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... life out as a TV series.. but maybe I am biased against TV :).
#27 Thanks for the recommendation, I am going to check 13 Bullets out.
... a high bar - it's superb! David Wellington has written a pretty good vampire series you may want to try - start with 13 Bullets. drneutron, I have not read 13 Bullets but I appreciate the recommendation. I will look for that next time I'm at a bookstore, which I'm sure will be soon.
I hope you enjoy The Strain, I sure did. ... The Strain sounds like it's right up my alley.
Have you read David Wellington's vampire books? The series starts with 13 Bullets, if I remember correctly. ... ciences?
This is an interesting quote form wikipedia and E O Wilson
'Michael McGoodwin quoting Wilson on sociobiology -13
Sociobiology is defined (by Wilson) as the systematic study of the biological basis of all forms of behavior, including human, incorporating ecology, ethology, and ... ... Modesitt
13. left hand of darkness
14. Night sky mine Scott (teens)
15. There and back again pat murphy
16. 13 Richard Morgan
I need to keep an eye out for The Strain! Have you seen David Wellington's 13 Bullets and sequels? Evil vampires, hunters trying to kill them, good stuff! ... enjoyed David Wellington's take on vampires. 99 Coffins has a Civil War angle to it, but you probably want to read 13 bullets first because it's a series.
Knights of the Blood is vampires meet Nazis and the Knights Templar. It's a nice little romp.
Good luck with your challenge! ... planning to read Breeding Ground next. Tower Hill does look good. I recommend giving her a shot.
I just finished 13 Bullets and really had fun reading that. I'll certainly read through the other two in the trilogy soon.
Currently reading Bloodstone by Nate Kenyon. I'm about ... ... never appeared.
I'll be reading Monster Planet since I've come this far, but I'm really looking forward to his 13 Bullets. I think he really is a terrific writer and want to see him do something besides zombies (you have a little more leeway when giving vampires super powers, so if ... ... Hemdee. The first book is called Dhampir in fact...
There's also a series by David Wellington that starts with 13 Bullets. I'm pretty sure the main character is a Dhampir. (I haven't read any of these books yet myself, so I can't vouch for quality.)
There's a whole lot more out ... ... and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.
Books of Blood by Clive Barker.
3. Vampires, Werewolves & Zombies
13 Bullets by David Wellington. According to Scott C. Sigler »13 BULLETS is to vampire stories what lethal gladiatorial games are to formalized boxing. If you want blood, ... ... of Blood by Clive Barker and Skeleton Crew by Stephen King.
3. Vampires, Werewolves & Zombies: 13 bullets by David Wellington, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Cell by Stephen King, Infected by Scott Sigler and I am Legend by Richard Matheson.
4. Into The Wi ... David,
So good to see you here on LT, welcome! I haven't gotten around to Vampire Zero yet, but I adored 13 Bullets and 99 Coffins. They were the best vampire fiction I have read this year.
I just acquired Monster Island and Monster Nation last week and they are sitting restlessly in ... There's absolutely no romance, but 13 bullets and sequels are really good vampire stories. Well, technically, vampire hunting stories. But there's nothing nice about these vamps...Fair warning, though. Wellington's gory at times.
Yeah, I know this suggestion is out of the box for the OP. I' ... ... to see you enjoyed this one as well. I thought it was a little better than 99 Coffins, but still short of the original 13 Bullets. Since there really is only one major loose end/storyline now, do you think he will milk the series past the fourth book? As much as I've enjoyed them, I hope ... ... impatiently waiting for. Highly recommended for those who like their vampire stories raw, but start at the beginning with 13 Bullets for the full effect. ... the Caribbean,68 NAFTA's Impact on North America,69 and NAFTA revisited by the Institute for International Economics.13 They assess that NAFTA has been positive for Mexico, whose poverty rates have fallen, and real income salaries have risen even after accounting for the 1994–1995 Econom ... ... And she used to be a human being once. That may have been three hundred years ago but please, show some respect."
13 Bullets by David Wellington
"Are you sure they're not trying to kill us?" 57. 99 Coffins by David Wellington -- I decided to go ahead and read the sequel to 13 Bullets on drneutron's suggest and the fact that I was going to read it in the near future anyway. I really enjoyed this one as well, just not quite as much as 13 Bullets. The last 100 pages were ... ... Sarah Langan and others here in the 75 book group.
Have you seen 99 Coffinsyet? I thought it was even better then 13 Bullets. And I completely agree with your assessment of *that* one. Just started 13 Bullets by David Wellington. ... Bunnicula!
BTW, if you want some truly evil vampires that aren't humans with super powers, try David Wellington's 13 Bullets and 99 Coffins. His zombie books are pretty good, too. ... and action at the end.
- Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon
- If you like action-oriented vampire stories, 13 Bullets by David Wellington was a return to vampires as evil monsters preying on humans that are not just people with superpowers.
Hope this helps! 112. 13 Bullets by David Wellington ... and she organized the publication, on May 30, 1979, of a full-page advertisement, published in four major U.S. newspapers,13 in which the communists were described as having created a nightmare, which put her at odds with a large segment of the domestic left wing, who were uncomfortable ... 39. 13 Bullets by David Wellington -- This is the way a modern vampire novel should be written. There are no brooding, wimpy, sex-starved vampires here. These vampires are truly evil and intelligent. I wasn't a big fan of Wellington's first zombie novel, but his first vampire novel is top ... The main character in David Wellington's 13 Bullets and 99 Coffins is a lesbian Pennsylvania State Trooper battling some really evil vampires. The books are good, but the sexual orientation was a bit clumsily handled in spots. It didn't seem terribly relevant to the story, but he brought it ... If you want truly scary vampires, try 13 Bullets and 99 Coffins. No Anne Rice style vamps there... I thought 13 Bullets was top notch. Haven't gotten to David Wellington's zombie books yet, but plan to very soon. You know, I haven't read any of David Wellington's books yet, but I picked up all three of the Monster trilogy and 13 Bullets due to his good press. ... search turned up
1. Monster Island and subsequent volumes.
2. Plague of the Dead
3. The Zen ofZombie
I've read 13 Bullets by David Wellington and thoroughly enjoyed it. His zombie books look pretty good as well, so I'll have to add them to the TBR list. I can't vouch for any of ... ... to get The Zombie Survival Guide and you'll be ready for the outbreak when it happens...
I just finished (and enjoyed) 13 Bullets by the guy who wrote Monster Nation, so I'd be interested in hearing your opinion of his zombie stuff. #33
If you like really evil vampires, try 13 bullets. It's the first vampire story in a while that has had a true monster instead of vampires as humans with superpowers.
On the funny side, You Suck was pretty good. ... (such as zombies) only interesting as plot devices to test the reactions of the human protagonists. I haven't yet read 13 Bullets, but I'm wondering how it works there. I just finished 13 Bullets, with some really evil vampires instead of vampires who are basically people with superpowers. It was a refreshing change from the spate of urban supernatural fantasies that seem to be everywhere today. I'm just finishing up 13 Bullets. It's a pretty good vampire suspense/mystery kind of story, but a bit violent for some, I suspect.
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