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Dark Thirst
A haunting anthology of vampire fiction—one that brings a colorful new dimension to one of the world's most erotic and enduring myths.Featuring stories from some of the most popular African American Omar Tyree writes about The Old South, which falls prey to a handsome young vampire with a taste for beautiful women—love at first bite never hurt so good. In Angela C. Allen’s story, the mafia is no match for the wicked charms of a beautiful young vampire once she's let loose on the New York City streets. Can a pair of fangs help a sister burn more calories? A full-figured woman goes on a thirst-quenching search for the perfect low-carb diet in Monica Jackson’s story. In Linda Addison’s story, it's a matter of life and the living dead for a half-vampire whose greatest wish is to save lives...and become human again. Donna Hill writes about a sensuous vampire thirsts for something more...but can she find it without getting a dagger in her own heart? Kevin S. Brockenbrough’s tale features a vengeful vampire pushes one woman to the edge, though she’s unaware that her family secret gives her the power to fight back.
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Omar Tyree
106 books933 followersOmar Tyree, a New York Times best-selling author, a 2001 NAACP Image Award recipient for Outstanding Literature in Fiction, and a 2006 Phillis Wheatley Literary Award winner for Body of Work in Urban Fiction, has published 16 books and has sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide that has generated more than $30 million.
With a degree in Print Journalism from Howard University in 1991, Tyree has been recognized as one of the most renowned contemporary writers in the literary community. He is also an informed and passionate speaker on various community-related and intellectual topics. Now entering the world of feature films, business lectures, and children’s books, Tyree is a tireless creator and visionary of few limitations.
Tyree is a popular speaker on the university and corporate circuits. In his “Equation for Life” lecture, Tyree weaves together a full-proof formula for attaining lifelong success in business, as well as everyday living. Ideal for innovation, corporate sales and marketing teams, one attendee who heard the lecture commented, “Omar Tyree’s Equation for Life speech made me rethink my whole life - it has given me the focus I need.” The success of the speeches over the last 11 years landed Tyree his first nonfiction book deal with John Wiley, the number 1 business publisher in the world. The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success, is being released in early January 2009.
As an author, journalist, performance poet, songwriter, screenwriter,entrepreneur, innovator of various creations, and an energetic and fiery speaker, Tyree is no stranger to the world of contemporary urban influence. Tyree became one of the dominant literary promoters of the 1990s, leading to offers of publishing deals by a number of influential mainstream book publishers. In 1995, he signed a lucrative two-book arrangement with publishing powerhouse Simon & S chuster. A few years later, Tyree signed an undisclosed long-term contract that established him amongst Simon & Schuster’s top authors.
His journey as an entrepreneur began in his early 20s when he started the book publishing company Mar Productions, to release his earliest works of fiction. Tyree’s entrepreneurial ventures have evolved to include the Urban Literacy Project as a nonprofit organization to inspire reading, writing, thinking,visualization, application and financial literacy skills among disadvantaged youth and adults. He has also formed Renaissance Entertainment Group, a partnership with self-made multimillionaire Arthur Wylie, to produce Tyree’s body of fiction novels into feature films.
Tyree’s articles have been published in the Washington Post, Essence, Upscale, Ebony, TheDailyVoice.com and several other publications
With a degree in Print Journalism from Howard University in 1991, Tyree has been recognized as one of the most renowned contemporary writers in the literary community. He is also an informed and passionate speaker on various community-related and intellectual topics. Now entering the world of feature films, business lectures, and children’s books, Tyree is a tireless creator and visionary of few limitations.
Tyree is a popular speaker on the university and corporate circuits. In his “Equation for Life” lecture, Tyree weaves together a full-proof formula for attaining lifelong success in business, as well as everyday living. Ideal for innovation, corporate sales and marketing teams, one attendee who heard the lecture commented, “Omar Tyree’s Equation for Life speech made me rethink my whole life - it has given me the focus I need.” The success of the speeches over the last 11 years landed Tyree his first nonfiction book deal with John Wiley, the number 1 business publisher in the world. The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success, is being released in early January 2009.
As an author, journalist, performance poet, songwriter, screenwriter,entrepreneur, innovator of various creations, and an energetic and fiery speaker, Tyree is no stranger to the world of contemporary urban influence. Tyree became one of the dominant literary promoters of the 1990s, leading to offers of publishing deals by a number of influential mainstream book publishers. In 1995, he signed a lucrative two-book arrangement with publishing powerhouse Simon & S chuster. A few years later, Tyree signed an undisclosed long-term contract that established him amongst Simon & Schuster’s top authors.
