Vampire Readings: An Annotated Bibliography

By Patricia Altner

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810835045
• ISBN13: 9780810835047
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"