Vampires – just because some of them sparkle doesn’t mean there’re all bad.

The Classical Vampire
The first vampire to appear in fictional literature was created によって the British 作者 John William Polidori in his book ‘The Vampyre’. After this came the rather long short story ‘Carmilla’ によって Sheridan Le Fanu. But it was a work inspired によって these two stories that remains the greatest vampire story to this 日 – Bram Stoker’s ’Dracula’. ’Dracula’, which was published in 1897, started a Vampire craze the hasn’t ceased yet. It is in this novel that we find the original, classic vampire. あなた know the kind that has no reflection, doesn’t like garlic または sunshine and dies after being stabbed in the heart. The evil Count Dracula has decided to leave his Transylvanian 城 to come to England. But there are some, who oppose him, especially after he attacks a really special woman and makes her a vampire as well. For those who don’t like today’s vampires, ’Dracula’ could easily be loved. And if あなた enjoyed this, あなた should definitely try ’The Historian’ によって Elizabeth Kostova. Here we follow a young woman, who, through her father’s letters, find the ‘real’ Dracula and learns a disturbing truth about her family.

The Anne ご飯, 米 Vampire
あなた might know the ヴァンパイア Louis and Lestat from the movie ’Interview with the Vampire’ starring Tom Cruise as Lestat and Brad Pitt as Louis. Well, did あなた know that not only was this movie originally a book, there are also 7 other 本 in the series called ’The Vampire Chronicles’? Furthermore there are a couple of independent vampire 本 によって the クイーン of vampire fiction, Anne Rice. In ’Interview with the Vampire’ we follow the sweet and morally plagued vampire Louis as he tells about his mean and evil creator Lestat. But Lestat is not one to sit によって and be offended, he writes a couple of 本 himself, both telling about his life with Louis and his life after him. Lestat is far from perfect, so if あなた like your ヒーローズ to have an edge, you’ll 愛 Anne Rice’s 本 about Lestat.

The Vampire Hunter
If あなた don’t enjoy the vampire-hero, then how about the vampire hunter? Here the ヴァンパイア are the bad guys, usually, and they are being hunted によって either mere humans または dhampires. Sure, once in a while あなた get a nice, heroic vampire, but usually the ヴァンパイア are the ones getting staked and laughed at. If this sort of vampire-novel appeals to あなた more, try ’The Night Huntress Series’ によって Jeaniene Frost. Here the dhampir (a dhampir is half vampire, half human) named Kat has decided to stake ヴァンパイア for a living to avoid the fact that she is actually one herself. But when she runs into the handsome vampire Bones, she lets him train her, get close to her and even into her bed. Perhaps you’re not really into the whole bedding a vampire? Well, then あなた could always try ’The Gardella Vampire Choricles’, written によって Colleen Gleason, where the young woman Victoria is forced to balance between her social life and her job as a vampire-killer. Though if あなた chose this series, I advise あなた to only read the first couple of books. The quality of the 本 are rapidly descending. Finally there is the vampire-slays-vampire books. Here I’d definitely recommend Sherrilyn Kenyon’s ’Dark-Hunter’ books. None of the characters are ヴァンパイア in the normal sense of the word, but they do have many vampire traits that makes it almost the same. Here two different kinds of ヴァンパイア battle each other – the Dark-Hunters, who are ancient men または women wronged in their mortal life and then made immortal to get their revenge, and then there are the Daimons, who are soul-sucking, damned people fighting to survive in a world were nothing goes their way. To add an extra twist to this, Sherrilyn Kenyon spices her story with a お茶, 紅茶 spoon of 愛 and a dash of lust. Each book follows a new couple that have to fight both themselves and the Daimons.

The Teenage Vampire
Now, this is where most people go wrong. They believe that vampire literature for young adults is sugary sweet and sticky, but if あなた know what to look for, あなた can find some really good stuff out there, whether you’re a teenager または an adult. あなた can find the classical teenage vampire in ’The Vampire Diaries’ によって L.J. Smith. In this book the young girl Elena has just ロスト both her parents, but she is about to get a whole lot もっと見る when she falls in 愛 with the new guy Stephan. But there is something different about Stephan, and there is something lethal about his brother Damon. Both brothers want Elena for their own reasons. If this type of teenage fiction doesn’t appeal to you, there are the ‘vampire school’ novels, ’House of Night’ and ’Vampire Academy’. ’House of Night’ is written によって P.C. and Kristin Cast. In this book the otherwise normal girl Zoey is suddenly starting to transform into a vampire and must go to the vampire school House of Night. Soon it becomes obvious that there is something special about Zoey and something seriously wrong with House of Night. In ’Vampire Academy’ によって Richelle Mead the two best フレンズ Lissa and Rose. Lissa is a vampire princess and it is Rose’s job to protect her from harm. But that’s not all that easy to do when the enemy is close, really, really close.

The Romantic Vampire
When everything else fails there’s always the paranormal romance with a vampire または two. Many of the 本 already mentioned (’Vampire Academy’, ’House of Night’, ’The Vampire Diaries’, ’Dark-Hunter’, ’The Night Huntress Series’) also fit into this category. If neither of these 本 were of your liking then perhaps あなた would like ’The Dark-Ones’ によって Katie MacAlister. The first thing that springs to mind with these books, are their titles. The first book is called ’A Girl’s Guide to Vampires’. Now, if this doesn’t imply paranormal romance, I don’t know what does. In this book the vampires, also called the Dark Ones, are forever searching for their Beloved. In order to claim his Beloved (in this universe there are no female vampires), the vampire most go through 7 steps of the Joining. Some of these steps involve kissing, trusting his Beloved with his life, sex and exchange of bodily fluids. So beware, these 本 are quite explicit. If あなた still need a bit もっと見る mystery on the side, あなた can always go for the ’Sookie Stackhouse Series’ によって Charlaine Harris. In these 本 ヴァンパイア are out in the open and Miss Sookie Stackhouse is instantly attracted to her small town vampire Bill. But a relationship between the two is nowhere near easy. There’s the obvious problem with the age difference, 100+ years, but there’s also the town folks to worry about. And mysterious murders and rivalring ヴァンパイア doesn’t make it any easier. If あなた decide to start these books, I’ll tell あなた straight with you, I didn’t enjoy these books. I found the plot lacking, but perhaps you’ll enjoy them もっと見る than me.

The Sparkly Vampire
Okay, so maybe あなた don’t like sparkly vampires. Fine, I can agree with you, the sparkly part is strange. But what else is wrong with these books? Sure the heroine might be pretty annoying from time to time and Stephenie Meyer definitely isn’t a prime writer, but she sure is a story teller. And Twilight is the ultimate 愛 story between a vampire and a human. I mean, come on who can resist the intense, utterly romantic Edward Cullen? または the easy-going, funny Jacob Black? Okay, okay, so あなた don’t think you’ll like it, you’d rather just hate on something you’ve never tried out. Is that it? Well, too bad. You’re the one missing out, not me. I just have to listen to all your bullshit and crap about something あなた don’t know a thing about. So please, try it. Just open the first book and read a couple of chapters. If あなた still don’t like it, then we’ll talk. Until then…

Toodles and happy reading!