Danger. Evil. Death. Heroes can face it all, but they cannot do it alone.

Throughout history, creatures both big and small have stood alongside heroes and helped them through trying times, whether on the battlefield or in their laps. In these brand-new stories, seventeen bestselling authors regale us with adventures of animal companions and how they often are the ones rescuing the rescuer.

New stories by / in the world of

Jim Butcher – from The Dresden Files

Faith Hunter – from Jane Yellowrock

Patricia Briggs – from Mercy Thompson

Seanan McGuire – standalone

L. E. Modesitt – from Archform: Beauty and Flash

Kelley Armstrong – from Cainsville

L. J. Hachmeister – from the Triorion Universe/Laws of Attraction

Sam Knight – from The Abandoned Lands

Eliza Eveland – from Talons and Tethers

Hailey Edwards – from The Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy

D. J. Butler – from Abbott in Darkness

Lucienne Diver – from The Latter-Day Olympians

A. J. Hartley – from The Bowescroft Series

Alex Erickson – from Furever Pets

John Hartness – from Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter

R.R. Virdi – from Tales of Tremaine

Jennifer Blackstream - from Blood Trails

Purchasing this book saves a puppy’s life! Book sale profits are donated to: Lifeline Puppy Rescue.

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