A Serial Continuation

In a recent anthology, I read a short story that didn't end. I don't mean it seemed like a long story, but that it didn't have an ending. It was a "whodunit" without ever finding out "who" did it. It was Lilith Saintcrow's contribution to HOTTER THAN HELL, "Brother's Keeper." I was a little confused during the first part of it, and then left hanging for the last part.

So I went looking to find out if there was a resolution to the story. And found something very interesting. I had suspected the story was related to the Dante Valentine books, but wasn't positive. Sure enough, it is set in the same world, though the main characters, Selene and Nikolai, have not been featured before.

Until now.

Ms. Saintcrow is, in fact, continuing the story she began in HOTTER THAN HELL. But it's not in any bookstores (at least not now). Starting August 20, she began serializing their story on her web site in blog form. New installments come out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can also sign up for emails that let you know when the new ones come out.

So far, I have read the prologue (a lightly re-worded version of the short story) and the first chapter. I am a lot less confused than I was and really enjoyed the first chapter. I signed up for the emails and am planning on prolonging my reading of the story, as serialized novels are intended to be read slowly and as they are released.

I also bought the first Dante Valentine book, WORKING FOR THE DEVIL, in part to support Ms. Saintcrow's branching out of literary form, as well as to learn more about the world these characters came from.

Nicole