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(3.13) | None | "A tantalizing selection of stories from some of the best female authors who've helped define the modern vampire. Bram Stoker was hardly the first author--male or female--to fictionalize the folkloric vampire, but he defined the modern iconic vampire when Dracula appeared in 1897. Since then, many have reinterpreted the ever-versatile vampire over and over again--and female writers have played vital roles in proving that the vampire, as well as our perpetual fascination with it, is truly immortal. These authors have devised some of the most fascinating, popular, and entertaining of our many vampiric variations: suavely sensual . . . fascinating but fatal . . . sexy and smart . . . undead but prone to detection . . . tormented or terrifying . . . amusing or amoral . . . doomed or deadly . . . badass and beautiful . . . cutting-edge or classic . . . Blood Sisters collects a wide range of fantastical stories from New York Times bestsellers Charlaine Harris, Holly Black, Nancy Holder, Catherynne M. Valente, and Carrie Vaughn, and critically acclaimed writers Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Tanith Lee, all of whom have left their indelible and unique stamps on the vampire genre. Whether they are undeniably heroes and heroines or bloodthirsty monsters (or something in between), the undead are a lively lot. This anthology offers some of the best short fiction ever written by the "blood sisters" who know them best: stories you can really sink your teeth into"--… (more) |
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » Add other authors Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | Guran, Paula | Editor | primary author | all editions | confirmed | Armstrong, Kelley | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Bear, Elizabeth | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Black, Holly | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Cadigan, Pat | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Charnas, Suzy McKee | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Collins, Nancy A. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Constantine, Storm. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Gomez, Jewelle. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Hamilton, Laurell K. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Hannett, Lisa L. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Harris, Charlaine. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Holder, Nancy | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Hopkinson, Nalo. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Huff, Tanya. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kiernan, Caitlín R. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kilpatrick, Nancy. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Lee, Tanith. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Slatter, Angela. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Snyder, Lucy A. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Strom-Martin, Hannah. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Tem, Melanie. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Valente, Catherynne M. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Vaughn, Carrie. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Warrington, Freda. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions "A tantalizing selection of stories from some of the best female authors who've helped define the modern vampire. Bram Stoker was hardly the first author--male or female--to fictionalize the folkloric vampire, but he defined the modern iconic vampire when Dracula appeared in 1897. Since then, many have reinterpreted the ever-versatile vampire over and over again--and female writers have played vital roles in proving that the vampire, as well as our perpetual fascination with it, is truly immortal. These authors have devised some of the most fascinating, popular, and entertaining of our many vampiric variations: suavely sensual . . . fascinating but fatal . . . sexy and smart . . . undead but prone to detection . . . tormented or terrifying . . . amusing or amoral . . . doomed or deadly . . . badass and beautiful . . . cutting-edge or classic . . . Blood Sisters collects a wide range of fantastical stories from New York Times bestsellers Charlaine Harris, Holly Black, Nancy Holder, Catherynne M. Valente, and Carrie Vaughn, and critically acclaimed writers Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and Tanith Lee, all of whom have left their indelible and unique stamps on the vampire genre. Whether they are undeniably heroes and heroines or bloodthirsty monsters (or something in between), the undead are a lively lot. This anthology offers some of the best short fiction ever written by the "blood sisters" who know them best: stories you can really sink your teeth into"-- ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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Anthology contains: - Learning Curve / Kelley Armstrong
- Needles / Elizabeth Bear
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown / Holly Black
- The Power and the Passion / Pat Cadigan
- Unicorn Tapestry / Suzy McKee Charnas
- Vampire King of the Goth Chicks / Nancy A. Collins
- Where the Vampires Live / Storm Constantine
- Chicago 1927 / Jewelle Gomez
- Selling Houses / Laurell K. Hamilton
- From the Teeth of Strange Children / Lisa L. Hannett
- Tacky / Charlaine Harris
- Blood Freak / Nancy Holder
- Greedy Choke Puppy / Nalo Hopkinson
- This Town Ain’t Big Enough / Tanya Huff
- Shipwrecks Above / Caitlín R. Kiernan
- In Memory of… / Nancy Kilpatrick
- La Dame / Tanith Lee
- Sun Falls / Angela Slatter
- Magdala Amygdala / Lucy Snyder
- Father Peña’s Last Dance / Hannah Strom-Martin
- The Better Half / Melanie Tem
- In the Future When All’s Well / Catherynne M. Valente
- A Princess of Spain / Carrie Vaughn
- The Fall of the House of Blackwater / Freda Warringron
- Renewal / Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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