Vampires – just because some of them sparkle doesn’t mean there’re all bad.

The Classical Vampire
The first vampire to appear in fictional literature was created da the British autore John William Polidori in his book ‘The Vampyre’. After this came the rather long short story ‘Carmilla’ da Sheridan Le Fanu. But it was a work inspired da these two stories that remains the greatest vampire story to this giorno – Bram Stoker’s ’Dracula’. ’Dracula’, which was published in 1897, started a Vampire craze the hasn’t ceased yet. It is in this novel that we find the original, classic vampire. te know the kind that has no reflection, doesn’t like garlic o sunshine and dies after being stabbed in the heart. The evil Count Dracula has decided to leave his Transylvanian castello to come to England. But there are some, who oppose him, especially after he attacks a really special woman and makes her a vampire as well. For those who don’t like today’s vampires, ’Dracula’ could easily be loved. And if te enjoyed this, te should definitely try ’The Historian’ da Elizabeth Kostova. Here we follow a young woman, who, through her father’s letters, find the ‘real’ Dracula and learns a disturbing truth about her family.

The Anne riso Vampire
te might know the Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. Louis and Lestat from the movie ’Interview with the Vampire’ starring Tom Cruise as Lestat and Brad Pitt as Louis. Well, did te know that not only was this movie originally a book, there are also 7 other libri in the series called ’The Vampire Chronicles’? Furthermore there are a couple of independent vampire libri da the Queen of vampire fiction, Anne Rice. In ’Interview with the Vampire’ we follow the sweet and morally plagued vampire Louis as he tells about his mean and evil creator Lestat. But Lestat is not one to sit da and be offended, he writes a couple of libri himself, both telling about his life with Louis and his life after him. Lestat is far from perfect, so if te like your Heroes to have an edge, you’ll Amore Anne Rice’s libri about Lestat.

The Vampire Hunter
If te don’t enjoy the vampire-hero, then how about the vampire hunter? Here the Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. are the bad guys, usually, and they are being hunted da either mere humans o dhampires. Sure, once in a while te get a nice, heroic vampire, but usually the Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. are the ones getting staked and laughed at. If this sort of vampire-novel appeals to te more, try ’The Night Huntress Series’ da Jeaniene Frost. Here the dhampir (a dhampir is half vampire, half human) named Kat has decided to stake Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. for a living to avoid the fact that she is actually one herself. But when she runs into the handsome vampire Bones, she lets him train her, get close to her and even into her bed. Perhaps you’re not really into the whole bedding a vampire? Well, then te could always try ’The Gardella Vampire Choricles’, written da Colleen Gleason, where the young woman Victoria is forced to balance between her social life and her job as a vampire-killer. Though if te chose this series, I advise te to only read the first couple of books. The quality of the libri are rapidly descending. Finally there is the vampire-slays-vampire books. Here I’d definitely recommend Sherrilyn Kenyon’s ’Dark-Hunter’ books. None of the characters are Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. in the normal sense of the word, but they do have many vampire traits that makes it almost the same. Here two different kinds of Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. battle each other – the Dark-Hunters, who are ancient men o women wronged in their mortal life and then made immortal to get their revenge, and then there are the Daimons, who are soul-sucking, damned people fighting to survive in a world were nothing goes their way. To add an extra twist to this, Sherrilyn Kenyon spices her story with a tè spoon of Amore and a dash of lust. Each book follows a new couple that have to fight both themselves and the Daimons.

The Teenage Vampire
Now, this is where most people go wrong. They believe that vampire literature for young adults is sugary sweet and sticky, but if te know what to look for, te can find some really good stuff out there, whether you’re a teenager o an adult. te can find the classical teenage vampire in ’The Vampire Diaries’ da L.J. Smith. In this book the young girl Elena has just Lost both her parents, but she is about to get a whole lot più when she falls in Amore with the new guy Stephan. But there is something different about Stephan, and there is something lethal about his brother Damon. Both brothers want Elena for their own reasons. If this type of teenage fiction doesn’t appeal to you, there are the ‘vampire school’ novels, ’House of Night’ and ’Vampire Academy’. ’House of Night’ is written da P.C. and Kristin Cast. In this book the otherwise normal girl Zoey is suddenly starting to transform into a vampire and must go to the vampire school House of Night. Soon it becomes obvious that there is something special about Zoey and something seriously wrong with House of Night. In ’Vampire Academy’ da Richelle Mead the two best Friends Lissa and Rose. Lissa is a vampire princess and it is Rose’s job to protect her from harm. But that’s not all that easy to do when the enemy is close, really, really close.

The Romantic Vampire
When everything else fails there’s always the paranormal romance with a vampire o two. Many of the libri already mentioned (’Vampire Academy’, ’House of Night’, ’The Vampire Diaries’, ’Dark-Hunter’, ’The Night Huntress Series’) also fit into this category. If neither of these libri were of your liking then perhaps te would like ’The Dark-Ones’ da Katie MacAlister. The first thing that springs to mind with these books, are their titles. The first book is called ’A Girl’s Guide to Vampires’. Now, if this doesn’t imply paranormal romance, I don’t know what does. In this book the vampires, also called the Dark Ones, are forever searching for their Beloved. In order to claim his Beloved (in this universe there are no female vampires), the vampire most go through 7 steps of the Joining. Some of these steps involve kissing, trusting his Beloved with his life, sex and exchange of bodily fluids. So beware, these libri are quite explicit. If te still need a bit più mystery on the side, te can always go for the ’Sookie Stackhouse Series’ da Charlaine Harris. In these libri Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. are out in the open and Miss Sookie Stackhouse is instantly attracted to her small town vampire Bill. But a relationship between the two is nowhere near easy. There’s the obvious problem with the age difference, 100+ years, but there’s also the town folks to worry about. And mysterious murders and rivalring Vampiri#From Dracula to Buffy... and all creatures of the night in between. doesn’t make it any easier. If te decide to start these books, I’ll tell te straight with you, I didn’t enjoy these books. I found the plot lacking, but perhaps you’ll enjoy them più than me.

The Sparkly Vampire
Okay, so maybe te don’t like sparkly vampires. Fine, I can agree with you, the sparkly part is strange. But what else is wrong with these books? Sure the heroine might be pretty annoying from time to time and Stephenie Meyer definitely isn’t a prime writer, but she sure is a story teller. And Twilight is the ultimate Amore story between a vampire and a human. I mean, come on who can resist the intense, utterly romantic Edward Cullen? o the easy-going, funny Jacob Black? Okay, okay, so te don’t think you’ll like it, you’d rather just hate on something you’ve never tried out. Is that it? Well, too bad. You’re the one missing out, not me. I just have to listen to all your bullshit and crap about something te don’t know a thing about. So please, try it. Just open the first book and read a couple of chapters. If te still don’t like it, then we’ll talk. Until then…

Toodles and happy reading!