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BlondeBookBee
BlondeBookBee rated it 16 years ago
Like the characters and just vampires in general.
MarginMan
MarginMan rated it 16 years ago
I enjoyed this short story collection. The offerings were well-paced, with some nice plot twists and unique characters. Stephen King, Ed Gorman, and Ramsay Campbell have work included, as well as nineteen other authors. If there's a complaint, it's that a few of the selections are dark, but don't se...
CheriePie's Books
CheriePie's Books rated it 16 years ago
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears is an anthology of short stories inspired by classic fairy tales from cultures around the world. The collection, like the five other volumes in the series, was compiled and edited by fantasy authors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. It's not necessary to read these in an...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 17 years ago
I first read Nancy A. Collins in The Vampire Sextette, and loved her. I got the Sonja Blue collection right after.It's sad that Collins gets overlooked as people go for the vampire as romantic hero books. She shouldn't be. The Sonja Blue novels are dark and violent, but more real in that sense. ...
spocksbro
spocksbro rated it 17 years ago
Another read from my lost youth :-) This was during my "vampire" phase in my mid to late teens.As usual with an anthology, it's a mixed bag. As I remember, most of the stories were OK; some stank. The primary draw was that all the stories depicted a world under the control of vampires in some way.
altheaann
altheaann rated it 17 years ago
Often a bit much. I guess I prefer my horror with more aesthetic style and less abuse... some of the stories weren't bad though - some good authors featured. I probably would have liked the book as a whole better if the editor weren't so keen on defining and validating the term "splatterpunk" at eve...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 18 years ago
Sonja Blue was made into a vampire but wasn't killed. She has the urges of a vampire for blood and the strength. She has a need to find the man who made her into a vampire and to wreak a revenge on him.It's full of the angst of the typical Wolf Vampire and with an underlying plot of change for the w...
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