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| Title
| Author | Subject
| Suggested By |  | John Ajvide Lindqvist | Let the Right One In centers on the relationship between a 12-year-old boy, Oskar, and a 200-year-old vampire child, Eli, of indeterminate gender.Eli. It takes place in Blackeberg, a working class suburb of Stockholm, in the early 1980s. The book focuses on the darker side of humanity, dealing with issues such as bullying, drugs, theft, **********, prostitution and murder as well as the obvious supernatural themes.
Google Books | Wikipedia
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| Alyson Noel | Evermore is the first book in The Immortals series. It is considered a cousin of the Twilight series. Evermore, a telepath, acts as human as possible to hide her talent from her human friends until she meets Damien; exotic, wealthy, and irrisistably gorgeous. He also holds many secrets. Zoey feels an intoxicating attraction towards him and begins to fall in love with him though she knows she will never be the same again. Determined to find out what secrets he is hiding, she knows that finding out could claim her very life. Google Books | Wikipedia | strange_candy | 
| P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
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| The House of Night, series follows Zoy Redbird after she gets marked. Being sent to The House of Night, a school for developing vampyres. Zoey finds true friendship, experiences betrayal, love, mistrust, and deception of the deepest kind.
| trange_candy, dulcet_tones, vampbiteme |  | Sherrilyn Kenyon | The never-before-revealed story of the Dark-Hunter leader, Acheron.
This is an Epic read... not for the faint of heart.
http://www.yearofacheron.com | Azurastar | 
| Lynsay Sands | The Rogue Hunter - meet Gordon Mortimer, a sexy vampire who protects the world from renegade vampires. He's in for a surprise when he encounters Samantha Willan. | Azurastar |  | Kresley Cole | Immortals After Dark - a steamy supernatural romance series. | Vangelic | 
| Poppy Z. Brite | Lost Souls - a classic! A dark and sensual ride steeped in southern gothic goodness that draws you into the world of vampires, rock n roll, angst, and misguided youth. Once you start reading, you won't be able to leave the characters or their world! A must read! | Gloriousdead | 
| Anne Rice | Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles - this is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. | Jakymo
perji
| New Tales of the Vampires
| Anne Rice
| Reissue of Vittorio & Pandora as Anne Rice is no longer writing about her Vampires.
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| MaryJanice Davidson | Queen Betsy Series - Elizabeth Taylor, aka Betsy, is the unlikely Queen of the Vampires. She is the only vampire who is immune to things that would destroy a normal vampire, plus she has one heck of a shoe fetish. | avalonia69 | 
| Patricia Briggs | Mercedes (Mercy) Thompson series - a headstrong shape shifting Coyote garage mechanic with a love triangle between the Alpha wolf of her area and the the son of head Alpha of North America. | avalonia69 | 
| Patricia Briggs | Alpha & Omega series - Anna & Charles and some of the characters from the Mercy Books. | FangMe | 
| Michelle Bardsley | Broken Heart, Oklahoma series - great series about a group of single parents, that by accident, are turned into vampires. Each book focuses on a different turn-blood, and they are very funny. | avalonia69 | 
| Kelley Armstong | Women of the Otherworld series - a few of these books feature my favorite female Werewolf, Elena, but there are also witches, necromancers, demons, and many other supernatural forces. | avalonia69, dulcet_tones | 
| Laurell K. Hamiltion | Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series - Anita Blake is an animator a.k.a. necromancer. Through her adventures as a zombie-raiser, vampire executioner, and a champion for some lycanthropes, it is never a dull moment!
Available in both Novel and Graphic Novel form
*books after #5 contain erotica | amief75, dulcet_tones | 
| P.N. Elrod | Jonathan Barret, Gentleman Vampire series - "For some people, the American Revolution was especially bloody... even off the battlefield." | RFlatstone |  | P.N. Elrod | The Vampire Files - Chicago in the time of Al Capone and a vampire reporter named Jack Fleming. | RFlatstone | 
| Nora Roberts | The Circle Trilogy - Vampires, Witches, Wizards, and other dimensions! Supernatural romance at its best!
