I was trying to be kind. I gave up on the series around Obsidian Butterfly. My wife hung on a bit longer but the one where she gives her wereleopard some pearls did it for her. Ugh.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "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 >
