Vampires have been a huge part of horror for years and here are a list of books with vampires of all kinds! Please note, these are stand-alone or first in a series. I liked all of them when I read them, giving them 3 stars and above. please note I may not have finished the series or DNFed it for several reasons. This list is to give you a look at some of the vampire options out there and a link to multiple reviews of them so you can choose for yourself.
1) William Massa-Fear The Light
Many had tried to kill the Count over the centuries. All had failed. Until now...Eight
vampires gather at their maker's castle to solve the mystery of who
killed Dracula. But as the sun rises outside the chateau, a voice cries
out and another vampire is slain. Trapped inside their master's lair,
the sun burning bright outside, Dracula's children realize that they
have met their match - a formidable killer who plans on picking them off
one by one! As the daylight reigns and their numbers dwindle, a dark
suspicion grows - could the killer be hiding in plain sight?
2) Richelle Mead-Vampire Academy
Lissa
is a Vampire Princess, one of a race in danger of being turned to evil
by a rival Vampire clan. At this exclusive school Lissa and fellow
royalty are taught how to rule. The other half of students are the
bodyguards who are trained to give their lives for royalty and Rose
would die for her friend Lissa. But the Academy does not feel safe to
Rose and she is suspicious that someone wants to harm Lissa. Lissa is
interested in forming a love-life while Rose has eyes for her trainer
Dimitri. Will these distractions lead them into danger?
3) ES Moore-To Walk The Night (Kat Redding #1)
Kat
was a vampire hunter with her brother until they were captured. Kat was
turned but her brother fared much worse. After killing her captors and
escaping, Kat goes out to hunt the monsters in revenge, helped by the
human she rescued called Ethan who provides her with every gadget she
needs to do her job. Now a werewolf worshipping cult have uncovered her
identity and and want her to destroy a Vampire House who are trying to
enslave them.
4) Cherie Priest-Bloodshot (Cheshire Red Reports #1)
Raylene
is a vampire thief, hired by a blind vampire to steal his medical files
from people who experimented on him in the hope that he can be cured.
Along with Ian's loyal ghoul Cal and an ex military drag Queen, Raylene
takes on government and military enemies. Raylene
is a vampire thief, hired by a blind vampire to steal his medical files
from people who experimented on him in the hope that he can be cured.
Along with Ian's loyal ghoul Cal and an ex military drag Queen, Raylene
takes on government and military enemies.
5) Jennifer Rardin-Once Bitten Twice Shy (Jaz Parks #1)
I
loved this book! Jaz and Vayl are assassins who are to take out Assad,
but the plan quickly changes when he teams up with the world's most
deadly vampire terrorist The Raptor, to introduce a plague in America.
Stopping the plague, destroying a mythical chaos goddess and finding out
who keeps trying to kill them is all in a days work for our heroes!
Assisted by a psychic, a private detective and a gadget man, Jaz and
Vayl take on terrorists, vampires, mythical goddesses, a cult and Vayl's
psycho ex-wife.
6) Lynsay Sands-The Accidental Vampire (Argeneau #7)
Ever since an accident
turned her into a knockout vamp, Elvi Black's been catching her z's in a
coffin, staying out of the sun, and giving up garlic. She knows there's
more to being undead than what she saw in Dracula, but she can't
very well ask her mortal friends about proper biting etiquette. But
when her neighbors placed a personal ad for her in the local paper, she
never imagined she'd meet Victor Argeneau, a vampire who could have his
pick of any woman - dead or alive.
7) Johnny B Truant-Fat Vampire
Reginald
is fat, bored and being bullied at work. When he finally makes friends
with the goth kid on night shift Maurice, hope springs. Until vampires
attack Reginald and Maurice breaks the rules by turning him. Now
Reginald has to deal with being a slow and fat vampire instead.
8) James R Tuck-Blood and Bullets (Deacon Chalk #1)
Deacon
is approached by a vampire who asks him to kill a fellow hunter but
when Deacon goes to warn the man, the man attacks him, believing him to
be a vampire, and they are then surrounded in an ambush by a ton of
vampires. Deacon wants to know who used Larson to lure him into a trap
and then he plans to get some major payback. The search begins with an
ancient vampire who is in hiding but soon Deacon is confronted with a
vampire who can control other vampires and shifters and could well be
unbeatable.
9) Jaye Wells-Red Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane #1)
Sabina
Kane is an assassin who is half vampire half mage, earning the
disapproval of her Grandmother, the head of the Dominae vampires and
Sabina's boss. Her mother was a vampire and her father was a mage, a
forbidden relationship that vampires seem to blame Sabina for being part
of. Her latest assignment starts with the murder of her friend and she
is then to go as a spy to the enemy camp led by the evil Clovis who is
trying to unite all the other races against the vampires. But life is
complicated when the Mage community contact Sabina to try to convince
her that her place is with them and not the vampires who look down on
her. They offer her a family and community that she has never had and
training to develop her Mage skills. The question is, who is the real
enemy? Clovis, her Grandmother's vampires or the Mages?Who can she trust
and what side of the coming war should she be on?
10) Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan (Saga of Darren Shan #1)
Darren
and Steve's visit to the freak show ends with Steve furious at being
rejected as an assistant to vampire Mr Crepsley, who he recognises from a
horror book, while Darren decides to steal his performing spider. But
when the spider bites Steve, he is going to die unless Darren can
persuade Mr Crepsley to help save his friend.
I really enjoyed Mead's vampire series when I read it years ago. I kind of lost track when they picked it back up/ spin off, but I enjoyed what books I did read. I also read the first Sabina Kane book and liked it as well. Wonder why I never continued?
ReplyDeleteI think I read the first two Vampire Academy but never got round to reading the rest...or I might have stopped during the second book, I'm not sure. Might have to go back to them. The film was horrible!
DeleteI remember the Jaz Parks series! I was sad when the author died...
ReplyDeleteVampire Academy will always be a favourite. I adore Rose (and Dimitri for that matter.)
I loved Jaz Parks! It dipped a bit in the middle but for the most part I really enjoyed the series.
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