Mercury Silver

A collection of short-stories by various authors, covering the whole spectrum from romance through dry satire, to the spooky and the hilarious.

By authors: Douglas Pearce, Emma L Briant, Leslie Hyla Winton Noble, Lucy P Naylor, Lois S. Bassen, Marie Marshall, Nick Legg, Lyz Russo.

Review by Nikki Mason on the now-extinct site "BestChickLit":

This is a wonderfully eclectic mix of short stories including fairy stories, modern fables and touchingly emotional pieces. If you're the sort of person who prefers a box of assorted truffles over a bar of dairy milk – this is for you.

For me the stand out stories were Betwixt and Between by Lucy P Naylor, which was disturbing but delightful and charmingly written and Going Home by Lyz Russo, a chilling little tale that uses the short story genre to its full potential. Both had the air of the supernatural about them, which appealed to my gothic tastes. Having said that, all the stories have an air of magic and mystery, even if it's just the funny little circumstances that life can throw up.

An easy book to dip in and out of and a crazy mix of writing styles, Mercury Silver is totally worth a punt.