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Behind the Mask is a multi-author collection with stories by award-winning authors Kelly Link, Cat Rambo, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Lavie Tidhar, Sarah Pinsker, Keith Rosson, Kate Marshall, Chris Large, and others. It is partially a prose nod to the comic world - the bombast, the larger-than-life, the save-the-worlds and the calls-to-adventure. But it’s also a spotlight on the more intimate side of the genre. The hopes and dreams of our cape-clad heroes. The regrets and longings of our cowled villains. That poignant, solitary view of the world that can be experienced only from behind the mask.
A Kirkus Best Indie Book of 2017
©2017 Tricia Reeks and Kyle Richardson are copyright owners of the Anthology. Each individual author owns copyright to the individual stories. (P)2018 Tricia Reeks and Kyle RichardsonLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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