Dracula? - A mere figment of superstition, a thing that could not exist.
<br>Sabella? - A very real person, an enticing girl of flesh and warmth - who detested the sunlight, who required the blood of young men to feed upon, who was all that Dracula was said to be except never one of the "undead". Sabella was alive, sensual and dangerous.
<br>She lived on Nova Mars, a colony of Earth and very much like the world we know. She knew what she was and her very existence was a peril to the all-too-human population of that world.
(adapted from the back cover of the first edition)
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Locus Poll Award | Best Fantasy Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1980 |
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Sabella or The Blood Stone | DAW Books | Novel | |
| April 1980 |
|
Sabella or the Blood Stone | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Novel | 9 |
| December 1980 |
|
Sometimes, After Sunset | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | Omnibus | 1 |
| May 2010 |
|
Sabella or the Blood Stone | Fantastic Books | Novel | |
| July 2020 |
|
Sabella or the Blood Stone | DAW Books | Novel | |
| July 2020 |
|
Sabella or the Blood Stone | DAW Books | Novel |