His journey as an entrepreneur began in his early 20s when he started the book publishing company Mar Productions, to release his earliest works of fiction. Tyree’s entrepreneurial ventures have evolved to include the Urban Literacy Project as a nonprofit organization to inspire reading, writing, thinking,visualization, application and financial literacy skills among disadvantaged youth and adults. He has also formed Renaissance Entertainment Group, a partnership with self-made multimillionaire Arthur Wylie, to produce Tyree’s body of fiction novels into feature films.
Tyree’s articles have been published in the Washington Post, Essence, Upscale, Ebony, TheDailyVoice.com and several other publications
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April 13, 2008
OH MY GOD. Okay, so despite the horribly tacky cover I check this out of the library because I like short stories and I like vampires. So i figure, awesome. Right? NO. It's fucking horrible. The first story in the book is SO bad. Let me recap the story for you: There are two fat chicks. One of them lives across the street from a skinny hot chick who, they slowly begin to realize, is a vampire. Also, she's taking men and women into her house every night and seducing them and eating them or something. So, one of the fat chicks goes over there and gets seduced by the vampire and turns into a vampire- who is now totally skinny and hot. Then she goes to her other fat chick friend's house to show off or seduce her or something, and the friend then tries to kill the vampire-chick b/c she knows the evil vampire-sex-eating-thing must be stopped. So then the other chick runs away. AND SCENE. That's it. It was ridiculous. And I only mentioned that they were fat chicks b/c the story made that a very big deal about it- how fat they were, how they wanted to be skinny, there was a lot of f00d-themed imagery. Plus everyone talks in that "Oh, girlfriend, don't be hatin'" manner that very few people actually talk in and it's kind of offensive because the book is supposed to be about African-American vampires. And to start it off with a story full of so many stereotypes.. very bad choice on the editors part, I feel.
Edit: Oh.. one of the editors is the AUTHOR of the aforementioned horrible story. So.. she just has bad judgment.
I could not venture past the first story, I was so traumatized by the horrible.
Edit: Oh.. one of the editors is the AUTHOR of the aforementioned horrible story. So.. she just has bad judgment.
I could not venture past the first story, I was so traumatized by the horrible.
July 27, 2010
This uneven anthology of sensual vampire stories by and about African-Americans breaks little new literary ground, but it provides a dose of pure escapist fun. Psychically commanding vampires, both men and women, both willing and unwilling killers, seduce unwitting humans and lead them to the slaughter. There were some stories that I enjoyed more than others, which is to be expected. Out of six stories I felt as if only two were not stand-outs.
The majority of the stories share themes of beauty, power and the desire for love or approval—themes that Monica Jackson's "The Ultimate Diet" riffs on wonderfully as the obese Keeshia, rather than beginning another diet, figures out how to turn into a vampire so she can be slender and irresistible, just like her beautiful serial-killing neighbor.
Donna Hill's "The Touch" follows Selena, a masseuse who uses sensual touch and sex to sate her desire for humans so she will not feed on them, as she begins to lose control of her urge for blood.
The vampire hero of Allen's "Vamp Noir" was banished by her kind for harboring a human and now hunts criminals.
The Urban Griot/Omar Tyree's "Human Heat: The Confessions of an Addicted Vampire" features New Orleans Creole "Casanova" scorns a lover's advice and develops an addiction to a highly dangerous and callow blood source with disastrous results.
Linda Addison's "Whispers During Still Moments" is a story of a half-human vampire hunter struggles to battle a First and save himself and his love.
Kevin S. Brockenbrough's "The Family Business" made me want to throw this anthology away. A story of monsters in the `hood--where werewolves and vampires collide and a battered mother's love prevails.
There's something here for everyone spanning from hip-hop to old school and romance to touches of erotica with splashes of horror and gore thrown in--because it is after all a collection of vampire tales. A steamy, sensual gathering.
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Book Details:
Title Dark Thirst
Author Edited by Angela C. Allen
Reviewed By Purplycookie
The majority of the stories share themes of beauty, power and the desire for love or approval—themes that Monica Jackson's "The Ultimate Diet" riffs on wonderfully as the obese Keeshia, rather than beginning another diet, figures out how to turn into a vampire so she can be slender and irresistible, just like her beautiful serial-killing neighbor.
