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Best Adult Vampire Books
The best of vampire fiction that is not marketed for young adults.
If it is a vampire series, please only vote for the first book.
If it is a vampire series, please only vote for the first book.
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’Salem’s Lot
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 641,776 ratings
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Dracula
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4.02 avg rating — 1,427,414 ratings
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Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
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4.02 avg rating — 637,445 ratings
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Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
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J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 352,000 ratings
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The Historian
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3.80 avg rating — 274,309 ratings
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Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
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Laurell K. Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 152,525 ratings
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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)
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Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 163,622 ratings
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Let the Right One In
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4.04 avg rating — 118,869 ratings
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
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Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 557,535 ratings
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Carmilla
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3.87 avg rating — 172,121 ratings
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Sunshine
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3.84 avg rating — 43,932 ratings
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I Am Legend and Other Stories
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Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
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4.15 avg rating — 216,465 ratings
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A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
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Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 545,829 ratings
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Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #1)
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Lara Adrian (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 66,444 ratings
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Lost Souls
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Poppy Z. Brite (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 18,897 ratings
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Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1)
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Kim Harrison (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 128,774 ratings
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Darkfever (Fever, #1)
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Karen Marie Moning (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 188,842 ratings
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The Strain (The Strain #1)
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3.80 avg rating — 89,654 ratings
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Fevre Dream
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3.90 avg rating — 31,813 ratings
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Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1)
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MaryJanice Davidson (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 57,693 ratings
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30 Days of Night
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3.79 avg rating — 20,894 ratings
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Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1)
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Chloe Neill (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 65,566 ratings
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Bloodsucking Fiends (A Love Story, #1)
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Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 66,275 ratings
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Once Burned (Night Prince, #1)
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Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 71,018 ratings
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First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World, #1)
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Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 58,834 ratings
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Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1)
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Nalini Singh (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 97,184 ratings
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Necroscope (Necroscope, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 22,152 ratings
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Pandora (New Tales of the Vampires, #1)
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3.80 avg rating — 46,833 ratings
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Fledgling
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3.80 avg rating — 38,156 ratings
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Dark Prince (Dark, #1)
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Christine Feehan (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 59,493 ratings
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Night Watch (Watch, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 44,955 ratings
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Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
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4.19 avg rating — 67,128 ratings
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A Quick Bite (Argeneau #1)
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Lynsay Sands (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 45,474 ratings
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Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1)
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3.76 avg rating — 14,851 ratings
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, #1)
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Seth Grahame-Smith (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 138,364 ratings
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
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Gail Carriger (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 113,554 ratings
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 372,845 ratings
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How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake, #1)
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Kerrelyn Sparks (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 37,384 ratings
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Blood Price (Vicki Nelson #1)
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3.76 avg rating — 10,908 ratings
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They Thirst
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3.91 avg rating — 13,603 ratings
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Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid, #1)
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Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 58,088 ratings
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Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer, #1)
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Karen Chance (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 36,795 ratings
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Carrion Comfort
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3.91 avg rating — 25,032 ratings
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The Passage (The Passage, #1)
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Justin Cronin (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 221,064 ratings
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Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian, #1)
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Keri Arthur (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 34,478 ratings
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Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1)
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Molly Harper (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 27,012 ratings
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The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)
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Kresley Cole (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 63,743 ratings
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Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, #1)
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Karen Chance (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20,250 ratings
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The Keep (Adversary Cycle, #1)
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F. Paul Wilson (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 19,560 ratings
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The Hunger (Hunger, #1)
