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I was asked elsewhere, so here they are - my top ten vampire novels...
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Fevre Dream - George R R Martin
Anno Dracula - Kim Newman
The Vampire Tapestry -Suzie McKee Charmas
Interview With The Vampire - Anne Rice
Salem's Lot - Stephen King
I am Legend - Richard Matheson
Nightblood - T Chris Martindale
Vamphyrric - Simon Clark
Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons
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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2011, 12:48:58 PM » |
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I don't have 10, but here is my top 3 scary vampire novels (I have just added Fevre Dream to my queue based upon your recommendation  ) Dracula - Bram Stoker Salem's Lot - Stephen King They Thirst - Robert R. McCammon All of these left me sleeping with the lights on. |
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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2011, 12:52:58 PM » |
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I don't think I can come up with 10, but maybe five... just my opinion...
1-Vampires (John Steakley)
2-Salem's Lot -S King
3-They Thirst -Brad McCammmon
Hmmmm okay three! Looks like I haveta read more vampire books.
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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2011, 12:55:56 PM » |
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I don't have 10, but here is my top 3 scary vampire novels (I have just added Fevre Dream to my queue based upon your recommendation ) Dracula - Bram Stoker Salem's Lot - Stephen King They Thirst - Robert R. McCammon All of these left me sleeping with the lights on. Fevre Dream is brilliant - I recommend it to everybody that asks me which vampire novel they should read And They Thirst is my number 11 :-) |
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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2011, 12:58:59 PM » |
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Those Who Hunt The Night by Barbara Hambly is superb. Out of print, sadly, but used copies are very cheap.
There's a sequel, but it's not so great and can be skipped.
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« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2011, 12:59:18 PM » |
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1. Carpe Jugulum ~ Terry Pratchett ...*crickets chirping*... Sorry, that's the only vampire novel I can recall reading that made a significant impression on me (and one I highly recommend), but then it's not a genre I'm particularly interested in. |
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« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2011, 01:09:49 PM » |
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Fevre Dream is brilliant - I recommend it to everybody that asks me which vampire novel they should read
And They Thirst is my number 11 :-)
And I've just remembered another that should be there, so it'll have to be number 12 Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon |
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« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2011, 01:18:03 PM » |
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I liked Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt casebooks quite a bit. It's a good series if you're into noir and urban fantasy.
While Jim Butcher's Dresden Files aren't vampire books per se, I like his vampires, too.
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« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2011, 01:23:56 PM » |
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I liked Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt casebooks quite a bit. It's a good series if you're into noir and urban fantasy.
While Jim Butcher's Dresden Files aren't vampire books per se, I like his vampires, too.
Probably my favorite vampires are Brian Lumley's Wamphyri - vicious and evil buggers, just the way I like them :-) |
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« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2011, 01:33:29 PM » |
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What, no Anne Rice??? Isn't that sacrilege or something?  |
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« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2011, 01:34:47 PM » |
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What, no Anne Rice??? Isn't that sacrilege or something? ? She's right there in my top ten in the first post in the thread. :-) |
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« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2011, 01:41:49 PM » |
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I really like Tanya Huff's series, but alas, they're not available on Kindle.
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« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2011, 05:00:32 PM » |
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My favorites by far are Fred Saberhagen's Dracula series. There are several, but the best are The Holmes-Dracula File and An Old Friend of the Family. And these are now available on kIndle, yahoo! Pay no attention to the amateurish covers. Several others in the series are also on Kindle.
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« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2011, 05:04:03 PM » |
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My favorites by far are Fred Saberhagen's Dracula series. There are several, but the best are The Holmes-Dracula File and An Old Friend of the Family. And these are now available on kIndle, yahoo! Pay no attention to the amateurish covers. Several others in the series are also on Kindle.
I love them too -- and later this year, a dream comes true for me. I have a story in an anthology of supernatural Holmes stories (Gaslight Arcanum from EDGE Publishing), alongside one by Fred Saberhagen. |
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« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2011, 05:13:05 PM » |
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I was asked elsewhere, so here they are - my top ten vampire novels...
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Fevre Dream - George R R Martin
Anno Dracula - Kim Newman
The Vampire Tapestry -Suzie McKee Charmas
Interview With The Vampire - Anne Rice
Salem's Lot - Stephen King
I am Legend - Richard Matheson
Nightblood - T Chris Martindale
Vamphyrric - Simon Clark
Carrion Comfort - Dan Simmons
Nice to see Anno Dracula getting a little love. Great concept. |
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« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2011, 05:18:46 PM » |
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Nice to see Anno Dracula getting a little love. Great concept.
I love it -- and the sequels. There's more shiny new print editions of them all coming this year too. And that Holmes anthology I've got a story in? Kim Newman is also in it. Geek fanboy heaven for me. |
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« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2011, 06:40:10 PM » |
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I also liked Anno Dracula, even though it was depressing! Still fascinating and entertaining .
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« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2011, 12:19:33 AM » |
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I'm a huge Anne Rice fan
1 Queen of the Damned
2 The Vampire Lestat
3 Interview With a Vampire
4 Blood & Gold
5 Pandora
After that I'd probably have to go with
6 Dracula - Bram Stoker
7 Salem's Lot - Stephen King
8 Blood Price - Tanya Huff
9 The Hunter's Prey - Diane Whiteside (erotica)
10 The sweetest Kiss - Vampire Erotica anthology.
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« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2011, 12:55:11 AM » |
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William, God bless you for mentioning I Am Legend -- it's my favorite vampire novel, hands down. Absolutely terrifying, even all these years later. It is interesting also to see just how much George Romero was "inspired" by it when he wrote Night of the Living Dead.
I read a hilarious quote about that, in which Romero met Richard Matheson and confessed to lifting whole sections of the book and slapping it into his movie. Matheson looked at Romero and said, "Ah. Did you make any money off it?"
Romero shrugged. "Not really."
"Serves ya right, ya thief."
LOL.
Speaking of vampire novels, has anyone read that "new" sequel to the original Dracula written by a descendant of Stoker? I wonder if it's worth the time it takes to read it or if it's just a marketing ploy.
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« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2011, 09:17:06 AM » |
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I've never even heard of "Anno Dracula." I see it's not on Kindle, alas.
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« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2011, 09:20:41 AM » |
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1. 'Salem's Lot
2. Dracula
3. 33 A.D. (by our own David McAfee)
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« Reply #25 on: March 05, 2011, 10:31:18 AM » |
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That cover is brilliant. Reminds me a little bit of the Richard Pevear translation of "The Three Musketeers."  |
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