THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF VAMPIRE STORIES

BY WOMEN

Edited By Stephen Jones

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction:

My Life Among the Undead

INGRID PITT

The Master of Rampling Gate

ANNE RICE

Homewrecker

POPPY Z. BRITE

When Gretchen Was Human

MARY A. TURZILLO

The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeakea

TANYA HUFF

La Diente

NANCY KILPATRICK

Miss Massingberd and the Vampire

TINA RATH

The Raven Bound

FREDA WARRINGTON

Vampire King of the Goth Chicks

NANCY A. COLLINS

Just His Type

STORM CONSTANTINE

Prince of Flowers

ELIZABETH HAND

Services Rendered

LOUISE COOPER

Aftermath

JANET BERLINER

One Among Millions

YVONNE NAVARRO

Luella Miller

MARY E. WILKINS-FREEMAN

Sangre

LISA TUTTLE

A Question of Patronage

CHELSEA QUINN YARBRO

Hisako San

INGRID PITT

Butternut and Blood

KATHRYN PTACEK

Sleeping Cities

WENDY WEBB

The Haunted House

E. NESBIT

Turkish Delight

ROBERTA LANNES

Venus Rising on Water

TANITH LEE

Year Zero

GEMMA FILES

Good Lady Ducayne

MARY ELIZABETH BRADDON

Lunch at Charon's

MELANIE TEM

Forever, Amen

ELIZABETH MASSIE

Night Laughter

ELLEN KUSHNER

Bootleg

CHRISTA FAUST

Outfangthief

GALA BLAU

My Brother's Keeper

PAT CADIGAN

So Runs the World Away

CAITLIN R. KIERNAN

A North Light

GWYNETH JONES

Jack

CONNIE WILLIS

Vampyr

JANE YOLEN

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Vampire Stories

by Women

Edited by Stephen Jones

Introduction by Ingrid Pitt

CARROLL & GRAF PUBLISHERS

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Carroll & Graf Publishers

An imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc.

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First published in the UK by Robinson, an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd 2001

First Carroll & Graf edition 2001

Collection and editorial material copyright © Stephen Jones 2001

Illustrations copyright © Randy Broecker 2001

ISBN 0-7867-0918-9

Printed and bound in the EU