Within this thrilling assortment of original tales some of today’s hottest paranormal authors delight, thrill and captivate readers with otherworldly tales of magic and mischief. In Jim Butcher’s ‘Curses’ Harry Dresden investigates how exactly to lift a curse laid with the Fair Folk for the Chicago Cubs. In Patricia Briggs’ ‘Fairy Presents,’ a vampire is named house by magic to save the Fae who freed him from a dark curse. In Melissa Marr’s ‘Guns for the Dead,’ the recently lifeless Frankie Lee looks for a job in the afterlife on the wrong side of regulations. In Holly Black’s ‘Noble Rot,’ a dying rock star discovers the fact that young girl who provides him food each day has some strange appetites of her very own.

Featuring original tales from 20 authors, Nude City, edited from the award-winning Ellen Datlow, can be a dark, fascinating, fabulous and fantastical collection that is sure to have readers coming back for more.