- Morrigan’s Cross
- Dance of the Gods
- Valley of Silence
| Scjasmine |  | Robin McKinley | Sunshine - in this richly detailed post-apocalyptic world, survivors of the Voodoo Wars cling to the normal rhythms of life, in spite of the lingering threat from omnipresent and fearsome supernaturals. Heroine Rae/Sunshine is immediately engaging and sympathetic, but unlike our Sookie, she is deeper, more complex, and more real due to her imperfections… And there are none of the current “handsome vampire” cliches here. Vampire Con is NO Bill Compton: he is inhuman in every sense, pure evil, even downright repulsive. The archenemies are thrown together in a situation that demands their cooperation if they are to survive. In forming this alliance of necessity, the two eventually will…. Ha! No Spoilers!
If you like fast paced books, skip this -but if you like the rich development of character, in the rambling, discursive, stream-of-consciousness “vein” of a Faulkner narrator, plus graceful, poetic, captivating prose, you'll love this remarkable wordsmith. And, IMHO, unlike many other modern fantasy heroines, Sunshine acts like an adult woman with myriad concerns and responsibilities besides sex. It's a breath of fresh air in a genre that sometimes borders on outright gratuitous smut. | LaProv, Sugarboots, dulcet_tones | | The Hollows Series | Kim Harrison | Great story with lots of supernatural elements. Its about a bounty hunter, who is also a witch. Her partners are a Vamp and a Fairy. She falls in love, fights demons, and gets seduced by Vamps. Very entertaining books. | veryvampy | | The Host | Stephenie Meyer | Meyer's first adult novel is a mix of sci-fi thriller and romance. Aliens have invaded human bodies, taking over Earth. One human resists her parasite's takeover, and the two are stuck together in one body. I haven't read the Twilight series, but based on Meyer's writing in this book I'd say she is amazingly gifted! | DeaditeNancy | | Love at Stake series | Kerrelyn Sparks | A great balance of mystery, action, humor and steamy romance in the entire series, all wrapped in a nice little vampire world. | KristinCP | | Black Dagger Brotherhood | JR Ward | Six Warrior Vampires. Lovers, Fighters, Brothers. Lethal, not Evil, they're coming for you [http://www.jrward.com/] | kikilynn | Blood Books
series
(3 volumes, each contains 2 "books" ) | Tanya Huff | Human PI Vicki Nelson teams up w/ bastard son of Henry VIII - Henry Fitzroy - to crack supernatural cases; love triangle ensues between the allure of Vampire (and author) Henry Fitzroy and former police partner/lover Mike Celluci.
Henry is amazing, forget Mike:)
PS - this used to be a good, if not low budget, series on the LIfetime channel (until they cancelled it after one season! - got the axe same as "moonlight") Thank god for True Blood:) | Bill,Henry,orLestat? | | The Vampire Huntress | L.A. Banks | Vampires, Demons | FangMe | | The Midnight Breed | Lara Adrian | Vampires & Romance, what else does one need | FangMe | | Lords of the Underworld | Gena Showalter | All sorts of Supes | FangMe | | The Dark Series | Christine Feehan | 20 books so far in the series. Vampire porn - yum! Each book stands on it's own although the character interactions are related all through the series.
About the first book, Dark Prince:
He came to her in the night, a predator -- strength and power chiseled his features. The seduction was deep and elemental; he affected her soul. His need. His darkness. His terrible haunting loneliness. Her senses aroused, she craved the dangerous force of his body. Burned for him. And he had only touched her with his mind.
She came to him at dawn, his bleakest hour. As the beast raged inside him, threatening to consume him, he vented his centuries-old despair in an anguished cry that filled the waning night. And she answered, a ray of light, piercing his darkness. A beautiful angel. Her compassion, courage, and innocence awakened in him an exquisite longing and tenderness. He knew he must possess her, for only she could tame his savage side and lift the dark shadow from his soul. Apart they were desolate, bereft. Intertwined physically and spiritually, they could heal one another and experience an eternity of nights filled with love.
