Download or read book Blood Read written by Joan Gordon and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1997-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vampire is one of the nineteenth century's most powerful surviving archetypes, owing largely to Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Dracula, the Bram Stoker creation. Yet the figure of the vampire has undergone many transformations in recent years, thanks to Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and other works, and many young people now identify with vampires in complex ways. Blood Read explores these transformations and shows how they reflect and illuminate ongoing changes in postmodern culture. It focuses on the metaphorical roles played by vampires in contemporary fiction and film, revealing what they can tell us about sexuality and power, power and alienation, attitudes toward illness, and the definition of evil in a secular age. Scholars and writers from the United States, Canada, England, and Japan examine how today's vampire has evolved from that of the last century, consider the vampire as a metaphor for consumption within the context of social concerns, and discuss the vampire figure in terms of contemporary literary theory. In addition, three writers of vampire fiction—Suzy McKee Charnas (author of the now-classic Vampire Tapestry), Brian Stableford (writer of the lively and erudite novels Empire of Fear and Young Blood), and Jewelle Gomez (creator of the dazzling Gilda stories)—discuss their own uses of the vampire, focusing on race and gender politics, eroticism, and the nature of evil. The first book to examine a wide range of vampire narratives from the perspective of both writers and scholars, Blood Read offers a variety of styles that will keep readers thoroughly engaged, inviting them to participate in a dialogue between fiction and analysis that shows the vampire to be a cultural necessity of our age. For, contrary to legends in which Dracula has no reflection, we can see reflections of ourselves in the vampire as it stands before us cloaked not in black but in metaphor.
Download or read book The blood of the vampire A Quick Read edition written by Quick Read and published by Quick Read. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read. This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter. - Reading time of the complete text: about 8 hours - Reading time of the summarized text: 20 minutes "The Blood of the Vampire" is a Gothic novel by Florence Marryat, published in 1897, featuring the protagonist Harriet Brandt, a mixed-race psychic vampire. The story follows Harriet's struggles to integrate into Victorian society after leaving a Jamaican convent for Europe. The novel received mixed contemporary reviews but has gained critical attention since the end of the twentieth century. It is considered a non-traditional Gothic text, as it does not fit the typical supernatural or horrifying elements. The novel's treatment of race, eugenics, and social class has been a subject of academic interest. Harriet's mixed-race background is associated with her vampirism, reflecting Victorian fears about "pollution of the blood." The story also intertwines gender and sexuality with race, and it is often compared to other Gothic vampire novels like "Dracula" and "Carmilla." The deaths of the main vampires in these novels are linked to medical intervention, reflecting Victorian anxieties about race and multiculturalism. Overall, "The Blood of the Vampire" is a complex and thought-provoking exploration of race, gender, and Gothic themes in the late nineteenth century.
Download or read book Voice of the Blood written by Jemiah Jefferson and published by 47North. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ordinary life of a grad student was so boring for Ariane. She was desperate for some change, some excitement to shake things up. She had no idea she was only one step away from a whole new world--a world of darkness and decay, of eternal life and eternal death. But once she fell prey to Ricari she would learn more about this world than she ever dreamed possible. More than anyone should dare to know...if they value their soul.
Download or read book Blood Red Dawn written by Karen E. Taylor and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the seventh installment of Taylor's Vampire Legacy series, vampire Diedre Griffin goes missing, and the life of her unborn child is jeopardized. Mitch, Diedre's lover, sets off on a desperate search to New Orleans to take his revenge in blood. Original.
Download or read book The Book of Blood written by Harvey P. Newquist and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling and lively tour of the world of blood, from ancient history to modern science, to dark and often gruesome legends of vampires and plague, this book informs readers about the most important tissue in the body.
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women written by Stephen Jones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-five uncanny and erotic tales of vampires written by supernatural fiction’s greatest mistresses of the macabre. "Fashions change, and the urbane vampire created by Byron and cemented in place by Stoker has had to move on . . . Are you, like me, ready for the new dusk?" —Ingrid Pitt, from her Introduction Prepare to arm yourself with garlic, silver bullets, and a stake. Featuring the only vampire short story written by Anne Rice, the undisputed queen of vampire literature, and boasting an autobiographical introduction and original tale by Ingrid Pitt, the star of Hammer Films' The Vampire Lovers and Countess Dracula, this is one anthology that every vampire fan—vampiric feminist or not—will want to drink deep from. From the classic stories of Edith Wharton, Edith Nesbit, Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon to modern incarnations by such acclaimed writers as Poppy Z. Brite, Nancy Kilpatrick, Tanith Lee, CaitlÃn R. Kiernan, and Angela Slatter, these blood-drinkers and soul-stealers range from the sexual to the sanguinary, from the tormented Good to the unspeakably Evil. Among those memorable Children of the Night you will encounter are Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Byronic vampire Saint-Germain, Nancy A. Collins' undead heroine Sonja Blue, Tanya Huff's vampiric detective Vicki Nelson, and Freda Warrington’s age-old lovers Karl and Charlotte. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award and the International Horror Guild Award, and now revised and updated, The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women fulfils the bloodlust of the somnambulist horror fan, delivering the ultimate bite.
Download or read book Art in the Blood written by P. N. Elrod and published by Ace. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a vampire isn't as glamorous as it sounds . . . Jack Fleming, Anerican journalist, was bitten by the wrong girl--and Jack joined the living dead. Eccentric detective Charles Escott helps Jack solve any strange cases that happen along . . . and now Jack and Charles investigate the case of the talented young artist whose life is suddenly cut short.
