the vampire tapestry by suzy mckee charnas

In the final chapters, the focus centers on Weyland himself.

In the first half of the novel, the narrative is presented from the point of view of different characters as their paths cross Weyland's. The Vampire Tapestry is composed of five free-standing novella-length chapters which are stitched together to form one episodic plot, or hence the name, tapestry. The third of these stories, 'Unicorn Tapestry', was adapted into a play called Vampire Dreams after being published as a separate novella which won the 1981 Nebula Award for Best Novella. Instead, Charnas claims that the first chapter, 'The Ancient Mind at Work', spun another story out of itself, and eventually a book with five stories all connected through Dr. Initially, Suzy McKee Charnas did not intend to publish The Vampire Tapestry as a full-length novel. This fact, coupled with Weyland's social behaviors, has led some critics to consider The Vampire Tapestry as a work of feminist science fiction.

Weyland is unlike many traditional vampires, such as Bram Stoker's Dracula, in that his condition stems from biologic rather than supernatural means. Edward Lewis Weyland as he preys upon humanity while simultaneously trying to uncover who and what he truly is. The story follows a vampire by the name of Dr. The Vampire Tapestry is a 1980 horror novel by American author Suzy McKee Charnas.

The vampire tapestry by suzy mckee charnas