Virtuous Vampires

Description

Departing from a tradition that predates Bram Stoker's famous vampire novel, the stories in this unique collection depict the characters of Dracula and his descendants as benevolent, altruistic, even heroic. In these pages, readers will encounter vampires who are tortured by angst or self-doubt; vampires who act compassionately toward their own race or toward human beings; and vampires whose sympathy, tolerance, and generosity could put humanity to shame. Iconoclastic and fascinating, these stories represent the best work of many contemporary writers, including Ray Bradbury, Suzy McKee Charnas, Roger Zelazny, Tanya Huff, and others. Introduction · Stefan R. Dziemianowicz The Cloak · Robert Bloch The Homecoming · Ray Bradbury Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep · Suzy McKee Charnas Yellow Fog [Don Sebastian] · Les Daniels A Surfeit of Melancholic Humours · Sharon N. Farber This Town Ain't Big Enough [Victory "Vicki" Nelson] · Tanya Huff Masquerade · Henry Kuttner Scarlet Dream [Northwest Smith] · C.L. Moore Ever After · Susan Palwick The Healer's Touch [Spareen] · Susan C. Petrey Restless Souls [Jules de Grandin] · Seabury Quinn Pyotr's Story [Callahan's Place] · Spider Robinson ollowing the Way · Alan Ryan The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires [Edward Copplestone] · Brian Stableford She Only Goes Out at Night · William Tenn Gentlemen of the Shade · Harry Turtledove The Spider Glass: An Edwardian Story [Saint-Germain] · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro The Stainless Steel Leech [as by Harrison Denmark] · Roger Zelazny