Nancy Baker (1) (1944–)
Author of Kiss of the Vampire
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Works by Nancy Baker
Chrysanthemum Shadows 1 copy
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Northern Frights 1: Chilling tales by Robert Bloch, Charles De Lint, Steve Rasnic Tem, Tanya Huff, Garfield… (1992) — Contributor — 13 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1944
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Canada
- Short biography
- Nancy Baker blames her life-long love of horror and fantasy fiction on the first horror story she can remember: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter. She dabbled in rock and roll (writing lyrics and singing in basement bands during her university years) before switching to writing fiction. She made her first professional sale in 1988, to Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone magazine and has subsequently published 3 novels. She is at work (slowly, very slowly) on her fourth – which she claims has no vampires in it. By day, she makes her living as business manager for a large Canadian magazine publisher. She is happily married and has neither children nor cats.
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A Terrible Beauty by Nancy Baker
"The Night Inside" is the Canadian title. "Kiss of the Vampire" the American title.
What is the ultrasound they use on the vampires? All I can picture is the device they rub on a pregnant woman. I guess it must be some portable sound wave???
"Ardeth & Rozokov" I'm not fond of the names.
The vampires are monsters but the story shows us there are worse monsters out there.
My favorite part of the story was how Ardeth took control and didn't let the "monsters" kill her. It reminds me of the strength of humans and it is my wish that we could all find a way to make it through hopeless situations.
I liked it well enough to order the 2nd in the series but don't think I'd ever read this again. I think _target audience would be young adult or college age.… (more)
What is the ultrasound they use on the vampires? All I can picture is the device they rub on a pregnant woman. I guess it must be some portable sound wave???
"Ardeth & Rozokov" I'm not fond of the names.
The vampires are monsters but the story shows us there are worse monsters out there.
My favorite part of the story was how Ardeth
I liked it well enough to order the 2nd in the series but don't think I'd ever read this again. I think _target audience would be young adult or college age.… (more)
The Euskalans are a matriarchal society that must pay tribute to the Fey every year at a faire. Teresine was a Deshiniva slave girl in Jayasita when she escapes by stowing away on the boat of the Euskalan’s ruler’s daughter, Sarit. She becomes extremely close to the ruling family. Teresine’s, and her family’s, story unfolds from there.
I can’t really say anything else about the story without giving too much away. What I can say is that this isn’t an action story or even a quest narrative. It’s simply the story of Teresine’s life and how her interactions with the Fey cause unforeseen consequences for her family. The only thing that even makes this a Fantasy story is the inclusion of the Fey, though it is a different world with many vaguely Asian elements. If anything, I found the combination interesting. However, the story itself was a bit predictable, the main issue was too easily resolved in a very uncontroversial way despite the issue’s extreme controversy in reality, and the pacing was slow. Also, I got the impression that the matriarchal society was “superior”. Even though the Euskalans did seem to have a better life, especially compared to the life that Teresine lived while she was in Jayasita, the only power that the men seem to have is that they are able to choose their partners. They don’t have any power within the government, and though the women’s choice of whether or not to have a family is an admirable aspect, I don’t agree that any form of society where the genders aren’t completely equal is superior. The Euskalan society is just a reversal of gender roles with the added benefit of a lack of double standards in regards to sex and relationships. It was believable, but not Feminist.
Because of this book’s emphasis on the women’s story, a female-centric part of a much larger world, and a plot that reads like a Lifetime movie, along with the fact that men don’t have much of a voice, I can only recommend it to those who prefer that type of story and/or brand of “Feminism”.… (more)
I can’t really say anything else about the story without giving too much away. What I can say is that this isn’t an action story or even a quest narrative. It’s simply the story of Teresine’s life and how her interactions with the Fey cause unforeseen consequences for her family. The only thing that even makes this a Fantasy story is the inclusion of the Fey, though it is a different world with many vaguely Asian elements. If anything, I found the combination interesting. However, the story itself was a bit predictable, the main issue was too easily resolved in a very uncontroversial way despite the issue’s extreme controversy in reality, and the pacing was slow. Also, I got the impression that the matriarchal society was “superior”. Even though the Euskalans did seem to have a better life, especially compared to the life that Teresine lived while she was in Jayasita, the only power that the men seem to have is that they are able to choose their partners. They don’t have any power within the government, and though the women’s choice of whether or not to have a family is an admirable aspect, I don’t agree that any form of society where the genders aren’t completely equal is superior. The Euskalan society is just a reversal of gender roles with the added benefit of a lack of double standards in regards to sex and relationships. It was believable, but not Feminist.
Because of this book’s emphasis on the women’s story, a female-centric part of a much larger world, and a plot that reads like a Lifetime movie, along with the fact that men don’t have much of a voice, I can only recommend it to those who prefer that type of story and/or brand of “Feminism”.… (more)
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