Brite, Poppy Z.
Lost Souls
novel, first in 1992
Penguin Books 1994
paperback, 359 p.
ISBN 0-14-017392-7
Recommendable in every aspect!
A
Love In Vein II
anthology, first in 1997
Harper Prism 1998
ISBN 0-06-105657-x
paperback, 534 p.
Free to very free
interpretations of the vampire topic.
Contents:
N. Gaiman: Snow, Glass, Apples
C.R. Kiernan: Bela´s Plot
C. Fowler: Armies Of The Heart
O. De Noux: Whispers In Walled Tombs
L.Taylor: Ceilings And Sky
T. Metzger: The Fly Room
D. Niall Wilson: The Subtle Ties That Bind
R. Lannes: When Memory Fails
J. Berliner/ G.Guthrie: The I Of The Eye Of The Worm
J.-D. Brèque: Stigmata
B. Hodge: The Dripping Of Sundering Wineskins
P. Califa: I´m Not Well, But I´m Better
N. Royle: Kingyo No Fun
R. Laymon: First Date
R. Fox: To Have You With Me
D. J. Schow: Dusting The Flowers
S.M. Rainey: Bloodlight
T.S. Roche: The Privilege Of The Dead
C
Codrescu, Andrei
The Blood Countess
novel
Simon & Schuster 1995
ISBN 0-684-80344-9
hardcover, 346 p.
Deals with the life of Romanian baroness Elizabeth
Barthory, mixed up in a vampire story. Quite bloody, with an good
deal of sadomasochistic erotic.
You might enjoy this book if you liked Countess
Dracula by Tony Thorne.
C
Copper,
Basil
The Vampire in Legend, Art and Fact
non-fiction, first in 1973
Citadel 1993
ISBN 0-8065-1126-5
paperback, 208 p.
Entertainig and informative.
B
Dunn
Mascetti, Manuela
Vampire. The Complete Guide to the World of the
Undead
non-fiction, illustrated book, first in 1991
(published by Bloomsbury Publishing as Chronicles of the
Vampires)
Viking Studio Books 1992
ISBN 0-6670-84664-3
hardcover, 224 p.
Especially nice illustrations.
B
Forrester,
Martyn
The Vampire Joke Book
collection
Puffin (?), no year
ISBN 0-14-037203-2
paperback, 104 p.
Jokes with high haemorrhagic risk: Who´s a vampire
going to marry? - His Ghoul-friend! Aaargh...
D
Hurwood,
Bernhardt J.
Vampires
non-fiction, illustrated book
Quick Fox 1981
ISBN 0-8256-3202-1
paperback, 179 p.
Lee,
Christopher
Tall, Dark and Gruesome
autobiography, first in 1977
Vista 1997 (reviewed)
ISBN 0-575-60232-5
paperback, 448 p.
Great! Highly recommendable. Hilarious and very interesting autobiography by the famous
Dracula-actor.
A
Martin,
George R.R.
Fevre Dream
novel, first in 1982
Gollancz 2001
ISBN 1-85798-331-9
paperback, 351 p.
Well investigated novel. Good guy-vampire versus
bad guy-vampire and an old steamboat captain between the fronts.
Modern classic, often referred to.
You might enjoy this book if you liked Those who
Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly.
B
Melton,
J.Gordon
The Vampire Book. The Encyclopedia of the
Undead
non-fiction, encyclopaedia
Visible Ink 1999
ISBN 1-57859-071-x
paperback, 919 p.
Extensive work by passionate encyclopaedist and
vampire fan Melton (e.g. he also wrote a 2 volumes- encyclopaedia
on parapsychology an occultism). Melton is president of the
US-american section of Transylvanian Society of Dracula.
Disadvantage: Emphasis on minor phenomena like
Dark Shadows-fandom and details of White
Wolf-roleplay Vampire: The Masquerade. Foreign words
(esp. German) often in wrong spelling. Still extremely informative,
very profound, one of the best encyclopaedia. Melton wrote further
non-fictional books on vampires (e.g. illustrated book The
Vampire Gallery).
B
Miller, Prof.
Elizabeth
A Dracula Handbook
non-fiction
Pigeon Inlet Productions 2001
ISBN ----
brochure, 107 p.
Professor Miller, chair of English Department of
Unviersity of Newfoundland, Dracula-scholar and a really
decent person, wrote several books on Stoker´s novel
Dracula. Here she answers frequently asked questions she
encountered during her lessons about the prince of the undead.
Solid perspective of the novel and its author Bram Stoker, the era
when Dracula was written, the historical figure of Vlad
Tepes and Romania. Informative and recommendable.
A
Ramsland,
Katherine
The Vampire Companion
non-fiction, encyclopaedia; first in 1993
Ballantine Books 1995 (reviewed)
ISBN 0-345-39739-8
paperback, 581 p.
Extensive encyclopaedia about Anne Rice´s
Vampire Chronicles (this issue reaches until Memnoch the
Devil).
Piercing the Darkness. Undercover with Vampires
in America Today
non-fiction, first in 1998
HarperPrism 1999 (reviewed)
ISBN 0-06-105945-5
paperback, 546 p.
Must-read about the vampire/ vampyre scene in the
USA (and worldwide). Unfortunately the author uses the trick of
tying her investigations together with an invented pseudo-true
background story.
