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28 Best Vampire Books

Goal: Find the best Vampire books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best vampire books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

28 Best Vampire Books

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1

Dracula

by Bram Stoker

Also recommended by:

Patrick Collison

2

Interview with the Vampire

Vampire Chronicles, Book 1

by Anne Rice

3

I Am Legend

by Richard Matheson

Also recommended by:

PewDiePie, Feng Zhu

4

Carmilla

by Joseph Sheridan Lefanu

5

Salem's Lot

by Stephen King

6

The Historian

by Elizabeth Kostova

7

Carpe Jugulum

Discworld, Book 23

by Terry Pratchett

8

Fevre Dream

A Novel

by George R. R. Martin

9

Fledgling

A Novel

by Octavia E. Butler

10

Let the Right One In

A Novel

by John Ajvide Lindqvist

11

A Discovery of Witches

All Souls, Book 1

by Deborah Harkness

12

Anno Dracula

Anno Dracula, Book 1

by Kim Newman

13

Black Sun Rising

by C.S. Friedman

14

Children of the Night

Seasons of Horror, Book 2

by Dan Simmons

15

Dead Until Dark

Sookie Stackhouse, Book 1

by Charlaine Harris

16

Dracula Unbound

by Brian W. Aldiss

17

Fangland

by John Marks

18

Guilty Pleasures

Anita Blake, Book 1

by Laurell K. Hamilton

19

Sunshine

by Robin McKinley

20

The Keep

Adversary Cycle, Book 1

by F. Paul Wilson

21

The Passage

The Passage, Book 1

by Justin Cronin

22

The Strain

The Strain Trilogy, Book 1

by Guillermo del Toro

23

The Vampire Tapestry

by Suzy McKee Charnas

24

The Vampyre

A Tale

by John William Polidori

25

They Thirst

by Robert McCammon

26

Twilight

Twilight, Book 1

by Stephenie Meyer

27

Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy, Book 1

by Richelle Mead

28

Vampire$

A Novel

by John Steakley

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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