The 4th book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, comes out this month and to celebrate we've put together a new vampire book list, Got Fangs?
Stop by the library to check out some cool vampire books and pick up one of our vampire book lists (Teen fiction or manga)!
In this story told primarily through journal entries, a British soldier in World War I makes the horrifying discovery that his regiment commander is descended from Count Dracula.
Blue Bloods by Melissa De la CruzSelect teenagers from some of New York City's wealthiest and most socially prominent families learn a startling secret about their bloodlines.
Chibi Vampire by Yuna Kagesaki Outwardly Karin Maaka seems every bit the normal (if cute) little high school girl, but in reality she's the middle child in a family of vampires which settled in Japan in decades past. Even amongst her kindred Karin is an oddity, however; she lacks many normal vampire traits but is able to function during the day. Most importantly, she has an abundance of blood rather than a shortage of it, so instead of draining blood from people she bites, she gives blood to them, an experience which can potentially have beneficial side effects for the “victim.” And if she doesn't do it on a monthly basis, she experiences gushing nosebleeds!
Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristin CastDark forces are at work at the House of Night and fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird’s adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be friends are turning out to be enemies. And oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey doesn’t have a clue how to help her, but she does know that anything she and Stevie Rae discover must be kept secret from everyone else at the House of Night, where trust has become a rare commodity. Speaking of rare: Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare position of having three boyfriends. Mix a little bloodlust into the equation and the situation has the potential to spell social disaster. Just when it seems things couldn’t get any tougher, vampyres start turning up dead. Really dead. It looks like the People of Faith, and Zoey’s horrid step-father in particular, are tired of living side-by-side with vampyres. But, as Zoey and her friends so often find out, how things appear rarely reflects the truth . . . (description from Amazon.com)
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites by Heather BrewerFor thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept the secret that he's half-vampire. When his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire (and to his parents' deaths) than he could have guessed.
Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him.
Essential Tomb of Dracula by Marv Wolfman & Gene ColanAfter he's brought back to life, Dracula emerges in the 1970s to find himself in a continual battle with a group of determined vampire hunters who are looking to bring his reign of terror to an end. Along the way Dracyla also battles demons, ghosts, fellow vampires, the disembodied criminal brain of Dr. Sun, Jack Russell: Werewolf by Night, and even the very elements themselves.
Evernight by Claudia GraySixteen-year-old Bianca, a new girl at the sinister Evernight boarding school, finds herself drawn to another outsider, Jared, but dark forces threaten to tear them apart and destroy Bianca's entire world.
Frostbite: a Vampire Academy Novel by Richelle Mead While on a school skiing trip, guardian-in-training Rose faces everything from misunderstandings between friends to fights among factions of Moroi as reports of horrific Strigoi attacks raise tensions, ultimately leading Rose and some of those closest to her into a battle that teaches her much about life, death, and love.
Note: the first book in this series is Vampire Academy
Moon Phase by Keitaro ArimaCameraman Morioka Kouhei is researching
Night Road by A.M. Jenkins Battling his own memories and fears, Cole, an extraordinarily conscientious vampire, and Sandor, a more impulsive acquaintance, spend a few months on the road, trying to train a young man who recently joined their ranks.
Record of a Fallen Vampire by Kyo ShirodairaThousands of years ago, Vampire King Akabara “Red Rose” Strauss lost both his kingdom and his queen. Since humans were unable to kill the queen, they sealed her away, erecting thousands of fake seals so that the king would never find her true location. Despite being pursued by relentless vampires, Akabara continues to search for his queen to this day . . .
Akabara is heavily injured during his battle against Kayuki, the newest incarnation of the Black Swan. Kayuki remains shrouded in mystery - not only does she bear a striking resemblance to the previous Black Swan, but she also offers Akabara a temporary truce! Why does she need to keep the Vampire King alive?
Suck It Up by Brian Meehl After graduating from the International Vampire League, a screwy, teenage vampire named Morning is given the chance to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming a superhero when he embarks on a League mission to become the first vampire to reveal his identity to humans and to demonstrate how peacefully-evolved, blood-substitute-drinking vampires can use their powers to help humanity.
When rejection comes back to bite you. Jordan's life sucks. Her boyfriend, Michael, dumped her, slept his way through half the student body, and then killed himself. But now, somehow, he appears at her window every night, begging her to let him in. Jordan can't understand why he wants her, but she feels her resistance wearing down. After all, her life - once a broken record of boring parties, meaningless hookups, and friend's she couldn't relate to - now consists of her drinking alone in her room as he waits for the sun to go down.
Vampire Beach: Bloodlust by Alex Duval
At first, Jason Freeman enjoys his new high school, but later he notices too many strange events there which lead to a girl who washes up on the beach with a suspicious bite mark.
The Vampire Diaries series is awesome! There's a love triangle between a high school girl and two hot vampire brothers, the usual good vs evil thing, a creepy graveyard with a mysterious tomb, and an evil presence that no one notices until it's almost too late.The books are being reissued with new covers (see below) and an extra volume (Dark Reunion), but in the meantime check these out:
Volume One: The Awakening
Volume Two: The Struggle
Volumes Three & Four: The Fury and Dark Reunion
Vampire Game by Judal When a vampire king finds himself reincarnated as a baby wildcat, he doesn't expect to be adopted by Princess Ishtar, the granddaughter of his enemy. Ishtar loves to cause trouble and run away from her royal responsibilites . . . and now she's got a shapechanging kitten to help her cause even more trouble. She's so amused that she might even help the vampire kitty get his revenge on her family.
Vampire Kisses 4: Dance With A Vampire by Ellen SchreiberWhen eleven-year-old Valentine, younger brother of vampires Jagger and Luna, comes to Dullsville looking for them, he threatens goth-girl Raven's younger brother, Billy Boy, as well as her relationship with her vampire boyfriend, Alexander.
Vampire Kisses #1: Blood Relatives *currently on orderThe absolute last thing goth-girl Raven and her vampire boyfriend, Alexander, need is another hitch in their nighttime-only romance - but dark trouble hovers on the horizon when Raven and Alexander discover four freshly dug graves filled with empty coffins. When a crew of sketchy vampires takes up residence in Dullsville's lonely graveyard, Alexander finds this motley bunch led by his very own blood-sucking cousin, Claude Sterling. Shocking! Claude and his creepy crew can only spell out more problems for the pair, especially when Raven finds them in daylight in the very last place she could ever imagine. What could Claude and his invaders be doing - or searching for - in Dullsville?
Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino *vol. #5 currently on orderCross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires!
Vampire Mountain by Darren Shan (Cirque du Freak series) Mr. Crepsley leads Darren Shan on a dangerous trek to Vampire Mountain, the very heart of the vampire world, to be presented to the Council, but an encounter with the Vampanese along the way means trouble.
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier is a retelling of the "Twelve Dancing Princesses" with vampires, a talking frog, and the light & dark sides of Faerie thrown in.Sixteen year old Jena and her four sisters live in an ancient castle in Romania, surrounded by a forest that shelters Faerie creatures. The castle has many secrets, one of which is the magical portal in the girls' bedroom. Every full moon, the portal opens and allows the sisters access to the Other Kingdom where they dance the night away with their Faerie friends.
The sisters have been safely visiting Faerie for years, but things start to change when Jena's older sister falls in love with someone that's not quite human and her cousin declares war on the night creatures. Jena's only hope to make things right is to trust her instincts, even if they're leading her in strange new directions.
Recommended for fans of Edith Pattou's East, this is a complex and satisfying read that you won't be able to put down.
