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Give the People What They Want and Other Stories of Sharp Wit, Cunning Women, and Wild Magic
- Narrated by: Alex Bledsoe, Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Skyboat Media presents Give the People What They Want and Other Stories of Sharp Wit, Cunning Women, and Wild Magic, an original collection of short stories from Alex Bledsoe.
First, you’ll return to the noir fantasy world of Eddie LaCrosse, a sword jockey not afraid to get his hands dirty in order to get the job done—for twenty-five gold pieces a day, plus expenses. Then comes stories from the whimsical, musical realm of the Tufa, a mysterious race of fairies living in the Appalachian backwoods of East Tennessee. When you emerge from the Tufa’s Cloud Country, it’s time to peek into the lives of small-town reporter Ry Tully and the unlikely love of his life, Tanna, a powerful, blind witch who can only see when there are fireflies around. And then for something completely different! Join the odd pair of Linda Fontana and T.S. Bunch, friends from childhood who grew up to be big-game hunters, as they track down jaguars in Matto Grosso and rhinos in the African grasslands; and then attend an unfortunate photoshoot at a zoo with a tiger who is very unhappy to be used as a prop. Finally, sink your teeth into a panoply of weird and wonderful stories about vampires, fairies, and deals with the devil; and be prepared to be scared with a previously unpublished novella, The Last First Zombie.
Featuring tales from across genres and across Bledsoe’s career, Give the People What They Want is ideal for old fans and new listeners alike!
Full Contents:
I. Eddie LaCrosse Stories
- “The Key to the Coward’s Spell”
- “White Hart, Black Knight”
- “The Basikisk Bluff”
II. Tufa Stories
- “Shall We Gather”
- “The Two Weddings of Bronwyn Hyatt”
- “The Castle in the Pines”
III. Firefly Witch Stories
- Introduction
- “The Chill in the Air Wakes the Ghosts Off the Ground”
- “Lost and Found”
- “The Darren Stevens Club”
- “The Book of Cunning Women”
IV. Linda Fontana and T.S. Bunch Stories
- “Next-to-Last of the Tiger Men”
- “Mack’s Last Rhino”
- “Fearful Symmetry”
V. And The Rest
- “The Spirit of the Leech”
- “Give the People What They Want”
- “I Seen the Devil”
- “Sprig”
- The Last First Zombie
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- V. K. Browning
- 11-07-23
Superb!
I've been a fan of Alex Bledsoe for quite some time. Pretty much ever since I saw the title of one of his Eddie LaCrosse books, Sword Edged Blonde. Something about that title made me know I needed to find this author's work. Eddie LaCrosse series as well as his Tufa series are wonderfully entertaining and are represented most excellently here. And I was introduced to some other series that I knew nothing about but am now on the hunt for.
Fantasy, adventure, thriller, magic, relationships in all the good and bad, it's a delightful set of short stories/novellas to listen to. Particularly because of Stefan Rudnicki, who narrates, I think, all of Alex Bledsoe's books. Just a great voice that draws the listener in. Someone telling a story around the campfire.
I highly recommend this book.
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