| Thicker Than Water |  | Author: Cullen Bunn; Curtis Hoffmeister; Mark Worthen; J.p. Edwards
Publisher: Tigress Press LLC
Category: Book
Buy New: $13.95
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3209490
Media: Paperback
Pages: 286
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0976131552
EAN: 9780976131557
ASIN: 0976131552
Publication Date: April 1, 2005
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Product Description
They come from the strangest and sometimes the most normal settings imaginable. Sink your teeth into imaginative vampire tales that are set in Missouri s southern border counties to a harem in Istanbul, or follow the travels of Nick and Lysette one a vampire, the other human who have found a way to love despite their differences. If you like vampire stories, you ll love the variety of this anthology.
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 Thick With Goodness April 1, 2006
C. Lanham (Mo USA)
Question: What do tarantulas, a minimart, a dead German Shepard, and a stripper have in common?
Answer: They're all Thicker Than Water.
If you're looking for a quirky mix of wicked, romantic, unromantic, and fearsome tales; Thicker Than Water is the anthology for you. Each writer brings his or her own brand of horror to the table and the result is something too deliciously fun to miss.
First up is a twangy backwater yarn set in a place where "...you can't hardly drive across town without caking your Goodyears in the slimy carcasses of tiny, eight-legged speedbumps." Cullen Bunn's Blood Feud tells the story of poker buddies who square off with the legions of Hell and, to borrow a phrase from the author, this tale is blacker-than-snuff-spit and every bit as fun as it sounds. Bunn has a real brilliance for delivering the loony macabre and his voice is dead-on. Blood Feud is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone and scare you witless.
Next up; Blood Rose Editor Mark Worthen gives us The Minimart, the Ruger, and the Girl, a tale that puts the vampire right there in line with you while you're paying for gas. When first we meet retired-biker-turned-slushy-ringer-upper Nick, he's in the middle of trying to transport a corpse on his Harley. Pay attention. Nick pops up again in a later story and you'll be very glad he does. I liked Nick instantly, as well as Lysette; a vampire that looks like a beautiful teenage girl but has all the smarts of her ninety some odd years tucked away in her bag of tricks. I liked Metronome Kid too. M., the R. and the G has a little bit of everything; mystery, suspense, a few snorts, and some romance. I want to see a whole book of Nick and Lysette stories. The same can be said for The Carrion Bird, the Angel of Death, and Me. Nick's voice is a dry, endearing hybrid of crusty and sweet and it's easy to see why Lysette feels the way she does about him. He never takes himself too seriously and Worthen creates magic with this character. Speaking of magic; Maslow's Magic Eight Ball, another Worthen piece, provides a nice contrast with a slightly more poetic style.
And now for something completely different; J.P. Edwards lends a soft beauty to Thicker Then Water with two offerings that give a richer, more emotional depth to the concept of horror. Voices in the Dark is a mysterious piece, rife with mood and color, and in White Roses and Matching Caskets, Edwards' soothing tone is served up with just the right creepy edge. These stories are apt to touch you in a deeper place, and if that isn't scary, I don't know what is.
Three stories by Curt Hoffmeister round out Thicker Than Water with a spicy concoction of history, sex, and blood. Jade is a cop story with a comic-book flavor and a werewolf sprinkled in. It opens with a stripper sliding head-first down a pole. Hoffmeister has a knack for injecting comedic and supernatural elements into unexpected places. All three stories are woven together by the sinuous golden thread that is the French vampire Desiree Le Gallienne. This beautiful icy-eyed bloodsucker is not afraid to dole out a Cruel Destiny to those who deserve it. My favorite is Behind the Veil of an Odalisque whose title is a perfect metaphor for the sumptuous intrigue you'll find within. Desiree infiltrates a Moslem harem during the Ottoman Empire to save a slave girl kidnapped by Barbary pirates. Hoffmeister delivers big-hearted vampires and crisp, clever wit amid a dazzling spectacle of jeweled candelabras, flashing sabers, and ripped guts. It's the perfect finish for an anthology fueled by a vast and colorful array of terrors.
 A Good Variety of Short Vampire Fiction by Vicky London reviewer for VampireGenre.com March 8, 2006
Shannzu (Orange County, CA)
Thicker Than Water is a good collection of vampire short fiction by four authors. Nine unusual stories of vampire fiction will enthrall you long after the book is read. The stories range from cheesy B-movie type horror to frightening tales with spiders, werewolves, ghosts, and of course vampires. Voices in the Dark was the most touching story, but my favorite one was Jade, the story of a vampire stripper. These authors skillfully draw you into a voyeuristic view of their world and the tantalizing glimpses will fire your imagination. It was a pleasant surprise to find other short stories in the book involving the same characters. Although brief, they are deep with friendship, love, and desire proving that blood really is thicker than water.
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