B
Rice,
Anne
The Vampire Armand
novel
Knopf 1998
ISBN 0-679-45447-0
hardcover, 388 p.
Vol. 6 in The Vampire Chronicles
Merrick
novel
Chatto & Windus 2000 (uncorrected bound
proof)
ISBN 0-7011-6718-1
paperback, 305 p.
David Talbot, the aged ex-president of the
Talamasca in the body of a twenty-six year old vampire, meets a
friend from former days: Stunningly beautiful, highly gifted voodoo
priestess Merrique Mayfair of the Mayfair witches. A small child,
she was admitted to the Talamasca and educated in things of the
paranormal by Talbot and the late Aaron Lightner. Past haunts both
of them: Merrick by her family, who died in a car accident, Talbot
his one night stand with the beautiful witch in the jungles of
Amazonas. Louis de Pointe du Lac, living with Talbot now, wants
Merrick to call up the spirit of Claudia, the destroyed vampire
child. In exchange he is to make Merrick immortal. Louis and
Merrick fall in love, but the spirit that Merrick called demands
Louis (who always rejected über-vampire Lestat´s blood and with it
the impossibility to really die) to commit suicide. Imbued by the
wish to atone for Claudia´s death and be reunited with her, Louis
exposes himself to sunlight. Rescue comes from unexpected
side...
Rice announced the end of The Vampire
Chronicles at least three times already. Since about volume 3,
The Queen of the Damned, she´s run out of inspiration as
well. No improve to link the Chronicles with the
Mayfair Witches-stories. Again it´s all about whining over a ravishing human and finally making it a vampire anyway.
Moreover, Rice again commits mistakes in her handcrafting, e.g. by using certain characteristics of speech for several characters or repeating stylistic devices and phrases over and over.
Not to speak of her attempt to sell more than one "lie" at once to the reader (not only vampires, but hauntings, voodoo, sorcery).
Positive: Rice limits herself to three or four important charakters.
D
Vittorio, the Vampire
novel
Arrow 1999
ISBN 0-09-927109-5
paperback, 344 p.
First volume in the New Tales of the
Vampires.
Pandora
novel
Ballantine Books 1998
ISBN 0-345-42238-4
paperback, 344 p.
Vol. 2 in the New Tales of the Vampires
Romkey,
Michael
The London Vampire Panic
novel
Ballantine Books 2001
ISBN 0-449-00573-9
paperback, 295 p.
Seems like four different authors writing one
novel, tough not bad, thrilling, fast and interesting, only the end
sucks. Romkey wrote quite a series of vampire books.
B ,
not regarding the end, so C
Rymer, James
Malcolm
Varney, the Vampyre or: The Feast of
Blood
novel, first in 1845
Wildside Press 2000
ISBN 1-58715-364-5
paperback, 341 p.
First volume in Varney, the Vampyre or: The
Feast of Blood, a Romance
Varney, the Vampyre - The Flight of the
Vampyre
novel, first in 1846
Wildside Press 2001
ISBN 1-58715-365-3
paperback, 291 p.
Vol. 2 in Varney, the Vampyre or: The Feast of
Blood, a Romance
Varney, the Vampyre - The Coming of the Second
Vampyre
novel, first in 1847
Wildside Press 2002
ISBN 1-58715-366-1
paperback, 313 p
Vol. 3 in Varney, the Vampyre or: The Feast of
Blood, a Romance
Smith,
Lisa J.
The Vampire Diaries: 1 - The
Awakening
novel
Harper Prism 1999
ISBN 0-06-102000-1
paperback, 311 p.
Most popular girl falls in love with a vampire -
but the vampire has an evil brother and the girl a rival...
First volume in a 4 volume series
C
Sommer-Bodenburg, Angela
The Little Vampire
Children´s book
Translation: Sarah Gibson
RoRoRo 2004
ISBN 3-499-21280-3
Paperback, 154 pages
Stoker,
Bram
Dracula
novel, first in 1897
Penguin Books 1994
ISBN 0-14-062063-x
paperback, 449 p.
Ultimate!
A
Summers,
Montague
The Vampire in Europe
non-fiction, first in 1928 (?)
University Books 1961
ISBN ----
hardcover, 329 p.
Thorne,
Tony
Countess Dracula
non-fiction, first in 1997
Bloomsbury 1998
ISBN 0-7475-3641-4
paperback, 274 p.
The life and times of Elizabeth Bathory, known as
the Blood Countess. Informative.
You might enjoy this book if you liked The Blood
Countess by Andrei Codrescu.
B
Yarbro,
Chelsea Quinn
Hôtel Transylvania
novel, first in 1978
Stealth Press 2001
ISBN 1-58881-009-7
hardcover, 277 p.
Unbearably flawless good guy-vampire. Seems like
it´s all about what people are wearing.
You might enjoy this novel if you liked A Taste
of Blood Wine by Freda Warrington.
C
The Palace
novel, first in 1978
Stealth Press 2001
ISBN 1-58881-021-6
hardcover, 390 p.
Vol. 2. Good guy vampire still unbearably flawless,
now in Renaissance Florence.
C
Tempting Fate
novel, first in 1982
Stealth Press 2001
ISBN 1-58881-025-9
hardcover, 662 p.
Vol 3. Didn´t find the sense of duty yet to read
about 700 pages of unbearably flawless good guy vampire in WW
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