Book description
Life doesn't stop being complicated just because you're dead.
In the old days, vampires were sexy, ruthless, and evil. They could,
and would, compel the living to do whatever they wanted. They owned
the night. Unfortunately, being undead in modern times has unexpected
and disturbing challenges.
Now nine authors take an amused, and sometimes grim look at the
problems some vampires face in the twenty-first century. In "Thin
White Duke in Sneakers," a newly turned environmental activist
and confirmed vegan has some serious issues with his politically
incorrect vampire diet. Family life is disrupted in "Uncle
Dmitri" when the police suddenly want to know what kindly Uncle
Dmitri might be doing at night besides driving a cab. A young artist
in "Take My Breath Away" desperately seeks a real vampire to
turn her into an immortal only to discover she will still need to get
a job to pay her rent. In "The Face on the Coin," unlife is
complicated by obsession, a vampire ghost, and time travel.
"Farmer" is a tale of the far-future where humans may well
be hunted off the face of the Earth. "Sunrise Decision" is
the compelling story of a young marine in Fallujah who can only stop a
murderous predator by making his own, personal life and death
decision. In "They Shall Take Up Serpents," a predatory
Revivalist preacher is brought to justice by a vampire and a cage full
of snakes. In "Sale Season," intrigue and vampire romance
haunt the art galleries of Europe while "Cursed Blood" asks
the eternal question: Do you always have to bite the one you love?
These authors were inspired to write by various TV shows, from Star
Trek, Forever Knight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (& Angel) to White
Collar, Burn Notice, Vampire Diaries, Being Human, etc. and have made
the leap from fanfiction to professional writing. All these stories
are original universes.
