I like to read Anne Rice and Laurell Hamilton. Can anyone tell me some more authors that write really good vampire stories? They can be all about blood or love anything.
2007-06-19 09:57:45 · 15 answers · asked by ? 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Here are some of the best vampire 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
Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series
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
2007-06-20 02:12:28 · answer #1 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Twilight-Stephenie Meyer
New Moon-Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse (August 7, 2007)-Stephenie Meyer
Vampire Kisses-Ellen Scheiber
Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins-Ellen Schreiber
Vampire Kisses 3: Vampireville-Ellen Schreiber
Vampire Kisses 4: Dance with a Vampire (July 3, 2007)-Ellen Schreiber
Companions of the Night-Vivan Vande Velde
Shattered Mirror-Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Demon In My View-Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Bloodlust (Vampire Beach series)-Alex Duval
Initiation (VB2)-Alex Duval
Ritual (VB3)-Alex Duval
Legacy (VB4)-Alex Duval
Boys that Bite (first book in this series--no particular name for the series either)-Mari Mancusi
Stake That!-Mari Mancusi
Bloodline-Kate Cary
The Reckoning (Bloodline #2)-Kate Cary
I know, I've read many vampire books. And, even sadder, I've read them all this year, 2007, plus other books.
All of the books I listed were pretty good to me, I have read other supernatural stuff that might interest you, so if you want more book suggestions on that subject, just e-mail me.
Enjoy
--AMB
2007-06-19 10:45:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Twilight" Series by Stephenie Meyer (I absolutely adore her books.)
"Companions of the Night" by Vivian Vande Velde (This was pretty good.)
"Vampire Kisses" Series by Ellen Schreiber (Personally, I liked the first one the best. The others are ok. I feel as if the author uses to many adjectives...and the plot isn't terribly exciting.)
"Sookie Stackhouse" Series by Charlaine Harris (I've read the first one and I loved it!)
"The Morganville Vampires" Series by Rachel Caine (I haven't read it yet but my friend loves this series!)
"The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova (I haven't read it yet but my dad loved it.)
"Moon Called" (It doesn't focus on vampires but there are quite interesting vampires in it. You see a lot more of the vampires in the second book "Blood Bound.")
"City of Bones" (This one also doesn't focus on vampires but has them in it. Ha, I remember the vampires in this book haunted a hotel. This is an awesome book though. It's complicated with so many twists and turns....it kept me guessing until the end!)
"Tantalize" by Cynthia Leitich Smith (This one was unique because it had a vampire-themed restaurant!)
Hopefully you've already read the original vampire book "Dracula."
2007-06-19 12:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
2007-06-20 02:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by ladysunshine62 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it comes out next year, you should check out Eric Wilson's Jeruslem's Undead series of vampire novels. Wilson's already had several other non-vampire books published: Dark To Mortal Eyes, Expiration Date and another one that I can't remember the title of.
2007-06-19 10:49:41 · answer #5 · answered by Scarecrow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MaryJanice Davidson's Queen Betsy series (aka the Undead series)
"Betsy Taylor--former model, newly unemployed secretary, 30, and still single--wakes up after being flattened by a small SUV in a tacky coffin wearing cheap knock-off shoes. Her mother is glad she is back, albeit as a vampire, but her stepmother is enraged that Betsy has reclaimed her designer-shoe collection. [...] Sexy, steamy, and laugh-out-loud funny, Davidson's chick-lit foray into the paranormal is delightful." --Diana Tixier Herald (Booklist)
"Erotically passionate, absolute delightful wicked fun!" --author Christine Feehan
"Chick lit meets vampire fiction in this creative, sophisticated, sexy, and wonderfully witty book." --Catherine Spangler
1. Undead and Unwed
"THE day I died started out bad and got worse in a hurry."
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/042519485X/103-0212677-1070234?SubscriptionId=1DA8HDX9C29P52Q719G2
2. Undead and Unemployed
3. Undead and Unappreciated
4. Undead and Unreturnable
5. Undead and Unpopular
2007-06-19 13:29:30 · answer #6 · answered by Night Owl 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Carpathian series, Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-hunter series. You'll love Kenyon's she makes you laugh too.
2007-06-19 10:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by Cursed_Romantic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Carmilla," by Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu. She doesn't crave blood. She wants to devour your soul.
2007-06-19 10:19:49 · answer #8 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twilight and the sequel New Moon by Stephenie Meyer! AWESOME books! I love em!!!!!! you will too!
2007-06-19 10:27:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sunshine by Robin Mckinley is an awesome story...
2007-06-19 10:05:50 · answer #10 · answered by islington9 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