By Blood We Live
Anthology Fantasy Fiction Horror Library - Science Fiction and Fantasy Science Fiction Thriller Vampires _isfdb
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: Aug 2, 2003
Anthology Fantasy Fiction Horror Library - Science Fiction and Fantasy Science Fiction Thriller Vampires _isfdb
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: Aug 2, 2003
Description:
- 1 • Introduction (By Blood We Live) • essay by John Joseph Adams
- 3 • Snow, Glass, Apples • (1995) • shortstory by Neil Gaiman
- 13 • The Master of Rampling Gate • (1984) • novelette by Anne Rice
- 33 • Under St. Peter's • (2007) • novelette by Harry Turtledove
- 45 • Child of an Ancient City • (1988) • novelette by Tad Williams
- 75 • Lifeblood • (2003) • novelette by Michael A. Burstein
- 88 • Endless Night • (2008) • shortstory by Barbara Roden
- 106 • Infestation • (2008) • novelette by Garth Nix
- 120 • Life Is the Teacher • [Kitty Short Fiction] • (2008) • shortstory by Carrie Vaughn
- 134 • The Vechi Barbat • (2007) • shortstory by Nancy Kilpatrick
- 148 • The Beautiful, The Damned • (1995) • shortfiction by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- 161 • Pinecones • (2006) • shortfiction by David Wellington
- 165 • Do Not Hasten to Bid Me Adieu • (1994) • novelette by Norman Partridge
- 180 • Foxtrot at High Noon • shortfiction by Sergei Lukyanenko
- 189 • This Is Now • (2004) • shortstory by Michael Marshall Smith
- 199 • Blood Gothic • (1985) • shortstory by Nancy Holder
- 204 • Mama Gone • (1991) • shortstory by Jane Yolen
- 209 • Abraham's Boys • (2004) • shortstory by Joe Hill
- 224 • Nunc Dimittis • (1983) • novelette by Tanith Lee
- 240 • Hunger • (2007) • shortfiction by Gabriela Lee
- 250 • Ode to Edvard Munch • (2006) • shortstory by CaitlÃn R. Kiernan
- 256 • Finders Keepers • (2008) • shortfiction by L. A. Banks
- 275 • After the Stone Age • (2004) • shortfiction by Brian Stableford
- 286 • Much at Stake • (1991) • shortstory by Kevin J. Anderson
- 297 • House of the Rising Sun • (2005) • shortstory by Elizabeth Bear (variant of The House of the Rising Sun)
- 302 • A Standup Dame • (2008) • shortstory by Lilith Saintcrow (variant of A Stand-Up Dame)
- 316 • Twilight • [Women of the Otherworld Short Fiction] • (2007) • novelette by Kelley Armstrong
- 333 • In Darkness, Angels • (1983) • novelette by Eric Van Lustbader
- 355 • Sunrise on Running Water • (2007) • novelette by Barbara Hambly
- 372 • Hit • (2008) • shortstory by Bruce McAllister
- 385 • Undead Again • (2005) • shortstory by Ken MacLeod
- 388 • Peking Man • (1996) • shortstory by Robert J. Sawyer
- 396 • Necros • (1986) • shortstory by Brian Lumley
- 409 • Exsanguinations: A Handbook for the Educated Vampire by Anna S. Oppenhagen-Petrescu • (2005) • shortfiction by Catherynne M. Valente
- 415 • Lucy, In Her Splendor • (2003) • shortstory by Charles Coleman Finlay
- 426 • The Wide, Carnivorous Sky • novella by John Langan
- 464 • One for the Road • (1977) • shortstory by Stephen King
- 477 • For Further Reading (By Blood We Live) • essay by Ross E. Lockhart
An anthology of stories edited by John Joseph Adams From Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer; from Castlevania to Tru Blood, the romance between popular culture and vampires hearkens back to humanity's darkest, deepest fears, flowing through our very blood, fears of death, and life, and insatiable hunger. And yet, there is an attraction, undeniable, to the vampire archetype, whether the pale European count, impeccably dressed and coldly masculine, yet strangely ambiguous, ready to sink his sharp teeth deep into his victims' necks, draining or converting them, or the vamp, the count's feminine counterpart, villain and victim in one, using her wiles and icy sexuality to corrupt man and woman alike… Edited by John Joseph Adams (Wastelands, The Living Dead), By Blood We Live gathers together the best vampire literature of the last three decades from many of today's most renowned authors of fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror.Vampires. They are the most elegant of monsters--ancient, seductive, doomed, deadly. They lurk in the shadows, at your window, in your dreams. They are beautiful as anything you ve ever seen, but their flesh is cold as the grave, and their lips taste of blood. From Dracula to Twilight, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to True Blood, many have fallen under their spell. Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams brings you 33 of the most haunting vampire stories of the past three decades, from some of today s most renowned authors of fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
Charming gentlemen with the manners of a prior age. Savage killing machines who surge screaming from hidden vaults. Cute little girls frozen forever in slender bodies. Long-buried loved ones who scratch at the door, begging to be let in. Nowhere is safe, not mist-shrouded Transylvania or the Italian Riviera or even a sleepy town in Maine. This is a hidden world, an eternal world, where nothing is forbidden...as long as you re willing to pay the price.
Edited by John Joseph Adams (Wastelands, The Living Dead), By Blood We Live is 245,000 words of the best in vampire fiction. Thirsty? By Blood We Live will satisfy your darkest cravings...
From Publishers Weekly
The usually superlative Adams (Federations) delivers a merely solid collection of modern vampire tales. Although most of the stories are reprints, John Langan's novella The Wide, Carnivorous Sky, original to the volume, is the highlight, telling the tale of four Fallujah veterans who witness something even more horrific than war. Many of the classic reprints (including Stephen King's One for the Road and Jane Yolen's Mama Gone) are worthwhile, but the newer reprints are a mixed bag. Bruce McAllister's Hit is witty and touching; Lilith Saintcrow's attempted hard-boiled pastiche, A Standup Dame, completely flops. Vampire fans might wish for more humor and unusual twists on the theme, but there are enough standout stories—including Gabriella Lee's gorgeous Hunger and Michael Marshall Smith's melancholy This Is Now—to satisfy and entertain. (Oct.)
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From School Library Journal
Adult/High School—This anthology offers many perspectives on vampires and includes 30 short stories by popular authors written over the last 30 years. Included are Neil Gaiman's unusual take on Snow White, Anne Rice's story in which the house—or is it a being within?—takes control, and Harry Turtledove's tale about what is really hidden under St. Peter's in Rome and its implications for the Catholic Church. A number of these stories are sexual in nature and a few are downright disturbing. Consider this purchase if you have mature vampire, fantasy, and horror readers.—Janet Melikian, Central High School East, Fresno, CA
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