title: Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism
author: Fritz Leiber
description: Datlow, the fiction editor of Omni , has put together an excellent collection whose premise is that some vampires have a taste for sustenance a bit less substantial than bloodone might call it the "life force." The two poems and 15 stories, all but seven of which are original to his collection, concern these subtler, less stylized, dangerous creatures. Dan Simmons's novella, "Carrion Comfort," depicts vampires as youthful but ancient decadents playing life-and-death games with mere mortals for amusement. Fritz Leiber's "The Girl with the Hungry Eyes" tells of a beautiful woman whose nighttime pick-ups are found dead the next day, and of the down-and-out photographer who falls under her spell. The standout of the book, however, is Scott Baker's "Varicose Worms," an amazingly inventive tale of a psychiatrist who leads an underground life and is also a shamanimmensely powerful, manipulative, corrupt. When he is challenged by unseen adversaries the story takes bizarre and thrilling turns. There are also excellent stories by Sharon Farber, Gahan Wilson, Pat Cadigan and Tanith Lee. <br />Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Family is power. The Original vampire family swore it to each other a thousand
  years ago. They pledged to remain together always and forever. But even when
  you’re immortal, promises are hard to keep.
  
  
  After a hurricane destroyed their city, Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah Mikaelson
  have rebuilt New Orleans to even greater glory. The year is 1766. The witches
  live on the fringes in the bayou. The werewolves have fled. But still, Klaus
  isn’t satisfied. He wants more. He wants power. But when Klaus finally finds a
  witch who will perform a spell to give him what he desires most, she secretly
  uses Klaus to unleash a curse—one that brings back hundreds of her
  ancestors—and begins a war to reclaim New Orleans. As the siblings fight off
  the attack, only one thing’s for certain—the result will be a bloodbath.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Dear Reader:
  
  
  So glad you’ve returned for the next installment of Mikaelson drama. While you