Under the Fang (Horrow Writers of America 1): Under the Fang

by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Charles de Lint, Thomas F. Monteleone, et al.

Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Pocket (July 1, 1991) Language: English This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671695738
• ISBN13: 9780671695736
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

It's the end of the world as we know it?.

Under the Fang presents 17 stories that, while all separate and unique, take place in the same world, a world where vampires have taken over the globe. What happens when humans have little place in the world except to be cattle? Some of the stories are presented from the point of view of the now victorious vampires, many more are from the point of view of humans. Most are very well written with new and novel plots. A list of the stories is The Miracle Mile by Robert McCammonDancing Nightly by Nancy CollinsStoker?s Mistress by Clint CollinsDoes the Blood Line Run on Time by Williams and PetittRed Eve by Al SarrantonioWe are Dead Together by Charles dr lintCalm Sea and Prosperous Voyage by Chet WilliamsonAdvocates by Charnas and YarbroSpecial by Richard LaymonHerrenrasse by J.N. WilliamsonDuty by Ed GormanMidnight Sun by Brian HodgeA Bloodsucker by David Mayer IIIProdigal Sun by Tomas MonteleoneThere are no Night Clubs in East Palo Alto by Cliff BrooksJuice by Lisa CantrellBehind Enemy Lines by Dan PerezOf these, Behind Enemy Lines, Special, and Calm Sea, Prosperous Voyage all stand out as the jewels of this collection. Whether you just like a well written anthology or you're a fan of vampire fiction, this book is a wonderful addition to any library!

A book to sink your teeth into....

This book is broken down into a number of short stories with the same premise. That is, a post apocalyptic explosion of vampires. They rule our world. They've enslaved mankind as their food source. I found the story of the freedom fighters in the antartic holding out against a military made up entirely of vampires to be engaging. The tired vampire colonel who wishes to have the bloodshed stop was a great character that I wish could have been explored more indepth. The stories are unique and show a mad world where humanity is 'under the fang'.

Totally Exciting and Almost Believable

This book is by far one of the greatest anthologies of vampire stories I've ever read. Picture these blood-suckers taking over the world, and how you would re-act as one of the few mortal men left.

A book to read just before you sleep

A very good idea: the vampires have taken over, mankind is on retreat or defeated. This is the setting. Most of the authors could cope with this given situation and their stories are really good. Some of them did not really write good stories. But they are readable. The best is the first story by Robert McCammon himself.