Anita Blake and Saint-Germain
Vampires inspire series books. I think it must be because vampires are known for being immortal, and therefore lead such long “lives.” I’ve written about Anne Rice, MaryJanice Davidson and Christopher Moore’s short series. How about a few more to fill out your reading lists?
Laurell K. Hamilton writes about vampires in a series with a slightly different viewpoint. Her main character is Anita Blake, a vampire hunter. The novels are a bit on the racy and violent side, so be forewarned.
1. Guilty Pleasures
2. The Laughing Corpse
3. Circus of the Damned
4. The Lunatic Cafe
5. Bloody Bones
6. The Killing Dance
7. Burnt Offerings
8. Blue Moon
9. Obsidian Butterfly
10. Narcissus in Chains
11. Cerulean Sins
12. Incubus Dreams
13. Micah
14. Danse Macabre
15. The Harlequin
16. Blood Noir
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro writes the long-running series about the vampire Saint-Germain. With the first book published in 1978 and the 20th book published just last year, you’ll be able to keep your vampire thirst quenched for a long while. Interestingly, Saint-Germain is portrayed not as a blood-thirsty paragon of evil, but as an heroic being; his stories are often set against the most horrendous periods of human history in order to make the reader wonder just who is the real monster. These novels combine elements of horror, romance and historic fiction. If GCPL doesn’t have a copy (and there are several that we don’t), we can usually get the book from another library system in about a week. Just ask at the reference desk.
1. Hotel Transylvania
2. The Palace
3. Blood Games
4. Path of the Eclipse
5. Tempting Fate
6. The Saint-Germain Chronicles
7. Darker Jewels
8. Better in the Dark
9. Mansions of Darkness
10. Writ in Blood
11. Blood Roses
12. Communion Blood
13. Come Twilight
14. A Feast in Exile
15. Night Blooming
16. Midnight Harvest
17. Dark of the Sun
18. States of Grace
19. Roman Dusk
20. Borne in Blood
Hope you find something you enjoy!