Vampire Readings: An Annotated Bibliography

by Patricia Altner

This bibliography of vampire literature focuses on works published since 1987 and covers novels, novellas, anthologies, Young Adult, and non-fiction ("additional reading"). Aiming for the popular rather than the scholarly audience, Altner defines "vampire" as a "blooddrinking immortal humanoid", thereby eliminating such tangents on the theme as science-fiction vampires ("Shambleau", Lifeforce) psychic/energy/emotional vampires, alien or animal vampires and so on. The annotations for each work give descriptive information but don't rate the book for comparative quality, perhaps allowing that all readers' tastes are different. Information on series of books is given (such as the order they need to be read in), and there are author/editor and title indexes. A good reference for those interested in exploring vampire fiction they haven't heard of or making sure their collection is complete.

Softbound The Scarecrow Press, Inc. (1998)