

The campus is plagued by a rapist who has recently started murdering his victims. But what if there isn’t? What if Weyland is a vampire? Happening on a curious scene near Weyland’s facility - a fallen study subject, Weyland’s odd behavior towards the young man - she is aware there must be an innocent explanation for what she saw. Were she too frank about her childhood in South Africa, her liberal employers would look at her askance. Alas, this comfortable life is about to hit a snag in the form of a South African widow. His research provides him with all the sustenance he could want. Colleagues and students are prospective food. This is less luck than adaptation, for Weyland is a vampire. Aloof and good-looking, he is catnip to most of the women and some of the men on Cayslin College campus. Edward Weyland is a respected academic who specializes in dream research. Suzy McKee Charnas’ 1980 The Vampire Tapestry is a stand-alone hard-SF vampire novel, consisting of five short episodes in the life of her protagonist.ĭr.