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Whitley Strieber (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 3,733 ratings
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Already Dead (Joe Pitt, #1)
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3.80 avg rating — 10,567 ratings
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Sunglasses After Dark (Sonja Blue, #1)
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Nancy A. Collins (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 3,005 ratings
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Covenant with the Vampire (The Diaries of the Family Dracul, #1)
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Jeanne Kalogridis (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 6,383 ratings
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The Turning (Blood Ties, #1)
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3.60 avg rating — 8,035 ratings
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Dhampir (Noble Dead Saga: Series 1, #1)
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Barb Hendee (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 8,137 ratings
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If Angels Burn (Darkyn #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 6,982 ratings
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Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror #2)
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3.72 avg rating — 8,774 ratings
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I Am Legend
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4.05 avg rating — 148,922 ratings
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Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher #1)
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Barbara Hambly (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 5,033 ratings
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Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Jaz Parks, #1)
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3.73 avg rating — 12,352 ratings
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Raphael (Vampires in America, #1)
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D.B. Reynolds (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 11,412 ratings
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
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Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 133,431 ratings
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Hôtel Transylvania (Saint-Germain, #1)
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3.76 avg rating — 2,627 ratings
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Vampire$
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3.73 avg rating — 3,517 ratings
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13 Bullets (Laura Caxton, #1)
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3.64 avg rating — 4,551 ratings
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
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Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author)
3.79 avg rating — 286,044 ratings
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Nightwalker (Dark Days, #1)
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Jocelynn Drake (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 9,565 ratings
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The Greyfriar (Vampire Empire, #1)
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Clay Griffith (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 5,616 ratings
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The Traveling Vampire Show
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3.82 avg rating — 9,414 ratings
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The Vampire Tapestry
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3.59 avg rating — 2,482 ratings
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Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1)
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Faith Hunter (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 39,418 ratings
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A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries, #1)
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Elizabeth Hunter (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 27,961 ratings
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Night Pleasures (Dark-Hunter, #1)
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Sherrilyn Kenyon (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 82,238 ratings
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Morrigan's Cross (Circle Trilogy, #1)
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Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 56,762 ratings
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Vampire Hunter D
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3.94 avg rating — 6,189 ratings
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The Light at the End
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3.82 avg rating — 2,217 ratings
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Blood Oath (Nathaniel Cade, #1)
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Christopher Farnsworth (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 8,824 ratings
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The Dracula Tape (Dracula Series, #1)
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3.78 avg rating — 2,054 ratings
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Draculas
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Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 3,862 ratings
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Minion (Vampire Huntress Legend, #1)
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3.50 avg rating — 6,618 ratings
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Dark Dance (Blood Opera Sequence, #1)
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3.75 avg rating — 1,191 ratings
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Real Vampires Have Curves (Glory St. Clair, #1)
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Gerry Bartlett (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 6,788 ratings
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Live Girls (Davey Owen, #1)
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3.89 avg rating — 2,632 ratings
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Suck U (Suck U, #1)
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Ellie Aiden (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 149 ratings
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Fated (Dark Protectors, #1)
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Rebecca Zanetti (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 16,632 ratings
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The Vampire Queen's Servant (Vampire Queen, #1)
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Joey W. Hill (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 4,592 ratings
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Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1)
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3.93 avg rating — 19,345 ratings
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Kiss of the Vampire (Creed, #1)
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Nancy Baker (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 771 ratings
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Some of Your Blood
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3.79 avg rating — 2,171 ratings
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Insatiable (Insatiable, #1)
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Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
3.43 avg rating — 23,890 ratings
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The Stress of Her Regard
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Smoke and Shadows (Smoke Trilogy #1)
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A Girl's Guide to Vampires (Dark Ones #1)
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Katie MacAlister (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 13,347 ratings
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Bitten & Smitten (Immortality Bites, #1)
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Michelle Rowen (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 8,744 ratings
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Vampire Elite (Vampire Elite, #1)
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Irina Argo (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 494 ratings
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Gil's All Fright Diner
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A. Lee Martinez (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 13,718 ratings
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Vesper Glen
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Coryn Noble (Goodreads Author)
4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Royally Sucked
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Ellie Aiden (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Twice Tempted (Night Prince, #2)
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Jeaniene Frost (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 44,606 ratings
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Oct 23, 2008 09:25PM
i liked some of these books but the vampire idea is SO over-used now...
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Can vampires ever REALLY be over-used? ... I think not.
Diana wrote: "i liked some of these books but the vampire idea is SO over-used now..."Yeah, it gets a tad annoying that every other new books released (especially in the young-adult genre) are mostly about vampires.
Twilight, are you kidding me? Where is Stephen Kings's 'Salem's Lot?
