Top 15 Vampire Novels Of All Time

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Vampire novels have always captured the imagination of readers. Vampire fiction in its totality is not just about shock and awe. Many vampire novel are classic. The first really famous vampire novel was Bram Stoker's Dracula. The story of Lord Dracula became so popular that he is now used as an archetype to symbolise vampire fiction.

Recently, the vampire novel series Twilight has become very popular among the youth. It has been observed that young adults like vampire fiction more than grown ups. Another young adult series of vampire fiction that is on the best sellers list is the House Of Night and Vampire Diaries. Both these novel series have been converted into television series.

When it comes to classics among vampire novels, you cannot forget Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot' and the 'Queen Of The Damned' by Anne Rice. Many authors have the reputation of writing the best vampire fiction. Anne Rice is one of them.

Here are 15 of the best vampire novels written till date.

Dracula: Bram Stoker

The story of the Austrian Lord Dracula who had human blood for dinner will be forever ingrained in our consciousness.

Twilight Series: Stephene Meyer

The Twilight series is a fatalistic romance between the vegetarian vampire (who does not drink human blood) Edward Cullen and a timid high school girl Bella. It is the classic case of the lion falling in love with the lamb.

The Queen Of The Damned: Anne Rice

The novel series talks about an ancient goddess of the vampires who is accidentally invoked by a vampire. She creates havoc in the world where vampires are used to hide.

Blood Sucking Fiends: Christopher Moore

The thing about this novel is its realistic writing. This is the story of girl Jodi who wakes up as a vampire one morning and tries to search for the individual who had turned into one.

Vampire Diaries: L. J. Smith

This novel series is based on two vampire brothers, the Salvatores and their common love interest Elena Gilbert. Elena is a re-incarnation of Catherine, the vampire who seduced both brothers and turned them into vampires.

I Am Legend: Richard Matheson

This novel has made way for the concept of zombies in literature and films. This book talks about an apocalyptic disease that makes people zombies and it spreads by biting.

Interview With The Vampire: Anne Rice

In the movie version of this famous novel, Brad Pitt plays the handsome vampire. Anne Rice spins a lovely tale around the Lestat and Loius families.

House Of Night: P C Cast

P C Cast's novel series, the House Of the Night talks about a school for vampires that identifies special talents in them and grooms them for the future.

Salem's Lot: Stephen King

This is the novel that shot Stephen King to fame. The story is of a successful author who returns to his childhood town in Maine, USA for solitude. He discovers that people in the town of Salem Lot are turning into vampires.

Dead To The World: Charliane Harris

This book talks about the struggle between vampires and a group of witches who are fighting for supremacy. This has been adapted as the television series 'True Blood'.

Guilty Pleasures: Laurell K Hamilton

This is the first novel of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series. Anita is a vampire hunter who specialises in alternative history. She falls for a vampire master and becomes his 'human servant'. Scary, erotic and a thriller, the perfect nutcracker.

Sunshine: Robin Mckinley

Sunshine is a story set in an alternative surreal atmosphere. It some undefined time after the 'Voodoo wars'. The world is now divided into 'humans' and the 'Others'. It is a fantasy novel par excellence.

Living Dead In Dalla: Charliane Harris

The first novel in the Southern Vampire Mysteries series, this novel talks about a waitress who can read minds. It explores the horizon of the human and vampire world at the point at which they collide.

The Vampire Lestat: Anne Rice

The famous Vampire fiction writer Anne Rice gives a face to face encounter with the brooding and self-centered vampire hero Lestat. A book that remains on the favourites list of vampire fiction lovers.