Red As Blood (or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer)
| First published | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | DAW Books / SFBC |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Catalog ID | 4006 |
| Cover art | Victoria Poyser |
| Pages | 186 |
| Price | $4.98 |
- First hardcover edition (not stated.)
- Title page gives the subtitle in parentheses as shown in this record. Front of the dustjacket gives the titles as Red as Blood or Tales From the Sisters Grimmer.
- "Book Club Edition" printed at the bottom of the front flap of the dustjacket indicates a printing by Doubleday for its various book clubs.
- Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club for March 1983.
- No printed price or stated date of publication. Both given here are taken from the SFBC announcement flyer for March 1983, confirmed by the listing in Locus #268 (May 1983).
- "Interior Illustrations by Tanith Lee" stated on the copyright page.
- "4006" printed at the bottom on the back of the dustjacket ("04006" after June 1985).
- First printing has a gutter code of N01, indicating a printing in Feb. 1983.
- There is no gutter code in the verified copy. This may indicate that the verified copy is from a later printing.
- "Jacket illustration by Victoria Poyser" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
- The ISBN of the DAW Books paperback edition, 087997-790-6 [sic], is printed on the copyright page.
- The contents page gives the setting and time period in which the story takes place, e.g. "Paid Piper (Asia: The Last Century B.C.)". These places and dates do not appear on the individual stories' title pages.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paid Piper | Tanith Lee | Short Story |
| 18 | Red As Blood | Tanith Lee | Short Story |
| 29 | Thorns | Tanith Lee | Short Story |
| 39 | When the Clock Strikes | Tanith Lee | Short Story |
| 55 | The Golden Rope | Tanith Lee | Novelette |
| 82 | The Princess and Her Future | Tanith Lee | Short Story |
| 91 | Wolfland | Tanith Lee | Novelette |
| 121 | Black As Ink | Tanith Lee | Novelette |
| 149 | Beauty | Tanith Lee | Novelette |