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Alexander Claybourne is a bestselling writer of horror tales, most often concerning vampires. The woman he loves, Kara Crawford, begins to wonder if Alex might indeed be one of the undead, especially after she reads certain passages in his current novel. |
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Note: This novel falls in the realm of pseudo-vampire and is mentioned here because of the other vampire titles by the author. |
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Element(s): Category Romance, SF/F. |
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5.. Sunlight, Moonlight. New York: Love Spell, 1997. Paperback. |
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There are two novels in this volume, both in the genre of romantic fantasy, but it is the second story, "Moonlight," that has a vampire theme. Two thousand years ago Navarre was made into a vampire by the beautiful Shaylyn. This change did not please Navarre and he rebuffed his maker. Now in the present, Navarre has found a mortal he can love, Adrianna. Needless to say, this does not please Shaylyn. |
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Element(s): Category Romance. |
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6. Atkins, Peter. Morningstar. New York: HarperPaperbacks, 1992. Paperback. |
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A serial killer called Morningstar by the police and press has maimed and disfigured his many victims. Reporter Donovan Moon gets an exclusive interview with this murderer, who justifies his actions by claiming to be a vampire hunter. The violence portrayed in this novel is quite graphic. |
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7. Aycliffe, Jonathan. The Lost. New York: HarperPrism, 1996. Hardcover. |
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Michael Feraru returns to Romania and the ancestral lands of his grandparents. A visit to the deserted family estate, Castel (sic) Vlaicu, high in the Carpathian mountains, brings him face-to-face with the vampiric horror that haunts his bloodline. A frightening tale told through letters and diaries, much like Stoker's Dracula. |
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8. Bainbridge, Sharon. Blood and Roses. New York: Diamond, 1993. Paperback. |
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In a nineteenth-century rural village, several young women become afflicted with a wasting illness, and one socially prominent debutante actually succumbs from loss of blood. William Praisegood, a London physician, arrives to investigate and concludes that a vampire is |
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