Donna Hill's "The Touch" follows Selena, a masseuse who uses sensual touch and sex to sate her desire for humans so she will not feed on them, as she begins to lose control of her urge for blood.
The vampire hero of Allen's "Vamp Noir" was banished by her kind for harboring a human and now hunts criminals.
The Urban Griot/Omar Tyree's "Human Heat: The Confessions of an Addicted Vampire" features New Orleans Creole "Casanova" scorns a lover's advice and develops an addiction to a highly dangerous and callow blood source with disastrous results.
Linda Addison's "Whispers During Still Moments" is a story of a half-human vampire hunter struggles to battle a First and save himself and his love.
Kevin S. Brockenbrough's "The Family Business" made me want to throw this anthology away. A story of monsters in the `hood--where werewolves and vampires collide and a battered mother's love prevails.
There's something here for everyone spanning from hip-hop to old school and romance to touches of erotica with splashes of horror and gore thrown in--because it is after all a collection of vampire tales. A steamy, sensual gathering.
More of Purplycookie’s Reviews @: http://www.goodreads.com/purplycookie
Book Details:
Title Dark Thirst
Author Edited by Angela C. Allen
Reviewed By Purplycookie
June 8, 2015
Finally, a vampire anthology that I can really sink my teeth into. No pun intended. This is a collection of vampire stories written about vampires of color by black authors. Lately, I've found myself mostly disappointed in vampire anthologies, but this one was well worth my time (and money). Even the foreword was fascinating, chronicling the black vampire through history.
The Ultimate Diet by Monica Jackson (5/5)
An overweight computer programmer who longs to be thin thinks she's finally found the perfect solution to her weight loss problem when her new neighbor moves in. This story was very funny. It almost seem parody-like, poking fun of the lengths some women will go to to be thin.
Vamp Noir by Angela C. Allen (5/5)
A vampire finds herself the enforcer of a mob family after being exiled from her clan. This was probably my favorite story because it combined two of my favorite things -- vampires and the mafia. There isn't much more I can say about the story without giving it all away.
Human Heat: The Confessions of an Addicted Vampire by Omar Tyree, writing as The Urban Griot (3/5)
This story revolves around a creole vampire who was turned in New Orleans. This vampire finds himself yearning the blood of virgins, which is particularly potent to vampires, making them do all kinds of crazy stuff to do it. This story was okay. I liked the vampire's back story more than his current day one.
Whispers During Still Moments by Linda Addison (5/5)
A vampire hunter who's half vampire is in the business of battling old vampires known as "The Firsts." Along the way, he meets another vampire hunter who he falls in love with and finds himself ready to tear all hell down for her. I really liked this story, 'nuff said.
The Touch Donna Hill (4/5)
A female vampire must find her human mate (who she has to turn) before her time runs out. You know, I liked this story not so much because it's a vampire story, but because the sense "touch" played a major part in the story, and the authoress did a wonderful job in expressing that.
The Family Business by Kevin S. Brockenbrough (5/5)
A story that takes place in the 'hood, ya'll. ;D It's basically about a family who has a supernatural secret that's passed down from generation to generation. The heroine of the story is dealing with a husband who's abusing his wife until sister girl gets raw and unleashes the beast. I loved this!
Overall, this was an excellent collection of vampire stories. Much better than many other vampire themed anthologies I own.
The Ultimate Diet by Monica Jackson (5/5)
An overweight computer programmer who longs to be thin thinks she's finally found the perfect solution to her weight loss problem when her new neighbor moves in. This story was very funny. It almost seem parody-like, poking fun of the lengths some women will go to to be thin.
Vamp Noir by Angela C. Allen (5/5)
A vampire finds herself the enforcer of a mob family after being exiled from her clan. This was probably my favorite story because it combined two of my favorite things -- vampires and the mafia. There isn't much more I can say about the story without giving it all away.
Human Heat: The Confessions of an Addicted Vampire by Omar Tyree, writing as The Urban Griot (3/5)
This story revolves around a creole vampire who was turned in New Orleans. This vampire finds himself yearning the blood of virgins, which is particularly potent to vampires, making them do all kinds of crazy stuff to do it. This story was okay. I liked the vampire's back story more than his current day one.
Whispers During Still Moments by Linda Addison (5/5)
A vampire hunter who's half vampire is in the business of battling old vampires known as "The Firsts." Along the way, he meets another vampire hunter who he falls in love with and finds himself ready to tear all hell down for her. I really liked this story, 'nuff said.
