Vampires

The Recent Undead

De: Charlaine Harris, Jeanne C. Stein, Carrie Vaughn, Holly Black, Karen Russell, Tanya Huff, Charles de Lint, Rachel Caine

Narrado por: Bahni Turpin, Jonathan Davis, Khristine Hvam, Suzanne Toren, Marc Vietor, Josh Hurley, Edoardo Ballerini

Duración: 19 h y 31 m

Resumen del Editor

The undead are more alive today than ever. Immortal? Indeed! Nothing has sunk its teeth into 21st century popular culture as pervasively as the vampire. The fangsters have the freedom to fly across all genres and all mediums - there's even apps for vamps. Whether roaming into romance, haunting horror, sneaking into science fiction, capering into humor, meandering through mystery - no icon is more versatile than the vampire. Slake your insatiable thirst with the best sanguinary stories of the new millennium: terrifying or tender, deadly or delicious, bad-ass or beneficent, classic or cutting-edge.

Full list of authors: Holly Black, Michael Marshall Smith, Charles de Lint, J.A. Konrath, Kelley Armstrong, Tanith Lee, Rachel Caine, Jeanne C. Stein, Stephen Dedman, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Tanya Huff, Conrad Williams, Susan Sizemore, Tina Rath, Mary Turzillo, Carrie Vaughn, Barbara Roden, Charlaine Harris, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Albert Cowdrey, Nisi Shawl, Kim Newman, Grove Karen Russell, Nancy Kilpatrick, and John Langan.

The full list of narrators includes: Bahni Turpin, Jonathan Davis, Kevin Pariseau, Susan Duerden, Khristine Hvam, Victor Villar-Hauser, Suzanne Toren, Marc Vietor, Josh Hurley, and Edoardo Ballerini.

©2011 Paula Guran (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

excellent vampire story spectrum

The differing presentation and thoroughly imaginative scenarios, styles, and perspectives of vampire kind make this anthology particularly enjoyable. With the beginning of each story you have a clear pallette because there are almost no stereotypical leanings throughout. If you can ignore the hackneyed cover art I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys vampire fiction at its broadest and most creative. If you are looking for vampire action and bloodbath escapades in eastern European settings - I would suggest dipping in a different pool of authors.

Good value for a lot of stories

Any additional comments?

This is a overall great collection there are som duds there are some gems.

A little dar for me

Some great stories, Some very bad stories. Very disturbed by a story about a monster that cut up a 13 year old girl, small enough for her body to fit in a box, because he didn't like his toys to fight back. Would not recommend to the average reader.

Something for everyone

This is a collection of some of the most talented writers in the genera along with some of the best readers. Highly recommended.

Not Bad

Where does Vampires rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This ranks about the middle. the book is not as bad as some i have read. these ARE short stories.

Any additional comments?

It takes all types of authors to make a story....

Inconsistent

Some really good stories here, but also several that were just no fun to read.

what a great read

If you like vampires, this collection of short stories will really tickle your fancy. It also introduced me to several great authors that I now love. I had such fun listening to these stories, and the great collection on narrators. Have fun!

Great Number of Above Average Stories

While there are a few stories that seem like the author didn't know how to properly end them, the majority are excellent tales. Very different takes on what it is to be Vampire.

Audio Book Incomplete

Would you try another book from the authors and/or the narrators?

Yes

Was Vampires worth the listening time?

Yes

Any additional comments?

The last story in Part 2 of the book was incomplete. No continuation of the story in Part 3 of the book.

A few gems in an otherwise underwhelming batch

No Table of Contents. Argh! Almost turned it off after the first two duds, but it got better.
Twenty-five shorts generally between a half hour and an hour, except for the last 2 hr one.
I preferred the standalones, although one benefit of listening to an older anthology is that the related series might now be free in Audible Plus (labeled➕). Keep in mind, however, that the narrators here didn’t match the narrators for the series.

⛔️ TWs: Some of the stories involve sex, violence, and depravity.
Ultimately, I don’t think I’d recommend this, except on sale.

Ch 1 -The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black- 47 min -Teaser for the full length book - partying teens wanting to live forever, helped me know that the full length book wasn’t for me
Ch2 - This is Now by Michael Marshall Smith - 35 min - maudlin and dull
Ch3 - Sisters by Charles de Lint - 67 min - deeper philosophical dive into vampirism… via a 16 yr old⭐️
Ch4- The Screaming by J.A. Konrath - 55 min - Classic horror with a junkie twist ⭐️⭐️
Ch5 - Zen and the Art of Vampirism by Kelley Armstrong - 47 min - from the Otherworld series,
full of snarky female MCs, standard urban fantasy, duplicated elsewhere, some of series in➕

Ch6 - La Vampiress by Tabitha Lee - 35 min - its Interview With The Vampire, but classier, and shorter
Ch7 - Dead Man Stalking by Rachel Caine - 57 min - Josh Hurley deploys his Texas accent voicing a short from the Morganville Vampire series, starring a goth vampire. It’s YA, a little dated, not all about sex, and currently the entire series is in ➕
Ch8 - The Ghost of Leadville by Jeanne C. Stein - 38 min - a vampire prostitute in the old west, F bombs, sex, and Doc Holiday ⛔️
Ch9 - Wasteland by Stephen Dedmen - 9 min - quick and creepy ⭐️
Ch 10 - Gentlemen of the Old School by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - 35 min - “urbane and genial” is right.

Ch11 - No Matter Where You Go by Tanya Huff -55 min - vampire cop short goes with Blood Books series from the 1990s, sloooow narration but fun with vampires and demons at 1.7x ⭐️⭐️
Ch12 - Outfang Thief by Conrad Williams - 43 min - vampire vs serial killers, icky, gory, snuff short ⛔️⛔️
Ch13 - Dancing with the Star by Susan Sizemore -36 min - vampire, ghoul, and lite romance
Ch14 - Trick of the Dark by Tina Rath -21 min - Victorian short
Ch15 - When Gretchen was Human by Mary Turzillo - 34 min - Cancer and vampirism

Ch16 - Conquistador De La Noche by Carrie Vaughn - 90 min - origin story of vampire Ricardo,
MC of The Immortal Conquistador in ➕ , who’s a supporting character in the Kitty Norville UF series⭐️
Ch17 - Endless Night by Barbara Roden - 66 min - 1910 ocean voyage, feels classic ⭐️
Ch18 - Dahlia Underground by Charlaine Harris - 48 min - meh short from Sookie Stakhouse world
Ch19 - The Belated Burial by Caitlin R. Kiernan - 20 min - a nod to Edgar Allen Poe
Ch20 - Twilight States by Albert Cowdry - 46 min - a mind trip that I didn’t get

Ch21 - To the Moment by Nisi Shawl - 12 min - Creepy sex and cravings
Ch22 - Castle in the Desert by Kim Newman - 52 min - vampire noir complete with vampire dame ⭐️
Ch23 - Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell - 48 min - vampires as an old married couple
Ch24 - Vampire Anonymous by Nancy Kirkpatrick - 44 min - rambling vampire blog w F bombs
Ch25-Ch26 The Wide Carnivorous Sky by John Langan - 128 min - soldiers back from Iraq dealing with PTSD and a vampire. Ran long with veteran’s issues, but the creature feature was engaging.
This novella is currently part of a collection of the author’s shorts in ➕. ⭐️⭐️