Thought this might interest some people. This is the first book of Vampire Diaries (The Awakening). Which is the book that the new show on CW is based off of. I found this text, and you can actually read the entire book online. So I thought you all would enjoy it.
It might be interesting to read and compare to the TV show. There are a few blogs I’ve seen on this, maybe I will write them down and let you know.
Whether you are a vampire lover, or just jumping on the bandwagon due to the Twilight Series or Vampire Diaries (a new TV show on CW), you have a wide variety of fiction books to choose from. Non-fiction Vampire books are quite a bit different, and a little harder to find. But if this is what you want, you have come to the right place! I have compiled a list of Non-fiction Vampire Books below for your convienence.
Here you can find anything you want – from the beloved Count Dracula, to various handbooks and companion books where you can find new and interesting things about Vampires.
Handbooks, Companions and General Reference
Vampires, Burial & Death: Folklore & Reality by Paul Barber
Vampires and Vampirism: Legends from Around the World by Dudley Wright
The Dracula Cookbook of Blood by Ardin C. Price
The Varmpire Gallery by J. Gordon Melton
The Complete Book of Vampires by Leonard R. N. Ashley
The Vampire Encyclopedia by Matthew E. Bunson
The Vampire Lectures by Laurence A. Rickels
Book of the Vampire by Nigel Suckling, illus. Bruce Pennington
The Vampire: In Legend & Fact by Basil Copper
Bloody Irish by Bob Curran
Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures by Bill Schutt
The Vampire Book: The Complete Encyclopedia of the Undead by J. Gordon Melton
Bite: A Vampire Handbook by Kevin Jackson
V Is for Vampire : An A to Z Guide to Everything Undead by David J. Skal
Vampire: The Complete Guide to the World of the Undead by Manuela Dunn-Mascetti
Private Files of a Vampirologist: Case Histories & Letters edited by Jeanne K. Youngson
The Complete Vampire Companion by Rosemary Ellen Guiley and J. B. MacAbre
Vampires: Restless Creatures of the Night by Jean Marigny, translated by Lory Frankel
Vampires: The Occult Truth by Konstantinos
Dracula Books – A short list of some very interesting books
The Dracula Book by Donald Glut
Dracula : Between Tradition and Modernism by Carol A. Senf
Dracula : Bram Stoker (New Casebooks) by Glennis Byron
Dracula : Sense & Nonsense by Elizabeth Miller
Dracula : The Novel and the Legend by Clive Leatherdale
Dracula : The Shade and the Shadow edited by Elizabeth Miller
Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula by Kurt W. Treplow
Kurt W. Treptow Dracula : The Vampire Legend on Film by Robert Marrero
Dracula, Prince of Darkness by Martin H. Greenberg
In addition to the above, these below authors have a lot of books on the subject of vampires, and seem to have extensive knowledge regarding anything Vampire. Please check out the authors below to see what they have to say regarding Vampires
Since Twilight came out more and more people are looking for Vampire Books. Vampire books have been a favorite theme with many writers. With Dracula, and all its renditions to the very popular kids series The Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones, these types of books have become a staple in paving the way for a more mainstream Below I have compiled a short list of Vampire books that can be appealing to teenagers, or young adults. Mostly I have added series, I find that series are really great, I feel that I can get to know the characters much better should I have more to read about them.
