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• Team Human

  Larbalestier, Justine

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  Alina's pick: Snarky and full of banter, this is for everyone who is sick of vampires and their sparkly faces.

• The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

  Black, Holly, 1971-

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  Alina's pick: Some predictably bad decisions are made in this novel set in a city full of vampires.

• Sunshine

  McKinley, Robin, 1952-

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  Alison's pick: Robin McKinley's vampires have skin the colour of a mushroom left in the back of the fridge for too long, and yet invoke an instinctive fearful prey-response from humans. You're not supposed to be able to escape from them, certainly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Interview With the Vampire

  a Novel

  Rice, Anne, 1941-2021

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  Donna's picks: I spent many years in the world of Anne Rice and the Vampire Lestat and I regret not a second of it. Juicy, sensual, and filled with New Orleans dark glamour.

• Anno Dracula

  Newman, Kim, 1959-

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  Moata's pick: Kim Newman is a horror novel maestro and this alternate history take on Victoriana is clever and entertaining. Featuring some real historical figures and those more fantastical, you'll never think of Queen Victoria in quite the same…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Passage

  a Novel

  Cronin, Justin, 1962-

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  Dan's pick: One of the best of the modern takes on vampire fiction. This is the 1st book in a trilogy, the 3rd of which, City of Mirrors, has just been released

• Dracula

  Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912

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  Katherine's pick: The granddaddy of the them all! While it is available in more formats that you can shake a stake at, the original is a classic, chilling and creepy read that gets under the skin of the late Victorian pschye.

• Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

  Grahame-Smith, Seth, 1976-

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  Dan's pick: An alternate history of epic proportions. Not great literature but a fun & engaging read none-the-less & worth the effort

• Salem's Lot

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  Dan's pick: Classic vamp-horror from the legendary author

• The Strain

  Toro, Guillermo del, 1964-

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• I Am Legend

  Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013

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  Dan's pick: All at once vamp-dystopia. A modern classic of vamp-horror

• Dead Until Dark

  Harris, Charlaine, 1951-

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  Moata's pick: The first in Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Series and probably the most enjoyable. Fun, trashy, and an easy weekend read. Inspiration for the TV series True Blood.

• The Silver Kiss

  Klause, Annette Curtis

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  Moata's pick: I read this as a teenager and I still think it's one of the best vampire novels I've ever read. Romance and death - a winning combination.

• Bloodsucking Fiends

  Moore, Christopher, 1957-

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  Moata's pick: If you like your vampires with a dose of sarcastic humour and bad language then this is a must read. The story continues in sequel "You suck".

• American Vampire. [Volume One]

  Snyder, Scott, 1976-

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  1920s Hollywood is the setting for some fairly nasty goings-on and vampire cowboy, Skinner Sweet, is only responsible for some of them. Gore, betrayal and ruthlessness abound.