Jul. 8th, 2010

pbray: (ur-bar)
We're officially announcing the lineup for AFTER HOURS: TALES FROM THE UR-BAR edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray. Co-conspirator jpsorrow is posting a list of titles and authors, but I've decided to mix things up a bit.

Below in column A is a list of authors. In column B is a one sentence description of the stories. Take your best guess at figuring out who wrote what, and post your answers in a comment to this post. First one to guess them all wins everlasting fame.

1) Anton Stouta) Condemned by the gods to spend her life serving others, the alewife Kubaba tricks Gilgamesh into taking her place as the undying guardian of the Ur-Bar.
2) Avery Shadeb) In a future world terrorized by zombies, one bouncer discovers that letting someone in after hours may be the worst mistake of his life.
3) Barbara Ashfordc) When the Ur-Bar appears outside Hedeby, Odin can’t resist “helping” introduce the bar to the locals . . . with a typical Viking brawl answering the question of why the Vikings had no bars.
4) Benjamin Tated) Condemned to purgatory—a hallway full of closed doors—a young woman’s ghost stumbles into the Ur-Bar where she finds the courage to open one final door . . . and face her own Judgment.
5) D.B. Jacksone) The Holy Roman Emperor Otto secretly visits the Ur-Bar in order to pledge his allegiance to Mars, the God of War, but when Otto breaks the bargain he pays the ultimate price.
6) Ian Tregillisf) A traveler from a dying future is sent back to 1987 in search of the genetic samples that will save her people, but instead finds herself seduced by the uncivilized past.
7) Jackie Kesslerg) Transformed into a dog by the Queen of Faery’s curse, Tam Lin finds the cure he seeks in the Ur-Bar, but discovers there’s more to becoming a man than changing his shape.
8) Jennifer Dunneh) In World War II’s London, a young sapper with the Sight finds redemption and glory in the heart of an unexploded bomb.
9) Juliet McKennai) A team of fencers arrives in Paris for the 1924 Olympics and during a night out on the town one of the athletes discovers there’s more to life than fame and glory.
10) Kari Sperringj) In feudal Japan, a young woman in hiding from the samurai finds work at the local bar only to be forced to face her past when a supernatural kappa—a water vampire—takes up residence in the local lake.
11) Laura Anne Gilmank) In the years before the Great War, two young travelers find themselves stranded in an Austrian village, where they encounter both hatred and kindness . . . and a lesson that will change the course of their lives forever.
12) Maria V. Snyderl) Personal maid to the king’s favorite mistress by day, and secret satirist by night, Thais will sacrifice everything to save a friend who has been accused of witchcraft.
13) Patricia Braym) In 1899 San Francisco, a young alchemist is forced to wake the Winter Queen weeks ahead of time in order to save her from death.
14) S.C. Butlern) In eighteenth century Boston, a desperate woman comes to the Ur-Bar seeking a love potion but brings more to the casting than she expected as her own bitterness fuels a fire that threatens to destroy the city.
15) Seanan McGuireo) George Harker hunts demons in eighteenth century Europe, but when he discovers an immortal bartender he finds he has finally met his match.

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