Hugo, Nebula, and Tiptree award-winning author Suzy McKee Charnas offers up her lush stories in this compelling retrospective story collection. In Stagestruck Vampires, the supernatural and the real intertwine seamlessly. A villainous maestro is redeemed by his lovely, apt pupil in 'Beauty and the Opera or The Phantom Beast.' Inside the 'Unicorn Tapestry,' a psychotherapist stalks a vampire. A dazzling performance of Tosca is marred by a shocking murder during 'A Musical Interlude.' This collection features original work by Charnas - the mystical novelette, 'Peregrines,' and two original essays. Also included is a collaborative story on vampire themes, 'Advocates,' written with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, author of the Saint-Germain Chronicles.