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
1767 Carmilla Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 Irish English
2270 In a Glass Darkly Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 Irish English
2677 The Vampyre John William Polidori 1819 British English
2682 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 2005 American English
2731 Lost Souls Poppy Z. Brite 1992 American English
2982 The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice 1985 American English
3135 The Keep F. Paul Wilson 1981 American English
3145 Carrion Comfort Dan Simmons 1989 American English
3814 Dark Lover J. R. Ward 2005 American English
4400 Ariosto Chelsa quinn yarbro 1972 American Unknown
5042 For The Blood Is The Life F. Marion Crawford 1905 American English
5096 A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole 2006 American English
5111 Let The Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist 2004 Swedish Swedish
5314 The Vampire Tapestry Suzy McKee Charnas 1980 American English
5712 Hotel Transylvania Chelsa quinn yarbro 1978 American English
6144 The Historian Elizabeth Kostova 2005 American English
6242 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6402 Dark Prince Christine Feehan 1999 American English
6607 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
7636 Soulless Gail Carriger 2009 American English
7701 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones 2025 American English
7756 The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981 American English
7802 Anno Dracula Kim Newman 1992 British English
7847 The Darkangel Meredith Ann Pierce 1982 American English
7887 The Vampire Queen's Servant Joey W. Hill 2007 American English
8316 Moon Called Patricia Briggs 2006 Unknown English
8468 Natural History Joan Perucho 1960 Spanish Catalan
8981 Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab 2025 Unknown English
9795 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
10424 Revelations In Black Carl Jacobi 1947 American English
10773 They Thirst Robert R. McCammon 1981 American English
12443 Hungerstone Kat Dunn 2025 Unknown English
12769 Blood On Her Tongue Johanna van Veen 2025 Unknown English
12774 The Confessional Paige Hender 2025 Unknown English
12830 Of Monsters And Mainframes Barbara Truelove 2025 Unknown English
13168 Dracula & Daughters Emma Carroll 2025 British English
13511 Gil's All Fright Diner A. Lee Martinez 2005 American English
13766 The Serpent And The Wings Of Night Carissa Broadbent 2022 Unknown English
13792 Vampires In The Lemon Grove Karen Russell 2013 American English
13877 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
14347 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14983 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14983 Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer 2008 American English
14983 The Book Of Azrael Amber Nicole 2022 Unknown English
15709 King Of Battle And Blood Scarlett St. Clair 2021 Unknown English
15890 Dracul Bram Stoker 1897 Unknown English
16595 Bunnicula Deborah Howe 1979 American English
16704 The Black Castle Les Daniels 1978 American English
17114 Fledgling Octavia E. Butler 2005 American English
17114 The Dragon Waiting John M. Ford 1983 American English
17114 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
17114 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17114 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
17114 The Traveling Vampire Show Richard Laymon 2000 American English
17114 Love In Vein Poppy Z. Brite 1994 American English
17114 Sunglasses After Dark Nancy A. Collins 1989 American English
17114 Lover Awakened J. R. Ward 2006 American English
17114 The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires Grady Hendrix 2020 American English
17114 So Thirsty Rachel Harrison 2024 Unknown English
17114 Hunt On Dark Waters Katee Robert 2023 Unknown English
17114 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17114 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17114 Time's Convert Deborah Harkness 2018 American English
17114 The Lesser Dead Christopher Buehlman 2014 American English
17114 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
17114 Strange Practice Vivian Shaw 2017 American English