That's the edition I have, David! The cover creeps me out.
An Infamous Army is very loosely related to These Old Shades: the heroine is either Leonie and Avon's granddaughter, or Vidal and Mary's, I forget which.
It's called a blaster, Will, a word that tends to discourage experimentation. Now, if it were called the Orgasmater, I'd be the first to try your basic button press approach.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Micole - May 03, 2004 11:46:01 am PDT #2583 of 10002
I've been working on a song about the difference between analogy and metaphor.
sumi - May 03, 2004 11:52:41 am PDT #2584 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Is Single White Vampire the one where the vampire has this incredible shoe collection which her evil family disperses upon her death? They bury her in her dowdiest outfit? Is it that one? Because I want to know! I want to read that book.
Susan W. - May 03, 2004 11:54:10 am PDT #2585 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I love These Old Shades, too, though The Grand Sophy is my favorite Heyer. I haven't read An Infamous Army yet, but I can highly recommend The Spanish Bride.
Polter-Cow - May 03, 2004 11:57:13 am PDT #2586 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm on my never-ending quest for vampire novels that aren't dreadful.
I recommend Christopher Pike's The Last Vampire series. It's young-adult, so you might find some of it dreadful, but it integrates vampire mythology with Hindu mythology, which is just fucking cool.
Deena - May 03, 2004 12:01:06 pm PDT #2587 of 10002
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Jilli, have you read Jon Merz's vampire series? They're not dreadful. They aren't particularly spooky or supernatural, either, sort of vampires with a mafia feel.
I just read Laura Kinsale's newest. It's got to be the best written porn I've ever encountered. The plot was pretty good too.
Susan W. - May 03, 2004 12:17:21 pm PDT #2588 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Deena--insent.
Atropa - May 03, 2004 12:19:55 pm PDT #2589 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, have you read Jon Merz's vampire series? They're not dreadful. They aren't particularly spooky or supernatural, either, sort of vampires with a mafia feel.
Hmm? I haven't read them. I'll try and track them down.
Atropa - May 03, 2004 12:32:15 pm PDT #2590 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Java cat - May 03, 2004 12:43:04 pm PDT #2591 of 10002
Not javachik
Katerian Bee! I'm finally 2/3 into Red Thunder and really liking it, in all its "hey kids, let's build a rocket and go to Mars," ways. Thanks!
In Her Shoes is as much fun as Bet Me IMHO, complete with friends, jobs, elders & other normal things.
Has Blood Sucking Fiends ever come up? Christopher Moore, so, kind of a Tom Robbinesque comedic take on vampires in San Francisco, complete with hilarious Marina Safeway midnight frozen turkey bowling. Hmm, published in 1996, I wonder if he was the first to write about frozen turkey bowling.
DavidS - May 03, 2004 12:46:43 pm PDT #2592 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I saw an interesting vampire collection at the used store yesterday, Vampire Sextette (I think). Had stories by Nancy Collins, Tanith Lee, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Brian Stableford and two others.