The vampire has known only evil since he was made, until an unlikely friendship reconnects him with life...Two women mourning two dead mothers tread the boundaries between grief and obsession...A ghoulish spirit haunts a refugee in Renaissance Venice...A healer discovers a dying man with the heart of a dragon on her doorstep...Two boys travel back in time to discover the true nature of Tyrannosaurus rex...A mother vampire, struggling to raise two vampire children in Hollywood, encounters her biggest challenge yet: the PTA. From the ancient Indus Valley to post-apocalyptic California come fourteen tales of love, redemption, and hope...and occasional humor.
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Deborah J. Ross writes and edits fantasy and science fiction. Her most recent books include The Laran Gambit (with Marion Zimmer Bradley); Lambda Literary Award Finalist/TipTree Award recommended list Collaborators (as Deborah Wheeler); and The Seven-Petaled Shield, an epic fantasy trilogy. Her short fiction has appeared in F & SF, Asimov's, Star Wars: Tales From Jabba's Palace, Realms of Fantasy, and Sword & Sorceress. Her work has earned Honorable Mention in Year's Best SF, and nominations for the National Fantasy Federation Speculative Fiction Award for Best Author, the Nebula Award, and inclusion in the Locus Recommended Reading List and Kirkus notable new release. When she's not writing, she knits for charity, plays classical piano, and hikes in the redwoods.
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