - it's 13 stories of Jane Yellowrock, the shape-shifting skinwalker and vampire hunter for hire whose business card reads, "Have Stakes - Will Travel". Jane carries inside her the soul of her Beast, the mountain lion's soul which merged with hers when she accidently performed black magic as a child. Now, she and her Beast stalk the dark streets of New Orleans, bringing rogue vampires true death.

In Cat o' Nine Tales, you'll discover how Jane turned into a big cat for the first time; how she and Molly became friends; how Rick LaFleur got his tattoos. You'll go along on some of Jane's early vamp hunts. You'll even hear two short tales through Bruiser's eyes.

Once you experience these stories set in the fantastic world of this New York Times best-selling series, you'll surely agree with Kim Harrison that Jane Yellowrock is "smart, sexy and ruthless".

The stories included in Cat o' Nine Tales are:

"WeSa and the Lumber King"
"The Early Years"
"Cat Tats"
"Kits"
"Haints"
"Signatures of the Dead"
"First Sight"
"Blood, Fangs and Going Furry"
"Dance Master"
"Cajun With Fangs"
"Golden Delicious"
"Beneath a Bloody Moon"
"Black Water"

©2013 Faith Hunter (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Khristine Hvam is an outstanding narrator.... Hvam brings warmth and realism to Hunter's unusual characters and adds depth to the ambiance of the New Orleans settings. Her performance is splendid as she carefully creates a multitude of male and female characters, human and otherwise. The entire package flies by quickly, and listeners will want more." ( AudioFile)

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available as individual short stories.

What made the experience of listening to Cat o' Nine Tales the most enjoyable?

1. WeSa an the Lumber King
2.The Early Years.
3.Cat Tales
4.Kits
5.Haints
6.Signatures of the Dead
7.First Sight
8.Blood, Fangs and Going Furry
9.Dance Master
10.Cajun with Fangs
11.Golden Delicious
12.Beneath a Bloody Moon
13.Black Water

Who was your favorite character and why?

forcing the form of a review is very annoying.

What about Khristine Hvam’s performance did you like?

She has a pleasant. voice

Any additional comments?

Audible should list the story titles in the book description.

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Wonderful Backstories / Short glimpses-great

I almost wish I'd been able to read these before starting the series..this Hunter/Hvam compilation of 9 short stories is filled with excellent glimpses into the pasts of Jane, Ricky-bo, Molly and Jane's growing friendship as well as being super stand alone stories.

I very much enjoyed learning how/why Rick got his tats-a scary story in in it's self. Jane's intro as beast to Angie-baby as well as 7 other stories.

If you've enjoyed the series but dislike short stories I encourage you to buy this. Hvam does her usual fantastic voice narration with sympathy and drama.

Enjoy! I sure did!

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TEARS OF RAIN AND PAIN

Writer is overly descriptive. Listen to the sample, if you like that, good, if you don't you will not enjoy the whole book.

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Sadness!

I mourn that I am at the end of all the currently written Jane Yellowrock books. I feel like a piece of me has grown silent. Empty.

As with all her other books, Faith Hunter does not disappoint in her gatherings of the JY short stories. Here you will get a better understanding and more background on all your favorite characters, from Jane to Molly to my favorite, Bruiser. It will fill in some of the gaps that you may have found yourself wondering about.

As a stand-alone, a reader who isn't familiar with this series, you'll still enjoy this one, but you are doing yourself a disservice if you don't start at the beginning.

Paw. Paw. Paw.

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More of Everything Jane Yellowrock (and friends)!

Cat o' Nine Tales, is a delightful mix of previously published favorite short stories about Jane Yellowrock, many through the eyes of her friends and adversaries, and two new novellas wading into adventures connected with her weir-tainted love interest and his extended family.

For die-hard Jane Yellowrock readers who've read everything in print they could find, the new stories included in this collection will absolutely titillate, as they divulge more information about Rick LaFleur, and introduce a whole new group of characters to the Yellowrock saga with adventure to spare!

Faith Hunter continues to showcase her mastery of urban fantasy short story thrillers in this excellent collection, and I highly recommend the read.

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Very good, but don't binge read the stories.

I did, and kinda lost interest listening to the last three or four longer action packed stories. They were somewhat alike (hunting and killing). To me less interesting than the shorter ones at the beginning, which added more depth to the characters.

When reading this I had finished the ninth full length Yellowrock novel (Dark Heir) so the backstories were interesting. I just wish that I had taken my time with this one.

Hvam - great as always.

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Don't skip this book, a must read!

This book is comprised of Short Stories from the world of the Jane Yellowrock series. These stories are written from the perspective of the characters telling the story, which gives us insight into their characters that you just can't get from Jane's point of view.

There are 11 stories, which have been published previously in various places and 2 new novellas. Not being a fan of the Anthology books that are published with works of various authors, I had missed most of these stories.

I am SO glad that I purchased this book. The stories are fun, adventurous, exciting and leave you feeling that you know all the people in the series a little better, and have a better understanding of who they are, and why they act the way they do.

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

Nope wish there were more shorts to listen too. Some from Eli and Alex maybe. Bethany and Sloane.

What other book might you compare Cat o' Nine Tales to and why?

I like multiple short stories books. Witchwold by Andrea Norton had a ton of good ones.

What does Khristine Hvam bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Southern flair character to the characters.

Did Cat o' Nine Tales inspire you to do anything?

Want to eat steak and Benin balls filled with pork and rice, want to visit New Orleans/ Louisiana.

Any additional comments?

Great series author and narrator :) :)

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Finally - the background stories!

I so very much enjoyed listening to these stories. Many of them have been hinted of in other full-length stories, but some of them were little surprise side trips. All of them were awesome. And I loved hearing Faith Hunter's actual voice for the first time. And I would add my thanks to Khristine Hvam for bringing Jane, Bruiser, Leo, and all of the other characters to life.

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Great fill in book

Would you consider the audio edition of Cat o' Nine Tales to be better than the print version?

I have only purchased the audio version but I cannot imagine not having Kristine Hvam's voice in my head, she is terrific.

What other book might you compare Cat o' Nine Tales to and why?

This series reminds me of the Sookie Stackhouse-True Blood series because of the diverse characters and crazy plot twists, plus both are set in Lousiana and both have vampires.

Which scene was your favorite?

I loved to hear how about Bruiser see's Jane and I also liked to hear about what happened in the mine, since that was how the first book started.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did find myself laughing out loud at times.

Any additional comments?

At first the "Beast" voice annoyed me and seemed silly. I got used to it quickly and ended up liking it. There are some things that "she" says that do not make sense, she describes some things clearly and some as a "cat' would. For example she might say "the hard black shiny surface that trucks drive on", um ok, you don't know what a ROAD is but you know what a TRUCK is? I just had to overlook those kinds of details.

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