More like "New Moon". I really dislike that book.
how come you didn't add the blue blood seires better than twilight to me
OH. MY. GOD. I seriously CANNOT believe that Twilight is on the top of this list. I know it's a major cultural phenomenon, especially among young teenage readers, but IMO it is most definitely not worthy of being called one of the "best" vampire books.
Kelsey (♥Vampire Princess♥) wrote: "Can vampires ever REALLY be over-used? ... I think not."
i totally agree! i love this stuff, and every book is different, puts a new spin on the vampire universe.
Crystal wrote: "OH. MY. GOD. I seriously CANNOT believe that Twilight is on the top of this list. I know it's a major cultural phenomenon, especially among young teenage readers, but IMO it is most definitely not ..."My thoughts exactly. Why is Twilight at the top of the list and Dracula is only number 3? There's a problem here.
I'm also very surprised that no one has added the Anita Blake books to this list. I'm not going to because I thought they were awful, but I was under the impression that that was a very popular series.
I love vampire books. You may think " Ho hum, its only because of the twilight saga," but im not a big fan of that. I love books of things that can't happen, as in Vampires and wearwolfs.
A good list,but how about these other vampire books...The Stake
Bite
The Travelling Vampire Circus
(all are by Richard Laymon)
or...
The Keep (by F. Paul Wilson)
or...
The Thirst (by Robert McCameron)
or...
Carrion Comfort
Children of the Night
(both are by Dan Simmons)
or...
Gideon (by Stephen Laws)
Great list. I love most vampire books, including Twilight. I really don't know why so many people get up in arms over it - it's just a story. Okay, the vampires sparkle, but at least that's different. Everyone would be equally unhappy if Meyer had gone out and copied every other vampire novel.
I have read way too many books about vampires.
omg it's always twilight series up there == but vampire academy series is way better and every1 who has read it knows it too! DimitriXRose <3
Twiliqht Is The Best Best Book Not Second So Who ever Say Other Wise >>>>>EFF Youu<<<<<<<.Vansta
Obviously there are more books written about vampires than I knew. Must read more.
Wow I never thought there were so many vampire books I guess I have alot more to read. *^-^*
love Vampire books !! I'm soo Obsessed LOL.. we can be obssessed if we want to HAHA :))
I have read about half of these..guess I'll start on the other half ..vv
Vansta wrote: "omg it's always twilight series up there == but vampire academy series is way better and every1 who has read it knows it too! DimitriXRose <3"OMG i know!!!!! compared to VP, twilight sucks soo bad... i would so rather VP be movies than twilight!
Twilight isn't a book about vampires . . . Just because Meyer says they are doesn't make it true. Kind of like how in the last book at the very end she suddenly reveals the pack aren't 'werewolves' but 'shapeshifters.'
Or how she says Bella is smart >_>
Why the hell is Twilight above Dracula on this list? Dracula practically defined a whole genre. When people hear the word 'vampire' Dracula is the first thing that many think of. Twilight is a housewife's poorly written sex fantasy. It's a fad and one that can't die out fast enough.
Vampires dont sparkle. Sorry, but its true.
I did love TWILIGHT untill the movies.
But even then, DRACULA was better.
The Count for everrrrrr
My favorite series for vamps other than Twilight is the Morganville Vampire series.
Vanessa wrote: "omg it's always twilight series up there == but vampire academy series is way better and every1 who has read it knows it too! DimitriXRose <3".Hell YEah!!I go for the badasses!!Bella is just a helpless teenager and Edward is a pedophile...Rose and Dimitri have the perfect chemistry...damn twilight...TEAM DIMKA!
How could anyone with any taste rank Twilight above Dracula? Pretty pathetic. It's funny how it took a book that bad (Twilight) to get people interested in vampires...a subject that has since been ruined by the aforementioned book. A book that took such an engaging and terrifying subject and turned it into Vampire 90210. Vampires sparkle in the sun...are you kidding me?
Lilly wrote: "Why the hell is Twilight above Dracula on this list? Dracula practically defined a whole genre. When people hear the word 'vampire' Dracula is the first thing that many think of. Twilight is a hous..."Well put, I couldn't agree with you more!
