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…
Author: Lux Ferre
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Vampyre by John Polidori
The Vampyre is the first Vampire story published in English, a novella written by John Polidori, physician to Lord Byron. The Vampyre appeared in England’s…
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
The Vampire Lestat (1985) is the second vampire novel by Anne Rice, continuing the story of Lestat, the central character in Interview with the Vampire.…
Blood Canticle (2003) – by Anne Rice
The final novel in Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. Blood Canticle is narrated by Rice’s leading Vampire, Lestat de Lioncourt, for the first time since Memnoch…
