Dark Angels: Lesbian Vampire Stories

Eleven short stories, and I recommend every one (except "The Bloody Countess," which is a TRUE story and way too gory for my tastes). But honestly, the part that I enjoyed the most may have been the introduction by Pam Kesey, in which Kesey links the modern vampire legend to ancient goddess mythology.

I have yet to finish reading the book but happy with what I have read so far.

I'm always on the quest for a good vampire novel. I have read my fair share of good vampire books and atrocious vampire books. My favorite are Anne Rice's vampire chronicle series. I first stumbled upon Pam Keesey with her first collection "Daughters of Darkness". I was curious when I saw a picture of Kim Deal reading this book in a local magazine several years ago. When I came across the book, I thought I would check it out. Being a big vampire fan, I am extremely open-minded about this particular subject matter. In this case, I thought the idea of lesbian vampires was intriguing. I enjoyed "Daughters of Darkness" a lot. A few years later in 1999 when I was still living in another state, I had the opportunity to meet Pam at a book signing for her latest book (at the time) "Dark Angels". This time the stories in "Dark Angels" focused more on vampires while "Daughters of Darkness" focused more on lesbianism. I found myself enjoying "Dark Angels" slightly more. The stores aren't as lengthy as say "Carmilla" by J. Sheridan LeFanu or "Louisana: 1850" by Jewelle Gomez. I didn't care if the vampires in a lot of these stories weren't your atypical vampire ala Dracula. It gets pretty old reading vampires who just sucks blood and terrorize people. Throughout both books, there is a huge female empowerment theme that runs throughout the stories. For those who have a disdain for feminism or wants vampires to be one dimensional and cartoony Pam Keesy's books aren't for you. For vampire fans who considers themselves feminists, Pam Keesy's books are certainly worth looking into.

This book was awesome. The stories were diverse and exciting, all containing the common thread of lesbian vampires. Many were erotic (though that was not the point of the book), and all had good action in them. If you haven't read this book, and its companion Daughters of Darkness, you're missing out on the best lesbian vampire fiction around.

Each of the tales takes a different slant. My favourite is Medea, very difficult to read on an airliner. The prose is excellent the sex stalks you as does the tiger the deer. The pounce is just as fast.Highly recommended for the "higher mind"