Great place to order used books, many with free shipping: http://www.abebooks.com/
| FangUVeryMuch | | Dracula | Bram Stoker | The most famous vampire novel in literature, written in 1897. | king16x | | Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister | Gregory Maguire | Not steamy, but a great escape - a very interesting perspective on the Cinderella fairy tale, and for adults. I read it in a few sittings. | airyblood | | The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafón | Mystery, suspense, romance, fantasy, vivid and gorgeous imagery - this book has got it all. You will be completely absorbed. | Fairyblood | The Twilight Saga
(Twilight, Eclipse, New Moon, Breaking Dawn) | Stephenie Meyer | Each one a 500+page book
Vampire/human love story, with a few werewolves thrown in for measure. Very well written. Says it's for teens, but I'm 55 and LOVED it! | blombard | | Book of Shadows, Book of Spirits, and The Witchery | James Reese | These novels trace the life adventures of Herculine, a hermaphrodite witch raised in a convent, and her rise in power as she learns who and what she is. Along the way she meets people such as Edgar Allen Poe and discovers her rare talent for "communicating" with the dead and unrestful spirits. | IncubusDreams | | The Mormon Murders | Steve Naifeh and Gregory White Smith | For those non-fiction readers. The true story behind the SLC bombings in 1985 and how the LDS Church tried to cover it up. Extremely facinating and revealing story that includes never-before-published interviews and documents. | IncubusDreams | | The Phantom of the Opera | Gaston Leroux | The original story of the Phantom in the Paris Opera House. A great tale of mystery and lost love. Much different (and a little better) than ALW's musical version. There is even an introduction by the author telling you why he believes the Opera Ghost really did exist. | IncubusDreams | | Timeline | Michael Crichton | A group of scientists get sent back to 14th century France (with Lady Claire) via a discovered wormhole. GREAT for lovers of history and science. Amazing scientific detail and adventure. | IncubusDreams | | The "Smoke" Books (as I call them) | Tanya Huff | Similar to, and set after, the Blood Books, Tony becomes a PR on a hit Vampire TV show and finds out that he is, in fact, a wizard of sorts. Tony's misadventures with magic and Henry Fitzroy. | IncubusDreams | | The Dexter Morgan Series | Jeff Lindsay | Dexter Morgan is a forensic blood splatter specialist for the Miami Metro Police Dept. He has a night job no one else knows about: he's a serial killer. (Also adapted for TV on Showtime) | IncubusDreams | | The Dark Forgotten Series | Sharon Ashwood | Witches, Demons, Vampires & Changelings - and this is just the first book! More action/less romance | FangMe | | Salem's Lot | Stephen King | Author Ben Mears returns to ‘Salem's Lot to write a book about a house that has haunted him since childhood only to find his isolated hometown infested with vampires. While the vampires claim more victims, Mears convinces a small group of believers to combat the undead. | Ale_dc | | The Cell | Stephen King | Zombies, technological warfare and terrorism | Ale_dc
DeadliteNancy | | Blood and Chocolate | Annette Curtis-Klause | A coming of age story in which the main character just happens to be a Werewolf. Vivian Gandillion will have to choose between what her heart wants and what it needs, all the while trying to protect the secret of her pack. (Soooo much better than the movie!) | dulcet_tones | | Queen of Damned | Anne Rice | The rock star Vampire Lestat prepares for a concert in San Francisco, unaware that hundreds of vampires will be among the fans that night and that they are committed to destroying him for risking exposing them all. | Jakymo | | Vampire Accademy Series | Richelle Mead | Lissa, a Moroi vampire royal, and Rose, a dhampir gaurdian, go to the vampire accademy where Lissa is learning to rule her clan and Rose will be her gaurd when they graduate. Each gaurd has the job of protecting their Moroi from Strigoi, the immortal vampires that are trying to take out what they used to be, Moroi. Rose and Lissa are bound like no other, Rose has been shadow kissed that makes it so she can always sence what Lissa is thinking. | Irishgirly2010 | | Argenaue series | Lynsay Sands | The Argenaue Vampires live in Canada and are one of the oldest living familys in the world. They have escaped the fall of Atlantis and are now living in preasent day trying to find their soul mates and protect their family and everyone else from the perrils of the ones that are attacking the world. | rishgirly2010 | | The Noble Dead Series | Barb & J.C. Hendee | The Noble Dead series is very good. The characters are well developed and continue to develop throughout the series. The main character is half-vampire and half-human who starts her journey pretending to kill vampires but learns that there are vampires and soon learns the secret of her birth and the terrible end that could come because of it. The books are really in depth and keep you reading. | Felix B. Hellsings | 
| Marie Kiraly | Usually I don't like it when other authors try to do a sequel to the classics, but this book is a knockout. It is a continuation of Dracula by Bram Stoker and his told from the perspective of Mina Harker | Pam_in_pastels | 
| Richard Matheson | This is more of a scientific approach on vampirism, told from the perspective of the last man alive in the world.
