The Greatest Books of All Time on Vampires

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
661 Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice 1976 American English
777 I Am Legend Richard Matheson 1954 American English
1293 Salem's Lot Stephen King 1975 American English
1768 Carmilla Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 Irish English
2271 In a Glass Darkly Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 Irish English
2678 The Vampyre John William Polidori 1819 British English
2683 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 2005 American English
2732 Lost Souls Poppy Z. Brite 1992 American English
2985 The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice 1985 American English
3137 The Keep F. Paul Wilson 1981 American English
3147 Carrion Comfort Dan Simmons 1989 American English
3814 Dark Lover J. R. Ward 2005 American English
4401 Ariosto Chelsa quinn yarbro 1972 American Unknown
5046 For The Blood Is The Life F. Marion Crawford 1905 American English
5099 A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole 2006 American English
5114 Let The Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist 2004 Swedish Swedish
5316 The Vampire Tapestry Suzy McKee Charnas 1980 American English
5715 Hotel Transylvania Chelsa quinn yarbro 1978 American English
6147 The Historian Elizabeth Kostova 2005 American English
6246 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6405 Dark Prince Christine Feehan 1999 American English
6609 Nos4 A2 Joe Hill 2013 American English
6808 The Queen Of The Damned Anne Rice 1988 American English
6962 The Stress of Her Regard Tim Powers 1989 American English
7637 Soulless Gail Carriger 2009 American English
7702 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones 2025 American English
7758 The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981 American English
7804 Anno Dracula Kim Newman 1992 British English
7848 The Darkangel Meredith Ann Pierce 1982 American English
7888 The Vampire Queen's Servant Joey W. Hill 2007 American English
8318 Moon Called Patricia Briggs 2006 Unknown English
8473 Natural History Joan Perucho 1960 Spanish Catalan
8985 Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab 2025 Unknown English
9798 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
10429 Revelations In Black Carl Jacobi 1947 American English
10779 They Thirst Robert R. McCammon 1981 American English
12445 Hungerstone Kat Dunn 2025 Unknown English
12771 Blood On Her Tongue Johanna van Veen 2025 Unknown English
12776 The Confessional Paige Hender 2025 Unknown English
12832 Of Monsters And Mainframes Barbara Truelove 2025 Unknown English
13171 Dracula & Daughters Emma Carroll 2025 British English
13513 Gil's All Fright Diner A. Lee Martinez 2005 American English
13767 The Serpent And The Wings Of Night Carissa Broadbent 2022 Unknown English
13793 Vampires In The Lemon Grove Karen Russell 2013 American English
13878 Guilty Pleasures Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
13971 The Radleys Matt Haig 2010 British English
14129 Sunshine Robin McKinley 2003 American English
14232 The Passage Justin Cronin 2010 American English
14232 Bride Ali Hazelwood 2024 Unknown English
14348 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14985 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14985 Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer 2008 American English
14985 The Book Of Azrael Amber Nicole 2022 Unknown English
15717 King Of Battle And Blood Scarlett St. Clair 2021 Unknown English
15906 Dracul Bram Stoker 1897 Unknown English
16627 Bunnicula Deborah Howe 1979 American English
16611 The Black Castle Les Daniels 1978 American English
17161 Fledgling Octavia E. Butler 2005 American English
17161 The Dragon Waiting John M. Ford 1983 American English
17161 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
17161 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17161 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
17161 The Traveling Vampire Show Richard Laymon 2000 American English
17161 Love In Vein Poppy Z. Brite 1994 American English
17161 Sunglasses After Dark Nancy A. Collins 1989 American English
17161 Lover Awakened J. R. Ward 2006 American English
17161 The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires Grady Hendrix 2020 American English
17161 So Thirsty Rachel Harrison 2024 Unknown English
17161 Hunt On Dark Waters Katee Robert 2023 Unknown English
17161 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17161 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17161 Time's Convert Deborah Harkness 2018 American English
17161 The Lesser Dead Christopher Buehlman 2014 American English
17161 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
17161 Strange Practice Vivian Shaw 2017 American English
17161 Eighth Grade Bites Heather Brewer 2007 American English