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The Best of Dreams of Decadence

Angela Kessler

First published 2003
Publisher Roc / New American Library
Format Paperback
Type Anthology
Pages xiv+337
Price $6.99
ISBN 0451459180

  • First Roc mass market paperback printing per the numberline (10—1) that is found on this book's copyright page
  • C$9.99 in Canada.
  • All of the poetry is published as a portfolio in the middle of this anthology between pages 150-180.
  • The poem Dreams of Decadence is reprinted in total in Angela Kessler's introduction.
  • ISBN on inside front cover of archive.org copy.

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 Passionato Sharon Lee Short Story
16 All Things Being Not Quite Equal Diana Pharaoh Francis Short Story
32 Mona Lisa Warren Lapine Short Story
40 Presumed Icarus Tippi N. Blevins Short Story
55 After the Fire Robin Simonds Fitch Short Story
64 His Essential Nature Laura Anne Gilman Short Story
87 Drink the Darkness Siobhan Burke Short Story
103 Colour Vision Steve Patten Novelette
133 The Blood Like Wine Sarah A. Hoyt Short Story
150 Borrowed Light Emily Gaskin Poem
152 Love Letters Barbara Johnson-Haddad Poem
153 Understudy S. L. Robinson Poem
154 Ravens Carrie Pavlin Poem
155 Summertime Antonia MItchell Poem
157 Note Found on My Door, Friday Jeff Copenhagen Poem
158 Lying in the Shade Elizabeth Fuller Poem
159 Murava Anne Sheldon Poem
162 Azeman Anne Sheldon Poem
164 Gifts Jude Lupinetti Poem
165 Searchers in the Long Dark Wendy Rathbone Poem
167 Lifestyles of the Undead Angela Kessler Poem
168 Immortality Lida Broadhurst Poem
169 She Dreams in Color Ann K. Schwader Poem
170 Pomegranate Winter Ann K. Schwader Poem
171 Supplication Dawn R. Cotter Poem
173 How to Write a Poem Lawrence Schimel Poem
174 Good News Karen R. Porter Poem
175 The Romantic Age Mike Allen Poem
176 Vampire Standards Uncle River Poem
178 In Black Laurel Robertson Poem
179 To See You Again Laurel Robertson Poem
181 Soliloquy Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg Short Story
187 Deathlovers Angelique de Terre Short Story
196 Vermilia Tanith Lee Short Story
211 In the Market for Souls Mike Watt Short Story
224 Irish Blood Lyda Morehouse Short Story
227 The Note Beside the Body Lawrence Watt-Evans Short Story
232 Feeding the Mouth That Bites Us L. Jagi Lamplighter Short Story
249 Emptiness Brian Stableford Short Story
267 Home Visitor Ann K. Schwader Short Story
276 A Dance with Darkness Josepha Sherman Short Story
295 The Sun Knows My Name Vickie T. Shouse Short Story
308 Under the Tangible Myrrh of the Resonant Stars Charlee Jacob Short Story
326 Contributors' Biographies (The Best of Dreams of Decadence) uncredited Essay
xi Dreams of Decadence Warren Lapine Poem
xi Introduction (The Best of Dreams of Decadence) Angela Kessler Essay