Books

Sink your teeth into one of these great reads.

Weve gone wide with everything from classics, new additions, and under-read phenoms.

The books below execute the gamut from YA to erotica, and from more unconventional tales to clear anddeservingTwilightheirs.

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Scroll down to check out the 42 best vampire books to read now.

(Yes, thats a lot of premises rolled into one, but it works.

The novel begins in suburban Sweden, where a teenagers body is found drained of blood.

‘Youngblood’ by Sasha Laurens.

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Fevre Dreamby George R.R.

As they navigating the vampire world, both learn about the complexities and conflicting obligations of friendship and family.

Unfortunately for him, hes inadvertently placed her beside the man wholl help her find her power.

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.

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Better Off Red

Lesbian vampire erotica?

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Black Sun Rising

The first book in C.S.

Hes soon sidetracked, however, when his lover falls victim to a brutal attack.

Let the Right One In by John Alvide Lindqvist.

But what if its the newly minted vampire himself?

But now, a teenager is dead.

Another has broken out in a rash of blue veins.

‘Fevre Dream’ by George R.R. Martin.

And nothing will ever be the same again.

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Crave

Heads up, Twihards!

As the only mortal to walk Katmeres hallowed halls, Grace receives a less-than-warm welcome from her classmates.

‘This Blood That Binds Us’ by S. L. Cokeley.

More importantly, does she even want to?

But Sandus missing some memories, and hell have to recover them to complete his mission.

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Dead Collections

A queer, trans vampire story?

‘Court of the Vampire Queen’ by Katee Robert.

This is as dark as dark erotica gets, folks.

Now, the protagonist learns what happened back then, and finds herself swept up in her predecessors mission.

Fans ofRiverdaleandThe Chilling Adventures of Sabrinawill love the grittier tone of this nascent horror series.

‘The Vampire Tapestry’ by Suzy Charnas.

Jessica thought shed met her perfect match when she married David… then people began to die.

But will Tillies newfound dependence on laudanum prevent her from bringing the murderer to justice?

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The Pale Lady

Did you know thatThree Musketeersauthor Alexandre Dumas wrote a vampire novel?

‘Angels’ Blood’ by Nalini Singh

But someone wants Mel dead, and Penley could very well wind up in the crossfire.

This article was originally published onSep.

‘The Beautiful’ by Renée Ahdieh

‘Better Off Red’ by Rebekah Weatherspoon

‘Black Sun Rising’ by C.S. Friedman

‘The Blood Prince of Langkasuka’ by Tutu Dutta

‘Blue Bloods’ by Melissa de la Cruz

‘Certain Dark Things’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

‘Crave’ by Tracey Wolff

‘Dark Tarot’ by Christine Feehan

‘Dead Collections’ by Isaac Fellman

‘Die by the Drop’ by Kaia Bennett

‘A Dowry of Blood’ by S.T. Gibson

‘Fledgling’ by Octavia Butler

‘The Gilda Stories’ by Jewelle Gomez

‘Halfway to the Grave’ by Jeaniene Frost

‘The Historian’ by Elizabeth Kostova

‘In the Ravenous Dark’ by A.M. Strickland

‘Interview with the Vixen’ by Rebecca Barrow

‘The Lights of Prague’ by Nicole Jarvis

‘Lost Souls’ by Poppy Z. Brite

‘Minion’ by L.A. Banks

Morrigan’s Cross by Nora Roberts

‘The Moth Diaries’ by Rachel Klein

‘My Soul to Keep’ by Tananarive Due

‘Opium and Absinthe’ by Lydia Kang

‘The Pale Lady’ by Alexandre Dumas

‘Queen of Kings’ by Maria Dahvana Headley

‘Some Girls Bite’ by Chloe Neill

‘Soulless’ by Gail Carriger

‘The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires’ by Grady Hendrix

‘Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite,’ edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker

‘Walk Among Us’ by Genevieve Gornichec, Cassandra Khaw, and Caitlin Starling

‘Wander This World’ by G.L. Tomas

‘Woman, Eating’ by Claire Kohda

‘The Route of Ice and Salt’ by José Luis Zárate