The Touch Donna Hill (4/5)
A female vampire must find her human mate (who she has to turn) before her time runs out. You know, I liked this story not so much because it's a vampire story, but because the sense "touch" played a major part in the story, and the authoress did a wonderful job in expressing that.
The Family Business by Kevin S. Brockenbrough (5/5)
A story that takes place in the 'hood, ya'll. ;D It's basically about a family who has a supernatural secret that's passed down from generation to generation. The heroine of the story is dealing with a husband who's abusing his wife until sister girl gets raw and unleashes the beast. I loved this!
Overall, this was an excellent collection of vampire stories. Much better than many other vampire themed anthologies I own.
May 28, 2015
The only story I really liked was Vamp Noir. The premise is that there is a female vampire who works as an enforcer for the mob. There is even a bit of romance sprinkled into it as well. Overall I liked it and could have read an entire book of just this story.
The others I just couldn't get through. I'm going to be real and say I was a little disappointed with the rest of the book. I'm a big vampire lore fan...and I was super excited to read about black vampires...since it's pretty rare. Sadly, most of the other stories were either boring or had a wtf plot line.
The others I just couldn't get through. I'm going to be real and say I was a little disappointed with the rest of the book. I'm a big vampire lore fan...and I was super excited to read about black vampires...since it's pretty rare. Sadly, most of the other stories were either boring or had a wtf plot line.
October 9, 2008
Most of these stories were pretty bad.
May 25, 2017
i sort of liked this book. my favorite was the lady with mob and the one with fat lady who wanted to be a vampire. the other stories i would have liked but i didnt like that grown men kept lusting after 16 year old girls, it was just not appropriate to me. if the story lines didnt have that part they would have been better short stories
October 12, 2009
Dark Thirst is a distinctive collection of six short stories that focuses on vampires and their victims of color in varying eras and circumstances. However, the central theme uniting the stories is the ugly consequences of their existence - a hunger for blood that is never sated, the clandestine lifestyle necessary for survival, and the bouts of loneliness that eternal life brings as they lurk incessantly throughout the night. The stories are authored by some of today's popular writers and a few newcomers - each with a different slant on the age old villain:
* The Ultimate Diet (Monica Jackson) - an overweight woman envies a svelte, beautiful woman who appears to eat all she wants and never gains a pound. After discovering the secret of success, she loses weight and much more,
* Vamp Noir (Angela C. Allen) - one of my favorite stories in the book is about a black, female vampire who is an enforcer for the mob but has her own hidden agenda,
* Human Heat: The Confessions of an Addicted Vampire (The Urban Griot/Omar Tyree) - another one of my favorites in which an old-school, New Orleans Creole "Casanova" scorns a lover's advice and develops an addiction to a highly dangerous and callow blood source with disastrous results,
* Whispers During Still Moments (Linda Addison) - a half-human vampire hunter struggles to battle a First and save himself and his love,
* The Touch (Donna Hill) - a sensual tale in which a sophisticated vampire is running out of time in which to find her human soul mate,
* The Family Business (Kevin S. Brockenbrough) - and the best was saved for last (in my opinion), this is a page-turning story of monsters in the `hood - were werewolves and vampires collide and a battered mother's love prevails.
There's something here for everyone spanning from hip-hop to old school and romance to touches of erotica with splashes of horror and gore thrown in - because it is after all a collection of vampire tales. Overall, this book is surprisingly entertaining - vampire fans should find mild if not total enjoyment from what is presented.
* The Ultimate Diet (Monica Jackson) - an overweight woman envies a svelte, beautiful woman who appears to eat all she wants and never gains a pound. After discovering the secret of success, she loses weight and much more,
* Vamp Noir (Angela C. Allen) - one of my favorite stories in the book is about a black, female vampire who is an enforcer for the mob but has her own hidden agenda,
* Human Heat: The Confessions of an Addicted Vampire (The Urban Griot/Omar Tyree) - another one of my favorites in which an old-school, New Orleans Creole "Casanova" scorns a lover's advice and develops an addiction to a highly dangerous and callow blood source with disastrous results,
* Whispers During Still Moments (Linda Addison) - a half-human vampire hunter struggles to battle a First and save himself and his love,
* The Touch (Donna Hill) - a sensual tale in which a sophisticated vampire is running out of time in which to find her human soul mate,
* The Family Business (Kevin S. Brockenbrough) - and the best was saved for last (in my opinion), this is a page-turning story of monsters in the `hood - were werewolves and vampires collide and a battered mother's love prevails.
