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The Vampire Stories of Nancy Kilpatrick
Nancy Kilpatrick is called Canada's Queen of the Undead. She is now considered the best fantasy writer in Canada and her world-wide reputation has grown enormously. Her books have now been published in 6 languages. The Vampire Stories of Nancy Kilpatrick reflect the dark side of humanity, including our desires for passion, longevity, power, creativity and control. The volume contains 19 of her very best stories. They What critics have said about Nancy It's a kind of perverse love story and inevitably Nancy Kilpatrick's going to be compared with Anne Rice... Vampire fans a little tired of Anne Rice might want to try Nancy Kilpatrick... Anybody who has read the works of Nancy Kilpatrick can't deny that this woman knows her vampires. If you like bloody horror and hair-raising, Nancy is definitely for you.
171 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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Nancy Kilpatrick
159 books255 followersNancy Kilpatrick was a Canadian author who wrote stories in the genres of dark fantasy, horror, mystery, erotic horror, and gothic subculture.
She is most known for her vampire themed works.
She is most known for her vampire themed works.
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July 26, 2010
Whew! I just finished this story collection and I find myself much more impressed with this book. The plotting in each story was tight, I didn't see many of the twists coming, and the ideas and concepts presented were definitely unique and not ones I'd seen before.
Really good short stories can be hard to come by if for no other reason than that many of them leave something to be desired or would work better as novellas or full length novels. This author has her finger right on the pulse of what makes a short story works- we get enough information about characters to let our imaginations do the rest, but are not so bogged down that the story isn't interesting. We get novel settings and just enough world building to set the stage, but the action is really what makes each story work. We get vivid imagery- some lush, some romantic, some naughty, some gory, but vivid all the same.
We get all that and more in a few pages apiece.
Just like in any anthology, there were certain stories that I enjoyed more than others, but one thing that I did enjoy that was unique is that some of the stories were part of a small series, and they were all grouped together so that the overall arc was maintained. Here are some high points:
Passion Play, Theater of Cruelty, & Metadrama- three stories comprising the first segment of the book, this is the story of Cheryl and NightShade and is the story that Bloodsucker wants to be when it grows up. Creepy, gothic, and strangely romantic at the same time.
Dark Seduction- Scary vampire Armand thinks he's got the drop on major league ditz Karen. Oops...
In Memory Of...- Mrs. Bram Stoker reflects on her first love, Oscar Wilde. This was one of the most creative pieces in the anthology in my opinion.
All of the stories are different from one another, but these were the ones that stuck out as favorites to me.
I debated whether or not this book needed a Scandalous Books designation, and decided against it- although there are certainly some eyebrow raising parts here, there isn't anything that readers of other vampire stories or fans of the genre have not seen before. The nice thing about anthologies, too, is that if one story isn't your cup of tea (for example, The Hungry Living Dead wasn't really my thing and is pretty graphic, sexually speaking) you can just flip past it and read something else. Some of the stories are more in line with paranormal romance or romantica, some of them are more straightforward horror stories, but there is a lot of diversity represented in this relatively short anthology.
I think this author's area of strength is definitely in short stories, and fans of the paranormal genre or folks who think that Edward Cullen is a wiener and long for the days when vampires were terrifying and morose and solitary, thanks very much, will enjoy this collection of stories.
Overall Grade: B+
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Really good short stories can be hard to come by if for no other reason than that many of them leave something to be desired or would work better as novellas or full length novels. This author has her finger right on the pulse of what makes a short story works- we get enough information about characters to let our imaginations do the rest, but are not so bogged down that the story isn't interesting. We get novel settings and just enough world building to set the stage, but the action is really what makes each story work. We get vivid imagery- some lush, some romantic, some naughty, some gory, but vivid all the same.
We get all that and more in a few pages apiece.
Just like in any anthology, there were certain stories that I enjoyed more than others, but one thing that I did enjoy that was unique is that some of the stories were part of a small series, and they were all grouped together so that the overall arc was maintained. Here are some high points:
Passion Play, Theater of Cruelty, & Metadrama- three stories comprising the first segment of the book, this is the story of Cheryl and NightShade and is the story that Bloodsucker wants to be when it grows up. Creepy, gothic, and strangely romantic at the same time.
Dark Seduction- Scary vampire Armand thinks he's got the drop on major league ditz Karen. Oops...
In Memory Of...- Mrs. Bram Stoker reflects on her first love, Oscar Wilde. This was one of the most creative pieces in the anthology in my opinion.
All of the stories are different from one another, but these were the ones that stuck out as favorites to me.
I debated whether or not this book needed a Scandalous Books designation, and decided against it- although there are certainly some eyebrow raising parts here, there isn't anything that readers of other vampire stories or fans of the genre have not seen before. The nice thing about anthologies, too, is that if one story isn't your cup of tea (for example, The Hungry Living Dead wasn't really my thing and is pretty graphic, sexually speaking) you can just flip past it and read something else. Some of the stories are more in line with paranormal romance or romantica, some of them are more straightforward horror stories, but there is a lot of diversity represented in this relatively short anthology.
I think this author's area of strength is definitely in short stories, and fans of the paranormal genre or folks who think that Edward Cullen is a wiener and long for the days when vampires were terrifying and morose and solitary, thanks very much, will enjoy this collection of stories.
Overall Grade: B+
Check out more reviews at What Book is That?
October 12, 2018
Listened to audio. Erotic.
June 2, 2021
Es un libro entretenido aunque fue muy lento a mi parecer, no me atrapó y la historia que si me gustó fue la de "la montaña esta esperando" sinceramente creo que no lo recomendaría.
June 14, 2021
Alcuni racconti sono davvero belli, altri scadono nell'illeggibile.
