vampire books?

Question

i am very big into the whole vampire thing. i have a read ann rice, laurell k hamilton, tanya huff just to name a few but i am looking for more books to read i know there is alot out there but if you have read any books recenlty and think they are good i would i like to hear about them

Answer 1

Do you want fiction or nonfiction (in the sense that the books are a history of the vampire mythos and not a novel)?

Nonfiction: The two best books are both by (Dr.) Montague Summers. The book titles are "The Vampire: It's Kith and Kin" and "The Vampire in Europe". The first book explores the various vampire legends through out the world. The second book is part vampire legends in Europe and part history of supposed vampire incidents in Europe. These are fascinating books but not the easiest read. However all other nonfiction vampire books reference these two books. Please note that the validity of these two books is questionable. Some people say Summers made up a lot of what he wrote. None the less you won't find better nonfiction books.

Fiction - Vampire fiction books abound right now. Every girl who watched buffy on TV thinks she can write a vampire book. But here are some vampire books that I really like and others that are closer to the Tanya Huff style.

Lee Killough "Blood Hunt" and "Bloodlines" - a cop is turned into a vampire and tries to remain a good human being and cop while tracking down the vampire that killed him.

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - the Count Saint-Germain series - based on the authors you named above this might be a set that really appeals to you. It' more the romantic style. (I don't mean romance as in romance books but as in dark castles, heroic situations, etc. Each book of the series happens in a different time era.)

Fred Saberhagen - he wrote an entire series of books on Dracula. The first two were "The Dracula Tape" and "The Holmes-Dracula File". In the "Dracula Tape", Dracula catches up to the descendents of Mina and Jonathan Harker during a snow storm and tell them his side of the Bram Stoker tale. Very well written and very interesting. Some of the other books in the series detail a history of Dracula before and after he became a vampire. Other novels have to do with Dracula in present day life.

Christopher Goldin - The Shadow Saga - very good series. These are more adult than some of his previous books that were aimed at a teenage audience.

Kim Newman - Anno Dracula series - this is kind of an alternate history series where Dracula surfaces into the public eye in Victorian England and it' becomes "sort of okay" to become a vampire. The second book takes place during WW 1 and the third takes place in 1959.

Michael Romkey "I, Vampire" series and "The London Vampire Panic"

Steven Spruill Rulers of Darkness and Daughter of Darkness

Christopher Moore "Bloodsucking Fiends" This is a vampire novel that is light and funny. It has a comic charm. In fact all Christopher Moore books do.

Brian Lumley - Nectroscope/Harry Koegh series - very good but much more hard core horror. Harry can talk to the dead. The dead are trying to protect Harry from the vampires.

I can continue to name many more authors and books. If you are interested in further info, tell me so via additonal comments that you can add to your question. I will go into my answer via edit and add some more.

There are also collections of short stories and novella's of vampires that I can recommend.

Answer 2

Nancy A. Collins is an awesome vampire author. Very goth, and her later stuff is done with WOD, so it changes some of her previous stuff.. However, her Sonja Blue books are the best! If you can find Midnight Blue, pick it up because it has a collection of the books.

Another one you might like is Poppy Z. Brite. A little off the wall, but highly respected.

Rex Miller also did some WoD stuff.

If you like a lighter side to vampire books, try the "Undead and Unwed" books by Mary Janice Davidson. Lots of fun!

I'm a little disappointed that Nancy A. Collins wasn't mentioned in the previous books. She's superb.

Answer 3

Hi!

Everyone who is really deep, deep into vampires has to read "The Book of Nod" . If you haven't read it, you have to get it. It is like a vampire bible.

It was originally written to accompnay "Vampire: The Masquerade" books/role playing game, but many read "The Book of Nod" without ever reading the novels or playing the game. It is that good and stands alone perfectly.

Many people buy it because it is suppose to be very accurate in the mythology of vampires.

It gives you a history of the origin of vampires -really it is a theory. I have not read it since high school, but generally, it links Cain (from the Bible) and Lilith (the supposed woman before Eve) and the love affair they had after Cain had been banished to the Land of Nod, located east of Eden, for killing his brother Abel... I won't say any more because I don't want to spoil it.

It also has rules (commandments) that vampires have to live by and what not. It has other things, but I do not remember all of it... it has been a while since I have read the book, but I do remember loving it.

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Best Wishes...
T.

Answer 4

I forgot about Steven Spruill! I loved DoD and RoD. But there's a third in the series - Lords of Light. I think I had to order it from Amazon UK. I highly recommend these three.

Sunshine by Robin McKinley.

