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Physiognomy

Physiognomy (or Physiognomancy) is the interpretation of outward appearance, especially the features of the face, to discover a person's predominant temper and character. Etymology Derived from the Greek phusis ('nature') and gnomonia

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Those of My Blood – by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

Those of My Blood, by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (Saint Martin's, 1988): Alien vampires that originate on another planet rather than on Earth as a human mutation. A group of the luren, stranded on

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Salem's Lot – by Stephen King

Salem's Lot, by Stephen King (Doubleday, 1975): King's first major work. In the figure of Barlow, he transplants Count Dracula into a contemporary setting. King plays upon the isolation of a small

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Hotel Transylvania – by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Hotel Transylvania, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Saint Martin's, 1978): Though not so well known to non-specialists as Rice's characters, Yarbro's Saint-Germain is probably the best-loved of contemporary vampires. If Rice's fiction may

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The Hunger – by Whitley Strieber

The Hunger, by Whitley Strieber (William Morrow, 1981): Another alien vampire, quite different from Weyland in her orientation toward the human race. Unlike Charnas' vampire, who values his isolation and would not

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Fevre Dream – by George R. R. Martin

Fevre Dream, by George R. R. Martin (Simon and Schuster, 1982): Vampire-as-alien tale featuring a vampire subculture rather than a solitary predator. Set in the heyday of the Mississippi steamboats, this novel

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Blood Hunt – by Lee Killough

Blood Hunt, by Lee Killough (TOR, 1987): A rare example of a fictional vampire who is a truly nice person, without possessing the superhuman charisma of Saint-Germain. Like Matheson, Killough postulates that

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Those Who Hunt the Night – by Barbara Hambly

Those Who Hunt the Night, by Barbara Hambly (Ballantine, 1988): Another “good vampire / bad vampire” novel with a strong period atmosphere. In Victorian England a husband-wife investigative team, Prof. James Asher

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Shattered Glass – by Elaine Bergstrom

Shattered Glass, by Elaine Bergstrom (Berkley, 1989): This story of a single clan of alien vampires is the first book in a series that rivals Yarbro's Saint-Germain chronicles in its potential scope.

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The Vampire Tapestry – by Suzy McKee Charnas

The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas (Simon and Schuster, 1980): In my opinion, the most coherent and believable presentation of vampire-as-alien ever published. The first section of this five-part novel, “The

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June 2017- Page 24

Physiognomy

Those of My Blood – by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

Salem's Lot – by Stephen King

Hotel Transylvania – by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

The Hunger – by Whitley Strieber

Fevre Dream – by George R. R. Martin

Blood Hunt – by Lee Killough

Those Who Hunt the Night – by Barbara Hambly

Shattered Glass – by Elaine Bergstrom

The Vampire Tapestry – by Suzy McKee Charnas

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