La prima parte è certamente la migliore, ma anche alcune storie dell'ultimo blocco non sono male.
La prima parte è certamente la migliore, ma anche alcune storie dell'ultimo blocco non sono male.
February 24, 2020
Un libro que narra diferentes historias con un pequeño toque de erotismo, algunas historias mejores que otras pero que dejan un gran mensaje
June 26, 2021
Muy bueno para empezar con el tema de vampiros modernos
April 28, 2012
Recensione - "Storie di Vampiri" di Nancy Kilpatrick
FONTE : http://kris-madworld.blogspot.it/
Ho finito di leggere oggi le "Storie di vampiri" di Nancy Kilpatrick.
Adoro i suoi libri. Il modo in cui scrive. I personaggi. Tutto. E' una scrittrice che consiglio vivamente!
Qualche anno fa avevo comprato "La notte dei vampiri"perchè in libreria non avevo trovato niente di meglio. Dalla trama non pensavo mi sarebbe piaciuto ma non potevo uscire con le mani vuote dopo tutto quel tempo che avevo perso. Quando ho iniziato a leggerlo invece sono rimasta sorpresa e affascinata da questa serie e senza perdere tempo ho letto tutti i libri che ho amato tantissimo.
Mi mancava questo e ancora una volta non mi ha delusa.
Non sono un'amante dei racconti brevi perchè finiscono sempre troppo in fretta senza lasciarmi il tempo di legarmi ai personaggi e poi è stato anche un pò difficile a volte seguire la storia, ma in generale mi è piaciuto soprattutto le prime cento pagine. I racconti di "Vampiri teatrali" e "Succhiasangue erotici" sono i miei preferiti.
Chissà perchè?
IO AMO le storie d'amore. Quelle un pò contorte e macabre sono stati una novità per me. Infondo, soltanto Nancy Kilpatrick riesce a spingere i personaggi al limite e a volte oltre il confine tra l'amore e l'odio. E' una delle poche scrittrici che riesce a inquadrare veramente le passioni oscuri dei personaggi, i loro squilibri mentali, le loro più sfrenate manie. Personaggi che sono sempre alla ricerca del dolore, della sofferenza sia fisica che mentale.
La seconda parte, le cento pagine seguenti, è stata un pò confusa. Le storie ti rapiscono lo stesso, attirano l'attenzione, ma sono state difficili da seguire e inquadrare. I miei amati vampiri erano spariti per lasciare la scena a una serie di mostri che sarebbero perfetti per il telefilm "Supernatural".
Alcuni ti fanno venire i brividi. Ti mettono ansia. Ti spaventano.
Le prime cento pagine sono consigliatissime, il resto un pò meno, ma nonostante tutto è stato davvero un piacere leggere questi racconti.
FONTE : http://kris-madworld.blogspot.it/
Ho finito di leggere oggi le "Storie di vampiri" di Nancy Kilpatrick.
Adoro i suoi libri. Il modo in cui scrive. I personaggi. Tutto. E' una scrittrice che consiglio vivamente!
Qualche anno fa avevo comprato "La notte dei vampiri"perchè in libreria non avevo trovato niente di meglio. Dalla trama non pensavo mi sarebbe piaciuto ma non potevo uscire con le mani vuote dopo tutto quel tempo che avevo perso. Quando ho iniziato a leggerlo invece sono rimasta sorpresa e affascinata da questa serie e senza perdere tempo ho letto tutti i libri che ho amato tantissimo.
Mi mancava questo e ancora una volta non mi ha delusa.
Non sono un'amante dei racconti brevi perchè finiscono sempre troppo in fretta senza lasciarmi il tempo di legarmi ai personaggi e poi è stato anche un pò difficile a volte seguire la storia, ma in generale mi è piaciuto soprattutto le prime cento pagine. I racconti di "Vampiri teatrali" e "Succhiasangue erotici" sono i miei preferiti.
Chissà perchè?
IO AMO le storie d'amore. Quelle un pò contorte e macabre sono stati una novità per me. Infondo, soltanto Nancy Kilpatrick riesce a spingere i personaggi al limite e a volte oltre il confine tra l'amore e l'odio. E' una delle poche scrittrici che riesce a inquadrare veramente le passioni oscuri dei personaggi, i loro squilibri mentali, le loro più sfrenate manie. Personaggi che sono sempre alla ricerca del dolore, della sofferenza sia fisica che mentale.
La seconda parte, le cento pagine seguenti, è stata un pò confusa. Le storie ti rapiscono lo stesso, attirano l'attenzione, ma sono state difficili da seguire e inquadrare. I miei amati vampiri erano spariti per lasciare la scena a una serie di mostri che sarebbero perfetti per il telefilm "Supernatural".
Alcuni ti fanno venire i brividi. Ti mettono ansia. Ti spaventano.
Le prime cento pagine sono consigliatissime, il resto un pò meno, ma nonostante tutto è stato davvero un piacere leggere questi racconti.
February 1, 2016
I loved the collection. I read it in a Portuguese translation so I hope they didn't missed any out. The mountain one is great. But the others too.
This writer it's exactly what I have hopes to achieve as a writer myself. She makes you live the story, not just read it. There are emotions in every phrase. The feel is real.
This writer it's exactly what I have hopes to achieve as a writer myself. She makes you live the story, not just read it. There are emotions in every phrase. The feel is real.
January 21, 2015
Creo que hasta el momento el libro mas extraño (en el buen sentido) que he leído, la autora te muestra una idea diferente en cuanto a la vida y naturaleza de los vampiros y hace del libro muy original. Lo recomiendo bastante !!
May 18, 2012
A fun read. Nice to immerse myself into an Adult version of vampire stories.
December 8, 2014
Not bad at all... An easy beach reading book.... I read it all in 2 days...
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