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 New Monthly Magazine in April 1819. Polidori
Interview with the Vampire is the ground-breaking first novel by Anne Rice that launched her Vampire Chronicles series and influenced the portrayal of VampireS in other fiction, film, and entertainment media. Interview with the Vampire began as a 30-page short
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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