There's something here for everyone spanning from hip-hop to old school and romance to touches of erotica with splashes of horror and gore thrown in - because it is after all a collection of vampire tales. Overall, this book is surprisingly entertaining - vampire fans should find mild if not total enjoyment from what is presented.
February 15, 2017
Dark thirst contains six short stories featuring urban vampires in colorful settings such as Brooklyn and New Orleans. Not your typical vampire fare, these creatures of the night are susceptible to the same seven deadly sins that have plagued humankind for centuries: lust, gluttony, wrath, envy, avarice, pride and sloth are manifested within the pages of “Dark Thirst”.
My favorite story by far is “The Ultimate Diet”. Keeshia, an obese computer programmer, envies her svelte, sensual new neighbor who has many lovers and the ability to eat anything she wants without gaining a pound. What’s her secret and will Keeshia risk everything to find out?
My favorite story by far is “The Ultimate Diet”. Keeshia, an obese computer programmer, envies her svelte, sensual new neighbor who has many lovers and the ability to eat anything she wants without gaining a pound. What’s her secret and will Keeshia risk everything to find out?
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October 25, 2008Dark Thirst is a mixed bag of short stories that put an African-American spin on vampires. The most notable stories for me were:
Monica Jackson's The Ultimate Diet, for linking vampirism with crash diets, the desire for a magic bullet to be skinny in order to be beautiful in order to live a glamorous life. Of course, there's a price. The tone was funny, fast-paced, and full of fun pop culture references.
Angela C. Allen's Vamp Noir was a good version of the supernatural/dark urban fantasy/paranormal/Whatever We're Calling It These Days genre. I have a soft spot for the genre, and Allen made it fresh again. The style was reminiscent of Raymond Chandler, the plot was suitably hardboiled about an exiled female vampire working for the mafia and trying to figure out who's killing off members. What made the short story was later finding out the vampire's end game, and ambition. I wouldn't mind if there's more to the story, but it holds up on its own.
Linda Addison's Whispers During Still Moments felt like a chopped up version of a longer story. The worldbuilding with the two types of vampires and the use of words had a lot of potential for more. I also liked how diverse the characters were--the majority were African-American of course, the vampire/human was Chinese-American and in a serious inter-racial relationship with an African-American woman, and there was a Native American shaman. While I wasn't taken with the story, I'd be willing to look the author up to see what she's like in longer works of fiction.
Monica Jackson's The Ultimate Diet, for linking vampirism with crash diets, the desire for a magic bullet to be skinny in order to be beautiful in order to live a glamorous life. Of course, there's a price. The tone was funny, fast-paced, and full of fun pop culture references.
Angela C. Allen's Vamp Noir was a good version of the supernatural/dark urban fantasy/paranormal/Whatever We're Calling It These Days genre. I have a soft spot for the genre, and Allen made it fresh again. The style was reminiscent of Raymond Chandler, the plot was suitably hardboiled about an exiled female vampire working for the mafia and trying to figure out who's killing off members. What made the short story was later finding out the vampire's end game, and ambition. I wouldn't mind if there's more to the story, but it holds up on its own.
Linda Addison's Whispers During Still Moments felt like a chopped up version of a longer story. The worldbuilding with the two types of vampires and the use of words had a lot of potential for more. I also liked how diverse the characters were--the majority were African-American of course, the vampire/human was Chinese-American and in a serious inter-racial relationship with an African-American woman, and there was a Native American shaman. While I wasn't taken with the story, I'd be willing to look the author up to see what she's like in longer works of fiction.
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August 5, 2016A haunting anthology of vampire fiction -- one that brings a colorful new dimension to one of the world's most erotic and enduring myths.
FEATURING STORIES FROM SOME OF TODAY'SMOST POPULAR AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS
OMAR TYREE
writing as The Urban Griot
The Old South falls prey to a handsome young vampire with a real taste for the ladies. Love at first bite never hurt so good.
ANGELA C. ALLEN
The mafia is no match for the wicked charms of a beautiful young vampire once she's let loose on the New York City streets.
MONICA JACKSON
Can a pair of fangs help a sister burn more calories? A full-figured woman goes on a thirst-quenching search for the perfect low-carb diet.
LINDA ADDISON
It's a matter of life and the living dead for a half-vampire whose greatest wish is to save lives...and become human again.
DONNA HILL
A sensuous vampire thirsts for something more...but can she...