Wither by ?? There's a wiccan tie-in you might like. Ditto for the Kim Harrison novels.

My personal fave is the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. Romance, a little sex, and a lot of pathos.

MaryJanice Davidson, Katie MacAlister and Lynsey Sands' novels are all lighthearted; some may even say "blonde." But cute.

Shannon Drake is one I've just started getting into. I'd describe them as dark romances.

Answer 5

I have this one book that's written to read like a personal journal. It even comes in a locked holder with a lil tiny key. It has drawings and everything in it, looks like the real thing. It's about a guy that's transforming into a vampire. All my books are packed up still because I just moved but I'm pretty sure the name of it was just Vampire.

Answer 6

If you like Hamilton, you'll probably like Kim Harrison. She just had the fourth in her series published.

The first, "Dead Witch Walking" is about Rachel Morgan who is a runner with the Inderland Runner Services, apprehending law-breakers throughout Cincinnati. She’s also a witch, one of the many Inderlanders who revealed themselves after a genetically engineered virus wiped out 50% of humanity. Witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves-the creatures of dreams and nightmares have lived beside humans for centuries, hiding their powers. But now they’ve stopped hiding, and nothing will be the same.

On the run with a contract on her head, Rachel reluctantly teams up with Ivy, Inderland’s best runner…and a living vampire. But this witch is way out of her league, and to clear her name, Rachel must evade shapechanging assassins, outwit a powerful businessman/crimelord, and survive a vicious underground fight-to-the-death…not to mention her own roommate!

Fun, sassy, filled with action, humor, and romance, Dead Witch Walking is the perfect summer read for anyone who likes vampires, paranormal fantasy, romance, or just a great beach book.

Answer 7

Here are some of the best vampire and/or werewolf works I have read: Dracula by Bram Stoker Mina by Marie Kiraly The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles Kim Harrison’s Rachel Morgan series about a witch who is a bounty hunter and works with a vampire and a pixie Carrie Vaughn’s Kitty Norville series about a werewolf radio talk show host Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden series about a wizard private investigator in Chicago Kelley Armstrong’s Women of the Otherworld series about witches, werewolves, vampires, necromancers, ghosts, angels, and sorcerers. Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series Nora Roberts’s Circle Trilogy romance about vampires, witches, sorcerers, and shapeshifters: “Morrigan’s Cross”, “Dance of the Gods”, and “Valley of Silence” For Young Adults: Sweetblood by Pete Hautman Midnight's Choice by Kate Thompson, part of a trilogy that begins with “Switchers” and ends with “Wild Blood” Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde If you just want to kill some time and have some fun reverting back to childhood, check out The Bailey School Kids series by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones. They have some humorous titles like "Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots," “Werewolves Don’t Go To Summer Camp,” and "Dracula Doesn't Rock and Roll". Others I have heard about: Amanda Ashley Maggie Shayne Katie MacAllister Sherilyn Kenyon Blood Books by Tanya Huff Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris 1. Dead Until Dark 2. Living Dead in Dallas 3. Club Dead 4. Dead to the World 5. Dead as a Doornail 6. Definitely Dead 7. All Together Dead the Dark series by Christine Feehan the Last Vampire series by Christopher Pike Brian Lumley New Moon and Twlight by Stephenie Meyer Bloodsucking Fiends and You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan Salem's Lot by Stephen King Sonja Blue series by Nancy A. Collins the Black Dagger Brotherhood series J.R. Ward Christopher Golden Nightwatch, Daywatch and Duskwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko the Neteru series by L.A. Banks Mary Janice Davidson's series. In order: 1. Undead and Unwed 2. Undead and Unemployed 3. Undead and Unappreciated 4. Undead and Unreturnable 5. Undead and Unpopular 6. Undead and Uneasy Got Fangs and Circus of the Darned by Katie Maxwell Blue Bloods and Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz Glass Houses and The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine L.J. Smith the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole Sunshine by Robin McKinley Stephen Spruill Shannon Drake

Answer 8

Wow! I don't know that I can compare to the thourough answers of others but Anne Rice is known for her vampire literature. Also russian fairytales and literature are very dark and serious if that interests you.
J.G. Eccarius wrote one that is sort of eerie about the barbaics methods of the vampire..

Answer 9

L.J Smith's Night World series is amazing and they're definitely my favourite vampire books. The first one is called Secret Vampire and the site below is the vampire library which gives information on lots of other books about vampires.

Answer 10

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is great. It's the first in a series too. The second book New Moon will be out in a month or so. (Aug-Sept)

Charlaine Harris has a vampire series...Dead Until Dark is the first one.