A Collection of Writings
Featuring an autobiographical Introduction by INGRID PITT, the star of Hammer Films THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and COUNTESS DRACULA, the 200,000 word anthology contains thirty-four uncanny and erotic tales of vampires, written by some of supernatural fiction's greatest Mistresses of the Macabre:
ANNE RICE, POPPY Z. BRITE, INGRID PITT, MARY A. TURZILLO, TANYA HUFF, NANCY KILPATRICK, TINA RATH, FREDA WARRINGTON, NANCY A. COLLINS, STORM CONSTANTINE, ELIZABETH HAND, LOUISE COOPER, JANET BERLINER, YVONNE NAVARRO, MARY E. WILKINS-FREEMAN, LISA TUTTLE, CHELSEA QUINN YARBRO,KATHRYN PTACEK, WENDY WEBB, E. NESBIT, ROBERTA LANNES, TANITH LEE, GEMMA FILES, MARY ELIZABETH BRADDON, MELANIE TEM, ELIZABETH MASSIE, ELLEN KUSHNER, CHRISTA FAUST, GALA BLAU, PAT CADIGAN, CAITLIN R. KIERNAN, GWYNETH JONES, CONNIE WILLIS and JANE YOLEN.
Among the memorable Children of the Night you will encounter are the Byronic vampire Saint-Germain, the undead heroine Sonja Blue, vampiric detective Vicki Nelson and the age-old lovers Karl and Charlotte.
Containing the only vampire short story written by Anne Rice, "The Undisputed Queen of Vampire Literature", and boasting interior illustrations by RANDY BROECKER, this is one anthology that every vampire fan will want to drink deep from.
UK Publishers: Constable/Robinson. US Publishers: Carroll & Graf.