Memnoch the Devil (1995) is the fifth novel in Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles features her lead Vampire, Lestat de Lioncourt, in a debate with the Devil. In New York City, Lestat stalks
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. The success of The Vampire Lestat, published in 1985, established the Vampire Chronicles for Rice,
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
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
The Dracula Tape, by Fred Saberhagen (Warner, 1975): An “interview” predating by a year the self-revelation of Rice's Louis. In the first serious novel to present a vampire's story from his or
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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