Google Books | Wikipedia
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| Erin McCarthy | Vegas Vampire Series - I've just started this, cause I was getting kind of bored waiting for Tuesday's release to get here. But so far it's pretty dang good. There are four books in the completed series.
- High Stakes
- Bit the Jackpot
- Bled Dry
- Sucker Bet
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| Annette Curtis Klause | A young girl who falls in love with a tormented vampire who is convinced he is evil and wants to die. The two fall in love and have to go off on a mission to kill the vamps younger brother (another vampire crazed with bloodlust and no self control; he is pure evil). The story ends with the vampire dying, by choice.
Google Books | Wikipedia
| kyla.peters, dulcet_tones | 
Note: Not a Vampire Novel but a very good book. | Suzanne Collins | The Hunger Games is a dystopic novel set in the future, where America is one great nation ruled by the cruel and despised Capitol. Each year, the Hunger Games is set, where one male and one female are 'honoured' to compete in the Hunger Games, a reminder of the uneventful rebellion the 13 districts tried to overthrow the Capitol (the 13th District was annihilated).
Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist in this novel. When her 12 year-old sister Prim (Primrose Everdeen) is chosen, Katniss volunteers. We then travel to the build-up to the games, her fellow competitor Peeta and then we are thrown into the Games. The end will leave you hanging for the second book, which comes out later this year. This book is the first in the trilogy.
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FAN(G)S SUGGESTED WATCHING | Title
| Director, Stars
| Subject
| Suggested By
| | Near Dark (1987) | Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Stars: Adrian Pasdar, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton. | In one hot hungry kiss, he gave her everlasting love. She gave him everlasting life. "Finger likin' good!" | RFLatstone | Låt den rätte komma in or Let The Right One In
(2008) | Director: Tomas Alfredson
Stars: Lina Leandersson, Kare Hedebrant | Based on the Swedish Novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. a beautiful and haunting love story between Oskar, a bullied 12 yr old and Eli, a 200 year old vampire child. The Cinematography is simply beautiful. Must see! | Gloriousdead | Moonlight (2008)
| Producer: Joel Silver
Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Sophia Myles, Jason Dohring | The Series follows private investigator Mick St John who was turned into a vampire by his wife 50 years ago. Now he struggles with his attraction to a human who he saved when she was a child and has been watching over since that time.
For more information on the series, see our Vampire TV page. | VeryVampy | The Hunger
(1983) | Producer:Tony Scott
Stars: David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon | They made Vampires sexy!!! | FangMe | Fright Night
(1985) | Producer: Tom Holland
Stars: Roddy McDowell, Amanda Bearse | Campy, schlocky and funny as heck. | FangMe | Innocent Blood
(1992) | Director: John Landis
Stars: Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia, Don Rickles | A sexy female vampire is hungry, so she decides to dine on Italian. A dark comedy about vampires and organized crime. Don't miss Don Rickles going up in flames! | king16x | Modern Vampires
(1998) | Director: Richard Elfman
Stars: Natasha Gregson Wagner, Rod Steiger, Kim Cattrall, Caspar Van Diem, Craig Ferguson, Natasha Lyonne | Van Helsing tries to clean up the vampires in Los Angeles. The prettiest vampires in history! | king16x | Wolf (1994) | Director:
Mike Nichols
Stars:
Jack Nicholson
Michelle Pfieffer
James Spader | Will Randall, an easy-going, middle-aged managing editor of a publishing house, is bitten by a wolf one night when he was driving home in the snow. When his company is taken over by a wealthy business mogul, he is replaced by his own protege.
