Vampires

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This DVD of a 1980's film comes highly recommended from the simegen-l list as being very like Sime~Gen.  

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Nov 2004 Release - haven't read it yet, but I can hardly wait.  

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New author to watch carefully!  If she can do this, so can you!.

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If you haven't read these - start at Book I because this is a strong story-arc of action-action-action-sex-action-relationship that is a page-turner.  

I had been very disappointed in Cerulean Sins   because it seemed to me as a writer that Hamilton had lost "control" of the material -- there was a lack of discipline underlying the material, a thematic wandering which created serious confusion in readers.  That is usually reported by readers as "boring" "uninteresting" or "dull."  Because of that lack of discipline, the more unlikeable elements in the plot seemed garish and glaring and readers were losing interest -- feeling cheated.    

However in Incubus Dreams, Hamilton has regained technical control of the material and is weaving a story that explains how the tough-as-nails heroine of the first book turns into -- well, something totally different by the "end" of this series.   

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The sex scenes are long, detailed, involved, nearly continuous, and very very slow -- but clearly this is deliberate on the author's part, not the result of a lack of skill or story/plot direction.  Overall, this book reads more like a good fanzine with a strong editor than a professionally published book.  Worth studying.

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Aug 2003 and still selling fast on amazon - this is not usual for Zebra Romances.  Take a good close look at the book that's accomplished this. 

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To be released Feb 2004
Check the amazon page for the book description when they post it.  

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A Paranormal Detective series -- there have only been a few of these.  Can you name 3?  I don't mean detectives who are vampires -- I mean detectives who are adepts, wizards, magicians -- forensic magic.  
Read reviews on amazon. 

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This is the 5th book in the Dresden Files Series.  
A duel between a Vampire and a practicing professional wizard to end the war between vampires and wizards.  

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OK, I recommend this because I wrote it!  See all the rest I have to say about it and read sample chapters here.  And see the rest of this page for my taste in vampires.  

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The New Saint Germain novel -- I highly recommend these novels, though I would not recommend that a beginning writer attempt to imitate them.  They are successful despite being almost plotless and all identical.  To pull that off takes a huge inventory of incredibly honed writing skills.  

In e-book form this book has won the LORIE as best paranormal romance (not e-book romance; romance) and the Lord Ruthven Assembly award as best  vampire novel (not e-book vampire novel; vampire novel). It is also an 
EPPIE finalist (the EPPIE _is_ an e-book award). Now it becomes a trade 
paperback--and two months before its release it is already a Featured Book 
on Amazon.com.  

use one-click on amazon here

BenBella Books will also be publishing Jacqueline Lichtenberg's vampire novel, Those of My Blood in October 2003.  

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Matthew Maule has seen many horrific things in his five hundred years as one of the most powerful vampires in the world. But even his formidable talents cannot predict the unthinkable acts about to occur within his own home. more

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Jan 2003 release - yum!!!!  

There wasn't a description posted for this book when I found it -- but who cares?  It's gotta be great if it's from P. N. Elrod!  

Read it and see if you can figure out that reason.  

Book Description
Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out....
Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea.A fun, fast, funny, and wonderfully intriguing blend of vampire and mystery that's hard to put down, and should not be missed. (Susan Sizemore)

I finally read this and it does live up to the hype about it.