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A booklist from the Springfield City Library

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Short Story Collections

Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction 823.0873808 B623
The author of The Essential Dracula presents an anthology -- accompanied by an introduction -- of the thirty best short stories featuring vampires of all sorts, penned by such writers as Anne Rice, Stephen King, and Ray Bradbury.
Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories By Women 813.0873808 MAMMOTH
A collection of vampire tales by distinguished women authors features thirty-four works by Anne Rice, Edith Nesbit, Tanith Lee, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Tanya Huff, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Nancy Kilpatrick, Poppy Z. Brite, and other outstanding authors.

Novels

Andahazi, Federico The Merciful Women FICT ANDAHAZI FEDERICO Merciful
The author of The Anatomist delves deeply into the Gothic nineteenth century to explore the world of opium, erotica, and decadence that underpins Victorian polish and manners.
Elrod, P.N. A Chill in the Blood PBK FANTASY E
During his life Jack Fleming had been a reporter with a nose for the grittiest news, and now that he is dead, Jack is a vampire private eye with a thirst for blood and justice, but he may be the only one in a world of guns and gangs who can stop an all-out street war before it starts.
Fox, Andrew Fat White Vampire Blues FICT FOX ANDREW Fat
Vastly overweight thanks to a diet of blood from people who consume the fattiest diet in the world, vampire Jules Duchon is faced with a new vampire in his New Orleans neighborhood who wants to drive him out altogether and enlists the aid of Maureen, the obese stripper-vampire who created him, and Doodlebug, an undead cross-dresser, to eliminate his problems.
Hamilton, Laurell K. Circus of the Damned FICT HAMILTON LAURELL Circus
When a dangerous vampire named Alejandro hits town and claims Anita Blake, an expert on creatures of the night, for his human servant, a war of the undead breaks out and puts Blake's life in jeopardy.
Harris, Charlaine Club Dead PBK MYST H
When her boyfriend Bill, a vampire who has been rather distracted of late, disappears, Sookie Stackhouse journeys to Jackson, Mississippi, to find her beloved, who has gotten himself caught in a dangerous web of murder and betrayal at Club Dead, an elite underground society.
McKinley, Robin Sunshine FICT MCKINLEY ROBIN Sunshine
Left to die in an abandoned mansion as the prey of a vampire, Sunshine is stunned to find herself unharmed and must come up with a way to save her undead host from the perils of the daylight world, in a seductive tale of supernatural desire from the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Hero and the Crown.
McMullen, Sean Glass Dragons FANTASY MCMULLEN SEAN Glass
Laron, a chivalrous seven-hundred-year-old vampire, the beautiful Velander, and the patient Terikel join forces to investigate a magical Manhattan Project that could fall into the wrong hands, in the sequel to Voyage of the Shadowmoon.
Moore, Christopher Bloodsucking Fiends: a Love Story FICT MOORE CHRISTOPHER Bloodsuc
From the author of Coyote Blue comes a tale of vampires on the loose as aspiring young writer Tommy Flood meets beautiful Jody on her nocturnal visit to the supermarket and unwittingly begins an eternal relationship.
Patterson, James Violets Are Blue FICT PATTERSON JAMES Violets
Alex Cross joins forces with a female San Francisco detective to investigate a pattern of murders occurring across the country that draws him into the bizarre underground subculture of ritual role-playing and vampirism.
Thorne, Tamara Candle Bay PBK HORROR T
While working at the stunning Candle Bay Hotel and Spa, assistant concierge Amanda Pearce finds herself powerfully attracted to her enigmatic boss, Stephen Darling, but unbeknowst to Amanda, Stephen and his family are vampires, and a rival vampire family known as the Dantes wage an unholy war against the Darlings, forcing Amanda to choose between life or immortality.
Thurlo, David Second Sunrise MYST THURLO DAVID Second
FBI agent Daine Lopez teams up with New Mexico state police officer -- and Navajo vampire -- Lee Nez to hunt down a trio of ruthless vampires led by Nez's old adversary Hans Muller before they can steal a hidden cache of stolen plutonium, but first they must deal with some evil Navajo skinwalkers seeking to gain eternal life by drinking Nez's blood.
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn Better in the Dark [available through CWMARS]
Held for ransom after a shipwreck in the fortress town ruled by King Otto, the Count Saint-Germain, a vampire, falls in love with the lovely lady Ranagonda, the true ruler of the fortress.

 

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