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Miss Murchison (missm) wrote in fandom_lounge,
@ 2008-08-02 14:20:00

Entry tags:

twilight lounge

Must share story about Twilight party
So there was a "Breaking Dawn" party at the local bookstore last night. One of my kids went with some friends even though they don't read the books. They just wanted to watch the show (and win Twilight-branded Godiva chocolate bars for their outrageous outfits). The theme was "prom." At least one girl came as Bella in a wedding dress, and another cross-dressed as Edward for the same occasion.

It was also covered in the local paper. Best quote:

"I like that it was written by a mom, not a writer," Maggie.., 18, said through fake fangs. "It's the perfect book. It's what everyone wants — a model boyfriend who glows. It's relatable."

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lidane
2008-08-02 10:01 pm UTC (link)

I broke down yesterday and started reading my copy of Twilight, and three chapters in, I've already come to realize that at 35, I'm at least twenty years too old for this shit. So far, this book makes the Sweet Valley High series I was obsessed with back in junior high read like high art in comparison.

Anyone know of any good, non-sparkly vampire series that isn't written by Anne Rice? I need something compelling to counteract this book.

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	altera 2008-08-02 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	Anyone know of any good, non-sparkly vampire series that isn't written by Anne Rice? I second this request... (And I'm so glad that when I was in high school, at least we read Anne Rice compared to this crap... heck, at least she was halfway decent and vaguely sane back then...) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	threegoldfish 2008-08-02 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	I'm a big fan of Tanya Huff's books. Kim Harrison is also fun. (Reply to this)(Parent)

sarracenia
2008-08-02 10:34 pm UTC (link)

Sunshine by Robin McKinley, if you don't mind getting mad cravings for baked goods.

Peeps by Scott Westerfield if you like the sciencey disease type of explanations.

The Blood series by Tanya Huff isn't bad, but I wouldn't particularly recommend it either. It's kinda bleh to me.

Dead Until Darkness by whatshername is also kinda neutral to me. I think the first one was okay, but the rest of the series seems to kinda be following the path of all the other vampire series I've read - everyone wants to fuck the heroine. Which, eh.

...Does Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett count as a vampire book? Because it's hilarious, but you'd probably have to read the rest of the witch subseries of the Discworld series to put it in context.

Anita Blake by Laurell K. Hamilton isn't bad if you stop before it goes all porny. I still think the Neanderthal vampire was awesome. I'd say stop at about or before Blue Moon, maybe? Some people would include Obsidian Butterfly, some wouldn't. It depends on how you view giving Edward a fiancee.

I'm not horribly into vampires though so you can probably find more elsewhere.

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lidane, 2008-08-02 10:58 pm UTC

moriath, 2008-08-02 11:15 pm UTC

serafina20, 2008-08-03 05:37 am UTC

wrongly_amused, 2008-08-03 10:51 pm UTC

brown_betty, 2008-08-04 03:12 am UTC

	dez_chan 2008-08-02 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Illona Andrews has a fun take on vampires. Only two books thus far though. We'll see how it develops. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

evilsqueakers, 2008-08-03 03:17 am UTC

dez_chan, 2008-08-03 05:23 am UTC

evilsqueakers, 2008-08-03 06:12 am UTC

melannen
2008-08-02 10:50 pm UTC (link)

Not series, but I always reccommend Barbara Hambly's Those Who Hunt the Night.

Also, "The Silver Kiss" is teenie vampire stalker romance that doesn't suck.

The first couple of Charlaine Harris' are pretty good, but I understand they get tedious after that.

I, Vampire by Jody Scott is bizarre and psychelic and the main character has a time-travelling lesbian love affair with Virginia Woolf...

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eleutheria, 2008-08-03 12:21 am UTC

melannen, 2008-08-03 02:22 am UTC

cairea, 2008-08-03 06:32 pm UTC

kadira, 2008-08-03 09:19 am UTC

kadira, 2008-08-03 09:28 am UTC

platedlizard, 2008-08-04 03:29 am UTC

eleutheria, 2008-08-04 05:51 am UTC

lilychan, 2008-08-03 05:59 am UTC

freezer, 2008-08-03 08:08 am UTC

mmanurere, 2008-08-04 08:04 am UTC

melannen, 2008-08-04 01:34 pm UTC

	wankaholic 2008-08-02 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	I can't recommend a series, but Sunshine by Robin McKinley is pretty good. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hangingfire, 2008-08-03 12:13 am UTC

	tarash 2008-08-02 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	Did you figure out if Bella was supposed to be sympathetic or not? Because after three chapters, I still didn't know and was too busy going LOL VOLVO. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lidane, 2008-08-02 11:57 pm UTC

tarash, 2008-08-03 12:20 pm UTC

julesnoctambule, 2008-08-03 06:04 pm UTC

julesnoctambule, 2008-08-03 05:58 pm UTC

sionja, 2008-08-03 02:46 am UTC

	nibor 2008-08-02 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	I'm fond of Christopher Moore's Bloodsucking Fiends, I haven't read the sequel yet though. It's light and humorous, and the characters are not annoying, and the vampires definitely do not sparkle in the sun. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	keelieinblack 2008-08-03 12:28 am UTC (link)
	P. N. Elrod's Vampire Files series can be kind of fun--vampire detective in 1930s Chicago. I will also second (or third, or whatever) the recs for Sunshine and Those Who Hunt the Night. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dhaunea, 2008-08-03 01:38 am UTC

