Magic is Violence — Jeff Somers

If you enjoyed WE ARE NOT GOOD PEOPLE, THE STRINGER, THE BOOM BANDS, or LAST BEST DAY, here are three short stories set in the USTARI CYCLE universe!In IDOLATOR, Lem Vonnegan and Pitr Mags chase after a dangerous artifact that could do irreparable damage to the world. In THE BLEEDER, Lem befriends one of the people who make their living bleeding for mages, a relationship that complicates his work on a magical heist. And in THE RED LINE, Lem is pushed to the limits of his magical ethics, and contemplates crossing his private red line against bleeding other for his spells.