Stagestruck Vampires: And Other Phantasms — Suzy McKee Charnas

Hugo, Nebula, and Tiptree award� -- winning author Suzy McKee Charnas offers up her lush stories in this compelling retrospective story collection. In Stagestruck Vampires, the supernatural and the real intertwine seamlessly. A villainous maestro is redeemed by his lovely, apt pupil in �"Beauty and the Opera or The Phantom Beast.” Inside the �"Unicorn Tapestry,” a psychotherapist stalks a vampire. A dazzling performance of Tosca is marred by a shocking murder during �"A Musical Interlude.”

This collection features original work by Charnas� -- the mystical novelette, �"Peregrines,” and two original essays. Also included is a collaborative story on vampire themes, �"Advocates,” written with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, author of the Saint-Germain Chronicles.