The Time of the Vampires
Author: | P. N. Elrod Martin H. Greenberg |
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DAW Books, 1996 |
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Book Type: | Anthology |
Genre: | Fantasy / Horror |
Sub-Genre Tags: | Vampires |
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Synopsis
From time immemorial they have stalked the night - Creatures of legend - or something all too real? For centuries people have whispered about the creatures of darkness, those who wear the guise of humans to prey upon their all-to-mortal kin, of those neither dead nor alive, who exist in a sort of immortal twilight and attain both the semblance and substance of life by drinking the blood of their helplessly mesmerized victims.
Here then are eighteen, original tales of vampires down through history, from the eras of ancient Greece and Rome up to the modern day, some traditionally horrifying, some poignant, some with a humorous touch. From a vampire blessed by Christ to the truth about the notorious Oscar Wilde to a rollicking tale of vamparism and the Bow Street Runners, these memorable stories by such top tale-weavers as Tanya Huff, P.N. Elrod, and Lois Tilton are sure to appeal to anyone who's ever been bitten by an interest in those mysterious, seductive, and deadly rulers of the night
Table of Contents:
- 9 - Introduction (The Time of the Vampires) - essay by P. N. Elrod
- 11 - A Vision of Darkness - short story by Lois Tilton
- 21 - Scent of Blood - short story by Susan Booth
- 39 - The Gift - short story by Teresa Patterson
- 56 - Oaths - short story by Bradley H. Sinor
- 74 - The Blood of the Lamb - short story by Lillian Stewart Carl
- 94 - The Devil's Mark - short fiction by P. N. Elrod
- 104 - Bloodthirsty Tyrants - novelette by Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein
- 132 - What Manner of Man - [Henry Fitzroy] - novelette by Tanya Huff
- 159 - A Matter of Taste - short story by Nick Pollotta
- 166 - Voice from the Void - [Vanishing Breed] - novelette by Margaret L. Carter
- 189 - In Memory of - short story by Nancy Kilpatrick
- 202 - Death Mask - novelette by Rebecca Ann Brothers
- 233 - Faith Like Wine - novelette by Rachel Caine
- 265 - Black Sounds - short story by Lawrence Schimel
- 274 - The Ghost of St. Mark's - short story by Elaine Bergstrom
- 292 - Walking Tour - short story by Jean Graham
- 305 - Night of the Vampire Scare - short story by Julie Barrett
- 311 - Toothless Vampires Can Still Give Hickeys - short story by James Schutte
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