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Strain Trilogy

April 12, 2011 By Staff Editor

by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan

A dark and dangerous journey about vampires rampant in NYC.

The Strain (2009)

by Del Toro, Guillermo

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Description: The story begins onboard a grounded plane that has just landed at New York’s JFK airport. Police and emergency medical crews are called to investigate the possible outbreak of a mysterious disease, which has killed all but four of the plane’s passengers. Unknowingly, something more ominous is responsible for the carnage, which now threatens the city and soon the entire country.

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Filed Under: Book Lists Tagged With: Horror, Thriller, Vampires

Ghosts and Vampires

September 28, 2010 By Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Ghosts & Vampires

Ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night!

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Filed Under: Book Lists Tagged With: Fiction, Ghosts, Scary, Supernatural, Vampires

Focus on: Anne Rice

August 14, 2010 By Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Born Howard Allen O’Brien on October 4, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Named after her father, Anne changed her first name in 1947 on her first day of school. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Authors Tagged With: Christianity, New Orleans, Supernatural, Vampires

Teen Vampires

July 22, 2010 By Staff Editor Leave a Comment

Vampire Books and Series for Young Adults

Check out these fun books with a bite – especially for teens! [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Lists Tagged With: Supernatural, Vampires, Young Adult

Stephenie Meyer Read Alikes

July 20, 2010 By Staff Editor Leave a Comment

If you like: Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer is famous for her popular Twilight saga , the story of love and longing between a vampire and a human.   If you like your romance supernatural and your heroes or heroines bloodthirsty – then check out these compelling vampire tales… [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Lists Tagged With: Read Alikes, Romance, Stephenie Meyer, Supernatural, Vampires

Charlaine Harris Read Likes

July 20, 2010 By Staff Editor Leave a Comment

If you like : Charlaine Harris

The Sookie Stackhouse vampire novels are her best known, but all her books feature believable, gutsy female protagonists, most of whom live in vividly portrayed small Southern towns.  Strong supernatural elements and sexy romance stories often appear.  If her style suits your style – then look no further than these great books. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Lists Tagged With: Charlaine Harris, Read Alikes, Romance, Supernatural, Vampires

Laurell K. Hamilton Read Alikes

July 20, 2010 By Staff Editor Leave a Comment

If you like: Laurell K. Hamilton

Laurell K. Hamilton has a unique blend of Fantasy, Horror and Mystery in her Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books. If you enjoy her theatrical melange of supernatural elements, fierce characters and sometimes exotic romances, then these other books are perfect for you! [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Lists Tagged With: Laurell K. Hamilton, Read Alikes, Supernatural, Vampires

Undead (Queen Betsy) Series

July 14, 2010 By Staff Editor Leave a Comment

by MaryJanice Davidson

Elizabeth “Betsy” Taylor turns thirty in the most unfortunate manner possible: she is laid off from work and then run down by an SUV. Waking up in the morgue fails to improve her mood, and when she discovers she can’t kill herself, she gets downright stroppy. Being proclaimed “Queen of the Vampires” by the obnoxious Eric Sinclair, who places himself first in line to be her consort, proves to be the last straw.

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Filed Under: Book Lists Tagged With: Funny, Janet Evanovich read alikes, MaryJanice Davidson, Romance, Vampires

Twilight Series

July 14, 2010 By Staff Editor Leave a Comment

by Stephenie Meyer

Twilight is a series of four vampire-based fantasy romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. It charts a period in the life of Isabella “Bella” Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Washington, and falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Lists Tagged With: Romance, Stephenie Meyer, Supernatural, Teen, Vampires, Washington, Werewolves

The Vampire Chronicles

July 14, 2010 By Staff Editor Leave a Comment

By Anne Rice

The Vampire Chronicles is a series of novels by Anne Rice that revolves around Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman made into a vampire in the 18th century.  Most of the books are in first-person perspective with only a few being in third-person.  All of the books follow the histories, both mortal and vampiric, of a group of select vampires. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Lists Tagged With: Anne Rice, Historical, Vampires
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