Teeth: Vampire Tales

by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling

Overview

Fascinated by vampires?

Then feast on nineteen tantalizing, bite-sized tales exploring the intersections between the living, dead, and undead.

The vampires in these stories range from romantic to chilling to gleeful—and touch on nearly every emotion in between. The one thing they have in common is their desire for blood. . . .

Stories from
Genevieve Valentine
Steve Berman
Christopher Barzak
Neil Gaiman
Delia Sherman
Garth Nix
Suzy McKee Charnas
Kaaron Warren
Cecil Castellucci
Jeffrey Ford
Nathan Ballingrud
Kathe Koja
Catherynne M. Valente
Melissa Marr
Ellen Kushner
Cassandra Clare
Holly Black
Lucius Shepard
Emma Bull
Tanith Lee

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061935145
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/05/2011
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Experts in the genres of mythic and speculative fiction, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have edited numerous anthologies for readers of all ages. Together and individually they have won abundant honors, including multiple World Fantasy, Hugo, and Bram Stoker Awards.

Ellen Datlow has also received the British Fantasy Society's Karl Edward Wagner Award for "outstanding contribution to the genre." She lives in New York City.

Terri Windling is the recipient of the Science Fiction Writers Association's Solstice Award for outstanding contributions to the speculative fiction field. She lives in Devon, England.

Experts in the genres of mythic and speculative fiction, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have edited numerous anthologies for readers of all ages. Together and individually they have won abundant honors, including multiple World Fantasy, Hugo, and Bram Stoker Awards.

Ellen Datlow has also received the British Fantasy Society's Karl Edward Wagner Award for "outstanding contribution to the genre." She lives in New York City.

Terri Windling is the recipient of the Science Fiction Writers Association's Solstice Award for outstanding contributions to the speculative fiction field. She lives in Devon, England.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 8 Up—This inevitable and anticipated vampire-themed anthology from an editorial dynamic duo is a compilation of 17 short stories and two poems by award-winning, well-known, and/or new authors typically specializing in fantasy and sci-fi genres inside and out of the YA market. An accessible, interesting introduction reminds readers that vampire lore has long existed in many countries and cultures, evolving over time. An eclectic mix of tales and tones, the stories (refreshingly not all focused on romance) are dark, humorous, bittersweet, haunting, mocking, or combinations thereof. They explore varying myths and themes of mortality, friendship, survival, the passage of time, misperception, manipulation, transformation, and change. Holly Black and Cassandra Clare invite readers to an already dangerous dinner party gone awry. Kaaron Warren's vampire Claudia befriends would-be victim Ken, who provides her with a list of terminally ill people, ultimately ending up on it himself decades later. Catherynne M. Valente's "high risk" teen Scout lives in a world in which humans turn vamp for countless absurd reasons. Tales like Melissa Marr's "Transition," Steve Berman's "All Smiles," Garth Nix's "Vampire Weather," and Tanith Lee's "Why Light?" will leave readers thirsting for more. Containing occasional swears, this biting, anti-fluff compilation is for fans of the paranormal, Datlow and Windling's other anthologies, and CW's Supernatural.—Danielle Serra, Cliffside Park Public Library, NJ

School Library Journal

Once again, Datlow and Windling (Troll's Eye View, 2009, etc.)have pulled together a who's who of teen-literature and genre luminaries, this time telling tales of vampires. Despite the sexy cover model, these stories largely cast back to the pre-Twilighttradition and are more likely to elicit chills than swoons. The introduction lays out the history of vampires in literature with great detail and a fair amount of analysis. Standout stories include Genevieve Valentine's wonderful Chinese-American "Things to Know About Being Dead," the incredibly creepy "Baby," by Kathe Koja, and Cassandra Clare and Holly Black's "The Perfect Dinner Party," which conveys the horror of being not-even-teenage forever.There are a few disappointments and a few stories that just, well,are, but readers interested in vampires as something more than leading men will find plenty that's tragic or scary here, often leavened with a bit of (largely snarky) humor, and lots of thought-provoking material about life and death, friendship and loneliness. Great for diving in and out, although a bit overwhelming cover-to-cover, this collection might even win boys back to vampire lit. (author bios)(Horror/vampire anthology. YA)

Kirkus Reviews