St. Martin’s Griffin, 541p, Isbn-0312385242 In this thrilling collection of original stories 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 to lift a curse laid by the Fair Folk on the Chicago Cubs. In Patricia Briggs’ “Fairy Gifts,” a vampire is called home by magic to save the Fae who freed him from a dark curse. In Melissa Marr’s “Guns for the Dead,” the newly dead Frankie Lee seeks a job in the afterlife on the wrong side of the law. In Holly Black’s “Noble Rot,” a dying rock star discovers that the young woman who brings him food every day has some strange appetites of her own. Urban Fantasy is one of my favorite genres, even though I arrived late to it. Too late, by the looks of this book. If you’re a fan of any of the no-doubt wonderful authors who’ve contributed a story to this anthology, then you’re going to LOVE t...