Kelley Armstrong, Tanith Lee... Here there be Vampires!

[Ian Whates]

Just to give everyone a heads up about a very special book being launched by NewCon Press at World Horror Con this March.

The Bitten Word is a collection of all-new vampire stories by some of the best known authors in the genre plus some up-and-coming future stars, with front cover art by John Kaiine and back cover art by award-winning artist Les Edwards.

The book will be available in two editions: A5 paperback, and a special signed hardback edition, with dust jacket, limited to just 150 copies, with each copy individually numbered and signed by all the authors. The limited edition hardback includes a bonus story by award-winning author Ian Watson, plus a colour plate of Les Edwards' wonderful back cover picture, Descending Les Edwards Fantasy Art :: Gallery

Full contents:

1. Ian Whates -- Introduction
2. Simon Clark – Vampithecus
3. Kelley Armstrong – Young Bloods
4. Sarah Singleton – A Winter’s Tale
5. Gary McMahon – Those Damned Kids
6. Storm Constantine – Where the Vampires Live
7. John Kaiine – English Spoken
8. Chaz Brenchley – Hothouse Flowers
9. Nancy Kilpatrick – Traditions in Future Perfect
10. Andrew Hook – Red or White
11. Freda Warrington – Fall of the House of Blackwater
12. Tanith Lee – Taken at His Word
13. Kari Sperring – Cold Rush
14. Donna Scott – Lord of the Lyceum
15. Sam Stone – Fool’s Gold
16. Jon Courtenay Grimwood – Wuthering Bites
17. Ian Whates – The Abomination of Beauty
18. Gail Z Martin – Vanities
19. Ian Watson – My Vampire Cake* (*Available only in the special signed limited edition)

The book can be ordered in advance from the NewCon Press website: www.newconpress.co.uk (or, if you PM me, I might be able to squeeze a small discount for Chrons members ).

 

[Moontravler]

Well done, Ian! Well, heavens! Vampires have really become more fashionable by the day, and I'm embarassed to admit that yours truly had been one of the bitten for a good while now. (Yes, long before Anne Rice showed up, and Tanith Lee was one of my secret guilty pleasures ..)

 

[BookStop]

I, too, have a love of vampire fiction. nothing to be embarassed about

 

[Ian Whates]

I've been sorting out the final layout of the book with Storm Constantine over the last couple of days, and I'm getting more and more excited. This is going to be a beautiful looking book, doing full justice to the quality of stories it contains (if I do say so myself!).