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series15 books1976

completed

Horror and gothic, dark in tone, set in 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Interview with the Vampire →

All SoulsSeries

series5 books2011

Historical fantasy and fantasy, about witches, set in contemporary.

Start with A Discovery of Witches →

The Vampire DiariesUniverse

universe29 books1991

Paranormal, set in contemporary.

“Around this core sit the companions — the Stefan's Diaries prequels reaching back to 1864, short fiction, and spin-offs like the Bennett Witch Chronicles that follow the town's witch bloodline.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Awakening →

includes Stefan's Diaries, The Vampire Diaries, The Vampire Diaries Shorts, The Vampire Diaries (Kindle Worlds)

Lady AthlyneNovel

Bram Stokerstandalone novel1908

Historical fiction, about identity, set in north america.

“Little does she know that half a world away, the real Lord Athlyne is a prisoner of war in a South African camp, where word reaches him that a woman in America is impersonating his wife.”
from the catalogue

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue

Start with City of Bones →

includes The Infernal Devices, Magnus Bane, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, The Last Hours, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Dark Artifices, The Eldest Curses

The Companion UniverseSeries

series12 books2002

Paranormal romance.

Start with Sacrament →

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