Tales of the Otherworld is the second of Kelley Armstrong's collection of Otherworld short stories and novellas. According to Armstrong, it focuses on 'a lot of the stories that readers heard mentioned in the books, but never got a chance to see'.[citation needed] Most of the stories are set as prequels to the novels and deal with the first meetings between characters.
Synopsis[]
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong’s most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light.
Have you ever wondered how lone wolf Clayton Danvers finally got bitten by the last thing he ever expected: love? Or how the hot-blooded bad-girl witch Eve Levine managed to ensnare the cold, ruthless corporate sorcerer Kristof Nast in one of the Otherworld’s most unlikely pairings? Would you like to be a fly on the wall at the wedding of Lucas Cortez and Paige Winterbourne as their eminently practical plans are upended by their well-meaning friends? Or tag along with Lucas and Paige as they investigate a gruesome crime that looks to be the work of a rogue vampire?
Now devotees of the Otherworld can share these special moments with some of their favorite characters—as well as discovering deeper insights into the lives of some of the lesser-known players. But even readers new to the Otherworld universe will find much to love in these seven tales of friendship, adventure, and enduring romance. For when the superhuman men and women of the Otherworld set their minds to a task, they do so with fierce passion and an undivided sense of purpose that make them, in the end, very much human.
Stories[]
- Rebirth: How Aaron Darnell became a vampire and met Cassandra DuCharme.
- Bewitched: How Eve Levine and Kristof Nast met and fell in love.
- Birthright How Logan Jonsen came to Stonehaven in search of family and found a lot more.
- Beginnings: How Elena Michaels and Clay Danvers met and fell in love.
- Expectations: How Lucas Cortez got in over his head when he went up against Eve Levine.
- Ghosts: What Jeremy Danvers was thinking while Elena and Clay were in Toronto during Bitten.
- Wedding Bell Hell: The wedding of Lucas Cortez and Paige Winterbourne.
- The Case of El Chupacabra: Sean Nast dealing with living in the closet while becoming involved in a vampire case.
Publication[]
Tales of the Otherworld was released in hardback and paperback, and had a few cover reissues. The most recent edition is a 2018 MP3 CD by Brilliance Audio.