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series17 books1992

Alternate history and horror, dark in tone, about vampires.

“While many of the characters from Newman's Diogenes Club stories appear in the Anno Dracula novels, they are not the same as the ones in those stories, nor is the Diogenes Club itself the same.”
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The Dragon WaitingNovel

John M. Fordstandalone novel1983

Historical fantasy, about court intrigue, set in alternate earth and europe.

SS-GBNovel

Len Deightonstandalone novel1978

Spy thriller and mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in early 20th century.

“Archer's investigation collides with occupation politics, the British resistance, and rival factions of the SS and the German Army, each wanting the case to go a different way.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries

series3 books1975

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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DominionNovel

C. J. Sansomstandalone novel2012

Thriller & suspense and spy thriller, tense in tone, set in mid 20th century.

“The point of divergence from actual history is that Lord Halifax, rather than Winston Churchill, succeeded Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister in May 1940 leading to an armistice with Germany.”
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The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

series15 books1976

completed

Gothic, about immortality, 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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