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series3 books1975

Dark in tone, set in contemporary and small town.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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I Am LegendNovel

Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954

Post-apocalyptic, about survival and last of their kind, set in our world.

“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
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The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

series15 books1976

completed

Gothic, dark in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Bod OwensSeries

series3 books2007

Fantasy, set in our world and contemporary.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
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Start with The Witch's Headstone →

Anita BlakeSeries

series42 books1993

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

The PassageSeries

series3 books2010

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, set in north america and near future.

Start with The Passage →

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