Books like Interview With The Vampire
30 fantasy books to read after Interview With The Vampire, by Rice, Anne, the closest match first.
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1. The Vampire Lestat
by Rice, Anne
- Same series
- Same author
#1 New York Times Bestselling author - Surrender to fiction's greatest creature of the night - Book II of the Vampire Chronicles The vampire hero of Anne Rice’s enthralling novel...
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2. The Queen Of The Damned
by Rice, Anne
- Same series
- Same author
In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen from a six-thousand-year sleep to let loose the powers of the night....
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3. The Tale Of The Body Thief
by Rice, Anne
- Same series
- Same author
In a gripping feat of storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began with the now-classic Interview with the Vampire. For centuries, Lestat—vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals—has been...
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4. Memnoch The Devil
by Rice, Anne
- Same series
- Same author
"STARTLING . . . FIENDISH . . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING." --New York Daily News "Like Interview with the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . ....
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5. The Vampire Armand
by Rice, Anne
- Same series
- Same author
'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes...
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6. Merrick
by Rice, Anne
- Same series
- Same author
When Last The Vampire Lestat Was Seen, He Was Rising From The Dead In Present-Day New Orleans To Walk Again Among Anne Rice'S Unforgettable Undead. Now Lestat Lives Again, But...
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7. Blood And Gold
by Rice, Anne
- Same series
- Same author
“RICE WRITES WITH HER USUAL EROTIC AND HISTORICALLY EVOCATIVE FLAIR.” -People Once a proud Senator in Imperial Rome, Marius is kidnapped and forced into that dark realm of blood, where...
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8. Blackwood Farm
by Rice, Anne
- Same series
- Same author
Perennial bestseller Anne Rice fuses her two uniquely seductive strains of narrative—her Vampire legend and her lore of the Mayfair witches—to give us a world of classic deep-south luxury and...
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9. Dark Lover: Black Dagger Brotherhood
by Ward, J.r.
- On the same lists
A secret brotherhood of vampire warriors fights the Lessening Society, the novel that began a paranormal romance giant.
Black Dagger Brotherhood is one of the most well known series in the paranormal romance genre. While it hasn't aged well (many new readers will point out that its clichéd...
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10. Slave To Sensation: Psy-changeling
by Singh, Nalini
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A woman is sent to a forbidden changeling on a cold, controlled world in the first book of the Psy-Changeling series.
Nalini Singh is one of the more talented authors in the genre, with an exceptional ability for painting images with words. Psy-Changeling is full of the things that make her...
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11. A Hunger Like No Other: Immortals After Dark
by Cole, Kresley
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A Valkyrie is captured by a vampire warlord and a vampire's mate, the fun first book of Immortals After Dark.
Don't expect this to be a work of classic literature, but of all the paranormal romance series out there, Immortals After Dark is one of the most fun. There's romance...
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12. The Darkest Night: Lords Of The Underworld #1
by Showalter, Gena
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A demon hunter and a woman with her own hidden powers, an adult, fast-moving paranormal romance.
This series is adult with a capital A. Don't give this to a fourteen year old as a gift. Don't give it to your mother either. Keep it in the...
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13. Guilty Pleasures: Vampire Hunter #1
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Anita Blake raises the dead for a living and hunts vampires for the police, the first book of a long, dark series.
There's less raunch in the first parts of this series than you'll find in similar ones in the genre, but that's not a reason to avoid them. The common consensus...
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14. Kiss Of Midnight: Midnight Breed #1
by Adrian, Lara
- On the same lists
Yes, this is a virtual clone of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. No, it's not worth skipping as a result. That's because it's not a patent leather rip-off, but a well-made...
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15. Dark Prince
by Feehan, Christine
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You get a sex scene! You get a sex scene! Everybody gets a sex scene! We've talked about fluffy escapist books, funny heroes and interesting mythologies. Now let's talk passion....
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16. Succubus Blues: Georgina Kincaid #1
by Mead, Richelle
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If Paranormal Romance is a guilty pleasure, then books like Succubus Blues are the guiltiest of them all. There's an element of Vampire Diaries to this series, but that shouldn't...
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17. A Discovery Of Witches
by Harkness, Deborah
- On the same lists
It's not easy to pick the last entry on a list like this. Especially since, by this point, there's not much meat left on the bone. And by meat, we...
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18. Mercy Thompson Series
by Briggs, Patricia
- On the same lists
Urban Fantasy excels at creating strong female leads, and this is one of the best. Mercy is a part Native American auto mechanic who also happens to be a walker;...
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19. The Black Jewels
by Bishop, Anne
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Three words to describe the Black Jewels Trilogy: Over the top. Terrible things happen in this book, but they're written with so much drama that you can't take them too...
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20. Dead Until Dark: Sookie Stackhouse #1
by Harris, Charlaine
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HBO created must-see television with True Blood. The same can't be said for the series it's based on. Harris is one of the worst writers on this list. Her abilities...
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21. Halfway To The Grave: Night Huntress #1
by Frost, Jeaniene
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Before you start Night Huntress, be aware that there's nothing groundbreaking about the series. You're going to be disappointed if you go into it expecting something fresh. While it may...
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22. Darkfever: Fever #1
by Moning, Karen Marie
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CONTENT AVERSION ALERT: If you're not a fan of anything fairy-like, this series isn't for you. If you're ok with a world that includes all kinds of flappy, sappy supernatural...
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23. Angels' Blood: Guild Hunter #1
by Singh, Nalini
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Nalini Singh is one of the most well known paranormal romance authors. And with good reason: She's written two of the most popular series in the genre. Guild Hunter, along...
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24. Cry Wolf: Alpha And Omega
by Briggs, Patricia
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Cry Wolf is a spin-off of Briggs's popular Mercy Thompson series. For Briggs fans, this series is full of the things that make her such a successful author. She excels...
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25. Dead Witch Walking: The Hollows #1
by Harrison, Kim
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The greatest strength of this series is that its main character â Rachel â is both entertaining and interesting. This isn't just because she's a well-rounded character, full of sass...
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26. Once Burned: Night Prince #1
by Frost, Jeaniene
- On the same lists
Night Prince is a spin off series based on Frost's Night Huntress series. While it's not necessary to have read Night Prince, you will benefit from discovering Vlad – the...
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27. Some Girls Bite: Chicagoland Vampires
by Neill, Chloe
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If there's one criticism that can be leveled at the entire paranormal romance genre (other than the cover art featuring bare-chested hos and beaus), it's that the writing is subpar....
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28. Fantasy Lover: Dark Hunter #1
by Kenyon, Sherrilyn
- On the same lists
The key to a good paranormal romance is to make sure it doesn't take itself too seriously. Because … vampires. Some of the creatures that appear in these types of...
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29. Pleasure Unbound: Demonica #1
by Ione, Larissa
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A half-demon hunts demons in a hidden war, the corny but gripping start of the Demonica series.
Cue the heavy eye roll at the laughable title of the first book in the Demonica series. Got that out of your system? Good. It may be corny, but the...
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30. Dragon Bound: Elder Races #1
by Harrison, Thea
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DRAGONS! PLOT! MONSTERS! HUMOR! What more could you want? An interesting heroine with exceptional abilities of some kind? Check. Creatures of myth? Check.Elder Races is one of those series that...
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