Noir Fatale

By: Kacey Ezell - editor, Larry Correia - editor

Narrated by: Brian Nishii, Bronson Pinchot, Erin Mallon, JD Jackson, Allyson Johnson, Marc Vietor

NEW SCIENCE FICTION, URBAN FANTASY, AND MYSTERY STORIES WITH A NOIR THEME FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHORS LAURELL K. HAMILTON delivering an Anita Blake series story, LARRY CORREIA, penning a Grimnoir series adventure, an original Honor Harrington series tale from DAVID WEBER, AND MORE.

The silky note of a saxophone. The echoes of a woman’s high heels down a deserted asphalt street. Steam rising from city vents to cloud the street-lit air. A man with a gun. A dame with a problem....

NOIR.

From the pulpy pages of Black Mask Magazine in the 1920s and '30s, through the film noir era of the 1940s, to today, noir fiction has lured many a reader and movie-goer away from the light and into the dark underbelly of society. Names such as Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and James M. Cain; titles like The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, The Postman Always Rings Twice...these have inhabited our collective consciousness for decades. Humanity, it seems, loves the dark. And within the dark, one figure stands out: that of the femme fatale.

Here then, Noir Fatale an anthology containing the full spectrum of noir fiction, each incorporating the compelling femme fatale character archetype. From straightforward hardboiled detective story to dark urban fantasy to the dirty secrets of futuristic science fiction - all with a hard, gritty feel.

As Raymond Chandler said, “Down these mean streets, a man must walk who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.” Because, as these stories prove, doing the right thing doesn’t necessarily mean you get the big bucks or the girl. But you do the right thing anyway.

All new stories by

Larry Correia

Kacey Ezell

Laurell K. Hamilton

David Weber

Sarah A. Hoyt

Robert Buettner

Alistair Kimble

Griffin Barber

Michael Massa

Christopher L. Smith and Michael Ferguson

Hinkley Correia

Patrick Tracy

Steve Diamond

Larry Correia is the creator of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times best-selling Monster Hunter series, with first entry Monster Hunter International, as well as urban fantasy hardboiled adventure saga the Grimnoir Chronicles, with first entry Hard Magic, and epic fantasy series The Saga of the Forgotten Warrior, with first entry Son of the Black Sword and latest entry, House of Assassins. He is an avid gun user and advocate and shot on a competitive level for many years.

Kacey Ezell is an active duty USAF helicopter pilot who also writes sci-fi/fantasy/alt history/horror fiction. Her first novel was a Dragon Award finalist in 2018, and her stories have been featured in Baen’s Year’s Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction compilation in 2017 and 2018.

©2019 Larry Correia and Kacey Ezell (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

The darker side of Sci-fi Fantasy

I absolutely loved it. The thrill of the darker side of our favourite universes was amazingly brought out either in the illicit magics, or the underbelly of future super technical society.

this is the first time I've ever loved every story

this is the first time I've ever loved every story in an anthology. Every author did an outstanding job. the reader's did an amazing job of bringing every story to life. I cannot recommend this Anthology enough. do yourself a favor and buy it!

I very much enjoyed this mix of authors.

It definitely makes me want to check out a few of the authors I haven't heard of yet.

Outstanding Stories

Great listening, amazing authors! You won't be disappointed while listening to these very emersive tales. I loved them all!

great stories and performance

all of the stories were entertaining, with many of them standing out as outstanding. of course Kacey Ezell's story was the best but they were all truly outstanding. I really enjoyed the variety of voice actors, many of whom were familiar from these author's other books.