The Anita Blake Series
by: Laurell K. Hamilton
#1 Guilty Pleasures
#7 Burnt Offerings
#13 Micah
#2 The Laughing Corpse
#8 Blue Moon
#14 Danse Macabre
#3 The Circus of The Damned
#9 Obsidian Butterfly
#15 The Harliquin
#4 The Lunitic Café
#10 Narcissus in Chains
#16 Blood Noi
#5 Bloody Bones
#11 Cerulean Sins
#17 Skin Trade
#6 The Killing Dance
#12 Incubus Dreams
The Vampire Chronicles / New Tales of the Vampire Books
by: Anne Rice
Interview with the Vampire – The Vampire Chronicles
Merrick- The Vampire Chronicles
The Vampire Lestat- The Vampire Chronicles
Blood and Gold- The Vampire Chronicles
The Queen of the Damned- The Vampire Chronicles
Blackwood Farm- The Vampire Chronicles
The Tale of the Body Thief- The Vampire Chronicles
Blood Canticle- The Vampire Chronicles
Memnoch the Devil- The Vampire Chronicles
Pandora – New Tales of the Vampire
The Vampire Armand- The Vampire Chronicles
Vittorio the Vampire – New Tales of the Vampire
Dark Series Books
by: Christine Feehan
#1 Dark Prince
#8 Dark Legend
#15 Dark Secret
#2 Dark Desire
#9 Dark Guardian
#16 Dark Demon
#3 Dark Gold
#10 Dark Symphony
#17 Dark Celebration
#4 Dark Magic
#11 Dark Descent
#18 Dark Possession
#5 Dark Challenge
#12 Dark Melody
#19 Dark Curse
#6 Dark Fire
#13 Dark Destiny
#20 Dark Slayer
#7 Dark Dream
#14 Dark Hunger
#21
Dark Day Series
by: Jocelynn Drake
Nightwalker
Dayhunter
Dawnbreaker
Vampire Kisses
by: Ellen Schreiber
The Beginning
Dance with a Vampire
The Coffin Club
Royale Blood
Books by Shannon Drake
Beneath a Blood Red Moon
When Darkness Falls
Deep Midnight
Realm of Shadows
The Awakening
Dead by Dusk
The Sookie Stackhouse Series (aka: Southern Vampire) Books
by: Christine Harris
#1 Dead until Dark
#4 Dead to the World
#7 All Together Dead
#2 Living Dead in Dallas
#5 Dead as a Doornail
#8 From Dead to Worse
#3 Club Dead
#6 Definitely Dead
#9 Dead and Gone
The Twilight Series
by: Stephanie Meyers
Twilight
New Mood
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
The Vampire Academy Books
by: Richelle Mead *The audio books of this series is available at audible.com, and they are among my top 3 favorite books
Vampire Academy
Frostbite
Shadow Kiss
Blood Promise
Vampirates
by: Justin Somper
Demons of the Ocean
Tide of Terror
Blood Captain
Vampire Huntress Legend Series
by: L.A. Banks
#1 Minion: The Legends Begin
#5 The Damned
#9 The Darkness
#2 Awakening
#6 The Forsaken
#10 The Thirteenth
#3 The Bitten
#7 The Wicked
#11 The Shadows
#4 The Forbidden
#8 The Cursed
Danielle Walthers Series
by Scott Ciencin
Vampire Odyssey
The Wildlings
Parliament of Blood
The Dracula Horror Series
by: Robert Lory
Dracula Returns
Dracula’s Gold
Dracula’s Lost World
The Hand of Dracula
The Drums of Dracula
Dracula’s Disciple
Dracula’s Brothers
The Witching of Dracula
Challenge to Dracula
The Others Series
by Sergei Lukyanenki
Night Watch
Day Watch
Twilight Watch
Necroscope Series
by: Brian Lumley
#1 Necroscope (#1)
#7 The Vampire World: Last Aerie #2 (#7)
#13 E Branch: Avengers (#13)
#2 Nectoscope II: Vamphyri (#2)
#8 The Vampire World: Blood Wars #3 (#8)
#14 A Coven Of Vampires
#3 Necropscope Iii: The Source (#3)
#9 Necroscope: The Lost Years (#9)
#15 Harry Keogh: Necroscope And Other Heroes
#4 Necroscope Iv: Deadspeak (#4)
#10 Necroscope:Resurgence (Lost Years #2) (#10)
#16 Necroscope: The Touch
#5 Necroscope V:Deadspawn (#5)
#11 E Branch : Invaders (#11)
#6 The Vampire World: Blood Brothers #1 (#6)
#12 E Branch : Defilers (#12)
If you have any more Vampire Series that you would like to add, let me know and I will add them to this list! I know there are plenty more series out there, but most of them I haven’t had a chance to get through yet. I would love to know what your thoughts are on these books as well, so be sure to leave a comment telling me what your favorites are!
