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The Best of Dreams of Decadence: Vampire Stories and Poems to Keep You Up Till Dawn
The Best of Dreams of Decadence Vampire Stories and Poems to Keep You Up Till Dawn
Author: Angela Kessler (Editor)
Delicate and intricate as hand woven lace, or a black widow's web, Dreams of Decadence is a work of art.   21 stories and 19 poems expose us to the eternal night of the vampire, but these are not typical Anne Rice vampires or cookie cutter Count Draculas. Every single story gives us some variation on the undead mythos. Thi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780451459183
ISBN-10: 0451459180
Publication Date: 3/4/2003
Pages: 352
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  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Roc
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Lenore avatar reviewed The Best of Dreams of Decadence: Vampire Stories and Poems to Keep You Up Till Dawn on + 193 more book reviews
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I was surprised...I really liked this anthology. Most of the stories were well done, if presented by unfamiliar authors. There were many more stories than is usual for an anthology of this type...about 40, including perhaps 10 poems.

My favorite was "All things Being Not Quite Equal" by Diana Pharaoh Francis...about an ugly contrary girl hoping to become a vampire in order to get their "animal magnetism" for the opposite sex...but instead is now an ugly vamp with frizzy hair. And, its hard to eat when you can't seduce your prey. There are compensations though, as she can do partial shape changes, has freakish strength, even for a vampire, and can't "hear" the mind calls and controls of other vamps - including the extremely handsome de facto ruler of the vamps.
reviewed The Best of Dreams of Decadence: Vampire Stories and Poems to Keep You Up Till Dawn on + 16 more book reviews
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I really liked some of these stories. Many different point of view. Interesting read
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Very good anthology.
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