Vampire Readings: An Annotated Bibliography

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Scarecrow Press, 1998 - Literary Criticism - 163 pages
It was only a little more than 100 years ago, when Bram Stoker wrote the now famous Dracula, that vampire myths began to achieve their current popularity. Hundreds of books now portray vampires in a variety of non-traditional roles, including aliens from outer space, private detectives, and time travelers.



Vampire Readings is an annotated bibliography of 779 entries divided into five sections: Novels; Anthologies and Novellas; Young Adult; Additional Readings; Unread Undead. The largest section is Novels and here, besides a summary of the plot (without spoilers), the author indicates where each novel may fit into other genres such as science fiction/fantasy, mystery, romance, etc. Works by such writers as Anne Rice, Tanya Huff, Christopher Pike, Tanith Lee, Barbara Hambly, Kim Newman, and, of course, Bram Stoker are discussed in Vampire Readings . Separate author and title indexes are included.

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Contents

Anthologies and Novellas
85
Young Adult
115
The Unread Undead
129
Copyright

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About the author (1998)

Patricia Altner (M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky) is a freelance writer and researcher.

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