It seems that no matter where I go, Twilight follows. It makes me wonder why people think this is a vampire book, when the author has clearly said that she doesn't like vampires, has never read a vampire book other than Interview with the Vampire, doesn't watch horror movies because they scare her, and can't understand why people are interested in these monsters and want to read about them.
To al those twilight haters...Twilight is an amazing book.. I've read the vampire academy and that series is amazing to.. but their different kinds of amazing for different people. I like both but that doesn't mean everyone does. U can sit there and say twilight is this and that but when it comes down to it well there is a reason while it is at the top of the list so get over it!! And for those complaining about them sparkling I mean really!!... unless u no a real vampire dam live vampire (which I'm pretty sure u dont) then don't act like u no how they r suppose to b! Vampires vary from book to book, humans rnt all the same either some might have 9 or 11 fingers instead of 10 that doesn't make them any less human now does it!? both twilight and vampire academy also give u different views on vampires that's y they r so popular.... look at the moroi, where besides vampire academey have u have heard of vampires being weak and needing to b protected by half humans. People!!... this is FICTION not life it all comes down to the authors version/interpretation of vampires... since the time when dracula was written vampire ideas have evolved like the rest of the world always has and to b honest that's not who I think of when I think of vampires I think of a being who have to drink blood to live if the character has that then guess what.. its a vampire. whenever u c twilight listed in the nonfiction section then complain.. there's a reason its not.... they rnt real!!! end of story
oh, ok. let's see.... so I'm supposed to love twilight because it presents a different view on vampires right? because according to Stephanie Meyer they... sparkle, and that's fine because nobody said that she should at least loosely follow the different ancient myths and legends that gave birth to the figure of the vampire; it's only fiction and there I guess I even might agree with you. What all of you "twilight lovers" out there don't trully understand, is that this isn't the only problem this book has. The grammar is poor, the writing style is terrible, the characters are flat and annoying, and I don't have to pretend that I like this book just because you and 1000 other frustrated girls say that I have to. I have a RIGHT to rate this book with a 1 star just like others have the same right to hate books that I love. (And yes, I've read it, so I know what I'm talking about)
Thanks.
Too lazy to look at the whole list but I really liked Sunglasses after Dark. For the Twilight fans - I read it, but not the others, and thought it was okay but not my kind of book. However, I really don't understand why people dislike it so vehemently. The characters and style work and the plot moves smoothly.
well i read all the twilight saga books first before i got into some very adult vamp books , but only read twilight after i show the movie , because edward cullin (robert patt,) is hot and nice to the eyes lolbut there are some really good reads out there and im reading ,
Lilly wrote: "Why the hell is Twilight above Dracula on this list? Dracula practically defined a whole genre. When people hear the word 'vampire' Dracula is the first thing that many think of. Twilight is a hous..."I agree........... I thought I was yhe only one who thinks that way ;)
In my opinion, Twilight is the best. Other books that are also bout vampires are too aggressive. Stephanie Meyer wrote this book for teens and young adults to enjoy. Successfully she has alot more fans than haters. I really enjoy her work and others do too.
I love the Twilight books not for the vampires. Yes it makes it interesting but I love them because of the story and characters.
If you think you like the book...read it, if not just put it on your "not a good book" bookshelf. Let other people said what they want.., good or bad about the book. Difference makes life complete and beautiful, so why do you have to push other people to like or dislike about one book..or more. Your words are clear enough to show other people who you really are. Good or bad enough to be a human. Come on we are only readers.. if you think you are smart enough..well trying to make a book that will be a "New York bestseller" kind of book rather than just saying something inappropriate about someone or someone's work.
Jason wrote: "A good list,but how about these other vampire books...The Stake
Bite
The Travelling Vampire Circus
(all are by Richard Laymon)
or...
The Keep (by F. Paul Wilson)
or...
The Thirst..."
The KEEP?
I thought I was the ONLY ONE who read that book (me and the person who lent me the book)...
