Blue bloods is a very,very good vampire book. x3

Try Marked, Betrayed, and Chosen by P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast. Read in that order. It's a series, and very good.

While vampires are not the central point in the Watch series, they play a role and are, in my opinion, a much more true-to-lore version of the vampire than some other books that may or may not be popular now. *coughtwilightcough*

Anyway, the series is Night Watch, Day Watch and Twilight Watch by Sergey Lukyanenko.

Recommended Vampire Reads
 

So unless you've been hiding VERY thoroughly somewhere far, far out of sight, you've heard of the juggernaut known as the Twilight Saga. As I am currently employed to a bookstore, I have been a first hand witness to the extreme popularity of this quartet, and more often than not I'm the one who's ordering new copies by the tens and twenties to keep up with the demand.

Having just completed the series the other night, I found myself comparing it to other vampire series I've read...

And realized I haven't read all that many.

The only true vampire SERIES I've read in any part was Christine Feehan's Carpathian novels and Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse novels. Plus maybe a few stand alones that I can't recall off the top of my head.

So what other vampire series or novels have you read? Which ones would you recommend? Would you say they're better, equal to, or less than the Twilight Saga?

http://www.menewsha.com/forum/commun...ire-books.html

xD I made that thread a while ago, lots of people replied with good titles so you might want to check it out. :D

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite

I, Vampire (I can't remember the author's name)

Both are excellant books. I think that I, Vampire is a series (although the first book can be read as a stand alone), but I haven't read them yet.

This is my impression: everything is better than Twilight.

With that said, I'd suggest reading not only series about vampires, but short stories and folklore about them as well.

Bram Stoker's Dracula is a must. I suppose Anne Rice's vampire novels are alright but I got a bit frustrated with some of the slower parts and the the more whiny effeminate vampires (Lestat in particular). If you like manga, Vampire Hunter D by Hideyuki Kikuchi is quite good. The Vampire's Promise by Caroline B. Cooney is an interesting approach to vampirism, in my opinion, and worth the read. I would definitely suggest (if you're old enough to get them) Love in Vein and Twice Bitten edited by Poppy Z. Brite. Also, an awesome teen's series with tons of twists and adult decisions is The Darren Shan Saga, which is a fictional account of the life of Darren Shan; every single book in that series is good, I kid you not.

Thanks!
 

Ah! My apologies. I just joined today and wasn't up to the task of digging through ALL of the forum subjects to make sure I wasn't repeating a subject. Thanks for setting me straight. ;3

Hey EbonySquirrel.

I've merged your thread with xdark_secretsx so that we don't have any repeats. ^^

If you have any questions, you are welcome to pm me at anytime.

I really like the Jaz Parks books from Jennifer Rardin. I just discovered them recently and they're really good. They're all the goodness of a vampire book without all the sex that's usually associated with it. Yeah, characters are attracted to one another. There's a lot of playing. But the closest anyone's gotten to that is when your main vamp drinks the blood of someone else in the group. It's rather awesome. <3

The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice are by far my favorite vampire books. Granted, I've only read Interview with the Vampire and half of The Vampire Lestat. Still, I quite like them!

Twilight... I thought Twilight kind of sucked, the first book was terrible, the second book was terrible, the third book was devcent, and the fourth book was actually really good... And then the end just sucked. I've also sworn off Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series... Mostly because I read abook by that author and it was the worst book it has ever been my displeasure to read. I am not going to give her books a second chance.

Richelle Mead's Georgina Kincaid novels are about a succubus, but it features two vampires, Cody and Peter, as minor characters and friends of Georgina's. I love them, they're great vampire characters. I know Richelle Mead also has a series called 'Vampire Academy' but I've yet to read it. I have it on hold at the library, though! Richelle Mead is a fantastic author, I look forward to reading them.

And I also checked out a book called Suck It Up, I forget the author's name, though... It's a vampire novel about an oddity of a vampire.

I've been meaning to read The Vampire Chronicles, but I keep putting it off for some reason. I adore vampires! I should be more enthusiastic about reading. I never really got into Twilight. I don't know if anyone has read any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, but there are some vampires in there as well. I think one of his books I read had a vampire who was off of drinking blood, but had become addicted to coffee instead.

For now, I'll just stick to writing about vampires. I have a few short stories I need to finish that have vampires in them.

Just Curious
 

Hey Iltu! In case you should wander this way again, I'm just curious... what Laurell K book did you read that turned you off from her? It took me five before I gave up on her, but then, I tend to be overly generous. XD So I'm just wondering which one it was because I need to know things like that. *laughs*

Ebony- It was Death of a Darklord, or something to that effect. It was just... the beggining was boring. The middle was actually really good! ...And then the end was so terrible, and rushed, and left so many loose ends that I couldn't stand it. o_o;

I tend to be generous with authors and books myself, but that one just... I could not take another book by her, I don't think. XD;

has anyone here read sex, lies and vampires? i cant remember who it's by but its a great book very funny. I'd tell you what its about but it could kill it for some of you who might want to read it.

I can tell you two of my favorites if that would help at all.

"Sunshine"- Robin McKinley
Well this book not only has vampires, it also has magic! I loved it so much I pass it to all of my vampire loving friends. A girl goes out and gets kidnapped (the girls name is Sunshine...or is that her nickname?!? oh well) she is thrown into a ballroom with a chained and starving vampire. They end up doing many things, other than him killing her...I can't say much more or I will give away the whole story....

Then there is "Crimson Kiss" (I don't remember who wrote it)
IF you can find this book you should read it! It's all about vampires, and obsession, with some other things hidden under all of it. I can't remember all about this book, other than its not really sutible for anyone who is weak hearted, or young. But it is an amazingly captivating story. Sorry that I'm not a huge help on the description of it.