"Near-parody"? I can't even *look* at an Anita Blake cover without laughing now, thinking of where the plotlines have gone.
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites Date : Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:32:48 -0000 From : "B. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Not very well. The books were much "bigger" in scope and Henry wasn't the typical fey vampire. Plus the way the series ended is one of the most heartbreaking things I've read in a long time. If Laurell K. Hamilton was half as brave as Tanya Huff her Anita Blake series wouldn't have degenerated into near parody. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella" wrote: > > I watched a few of the of the lifetimes episodes of her series and was > disappointed. Did you see any of the series? As a fan of the book series, > how did you feel about the tv show and how it stacked up against the movie? > > -----Original Message----- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of B. Smith > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:30 PM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Recommend Your Vampire Favorites > > The book you described sounds like Agyar by Steven Brust. He also has > some pretty unique vampires in his Vlad Taltos series. > > Good call on The Vampire Tapestry. It's a great book. > > Some of my faves: > > The Blood series by Tanya Huff. Henry Fitzroy is a romance writer in > Toronto. He's also the illegitimate son of Henry VIII who happens to > be a vampire. Vicky Nelson is a private detective who was forced out > of the Mounties due to a particularly nasty case of degenerative > retinitis pigmentosa. Vicky is forced to work with Henry when she > stumbles on a case she can't handle. > > The Sonja Blue series by Nancy A. Collins. Sonya was attacked by vamp > and survives as a daywalker like vampire due to medical intervention > as she was dying. She's killing every vampire she encounters and > having a few adventures along the way with other supernatural > creatures. BTW these books predate the first Blade movie. > > Rulers of Darkness by Steven Spruill. A vampire detective tale crossed > with a medical thriller. Vampirism is treated as a disease and the > main character wants a cure. Others don't feel the same way. > > The Vampire Files by P. N. Elrod. Another vampire detective series. > > The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. The war between the wizards and the > vampire courts is a central part of the series. > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "marian_changling" > wrote: > > > > Books: > > The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas > > > > TEMPTING FATE. by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro > > > > There is a short story around that they wrote together that includes > > their very different vampires. Charnas's vampire is a predator, alive, > > and a "natural" being. > > Yarbro's vampire is undead, but is in the romantic area. Yarbro's > > vampire is VERY old. In one of the books, he is an Egyptial doctor > > under the pharoahs. > > > > > > Ok, there is another book that I have to look up that I really enjoyed. > > It's a vampire book that never uses the word vampire. You > > have to read very closely to discover that the protaganist is > > a vampire. He's also more in the predator tradition. > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "tdemorsella" wrote: > > > > > > a few days ago, Bosco brought to our attention, a Vampire flick ("Let > > > The Right One In") that many of us likely would have missed. Are > > > their other gems out there? Please post a list of some of your > > > favorite vampire movies and books. > > > > > > Tracey > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