I wish they'd release the following ones on the series here. Damn publishers
Lizzy wrote: "HONESTLY>THE HELL?!
WHY IS TWILIGHT UP THERE. TIWLIGHT IS A CARPY LOAD OF CARP!
http://bookstove.com/fantasy/why-i-ha...
there all your reasons!
HATE TWILIGHT AHTE TWILIGHT HATE IT.
WHAT..."
Honestly? A bit too much hate IMO.
Twilight is a cliche made for teenage girls to feel good and sell well. Sure, but how many other books are like that?
And really, why do you care?
WHy do you HATE it so bad? Hate it, don't read it and avoid anywhere discussing it by all means.
I think I agree with you on pretty much all instances, and hell, Lestat is WAY MUCH MORE of a vampire than any of Meyer's. And yet, I don't think it's nice to go around bashing people for liking it (as it is not nice to bash people for disliking it). Summin up, I'm just pointing... Why so much anger?
Lizzy wrote: "Why do I hate it? I believe I posted some 95 reasons above, but I'll put some plot holes up there if it's unclear :/I"m just sort of sick and tired of rabid fan girls who hav ebeen attacking me f..."
I get the reasons. I don't get why waste time and effort to feel that hate...
*shrugs* I won't argue.
Twilight isn't even real horror it shouldn't be on a list about vampire books. They aren't even real vampires. They are whiny brats. Go ahead hate me teenagers!
A reader reviewed my new "BROADWAY VAMPIRE" and had this to say -- "I liked the vampire lore of this book. It was well thought out and intriguing. Make no mistake this is a vampire with a capital V, no sparkly veggie angsty emo guy, but a murderous unapologetic drinker of human blood.:"So, its no Twi for tweens.
This list makes my eyeballs ache. It's mostly just a bunch of vampire romance novels that make for good necrophiliac obsessed fantasies.I Am Legend is at 26, and that's disgusting.
Lizzy wrote: "HONESTLY>THE HELL?! WHY IS TWILIGHT UP THERE. TIWLIGHT IS A CARPY LOAD OF CARP!
http://bookstove.com/fantasy/why-i-ha...
there all your reasons! HATE TWILIGHT AHTE TWILIGHT HATE IT. WHAT..."
While I agree with some of your points on your "list". There are a few redeeming qualities about the story. Even though you don't get to them until the last ten chapters of the final book. Also the perfection of the whole damn thing does make me a bit queasy.
Anyway... So I've noticed that you have a bit of a hatred thing going on with Twilight, but I noticed that you've rated the "Blue Bloods" series high. Really? Twilight disgusted you but Blue Bloods was on point? Hmm...
Mayara wrote: "I get the reasons. I don't get why waste time and effort to feel that hate...
*shrugs* I won't argue..."
I agree. That's a lot of time and effort. But I guess we all have to have our emo hobbies. *clicks onward*
Dameyon wrote: "This list makes my eyeballs ache. It's mostly just a bunch of vampire romance novels that make for good necrophiliac obsessed fantasies..."
Well, yea... Dude the list is called, "Best Vampire Books" and vampires are fantasy. Right? But I do see what you mean. There is hardly enough gore in some of these stories. *coughs* Twilight *coughs* But I think what you're looking for may be closer to the horror genre. You can thank Bram Stoker for the concept of the passionate almost warrior like vampire image having nightly encounters with unsuspecting women.
I myself have just started reading vampire novels and have read Dracula, the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward, Twilight series and have just started Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series. So far Hamilton's series is a little slow compared to the action in Ward's novels. Ward takes a total different approach to the vampire world which makes it quite interesting. I have to agree that compared to the Twilight vampires, ugh. But that's just my personal preference for an Alpha Male and an equally strong female in my stories. I can't deal with the second string warm up team. Sorry for the sports reference... I'm sure as I dabble more into the vampire novels my list will change and grow long.
Russiangoddess wrote: "Vanessa wrote: "omg it's always twilight series up there == but vampire academy series is way better and every1 who has read it knows it too! DimitriXRose .Hell YEah!!I go for the badasses!!Bel..."
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