The Secret History of Vampires

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The Secret History of Vampires
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Cover of first edition
Authoredited by Darrell Schweitzer
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy/horror
Publisher DAW Books
Publication date
2007
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages310
ISBN 978-0-7564-0410-9

The Secret History of Vampires is an anthology of original fantasy/horror historical short stories edited by American writer Darrell Schweitzer. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in April 2007. [1]

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The book collects thirteen novelettes and short stories by various authors, with an introduction by the editor.

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