Recommend me a good vampire/werewolf book

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strawberrypenguin · 08/08/2013 13:17

That has 'proper' vamps not twilight type pathetic ones!

Have to choose a book for my book group and I love sci-fi/ fantasy but most of the rest of the group doesn't usually read in those genres so I thought vamp/werewolf would be a good compromise.

I've read and liked the sookie stackhouse series and Keller armstrong's 'women of the other world' but I couldn't stand twilight or any of those that claim to be vampire fiction but are actually romance

I don't mind a bit of romance in it a lot of vamp novels have it after all just not for it o be he main point if that makes sense! Thanks

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 08/08/2013 19:15

Oh I loved Vlad:The Last Confession too. It's about Vlad the Impaler, the man, rather than about vampires - but is a decent, if gory (obviously!) read.

PlotTwist · 08/08/2013 19:07

The Passage by Justin Cronin (although it's a doorstep of a book). The vampires are barely human and are quite different to 'normal' vamps. - Ah, I see it's been mentioned. And it may be too long for book club. Worth a read for yourself though, and it's sequel - The Twelve.

motherinferior · 08/08/2013 18:09

Kit Whitfield's Bareback is really quite excellent.

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strawberrypenguin · 08/08/2013 18:03

Great thanks I've read Sunshine lucy agree it was great nice take on the vampire story.
I'd thought of Anne Rice but wasn't sure if they'd be too long for book group will have a look though (and I'll likely end up reading a lot of these suggestions just for me )