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**jadewik** · 06-23-2010, 12:06 PM

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The most popular "vampire" series are written by Ann Rice (Lestat, etc.), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight) and Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood).... Does anyone have any vampire book recommendations that aren't written by those authors?

I'm a little vampired out right now (I haven't even cracked the set of Sookie Stackhouse books I got for my birthday back in February)... but I have a non-mainstream favorite to share. It is a YA book that I enjoyed as a kid. It's a stand-alone novel called "Companions of the Night" by author Vivian Vande Velde.

Bracket · 06-23-2010, 12:35 PM

There's 13 Bullets, 99 Coffins, Vampire Zero and 23 Hours by David Wellington. It's nothing like those books. If you're looking for romantic vampires, this isn't the series for you.

**geogirlforever** · 06-23-2010, 01:08 PM

There's 'Staked' and 'ReVamped' by J.F. Lewis, there's some romance in there but nothing like the twilight series. There's death, violence, some werewolves, and demons.... I actually enjoyed them.

I'm currently reading a series by Diane Whiteside, Texas Vampire Series. Its a little hard to follow, but i enjoy that in a book, keeps me thinking. So far i don't mind the first book.

Bracket · 06-23-2010, 07:51 PM

I just remembered of another one. Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines is the story of a clan of vampires in a world overrun with zombies

Xenophon · 06-23-2010, 08:44 PM

(06-23-2010 07:51 PM)Bracket Wrote: I just remembered of another one. Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines is the story of a clan of vampires in a world overrun with zombies

That's definitely the most interesting plot line I've heard in a while, haha. I'll have to look into that one. Have you read it, and was it any good?

Bracket · 06-23-2010, 08:51 PM

(06-23-2010 08:44 PM)Xenophon Wrote:
(06-23-2010 07:51 PM)Bracket Wrote: I just remembered of another one. Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines is the story of a clan of vampires in a world overrun with zombies

That's definitely the most interesting plot line I've heard in a while, haha. I'll have to look into that one. Have you read it, and was it any good?

No, i actually haven't read it yet. It's from a publisher that i'm a fan of and that's why i remembered it.

Bracket · 06-24-2010, 02:23 PM

Oh, i can't believe i forgot this one. American Vampire is a comic series co-written by Steven King. It follows the evolution of vampirism through American history. It's up to 4 issues at the moment, and i have 2, so far it's jumped back-and-forth from the old west to 1920's hollywood. I'd highly recommend it and advise that it's not for kids.