City of fallen angels - Cassandra Clare

The 4th in the series which picks up the story of Simon, Jace and Clary as the fight between good and evil continues!

Simon struggle to comes to term with his newly acquired vampire status takes up the main part of the story. Jace and Clary's relationship is under threat - the secret of Jace's return from the dead has terrible consequences.

If you have been an avid reader of the series then this won't disappoint!

The fall - Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan

Hot on the heels of The Strain is the sequel The fall. The 'virus' has virtually taken hold of the city and The Master's plan is almost fully implemented - the strigoi's hold of the international power network has not been prevented, signalling an end for mankind.

As Eph attempts to protect his family, he has to place his in others - Abraham Setrakian and Vas the exterminator. His ex-wife Kelly has 'turned' and is determined to gain control of their son - something Eph must prevent at any cost.

A cliffhanger ending - what hope do the 'ancients' hold for the survival of man?

Guess we'll have to wait for instalment #3.

Check out the scary website here ..

The strain - Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan

Yep vampires - but not as we know them!!

Much like The passage, the world of The strain is under attack from the dark and demonic 'Master' and his rapidly increasing vampire hordes - whose stingers (and there are some great descriptions of these in action) replace the more commonly known fangs we associate with vampires . A great opening - which reads like a CSI investigation - a plane lands and all of the passengers appear to have died at the exact same moment of time. Or have they? As the scientific world struggles to comprehend and contain the 'virus' they believe is in action, the story becomes more personal for Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his family.

The story is a complex one - the vampire master is one of 7 ancients who are all linked (aka The passage), but live under a fragile truce which is about to be tested.

The first of a trilogy - and maybe even a film...a fast paced thriller for vampire lovers.

Check out the website here - that's scary in itself!!!

The Passage - Justin Cronin

Another one that I have been watching for awhile - I'm glad that I waited until almost the holidays before I started reading this, as I could not put it down! Engaging from the first page - and a mental challenge as I kept up with the array of characters; the change of settings and timezones.
The post-apocalyptic world has been overrun by vampire / human hybrid creatures. These are not the broody, good looking Twilight types, but bloody, violent creatures that tear bodies apart. Only Amy NLN (no last name) may have the answer.
A pity we'll have to wait till 2012 to find it out!!

Read more here

Let the right one in - John Ajvide Lindqvist

Mmmm - a vampire story - bleak and yet with some redemption - that leaves the Twilight saga for dead (for adults anyway). Modern day themes are interwoven with the ageless tale of the cult of the vampire.
A fascinating read - the movie must be scary!

Night Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko

Wow! Before Twilight for teens there was Nightwatch for adult vampire tale fans! Set in modern day Russia, good and evil forces have an uneasy truce that has lasted 100o years. These 'Others' move in and out of our world and their 'twilight' world. The 'watches' keep the balance of power and peace. The main character Anton, a low level member of the 'Night Watch' saves a young woman from destruction and discovers an extraordinary talent who could change the course of the world.

A fascinating tale of the struggle between good and evil and the'humanity' that exists in all of the creatures.

Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series

Wow - I can see why this series has really captured the imaginationof teenage girls ! I found the first book Twilight, hard to put down. Fantastic descriptive passages and a classic boy meets girl love story - with complications. 

Like many series I found that the second and third installments weren't quite up to the first, but the final part of the series Breaking Dawn certainly provided a fairly nail biting conclusion. 

If you want to find out more about Stephanie Meyer - have a look here ......