introduction

[embrock]

I'm probably the oldest of the group. The first vampire book I read was Dracula. I read it when I was a senior in high school. It scared me to death; I could hardly sleep the night I finished it. Salem's Lot was a favorite. I also liked Interview with a Vampire, but it took me a couple of tries to get into The Vampire Lestat. I've just checked out some of L. A. Banks books. Any comment on them.

Marlene

(I'm new at this posting business. Let me know if I'm violating any rules.)

[embrock]

I took the L. A. Banks books back to the library. They just didn't grab me. I also tried to read Sunshine and that didn't do it for me either. I forgot to mention that I did read The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova and do recommend it.

[Michelle]

Hello! Welcome to the group. I've read Dracula and The Historian they both had me completely immersed in the story.

[♥ Rachel♥]

wat's The Historian about? god, it feels like i'm asking that so much in this group...

[Michelle]

"To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history...."
Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of—a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an inconceivable evil hidden in the depths of history.
The letters provide links to one of the darkest powers that humanity has ever known—and to a centuries-long quest to find the source of that darkness and wipe it out. It is a quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the legend of Dracula. Generations of historians have risked their reputations, their sanity, and even their lives to learn the truth about Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Now one young woman must decide whether to take up this quest herself—to follow her father in a hunt that nearly brought him to ruin years ago, when he was a vibrant young scholar and her mother was still alive.
What does the legend of Vlad the Impaler have to do with the modern world? Is it possible that the Dracula of myth truly existed—and that he has lived on, century after century, pursuing his own unknowable ends? The answers to these questions cross time and borders, as first the father and then the daughter search for clues, from dusty Ivy League libraries to Istanbul, Budapest, and the depths of Eastern Europe. In city after city, in monasteries and archives, in letters and in secret conversations, the horrible truth emerges about Vlad the Impaler's dark reign—and about a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive down through the ages.
Parsing obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieval monastic traditions—and evading the unknown adversaries who will go to any lengths to conceal and protect Vlad's ancient powers—one woman comes ever closer to the secret of her own past and a confrontation with the very definition of evil. Elizabeth Kostova's debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions, a relentless tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present, with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful—and utterly unforgettable.

That's from the book jacket. I didn't know how to explain it.

[Alexis]

Wow sounds interesting, I'll have to pick that one up!

And don't worry Rachel, that's what we're all her for, ask all the questions you want!!@ :)

[MidnightRose]

Hi! I've read all of the Twilight saga, Dracula by Bram Stroker, four out of five of Vampire Kisses, two out of a lot of Cirque du Freak, and have watched a lot of vampire movies. Do I fit in here? :-) lol

[Michelle]

You should certainly give it a try Alexis. I loved it.

[♥ Rachel♥]

hmmmm, historian sounds good, i'll have 2 read it

[Cary]

Hi I first read Carmilla in prep shcool. But I didn't apprecite it for the killer piece of literature its was. In my early 20's I read Dracula and was blown away by the fact it was more than a cheesy horror story as represented in movies. It was a well written piece of classic literature and an exciting supernatural adventure story. Since then I have read both stories several times. Both were written in Dublin Ireland. Carmilla being written by Sheridan Le Fanu about 1870, 20 years before Dracula was written. I like the old school gothic vampire stories best. To me a vampire has to have occult powers and be cursed by God. Which is the reason the person is a vampire in the first place. The new Genere of Vampire Romance stories don't really cut it with me. Although I really dig Buffy. Both Dracula and Carmilla have elements of romance. Dracula has wives and Carmilla seems more interested in girls. But its not a healthy realtionship,LOL. Cary

[BurgendyA]

Hi! I am new here. And topic of vampires I could never get enough of.

Lets see the first vampire story I've read was Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice.

I read most of the Vampire Chronicles series of Anne Rice. And read all of Stephenie Meyers Twilight series. I loved them. Another vampire book that I've read is the classic Dracula by Bram Storker.

The last vampire novel I've read was Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. It was a wonderful tale. =)~

[Cary]

Dead Until Dark sounds like something I would like. If it's a single book at not a series.

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Hey i'm Lizz and i'm 22 about to be 23. I foster puppies and I have two dogs of my own. I'm dyslectic but I love to read. If it wasn't for the english teachers I had in high school I won't be reading at all. I was reading on a 2nd grade level going into high school and left at a 9th grade level. I also have ADHA. You guys can ask me anything you what to know about what I went thourgh.

[Cary]

Cool that you stuck with it. You must have really wanted to read. I bet you just get better and better. I love Sookie Stackhouse!