Departing from a tradition that predates Bram Stoker's famous vampire novel, the stories in this unique collection depict the characters of Dracula and his descendants as benevolent, altruistic, even heroic. In these pages, readers will encounter vampires who are tortured by angst or self-doubt; vampires who act compassionately toward their own race or toward human beings; and vampires whose sympathy, tolerance, and generosity could put humanity to shame. Iconoclastic and fascinating, these stories represent the best work of many contemporary writers, including Ray Bradbury, Suzy McKee Charnas, Roger Zelazny, Tanya Huff, and others.
Introduction · Stefan R. Dziemianowicz
The Cloak · Robert Bloch
The Homecoming · Ray Bradbury
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep · Suzy McKee Charnas
Yellow Fog [Don Sebastian] · Les Daniels
A Surfeit of Melancholic Humours · Sharon N. Farber
This Town Ain't Big Enough [Victory "Vicki" Nelson] · Tanya Huff
Masquerade · Henry Kuttner
Scarlet Dream [Northwest Smith] · C.L. Moore
Ever After · Susan Palwick
The Healer's Touch [Spareen] · Susan C. Petrey
Restless Souls [Jules de Grandin] · Seabury Quinn
Pyotr's Story [Callahan's Place] · Spider Robinson
ollowing the Way · Alan Ryan
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires [Edward Copplestone] · Brian Stableford
She Only Goes Out at Night · William Tenn
Gentlemen of the Shade · Harry Turtledove
The Spider Glass: An Edwardian Story [Saint-Germain] · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
The Stainless Steel Leech [as by Harrison Denmark] · Roger Zelazny
