title: The Complete And Totally True Book Of Urban Legends
author:  Ann Fiery 
description: As it happens, that little dog that got nuked in the microwave was named Vince. That's one of the priceless details Ann Fiery has added to breathe new life into 25 old stories in <i>The Completely and Totally True Book of Urban Legends</i>. The tanning-booth disaster becomes a tragedy of suburban banality, the hydrogen beer fiasco levels a city, and subtle anti-American sentiments find expression in a simple toothbrush. Fiery's prose is sharp and engaging, her characterization lively, and her pacing brilliant. Artist Mark Ulriksen captures the essence of each tale with a creepy (if often quite funny) painting that leers from a facing page. The retelling of these legends in short-short story form forces the reader to think about how they hold our interest, why we love to hear and spread them, and why so many are about dogs. <i>--Rob Lightner</i>
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  Legacy Series Book Three
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of
  
  
  fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's
  
  
  imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any
  
  
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  _Sacred_ : Legacy Series
  
  
  Book Three
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2016
  
  
  Max Ellendale
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover Artist: Victoria Miller
  
  
  
  
  
  Editor: Deadra Krieger
  
  
  
  
  
  Contributor: J.L. James
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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