Women Of The Night
I picked up copy of Women Of The Night by Martin Greenberg on a recent excursion to my local B&N. At first, it only received a cursury passing glance. As I made my rounds through the sci-fi / fantasy section, I thought about it a little more. ‘Women of the night’ could mean either prostitutes or vampires. You can’t go wrong with either, can you?
Sure enough, it turned out to be a collection of short stories about…you guessed it…female vampires. Prominently displayed on the cover were 3 of the featured authors: Philip K. Dick, Stephen King, and Neil Gaiman. Just those three clinched it for me. I bought it, and read through it in two days.
A few of the stories, including Gaiman’s and Dick’s, were exceptional. A few were duds, and a few were meh. A few were so intensely graphic and overtly sexual that it made my eyes widen. All in all, a worthwhile read for the bargain basement price of five bucks.
Comments
Comment from Aaron
Time February 8, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Gaiman has become a favorite of mine. American Gods is great, and Good Omens, which he co-wrote with Terry Pratchett, is lol funny.
Comment from Amy
Time February 6, 2009 at 5:48 pm
I’d be willing to pick it up just to see what Stephen King had to contribute. I’ve never read anything by Gaiman… yet. I’ve got a couple of his books on my to-read pile, though, so I’ll get to them eventually.
Five bucks, though, makes me think it didn’t make it on to any bestseller lists. :)