Download or read book The Vampire s Throne written by AJ Tipton and published by Savvy Storytelling, LLC. This book was released on 2016-12-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vampire prince fighting to liberate his people. A stunning photographer intrigued by the supernatural world. Together they must save their vampire kingdom…or die trying. Sexy vampire Christopher Dal has spent centuries recruiting free-thinkers and dreamers to turn into vampires. When he meets Alice, Christopher knows she would be the perfect addition to his vampire family. But once he turns her, he will become her sire and any romance between them will be impossible…and he’s already falling in love with her. Alice Jones’s dearest dream is to become a full-time photographer, leave her boring day job, and explore the world. But when she meets the handsome and mysterious Christopher at her first art show, she discovers that the world is more magical and perilous than she ever imagined. Just when immortality is within Alice’s reach, a vampire civil war erupts between Christopher’s followers and his power-hungry brother, Rhys. With the fate of vampire kind in Alice’s hands, will she choose safety or love? The Vampire Throne is an adult paranormal romance. If you like red-hot passion, blood-pumping drama, and satisfying love stories, then you’ll love the first installment of the sizzling Royal Blood series. The ROYAL BLOOD books may each be read as standalones. However, you may find they are best enjoyed in the following order: 1 - The Vampire’s Throne And Coming Soon: 2 - The Vampire’s Lair, 3 - The Vampire’s Escape, 4 - The Vampire’s Choice Buy The Vampire Throne to feed your passion today!
Download or read book A Quick Bite written by Lynsay Sands and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lissianna has been spending her centuries pining for Mr. Right, not just a quick snack, and this sexy guy she finds in her bed looks like he might be a candidate. But there's another, more pressing issue: her tendency to faint at the sight of bloodan especially annoying quirk for a vampire. Of course it doesn't hurt that this man has a delicious-looking neck. What kind of cold-blooded vampire woman could resist a bite of that?
Download or read book The Vampire Book written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-21 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampires have always fascinated and frightened, and now their reach goes beyond horror-flick fans. Teens the world over have fallen under the spell of these mysterious, blood-sucking, and oh-so-alluring beings! From Buffy to Twilight, vampire fans have gotten smarter and savvier, and this is the book for them. Learn how vampires live, how they avoid capture, and why they're so darn attractive. Also trace the history of vampire lore--in literature, movies, and on television--from the woods of Transylvania to the modern-day high school. Chock full of info and insight, each gorgeous page will draw in readers of every age, with innovative styling, never-before-seen imagery, and deliciously wicked design. Perhaps this enticing tome is best read while wearing a garlic necklace . . .
Download or read book Blood Books written by Tanya Huff and published by DAW. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Blood Debt and Blood Bank.
Download or read book The Vampire Sword free urban fantasy written by T.L. Cerepaka and published by Annulus Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First book of the Vampire Sorceress urban fantasy series.
Download or read book Fangs written by Sarah Andersen and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A love story between a vampire and a werewolf by the creator of the enormously popular Sarah's Scribbles comics. Vamp is three hundred years old but in all that time, she has never met her match. This all changes one night in a bar when she meets a charming werewolf. FANGS chronicles the humor, sweetness, and awkwardness of meeting someone perfectly suited to you but also vastly different.
Download or read book Vampire Kisses 6 Royal Blood written by Ellen Schreiber and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer break is over, and Raven is hardly eager to be returning to Dullsville High. Not only does school mean daily interaction with preppy pest Trevor Mitchell, but her sleep-filled days and romantic nights with her immortal boyfriend, Alexander, must come to an end. Plus the shock of morning classes isn't the only change in store. An unexpected letter turns up at Alexander's mansion—announcing his parents will be coming to town. And once they arrive, just about everyone has had a sighting of the macabre couple except Raven. What could be delaying Alexander from introducing Raven to them? Could Alexander be hiding something about his parents' homecoming? When Raven is finally invited to the most thrilling dinner party of her life, the next turn of events could transform her entire future with Alexander. The sixth book in Ellen Schreiber's bestselling Vampire Kisses series takes an unusual twist in the continuing romance of Raven and Alexander.
Download or read book Vampire Kisses 5 The Coffin Club written by Ellen Schreiber and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's tough for love-struck Raven to imagine what's keeping her nocturnal boyfriend from returning to Dullsville. So there's only one thing to do—find Alexander. Along the way, Raven can't resist the spot where she feels most at home, the Coffin Club. But when she stumbles upon a secret door in the club, she descends into a dim catacomb—to a hidden hangout where the house drink happens to be type A or B. Drawn to one of its shadowy members, Raven suspects she's in over her head. But exploring the covert club is too tempting, even after coming face-to-face with Alexander's trouble-stirring enemy. Can Raven delve further into the Underworld unbeknownst to Alexander—and also solve the mystery of her true love's own secrecy? Ellen Schreiber's sizzling Vampire Kisses series continues with its darkest installment yet.
Download or read book Book of the Vampire written by Nigel Suckling and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The UK's leading authority examines the myth and legend surrounding vampires. Using Bram Stoker's Dracula as a starting point - the folklore and the legend that Stoker drew on - there follows a discussion of Vlad the Impaler, Elizabeth Bathory, Bluebeard and the significance of bloodlust in ancient and medieval times.
Download or read book A Violet Fire written by Kelsey Quick and published by Vampires of Avignon. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Vampire Stratocracy of Cain, human blood is scarce. For centuries, councils have enslaved and bred humans, turning them into profitable supply units. Wavorly is bound to serve her blood willingly to her master for the rest of her life, but as one of only a few humans not bred in Cain, she knows freedom and is determined to escape.
