Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas

This short story had a bit more meat to it and even though it's Billy's name in the title, the story is really Scathach's. In the second to last book in the series (or maybe the 3rd to last!) we find out that Aoife & Scathach had a falling out that revolved around a man they both loved. Here we get a bit more history about that betrayal.

I liked this one. Scatty & Billy are two of my favorite characters from the series so extra time is a good time!

This is a short story book in the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel book.

Billy the Kid has been entrusted to deliver Pandora's Pot to Scathach the Warrior. Scathach then recruits him on a little adventure. We find out more about the man that Scathach and her sister Aoife fell in love with and get to see a more vulnerable Scathach. In the end a friendship blossoms between Scathach and Billy the Kid. Both characters are great and the author has done a great job in developing them.

I'm still not sure where exactly this story takes place because I remember Billy the Kid having this pot in his trunk in one of the first few books. I also know that he never led on that he knew who Scatach was in those books. But the author does do a nice job in covering that up by having Scathach tell Billy never to admit to knowing her. I think that perhaps the author has made plans to have them work together in the next book or so and is trying to form ties between them in this book to explain/ make sense of whatever happens in the next book. I have to say that Michael Scott's writing is getting better and better with each book and I was really happy about that.

Overall, this is a nice read, short, sweet and has made me miss the world Michael Scott has created. Nice addition to the series for sure.