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27. Brite, Poppy Z. Lost Souls. New York: Dell, 1993. Paperback. (Hardcover. New York: Delacorte, 1992.) |
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In the dark, sensual world of the vampire, a child named Nothing comes of age and learns the pleasures and curses that come with his heritage. He finds Zillah, the seductive vampire who fathered him on a young groupie mortal woman. The reality of his and his father's nature is quite brutal. A complex, sometimes gory, scenario plays out in the underworld of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Missing Mile, North Carolina. |
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28. Brondos, Sharon. Kiss of Darkness. New York: Silhouette, 1994. Paperback. |
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Publisher Series: Silhouette Shadows #32. |
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Master Death orders his vampire servant Adrian Smith to kill scientist Sue Cooper, a beautiful woman who may have found a way to extend human life for decades. But Adrian falls in love with Sue, and together they must find a way to outwit Death and save themselves. |
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Element(s): Category Romance, SF/F. |
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29. Brust, Steven. Agyar. New York: Tor, 1993. Hardcover. |
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The word "vampire" is never mentioned in this riveting story, but through the journal of Jack Agyar the reader comes to understand that he is indeed one of the undead. Agyar has been summoned to a small town in northeastern Ohio by his maker, Laura. In the course of his stay he meets two mortals, Jill and Susan. His interaction with them brings profound changes to all their lives. |
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30. Butler, Jack. Nightshade. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. Hardcover. |
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John Shade owns a ranch on a Martian colony. John's vampirism is a secret, but someone finds out and uses that as leverage to recruit him in a war against a growing rebellion. John narrates the story and gives some interesting background on vampirism. For instance, all vampires he has known ended their human existence in an especially horrible way. He theorizes that there is in certain humans a kind of latent, ultimate survival mechanism that causes the transformation. |
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31. Byers, Richard Lee. Netherworld. New York: HarperPrism, 1995. Paperback. |
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