More Vampire Fiction

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Short Story Collections
Blood Lines: Vampire Stories From New England edited by Lawrence Schimel and Martin H. Greenberg (1997)
Includes stories by Esther Friesner, Sarah Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, Manly Wade Wellman, Lawrence Schimel, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
Blood Muse: Timeless Tales of Vampires In the Arts edited by Esther M. Friesner and Martin H. Greenberg (1995)
Penned by such authors as Bill Pronzini, Jack Ketchum, Ed Gorman, and Larry Segriff, a collection of entirely original vampire stories set in the world of the arts features vampires as artists or as artists' obsessions.
Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction edited and with an introduction by Leonard Wolf (1997)
The author of The Essential Dracula presents an anthology -- accompanied by an introduction -- of the thirty best short stories featuring vampires of all sorts, penned by such writers as Anne Rice, Stephen King, and Ray Bradbury.
Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories By Women edited by Stephen Jones (2001)
A collection of vampire tales by distinguished women authors features thirty-four works by Anne Rice, Edith Nesbit, Tanith Lee, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Tanya Huff, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Nancy Kilpatrick, Poppy Z. Brite, and other outstanding authors.

 

Novels
Andahazi, Federico The Merciful Women (2000)
The author of The Anatomist delves deeply into the Gothic nineteenth century to explore the world of opium, erotica, and decadence that underpins Victorian polish and manners.
Dedman, Stephen Shadows Bite (2001)
Mage Magistrale, the recipient of a magical key, discovers that the object was taken from a powerful Japanese-American mobster, and when he kills the mobster in a fight, the daughter of the gangster will stop at nothing to destroy Mage.
Elrod, P.N. A Chill in the Blood (1998)
During his life Jack Fleming had been a reporter with a nose for the grittiest news, and now that he is dead, Jack is a vampire private eye with a thirst for blood and justice, but he may be the only one in a world of guns and gangs who can stop an all-out street war before it starts.
Fox, Andrew Fat White Vampire Blues (2003)
Vastly overweight thanks to a diet of blood from people who consume the fattiest diet in the world, vampire Jules Duchon is faced with a new vampire in his New Orleans neighborhood who wants to drive him out altogether and enlists the aid of Maureen, the obese stripper-vampire who created him, and Doodlebug, an undead cross-dresser, to eliminate his problems.
Hamilton, Laurell K. Circus of the Damned (1995)
When a dangerous vampire named Alejandro hits town and claims Anita Blake, an expert on creatures of the night, for his human servant, a war of the undead breaks out and puts Blake's life in jeopardy. '
Harris, Charlaine Club Dead (2003)
When her boyfriend Bill, a vampire who has been rather distracted of late, disappears, Sookie Stackhouse journeys to Jackson, Mississippi, to find her beloved, who has gotten himself caught in a dangerous web of murder and betrayal at Club Dead, an elite underground society.
McMullen, Sean Glass Dragons (2004)
Laron, a chivalrous seven-hundred-year-old vampire, the beautiful Velander, and the patient Terikel join forces to investigate a magical Manhattan Project that could fall into the wrong hands, in the sequel to Voyage of the Shadowmoon.
Moore, Christopher Bloodsucking Fiends: a Love Story (1995)
From the author of Coyote Blue comes a tale of vampires on the loose as aspiring young writer Tommy Flood meets beautiful Jody on her nocturnal visit to the supermarket and unwittingly begins an eternal relationship.
Patterson, James Violets Are Blue (2001)
Alex Cross joins forces with a female San Francisco detective to investigate a pattern of murders occurring across the country that draws him into the bizarre underground subculture of ritual role-playing and vampirism.
Thurlo, David Second Sunrise (2002)
FBI agent Daine Lopez teams up with New Mexico state police officer -- and Navajo vampire -- Lee Nez to hunt down a trio of ruthless vampires led by Nez's old adversary Hans Muller before they can steal a hidden cache of stolen plutonium, but first they must deal with some evil Navajo skinwalkers seeking to gain eternal life by drinking Nez's blood.

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updated : July 8, 2010