The Best  Modern Vampire Novels. Really.

A Listmania! list by Stephen E. Andrews "Writer" (United Kingdom)
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Vampire Tapestry
1.  Vampire Tapestry by CHARNAS
The list author says:
  "Easily the most literate, literary standalone vampire novel. Should be in Penguin Modern Classics. Rapacious, existential and stark. Genius."
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Hotel Transylvania
2.  Hotel Transylvania by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
The list author says:
  "The first Saint-Germain novel, dating from 1978. The most melodramatic of the series and not typical, but just fantastic."
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The Hunger
3.  The Hunger by Whitley Strieber
The list author says:
  "Helped redefine the vampire novel in the 80s. Streiber isn't the most elegant of prose stylists, but he can tell a story and really move you. Brilliant."
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Fevre Dream (FANTASY MASTERWORKS)
4.  Fevre Dream (FANTASY MASTERWORKS) by George R.R. Martin
The list author says:
  "Yes, the 'Game of Thrones' guy. Fantasy readers are so conservative sometimes, most of his fans have not read this 1980s classic. Alongside Streiber, it redefined the vampire novel for the modern age."
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

Blood Games
5.  Blood Games by Yarbro Chelsea Quinn
The list author says:
  "One of the best Saint-Germain novels. Imagine 'I Caudius' with a vampire hero and you're there. A masterful historical novel."
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Live Girls
6.  Live Girls by Ray Garton
The list author says:
  "Sleazy, nasty, bloody, sexy and dirty, a vampire novel for the AIDS era. Not pretty, but a relief from all that twee 'Twilight' rubbish."
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Children of the Night
7.  Children of the Night by Dan Simmons
The list author says:
  "Dan Simmons is, as a popular novelist, far better than Stephen King. When it comes to mastery of all genres, he nearly topples Richard Matheson. Great pageturning stuff."
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I Am Legend (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
8.  I Am Legend (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Richard Matheson
The list author says:
  "Forget all three film versions (yes kids, it's been around since the 1950s), especially the recent one. Matheson taught most of today's genre writers nearly everything they know."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (160 customer reviews)

Some of Your Blood
9.  Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon
The list author says:
  "I have to admit I've always thought Sturgeon is over-rated, but there is no  denying this is powerful, clever and ambitious."
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In A Glass Darkly (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
10.  In A Glass Darkly (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Sheridan Le Fanu
The list author says:
  "Nothing modern abput this of course, but it does contain the original lesbian vampire/teen vampire story 'Carmilla', which has inspired many films."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

The Vaccinator: Binary 2: "The Vaccinator", "Andy Warhol's Dracula" Bk.2 (Gollancz S.F.)
11.  The Vaccinator: Binary 2: "The Vaccinator", "Andy Warhol's Dracula" Bk.2 (Gollancz S.F.) by Michael Marshall Smith
The list author says:
  "'Andy Warhol's Dracula' is for those who know their avant garde art, punk and pop art, so it's elitist but  breathtakingly clever. Newman is more than a film critic, I tell you."
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Interview with the Vampire: The First Book in The Vampire Chronicles
12.  Interview with the Vampire: The First Book in The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
The list author says:
  "Yes, it's breathless, adolescent and camp, but it is still a really great book, Like satie in a darkened room. Lovely. After this it all gets a bit silly though..."
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Saint-Germain: Memoirs
13.  Saint-Germain: Memoirs by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
The list author says:
  "The most urbane and sophisticated vampire of them all strides across 5,000 years of history in these elegant short stories. Just buy every single Germain book you can get, you won't be sorry .."
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