Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unicorn Tapestry | 1980 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 2 | Boobs (in Asimov’s) | 1989 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
| 3 | Advocates | 1991 | Suzy McKee Charnas | N/A |
| 4 | Beauty and the Opéra or The Phantom Beast (in Asimov’s) | 1996 | Suzy McKee Charnas | Buy |
Suzy McKee Charnas’s short fiction has earned major awards and lasting recognition. “Unicorn Tapestry” (1980) is a Nebula Award winner that became part of The Vampire Tapestry collection, featuring a therapy session between a psychologist and a vampire. “Boobs” (1989) won a Hugo Award and tells a werewolf story from a teenage girl’s perspective.
“Advocates” (1991) and “Beauty and the Opera or The Phantom Beast” (1996) round out her notable shorter works. Each demonstrates Charnas’s ability to find fresh angles on familiar genre material.