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Vampire Readings

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I had no idea there was such a variety of vampire inspired novels and short stories. I was especially happy to find several novels with romance themes.

It is great to see that annotated bibliographies still get published. A book written by someone who has read the majority of the corpus and is able to write clear precis of each text is just what we need. Annotated bibliographies are a well respected genre for academics and the research public, and good ones are few and far between.

While it may seem easy to find a vampire book, often sifting through the endless displays of fantasy/supernatural books at stores like Borders or Barnes&Noble can be discouraging. Or if I'd rather shop online, amazon can give me suggestions. But this book was even more helpful. It's pretty much a directory of vampire books. Of course it has the popular authors like Stoker or Rice, but it also has obscure ones. The only thing that would make this better is if it were self-updating. Tons of new vampire books have been published in the last couple of years. Therefore this book is still useful, but not up to date.

I'm not surprised to find that in three years this book has been ignored. Would that I had done so!

This is nothing more than an inventory. Ms. Altner does nothing to educate, enlighten or entertain. True, she has accumulated a great many books, but this is really just a reading list, her reading list!

I'd advise you to take a walk down to your local bookstore to get the same information. At least then you could say you got some exercise and fresh air. Or, if it's raining, stay on this site and browse for yourself.