I sincerely hope you have as much fun reading them. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire. Bill the vampire book 1 scary dead things book 2 the mourning woods book 3 holier than thou book 4 goddamned freaky monsters book 5 sunset strip. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Im always looking for a good vampire book without the glittery ones and those types. The vampire gang, led by an intimidating lance henriksen, cruises around during the day in vehicles with the windows blacked out spraypainted or covered with aluminum foil to protect the. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported. Eternal life has been mortals quest since, well, for eternity really. A tale from the tome of bill the tome of bill compendium vol 1 books 14 of the series in one. Writer of urban fantasy, comedy, and horror including the bestselling tome of bill series.
The comedy in bill the vampire this book series is a bit more obvious, yes its dark humour, sarcastic a few puns etc but its laugh out loud funny. Breene, or jim butcher, then youre in for a bloody good time with this vampire. Breene, or jim butcher, then youre in for a bloody good time with this vampire comedy. Gordon melton, phd takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the bloodsucking undead. Night stalker urban fantasy author of the tome of bill.
We strive for that happy ending that see us live happily ever after. The last coven the tome of bill, book 8 by rick gualtieri. William erasmus bill compton is a fictional character from the southern vampire mysteriessookie stackhouse series by author charlaine harris. Her name was eleonora kabloutchko, and she had been all alone living off the benevolence of outsiders ever since her. If youre looking to hear what the bill the vampire books are all aboutto be honest, still probably not just get audible trial membership and get the 1 st book for free. The vampire diaries ranks high on the list of vampire shows. Blade has three movies, and just how many other blades can you think of exactly, bill. With anna paquin, stephen moyer, sam trammell, ryan kwanten. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Shop for books at and browse categories like young adult books, childrens books, mystery books, adult coloring books and cook books. In the fifth season of the television adaption, bill plays the role of the main antagonist. Throw in some comedy and im more than likely to at least read the first book.
Btvs main lead, sarah michelle gellar, is still in minds of fans as the hottest slayer of all times but smg is. We are all fascinated by tales of love and romance. Bill the vampire by rick gualtieri sipping from the. Bill compton the southern vampire mysteries wikipedia. I hadnt run across it until tor reissued it back in. The tome of bill series by rick gualtieri goodreads. With nina dobrev, paul wesley, ian somerhalder, kat graham. These stories chart how, over time, the vampire story grew and developed. He was born in brentwood, essex and attended st martins, a. The first book in the tome of bill series, eight books and counting. Dracula may be the classic vampire novel but it wasnt the first.
Unfortunately, in the world of the supernatural, that makes him as good as dead. Ive read all the books and can say that its one of my favorite series. Bill the vampire is book one in the bestselling tome of bill urban fantasy series, a foulmouthed misadventure through a world of supernatural horrors. Bill the vampire by rick gualtieri overdrive rakuten. It became a huge success when it aired on the cw in 2009 and concluded its run in 2017. Rick gualtieri voted for the totally legend of brandon thighmaster. The story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named carmilla, later revealed to be mircalla, countess karnstein carmilla is an anagram of mircalla. He is an actor and producer, known for it 2017, it. He is a vampire and is introduced in the first novel in the series, dead until dark, and has appeared in all of the novels since. Bill already has his bunch of nerdy friends, and the whole vampire world seems to be much more pronounced and delved into than that of freds world. Telepathic waitress sookie stackhouse anna paquin encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious bill compton stephen moyer, a southern louisiana gentleman and vampire. This story doesnt add anything, or even introduce anything of the bigger grander story that spans the rest of the series so by itself, it isnt that great. The show was a television adaptation of the hit book series of the same name by l.
Its almost time for everyday horrors bill of the dead 2 to launch. It covers movie releases such as twilight and priest as well as book releases, television shows and more. The lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, mystic falls, virginia. Use our tags to filter books and find the perfect read for yourself or someone you love. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the tome of bill series books 14. Sadly, that was just the beginning of his troubles.
There have been numerous films based on carmilla, an 1872 gothic novella by irish author joseph sheridan le fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating bram stokers dracula 1897 by 26 years. He awoke as a vampire but, fangs or not, he was still at the bottom of the food chain. In order to keep breathing, bill must become someone else something else. Bill the vampire is book one in the bestselling tome of bill horror comedy series a hilarious misadventure through a world of supernatural horrors. The ultimate collection of vampire facts and fiction from vlad the impaler to barnabas collins to edward cullen to dracula and bill compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority j. The show was an instant hit with teen audiences seeing as it was during a time when twilight rose to popularity. Nprs book concierge is your guide to 2017 s best reads. Being human, romance is one of the qualities that we seek in many of our relationships. Bill the vampire the tome of bill, part 1 is 80k words of foulmouthed horror comedy by rick gualtieri, author of scary dead things the tome of bill, part 2 and. You already know how you died in the tome of bill, as well as what your vampire name would be. William kaffenberger is an actor and composer, known for lincoln 2012, g. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion.
Enter the night stalker, fearsome predator of the undead. The vampyre is a short work of prose fiction written in 1816 by john william polidori as part of a contest between polidori, mary shelley, lord byron, and percy shelley. The secret vampire family taking over hollywood cracked. If youre a fan of shayne silvers, steve mchugh, orlando a. Buffy summers was the nightmare of any vampire she met on her way. Keeping close to the vampire tradition, they still show a wide variety in story, setting, and characters. When we seek books to read we therefore go for those with such a theme. An authors and dragons tale as best fantasy in the opening round of the 2017. Five years ago, dateless dork bill ryder somehow saved t.
Women who work, ivanka trumps book, is a sparkly vampire. The vampyre is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. What are the 10 best vampire books that have shaped our thinking of vampires and the many vampire stories that followed them. At first, bill the vampire made me chuckle but seemed more suitable for someone in their twenties than for someone like me who is a. The vampire diaries tv series 2009 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And to help celebrate the mood, i figured a little fun was in order. The vampyre is often viewed as the progenitor of the romantic vampire.