Books like Anita Blake Vampire Hunter
30 fantasy books to read after Anita Blake Vampire Hunter, by Hamilton, Laurell K., the closest match first.
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter book 1 Start here
1. 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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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter book 2
2. The Laughing Corpse
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Animator and vampire hunter Anita Blake is about to discover that some secrets are better left buried—and some people better off dead.
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter book 3
3. Circus Of The Damned
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
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When a powerful centuries-old vampire hits Anita Blake's town, a battle of the undead ensues.
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter book 4
4. The Lunatic Cafe
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Anita has fallen for the leader of a local pack of werewolves. She's survived a lot, but this love thing may kill her yet.
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter book 5
5. Bloody Bones
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Hired to exhume two-hundred-year-old graves in the wake of a land dispute, Anita Blake becomes involved in local murders involving three dead teenagers and a bloodless corpse that makes her...
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter book 6
6. The Killing Dance
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
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- Same author
With a price on her head and professional hitmen on her trail, Anita Blake, vampire killer, zombie reanimator and expert on the supernatural, receives unexpected assistance from an alpha werewolf...
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter book 7
7. Burnt Offerings
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
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Anita Blake is a vampire hunter. But when someone else sets his sights on her prey, she must save them both from the inferno.
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter book 8
8. Blue Moon
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
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- Same author
The supernatural community of St. Louis is bracing for the rare event of a blue moon. Anita Blake's ex-fiancé, the werewolf Richard Zeeman, has been jailed in Tennessee, accused of...
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9. Dark Hunter
by Kenyon, Sherrilyn
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These books have been around for nearly a decade now and are still wooing the hearts of millions of women around the world. Her male heroes are particularly well drawn....
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10. Twilight Series
by Meyer, Stephenie
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As one of the most popular fantasy series in history, it would be remiss not to include Stephanie Myers Twilight series on this list. The 4-book series has had an...
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11. Vampire Chronicles
by Rice, Anne
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Anne Rice is considered one of the pioneers of the vampire genre. The Sookie Stackhouse and Twilight novels were heavily influenced by Anne Rice's’work.Anne Rice’s most popular work (and perhaps...
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12. Black Dagger Brotherhood
by Ward, J.r.
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If you are looking for a romantic vampire horror novel, the Companions of the Night are some of the better books to be found. What’s so good about these novels...
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13. Sweet Blood
by Hautman, Pete
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For a cool YA vampire adventure, It'd be hard to recommend anything better than Sweet Blood. This book hands down does the best misunderstood-goth-coming-of-age story. The story premise is really...
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14. Companion Of The Night
by Velde, Vivian Vande
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Another vampire romance series, but one that has a pretty interesting vampire character. The plot follows Kerry, a young woman, who saves Ethan - a vampire - from vampire hunters....
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15. The Evernight Series
by Gray, Claudia
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A combination of Mean Girls and Vampire Academy. Bianca is forced by her parents to attend a private school. What her parents don’t realize is that this private school is...
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16. Sookie Stackhouse
by Harris, Charlaine
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Vampire Fiction often falls into the Urban Fantasy sub-genre, and this series is a great example of how popular it has become.
For those who love Twilight, the next step should be to read the Sookie Stackhouse novels. The popular True Blood TV series was based on these novels, so if you...
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Vampire Academy book 1 Start here
17. Vampire Academy
by Mead, Richelle
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While we've given a selection of some of the more serious works of Vampire fiction, sometimes you want a more low brow read, one full of teen angst, young adults,...
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Black Dagger Brotherhood book 1 Start here
18. Dark Lover: Black Dagger Brotherhood
by Ward, J.r.
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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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Psy-Changeling book 1 Start here
19. 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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Immortals After Dark book 1 Start here
20. 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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Lords Of The Underworld book 1 Start here
21. 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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22. Mercy Thompson Series
by Briggs, Patricia
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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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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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27. 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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28. Once Burned: Night Prince #1
by Frost, Jeaniene
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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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29. 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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30. Fantasy Lover: Dark Hunter #1
by Kenyon, Sherrilyn
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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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