

The reason for this was to keep Lissa safe her powers were dangerous and. Regardless of which book you choose, you may want to consider sleeping with the lights on. The first Vampire Academy novel begins with Rose and Lissa having been on the run from St Vladimir’s for two years.

We've found some of the most celebrated vampire books, from romance and horror, to fantasy classics and young adult novels, that will send a chill down your spine and have you turning those pages faster than you can say "Team Edward or Team Jacob?" To continue your paranormal binge-read, check out books featuring witches and werewolves next. The below vampire books are inventive, and often believable, with an array of authors creating their own evocative series that give depth to the blood-thirsty. And many of these flicks got their start from novels.

Pop culture's fascination with the vampire genre has given way to countless vampire movies, hit soap-y television shows ( Vampire Diaries or True Blood, anyone?) and, of course, there's Twilight, which hit Netflix on July 16, 2021. Besides energy vampires, the world of the undead has remained largely fictional-although if you trace the history of vampires, you'll see that the mythological figures aren't entirely rooted in folklore.