April 14, 2015
"Whispers During Still Moments" by Linda Addison: an interesting take of your classic original vampire and super hunter who had been partially infected. Not a bad story, lacked a bit of the romanticism typically seen.
"The Touch", by Donna Hill was a cool vampire story about a young girl seduced by an ancient vampire that wanted a Queen. Unfortunately, she was destined for "true" love. In the end, the guy gets the girl; and the "girl' gets the guy.
Kevin S. Brockenbrough wrote a chilling take is werewolves and vampires. "The Family Business" is your classic good versus evil. In the end good will triumph, but evil always gets its' due.
Overall, "Dark Thirst" was okay. There was one or two stories I really enjoyed. Especially if they had been novellas or even longer shorts. Yet still there were others that were just too "out" there for my taste.
"The Touch", by Donna Hill was a cool vampire story about a young girl seduced by an ancient vampire that wanted a Queen. Unfortunately, she was destined for "true" love. In the end, the guy gets the girl; and the "girl' gets the guy.
Kevin S. Brockenbrough wrote a chilling take is werewolves and vampires. "The Family Business" is your classic good versus evil. In the end good will triumph, but evil always gets its' due.
Overall, "Dark Thirst" was okay. There was one or two stories I really enjoyed. Especially if they had been novellas or even longer shorts. Yet still there were others that were just too "out" there for my taste.
September 2, 2014
Anyone who has spent any time discussing books with me knows my penchant for vampires... Needless to to say, my vampire collection would not be complete without a copy of Dark Thirst.
I really enjoyed reading "Whispers During Still Moments" by Linda Addison. She has a truly beautiful command of language, and tells the tale well. I found myself reading this one in her voice (one of the perks of knowing the author!) I like the new twist on this classic demon.
I'm looking forward to finding more Addisons on the bookshelves!
Although I purchased this book to read Linda's story, I was compelled to read the others simply because they are vampire tales. Let me tell you, this is one to add to your collection if you are drawn to the nightside as I am.
I really enjoyed reading "Whispers During Still Moments" by Linda Addison. She has a truly beautiful command of language, and tells the tale well. I found myself reading this one in her voice (one of the perks of knowing the author!) I like the new twist on this classic demon.
I'm looking forward to finding more Addisons on the bookshelves!
Although I purchased this book to read Linda's story, I was compelled to read the others simply because they are vampire tales. Let me tell you, this is one to add to your collection if you are drawn to the nightside as I am.
January 27, 2013
Dark Thirst was the first urban horror I've read. Omar Tyree is one of my favorite authors which is why i bought the book in the first place, and I was glad I did. The authors takes the reader to some very dark places, they keep it urban all the way which in my opinion was fantastic. The characters were very creative and the different story-lines made this book a quick page-turning read. If you like urban fiction and horror this is a MUST READ!!
January 10, 2012
Dark Thirst is a collection of short stories written by African American authors about vampires. I was really excited about reading this book because quite frankly I love vampire novels unfortunately I was disappointed. It was okay, not spectacular. If they put out another book as a series, I wouldn't waste my time or money. Since this book didn't cost me anything, I'm not out anything except time.
September 10, 2014
"Nice collection of vampire stories all written by African American authors. Each story has a unique twist to the vampire legend and I enjoyed them each in turn although some were stronger than others. My favorites were The Ultimate Diet which was actually rather funny with a nice twist at the end, Vamp Noir which has a banished vampire working for the mob and Whispers During Still Moments which is just beautifully written and seemed much more than a short story."
January 27, 2015
A mix of styles and voices. As others have noted a mixed bag, but I think I have found a few authors that I will take the time to read their longer works. Part of my desire to read this anthology was to pick up a few more authors of color to read and because I like urban fantasy and vampires. Overall a solid showcase of talent.
Read them all (or skip around) but don't judge the whole anthology by one story.
Read them all (or skip around) but don't judge the whole anthology by one story.
October 25, 2015
I was looking forward to this anthology sooooo much. Then I read it. I don't think I could have been more disappointed. Not one story held my interest; I read out of compulsion, nothing more. Two stars because there was nothing technically wrong with any of them. They were simply boring.
February 18, 2008
spotty collection of short stories about vampires by Black writers...some excellent, some boring
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April 14, 2008Horror
May 4, 2014
Average, more 'miss' than 'hit'. 2.5 stars.
June 29, 2016
it was really gd especially to get different stories from the other authors.
December 15, 2016
The first short was a little hard to get into but the others well worth it
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