tangentialone, 2008-08-03 05:53 am UTC

	cygnia 2008-08-03 12:31 am UTC (link)
	If you don't mind Young Adult stuff, I was always a fan of Meredith Ann Pierce's Darkangel Trilogy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bienegold, 2008-08-03 06:58 pm UTC

influencethis, 2008-08-03 09:33 pm UTC

bienegold, 2008-08-04 12:02 am UTC

	squeakthemouse 2008-08-03 01:32 am UTC (link)
	Oh man, I loved Sweet Valley! Did you know that they did a vampire miniseries? It was after I'd stopped reading SVH, so I missed out on it, but it's recapped over at 1bruce1. If possible, it's even worse than Twilight. Which makes it glorious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lidane, 2008-08-03 02:52 am UTC

evilsqueakers, 2008-08-03 03:19 am UTC

evilsqueakers
2008-08-03 03:24 am UTC (link)

MaryJanice Davidson's Undead is a funny vampire chicklit series. It's very tongue-in-cheek. And there's The Ant, who's not a vampire, but completely hilarious. And the devil is such a cool female character. Not to mention Betsy Taylor. And Tina. Oh, Tina. She's probably my favorite Civil War vampire ever.

They don't sparkle, but wear awesome clothes and make-up. And they don't make me want to spork my eyes out. Nice plus, that. Kelley Armstrong's vampires are awesome, but you have to read the series since I don't think they have their own book just yet. Cassandra and Aaron are just added within the plot.

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evilsqueakers, 2008-08-03 07:27 am UTC

	arabel 2008-08-03 03:57 am UTC (link)
	I recently became madly hooked on the 'Night Watch' series of books, by Sergei Lukyanenko. And yep, the books of the movie of the same name. I thought I wasn't going to like it because I'd seen the movie, but I'm halfway through the first and can't put it down. Vampires, general supernatural stuff, and Russia! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nibor, 2008-08-03 04:01 am UTC

kadira, 2008-08-03 09:37 am UTC

	atreyu 2008-08-03 04:09 am UTC (link)
	I'd recommend Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde. Her take on non-humans is always good, and it works really well in this book. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	crinkum_crankum 2008-08-03 04:42 am UTC (link)
	I would like to suggest The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

abharding, 2008-08-03 05:31 am UTC

yoritomo_reiko, 2008-08-03 09:55 pm UTC

	crysiana 2008-08-03 05:11 am UTC (link)
	First, be aware that it is still a teen series and therefore has a certain quality to it, but the Night World series by LJ Smith is a good series and it's just being republished. LJ Smith actually has a couple vampire series, and is worth checking out. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	floraposte 2008-08-03 05:31 am UTC (link)
	I'll, um, nth Those Who Hunt the Night. Also, this might not be easy to find, but should you ever find Red Sonja #4: Endithor's Daughter, it's worth a read. I remember it having a very interesting take on how to fight a vampire. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	serafina20 2008-08-03 05:40 am UTC (link)
	I really enjoyed the Dracula Tape and The Holmes-Dracula File by Frank Saberhagen. Haven't read them in years, but it was a fun retelling of Dracula from his point of view. Plus, Sherlock Holmes. Also, Sunshine by Robin McKinley can't be recommended highly enough. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

serafina20, 2008-08-03 05:48 am UTC

	supersyncspaz7 2008-08-03 06:31 am UTC (link)
	I really liked Vamped by David Sosnowski. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	the_mouse 2008-08-03 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	It's not a series, but The Silver Kiss by Anette Curtis Klaus is really good. It's superficially similar to Twilight (vampire boy is attracted to human girl) but the end result is different and much better than Twilight. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	julesnoctambule 2008-08-03 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	Morgan Ferdinand's 'The Pardoner's Tale' has vampires and werewolves! I haven't finished the whole book yet but I do like what I've read. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jat_sapphire 2008-08-04 02:32 am UTC (link)
	The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas. The Holmes-Dracula File, An Old Friend of the Family, and The Dracula Tape by Fred Saberhagen, though I liked the sequels less and less after that. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	platedlizard 2008-08-04 03:41 am UTC (link)
	The Madness Season by C.S. Friedman. It's science fiction rather then fantasy, but the main character is definitely a vampire. (Reply to this)(Parent)

darkrose
2008-08-04 08:22 am UTC (link)

I'll third or fourth the rec on the Blood series, although I actually thought her Smoke series was better. And another rec for...well, anything by Barbara Hambly, frankly.

I'd also recommend the Saint-Germain series by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, with several caveats. First, recognize that she writes the same book over and over. Second, stop after Tempting Fate. Srsly. Pretty much everything after that is crap, and Saint-Germain becomes unbearable. Third: she's anti-fanfiction. That may or may not bother you; it was the last straw for me with her, because lady, you're just not that good.

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