Better Off Undead
by Devon Monk , Sarah A. Hoyt, S. M. Stirling, Laura Resnick, Carrie Vaughn

Eighteen original stories about the “lives” of the undead.

From vampires to mummy con artists, this lively collection explores the many forms the undead can take in stories that range from the chilling to the hysterical. There are those who people the Afterlife, others who wander the lands of the living in ghostly form, and even those who walk about in the flesh.

For anyone who’s ever wondered if the grass is greener on the other side of this mortal coil, this collection will provide a wide range of intriguing answers from those who are undead...and loving it!

Includes A Grain of Salt by Sarah A. Hoyt, The Poet Gnawreate and the Taxman by Dave Freer, The Infernal Revenant Service by Laura Resnick, Mummy Knows Best by Esther M. Friesner, Genius Loci by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Ah, Yehz by Alan Dean Foster, Gamma Ray versus Death by Carrie Vaughn, Museum Hauntings by Irene Radford, My Tears Have Been My Meat by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, The Perfect Man by Fran LaPlaca, Two All Beef Patties by Jay Lake, That Saturday by Devon Monk, Walking Fossil by Robert A. Hoyt, Night Shifted by Kate Paulk, Twelve Stepping in the Dark by Rebeca Lickiss, Gobble, Gobble, One of Us by Charles Edgar Quinn, Bump in the Night by Amanda S. Green and Separation Anxiety by S. M. Stirling.

Devon Monk 's Bio

Devon Monk spent her early childhood tucked behind couches or any other place with low light, “ruining her eyes” and reading. Her love of fairytales turned into a love of adventure, magic, future science, romance, mystery, humor, noir, and anything else she could get her hands on.

She wrote her first story when she was six. When her teacher praised its quality, Devon was surprised. She looked it over again and all she thought was, “I can do better than this.”

And thus, a writer was born.

Devon has sold over fifty short stories to fantasy, science fiction, horror, humor, and young adult magazines and anthologies. Her stories have been published in five countries and included in a Year’s Best Fantasy collection. She turned her attention to writing novels and MAGIC TO THE BONE, the first in her urban fantasy series was in bookstores November 2008.

While it is true she spent a few years as a columnist for an outdoors magazine, the president of a local writer’s group, and even tried her hand at coordinating a couple writer retreats, she has also held an assortment of other jobs, including working for a child psychologist, a criminal lawyer, and painting holiday art on store front windows.

Devon has one husband, two sons, and a dog named Mojo. She lives in Oregon and is surrounded by colorful and numerous family members who mostly live within dinner-calling distance of each other. When not writing, Devon is either knitting, remodeling the house-that-was-once-a-barn, or hosting a family celebration.

She would love to hear from you. Feel free to drop her a line!