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Blood sisters : vampire stories by women / edited by Paula Guran.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Night Shade Books, [2015]Description: 471 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1597808180
  • 9781597808187
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own free will! / Paula Guran -- A princess of Spain / Carrie Vaughn -- Shipwrecks above / Caitlín R. Kiernan -- The fall of the House of Blackwater / Freda Warrington -- In memory of... / Nancy Kilpatrick -- Where the vampires live / Storm Constantine -- La dame / Tanith Lee -- Chicago 1927 / Jewelle Gomez -- Renewal / Chelsea Quinn Yarbro -- Blood freak / Nancy Holder -- The power and the passion / Pat Cadigan -- The unicorn tapestry / Suzy McKee Charnas -- This town ain't big enough / Tanya Huff -- Vampire king of the goth chicks / Nancy A. Collins -- Learning curve / Kelley Armstrong -- The better half / Melanie Tem -- Selling Houses / Laurell K. Hamilton -- Greedy choke puppy / Nalo Hopkinson -- Tacky / Charlaine Harris -- Needles / Elizabeth Bear -- From the teeth of strange children / Lisa L. Hannett -- Father Peña's last dance / Hannah Strom-Martin -- Sun falls / Angela Slatter -- Magdala amygdala / Lucy A. Snyder -- The coldest girl in Coldtown / Holly Black -- In the future when all's well / Catherynne M. Valente.
Summary: "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. 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." -- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Science Fiction/Fantasy Guran Paula Available 33111008001071
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 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.

Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Introduction: Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own free will! / Paula Guran -- A princess of Spain / Carrie Vaughn -- Shipwrecks above / Caitlín R. Kiernan -- The fall of the House of Blackwater / Freda Warrington -- In memory of... / Nancy Kilpatrick -- Where the vampires live / Storm Constantine -- La dame / Tanith Lee -- Chicago 1927 / Jewelle Gomez -- Renewal / Chelsea Quinn Yarbro -- Blood freak / Nancy Holder -- The power and the passion / Pat Cadigan -- The unicorn tapestry / Suzy McKee Charnas -- This town ain't big enough / Tanya Huff -- Vampire king of the goth chicks / Nancy A. Collins -- Learning curve / Kelley Armstrong -- The better half / Melanie Tem -- Selling Houses / Laurell K. Hamilton -- Greedy choke puppy / Nalo Hopkinson -- Tacky / Charlaine Harris -- Needles / Elizabeth Bear -- From the teeth of strange children / Lisa L. Hannett -- Father Peña's last dance / Hannah Strom-Martin -- Sun falls / Angela Slatter -- Magdala amygdala / Lucy A. Snyder -- The coldest girl in Coldtown / Holly Black -- In the future when all's well / Catherynne M. Valente.

"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. 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." -- Provided by publisher.

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