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| Books & Authors Recommended and not so recommended reading. |
12-09-2006, 08:01 AM
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Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake novels were pretty good until it became one big orgy. You'd be safe with 1-6 I think.
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12-13-2006, 10:30 AM
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If you want a modern example, with a bit of a twist on the genre, try Dave Wellington's "13 Bullets." it's available free online, but is going into print soon, so I'd advise checking it out fast before he pulls it.
http://www.brokentype.com/thirteenbullets/archives.html |
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12-13-2006, 11:29 AM
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Come on guys surely you can't have forgetten Dracula by Bram Stoker. Although if your looking for anything like Anne rice is not the same. But it is a fantastic vampire book. The language is a little hard to understand at first but you get used to it. And its a stand alone classic.so hey read it even if your not intreseted in vampires! You could also try 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King but I found it to be a slight cheesy rip-off of Bram Stoker. Its up to you of course. If you want the more modern one go for King. But Stoker's is much better.
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12-13-2006, 04:17 PM
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Try Sunshine by Robyn Mckinley. She's an amazing author.
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12-13-2006, 06:41 PM
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The Silver Kiss -- Annette Curtis Klause
Umm...I know one or two more...but the titles and authoress escapes me....I'll be back if I remember.
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12-13-2006, 06:41 PM
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Sorry...comp acting up...o_0 three posts!
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12-13-2006, 06:42 PM
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See above.
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12-17-2006, 06:01 PM
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As you will soon see, I've been interested in vampires for a very long time.  Here are some books worth reading:
Middle Readers:
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe
The Fabulous Fantoras: Book One, the Family Files by Adele Geras
Teen/Young Adult:
Buffy/ Angel books (These are based on the TV series, of course. I just happen to like the Buffyverse interpretation of vampires.)
Adult:
Fat White Vampire books by Andrew Jay Fox
Vamped: a Novel by David Sosnowski
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12-27-2006, 12:13 PM
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Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite is a very good book, and her vampires are a little diffrent from the norm.
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01-03-2007, 05:56 AM
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Raven Dane's Blood Tears !
You've all missed the latest and the best! Try Raven Dane's Blood Tears, the first in the Legacy of the Dark KInd Series. She's a new author, with book two in the series out soon I believe.
HER vamps are gorgeous. Azrar warrior prince of Isolann, Jazriel the sha'ref to the nobles (a vampire whore) the story is set around world war two, Azrar is fighting to keep his country safe from outsiders, the vamps help a secret "spook" squad of gifted humans (i.e. telepaths, mind readers etc) I tell you it is a fantastic read!
Anne Rice ... in my opinion, her later books aren't a patch on Raven Dane!
go to http://www.legacy-of-the-dark-kind.blogspot.com for more info |
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01-04-2007, 04:57 PM
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It´s a bit different but I loved it!
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01-06-2007, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by nightwrite
You could also try 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King but I found it to be a slight cheesy rip-off of Bram Stoker.
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I really tried with that book, but I found the pace to be incredibly slow, with endless description of the townspeople and hardly any vampire action until the end... ish.
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01-11-2007, 08:48 PM
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well I haven't read it yet, but I've got this Christopher Golden book on my shelf that I just bought called "Of Saints and Shadows" and it looks pretty promising.
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01-11-2007, 09:17 PM
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"The Vampire Diaries" by Michael Romkey, great book.
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01-22-2007, 12:04 PM
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You all have not mentioned Stephanie Meyer-Twilight and New Moon. Eclipse is coming out this fall, and it is a great read!!!!!!!!!!
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