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Authors: Paula Guran
Tags: #Romance, #Anthologies, #Horror, #Vampires, #Fantasy
Greenberg, Martin, ed.,
Vampire Slayers
(Gramercy)
2004
Allen, Angela, ed.,
Dark Thirst
(Pocket)
Cavelos, Jeanne, ed.,
The Many Faces of Van Helsing
(Ace)
Jones, Stephen, ed.,
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
(Robinson) Expanded from 1992 edition, primarily reprints with some originals added
2007
Greenberg, Martin & Darrell Schweitzer, eds.
The
Secret History of Vampires
(Daw)
Harris, Charlaine & Toni L. P. Kelner, eds.
Many Bloody Returns
(Ace)
2008
Cast, P.C., ed.
Immortal: Love Stories With Bite
(BenBella) YA
Trelep, Trisha, ed.,
The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire
(Running Press Kids) YA
Trelep, Trisha, ed.,
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance
(Running Press)
2009
Adams, John Joseph, ed.
By Blood We Live
(Night Shade) Primarily reprints, but some originals
Kuznia, Yanni, ed.
A Fantasy Medley
(Subterranean Press)
Penzler, Otto, ed.
The Vampire Archive
(Quercus) All reprints, but probably the most comprehensive compilation ever assembled
Trelep, Trisha, ed.,
The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire
(Running Press Kids) YA
Trelep, Trisha, ed.,
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2
(Running Press)
Trelep, Trisha, ed.,
The Eternal Kiss: 12 Vampire Tales Of Blood And Desire
(Perseus) YA
Ulanski, Gave & Garrett Anderson, eds.,
Vampires: Dracula and the Undead Legions
(Moonstone)
2010
Cast, P.C., ed.,
Eternal: More Love Stories with Bite
(Smart Pop) YA
Friesner, Esther, ed.,
Fangs for the Mammaries
(Baen)
Kilpatrick, Nancy, ed.,
Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead
(Edge)
Whates, Ian, ed.
The Bitten Word
(NewCon Press)
Publication History
Holly Black, “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” © 2009.
The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire
, ed. Trisha Telep (Running Press Kids). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Rachel Caine, “Dead Man Stalking” © 2009. Originally published in
Immortal: Stories With Bite
, edited by P.C. Cast (Ben Bella Books). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Albert Cowdrey, “Twilight States” © 2005. Originally published in
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,
July 2005. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Stephen Dedman, “Waste Land” © 2002. Originally published in
Agog! Fantastic Fiction
, ed. Cat Sparks, (Agog! Press). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Charles de Lint, “Sisters” © 2002. Originally published in
Waifs and Strays
(Viking). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Charlaine Harris, “Dahlia Underground” © 2010. Originally published in
Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side,
ed. Charlaine Harris (Berkley). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Tanya Huff, “No Matter Where You Go” © 2010. Originally published in
A Girl’s Guide to Guns and Monsters
, ed. Martin H. Greenberg and Kerrie Hughes (Daw). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Caitlín R. Kiernan, “The Belated Burial” © 2009. First published in
Sirenia Digest #38
, January 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Nancy Kilpatrick, “Vampires Anonymous” © 2009. Originally published in
Vampires: Dracula and the Undead Legions
, ed. Dave Ulanski, Garrett Anderson (Moonstone Books). Reprinted by permission of the author.
J.A. Konrath, “The Screaming” © 2004. Originally published in
The Many Faces of Van Helsing
, ed. Jeanne Cavelos (Ace). Reprinted by permission of the author.
John Langan, “The Wide, Carnivorous Sky” © 2009.
By Blood We Live
, ed. John Joseph Adams (Night Shade). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Tanith Lee, “La Vampiresse” © 2000. Originally published in
Interzone, Number 154
, April 2000. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Kim Newman, “Castle in the Desert: Anno Dracula 1977” © 2001. Originally published in
SCIFI.com
, March 2001. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Tina Rath, “A Trick of the Dark” © 2001. Originally published in
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women
, ed. Stephen Jones (Constable & Robinson). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Barbara Roden, “Endless Night” © 2008. Originally published in
Exotic Gothic 2,
ed. Danel Olson (Ash-Tree Press). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Karen Russell, “Vampires in the Lemon Grove” © 2007. Originally published in
Zoetrope: All-Story, Vol. 11 No 4.,
Winter 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author and Denise Shannon Literary Agency, Inc.
Nisi Shawl, “To the Moment” © 2007. Originally published in
Reflection’s Edge
, November 2007. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Susan Sizemore, “Dancing With the Star” © 2008. Originally published in
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance
, ed. Trisha Telep (Constable & Robinson). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Michael Marshall Smith, “This Is Now” © 2004. Originally published in
BBC Cult Vampire Magazine
, March 2004. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Jeanne C. Stein, “The Ghost of Leadville” © 2009. Originally published in
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2
, ed. Trisha Telep (Constable & Robinson). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Mary Turzillo, “When Gretchen Was Human” © 2001. Originally published in
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women
, ed. Stephen Jones (Constable & Robinson). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Carrie Vaughn, “Conquistador de la Noche” © 2009 by Carrie Vaughn, LLC. Originally published in
Subterranean Online,
Spring 2009. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Conrad Williams, “Outfangthief” © 2001. Originally published in
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women
, ed. Stephen Jones (Constable & Robinson). Reprinted by permission of the author.
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, “Gentleman of the Old School” © 2005. Originally published in
Dark Delicacies: Original Stores of the Macabre from Today’s Greatest Horror Writers
, ed. Del Howison & Jeff Gelb (Carroll & Graf). Reprinted by permission of the author.
About the Editor
Paula Guran is the editor of Pocket Book’s Juno fantasy imprint and nonfiction editor for
Weird Tales
. In an earlier life, she produced weekly e-mail newsletter
DarkEcho
(winning two Bram Stoker Awards, an International Horror Guild Award award, and a World Fantasy Award nomination) and edited
Horror Garage
magazine (earning another IHG and a second World Fantasy nomination). Guran has contributed reviews, interviews, and articles to numerous professional publications. She’s also done a great deal of other various and sundry work in sf/f/h publishing. Earlier anthologies Guran has edited include
Embraces, Best New Paranormal Romance
,
Best New Romantic Fantasy, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror:
2010
, and
Zombies: The Recent Dead
.
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror
,
2011
and
Halloween!
are forthcoming this year.
Table of Contents
Castle in the Desert: Anno Dracula 1977