Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms

The scary, lush, and complex stories of a seminal fantasy author are presented in this retrospective collection. In 'The Unicorn Tapestry', a therapist finds herself transformed by a client who may be a vampire. A young girl discovers the pitfalls of puberty and an animal nature in 'Boobs'; an unlikely shaman finds protection in an unwilling ally in 'Peregrines'; and in the dark retelling of the two fairy tales 'Beauty and the Opéra or The Phantom Beast', a tempestuous maestro meets his equal. Also included are two of Charnas's essays, 'Art Is Long', an insightful and entertaining look at the unusual process of writing a four-book trilogy, and 'The Stagestruck Vampire', an autobiographical look at the author as a playwright.

Suzy McKee Charnas is the author of The Ruby Tear, The Vampire Tapestry, and Walk to the End of the World. She has received the Hugo and Nebula awards for her work. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.