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Blood Muse: Timeless Tales of Vampires in the Arts
Blood Muse is a timeless collection of tales to put with such as Polidori's The Vampyre and Bram Stoker's Dracula, all set in the world of the arts - in painting, sculpture, music, the cinema, the theater and the dance, among others. It is for those lovers of the arts who like their entertainment dripping with high culture, and who enjoy scarifying tales of the artist's dark obsession with immortal fame, featuring contributions from outstanding authors, selected and edited by master anthologists Esther M. Friesner and Martin H. Greenberg.
1 • Yrena • (1995) • short story by P. D. Cacek
14 • The Frieze of Life • short story by Benjamin Adams
25 • Gallery of Despair • (1995) • short story by Thomas S. Roche
33 • The Transliteration of Infanta • (1995) • short story by Colin Raff
45 • Idée Fixe • (1995) • short story by Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg
56 • Fleadh De Deux • (1995) • short story by Terry McGarry
66 • Breathtaking Music • (1995) • short story by Christie Golden
74 • Symphony for the Quiet Ones • (1995) • short story by Michael Scott Bricker
91 • Crimes of Fashion • (1995) • short story by Shira Daemon
104 • Bela • (1995) • short story by Chuck Rothman
111 • Exposure • (1995) • short story by Laura Anne Gilman
123 • Ars Brevis • (1995) • short story by Mark Kreighbaum
131 • The Age of Maturity • short story by Rebecca Maines [as by Pamela D. Hodgson]
142 • Bloodstone • (1995) • short story by Mary Rosenblum
158 • The Porosity of Souls • (1995) • short story by Terry Campbell
170 • Cut from the Herd • (1995) • short story by Gregory Nicoll
175 • All Flesh is Clay • (1995) • short story by Don D'Ammassa
187 • The Parasitorium • (1995) • short story by Del Stone, Jr.
209 • Pas du Mort • (1995) • short story by Lisa Lepovetsky
217 • Rhapsody • (1995) • short story by Lyn Nichols [as by Lyn D. Nichols]
229 • Vamping the Muse • (1995) • short story by Jane Yolen
232 • Thirteen Lines • (1995) • short story by Don Webb
240 • Sing Heavenly Muse • (1995) • short story by M. Turville Heitz [as by M. Turville-Heitz]
254 • Notes from the Bridge • (1995) • short story by Richard Parks
262 • Dramaturge • (1995) • short story by Susan Shwartz
290 • Nightweaver • short story by Lisa Silverthorne [as by L. S. Silverthorne]
294 • The Hand Inside • (1995) • short story by Adam-Troy Castro
295 • Blood and Limestone • short story by Richard Lee Byers
297 • Blind Faith • (1995) • short story by Susan L. Williams
303 • Preserver • (1995) • short story by Tim Waggoner
313 • Man of the Dead • (1995) • short story by Billie Sue Mosiman
326 • Beat Surrender • (1995) • short story by Cynthia Ward [as by Cynthia L. Ward]
1 • Yrena • (1995) • short story by P. D. Cacek
14 • The Frieze of Life • short story by Benjamin Adams
25 • Gallery of Despair • (1995) • short story by Thomas S. Roche
33 • The Transliteration of Infanta • (1995) • short story by Colin Raff
45 • Idée Fixe • (1995) • short story by Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg
56 • Fleadh De Deux • (1995) • short story by Terry McGarry
66 • Breathtaking Music • (1995) • short story by Christie Golden
74 • Symphony for the Quiet Ones • (1995) • short story by Michael Scott Bricker
91 • Crimes of Fashion • (1995) • short story by Shira Daemon
104 • Bela • (1995) • short story by Chuck Rothman
111 • Exposure • (1995) • short story by Laura Anne Gilman
123 • Ars Brevis • (1995) • short story by Mark Kreighbaum
131 • The Age of Maturity • short story by Rebecca Maines [as by Pamela D. Hodgson]
142 • Bloodstone • (1995) • short story by Mary Rosenblum
158 • The Porosity of Souls • (1995) • short story by Terry Campbell
170 • Cut from the Herd • (1995) • short story by Gregory Nicoll
175 • All Flesh is Clay • (1995) • short story by Don D'Ammassa
187 • The Parasitorium • (1995) • short story by Del Stone, Jr.
209 • Pas du Mort • (1995) • short story by Lisa Lepovetsky
217 • Rhapsody • (1995) • short story by Lyn Nichols [as by Lyn D. Nichols]
229 • Vamping the Muse • (1995) • short story by Jane Yolen
232 • Thirteen Lines • (1995) • short story by Don Webb
240 • Sing Heavenly Muse • (1995) • short story by M. Turville Heitz [as by M. Turville-Heitz]
254 • Notes from the Bridge • (1995) • short story by Richard Parks
262 • Dramaturge • (1995) • short story by Susan Shwartz
290 • Nightweaver • short story by Lisa Silverthorne [as by L. S. Silverthorne]
294 • The Hand Inside • (1995) • short story by Adam-Troy Castro
295 • Blood and Limestone • short story by Richard Lee Byers
297 • Blind Faith • (1995) • short story by Susan L. Williams
303 • Preserver • (1995) • short story by Tim Waggoner
313 • Man of the Dead • (1995) • short story by Billie Sue Mosiman
326 • Beat Surrender • (1995) • short story by Cynthia Ward [as by Cynthia L. Ward]
352 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 1995
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About the author
Martin H. Greenberg
910 books163 followersMartin Harry Greenberg was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. In addition, he was a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel.
For the 1950s anthologist and publisher of Gnome Press, see Martin Greenberg.
For the 1950s anthologist and publisher of Gnome Press, see Martin Greenberg.
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August 14, 2014
Very few highlights in a mediocre collection of short stories.
The idea to link the various arts with vampire-legends is good. The editors have published some very good fantasy anthologies over the years. And still... most of the stories here have solid plots but aren't really enjoyable because the authors are trying too hard to fit the theme of the book. And a lot of the stories haven't aged very well - compared to recent fantasy works, many of the efforts published in this collection are extremely conventional (much more so than several 19th century classics who are still suspenseful and original). The only standout is Laura Anne Gilman's "Exposure" (a story that has been re-published in other anthologies since then).
Nice, but definitly not a must-read.
The idea to link the various arts with vampire-legends is good. The editors have published some very good fantasy anthologies over the years. And still... most of the stories here have solid plots but aren't really enjoyable because the authors are trying too hard to fit the theme of the book. And a lot of the stories haven't aged very well - compared to recent fantasy works, many of the efforts published in this collection are extremely conventional (much more so than several 19th century classics who are still suspenseful and original). The only standout is Laura Anne Gilman's "Exposure" (a story that has been re-published in other anthologies since then).
Nice, but definitly not a must-read.
May 5, 2011
Too much mush and romance!!!
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