After being bitten, he starts feeling rejuvenated and becomes more assertive in fighting for his job. Eventually, to his horror, Randall also realizes that he was taking on the characteristics of a wolf.
| Azurastar | An American Werewolf in London
(1981)
| Director: John Landis
Stars: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne
| Horror comedy classic! Cool Werewolf transformation scene and great special effects by Rick Baker. "Keep off the Moors!" | Gloriousdead
| Blood Ties (2007-2008)
| Stars: Kyle Schmid, Christina Cox, Dylan Neal | Two season TV series on Lifetime. Based on Tanya Huff's Blood books. Series available on iTunes.
For more information on the series, see our Vampire TV page. | DhamphirBeauty | Dance of the Vampires or The Fearless Vampire Killers..
(1967)
| Director: Roman Polanski
Stars: Sharon Tate, Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski
| A professor and his aApprentice travel to Transylvania to prove the existence of vampires and find more than they bargained for! Comedy/horror genre with Hammer Films type horror. Gorgeous colors and lush atmosphere. Very visually stunning!
| Gloriousdead
| Kindred: The Embraced (1996)
| John Leekley Productions
Stars: Stacy Haiduk,Mark Frankel,Kelly Rutherford,Patrick Bauchau,Brigid Brannagh,C. Thomas Howell,Erik King, Channon Roe,Jeff Kober,Brian Thompson
| Political conspiring vampire clans inspired by White Wolf RPG Vampire the Masquerade (VtM). Is it that newly made vampires inherit unique clan abilities when made? Or that the humans chosen to be made already had some amount of those abilities and talents unique to that clan, and simply needed them augmented? hrmmmm. Inquiring minds want to know. And when exactly did the human police detective figure it all out about the vampires?
For more information on the series, see our Vampire TV page. | Jessica Claremont
| The Anita Blake Series
(2010)
| Glen Morgan
Courtney Sullivan
LK Hamilton
Jonathon Green
Stephanie Caleb
| Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake is coming to TV! The announcement was posted today. One link states that the for TV Movie will show in 2010. Let's hope it is between TB Seasons!!
| FangMe
| Interview With The Vampire
(1993)
| Niel Jordan
Stars:
Brad Pitt
Tom Cruise
Kirsten Dunst
Christian Slater
| Anne's Rice's first vampire novel came to the big screen in 1994. It is really close to the book, since Anne Rice herself wrote the screenplay for the movie. Kirsten Dunst plays a very cunning Claudia, Pitt is the tragic Louis de Pointe du Lac; Cruise is the devilish Lestat de Lioncourt and Slater is Daniel Molley, the reporter. Awesome music! Available on DVD and Blu-Ray
| Felix_B_Hellsings
| The Vampire Effect
(Chin gei bin)
2003
| Dante Lam
Donnie Yen
Stars:
Ekin Cheng
Charlene Choi
Gillian Chung
Edison Chen
| Chinese: It's a high kicking showdown on the dark side when two young girls are chosen to battle the Fifth Prince of the Vampire Nation. The Duke, one the most dangerous of the undead is determined to bring a new age of darkness upon the earth as he hunts the Fifth Prince. But ace vampire slayer Reeve will not rest until the fight is over only he later finds his sister has fallen for the Fifth Prince! | Felix_B_Hellsings
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| Howard Storm
Stars:
Lauren Hutton
Jim Carrey
Karen Kopins
Cleavon Little
| One hilarious vampire movie with Jim Carrey as the unwitty victim for the vampiress Lauren Hutton. When Hutton's need to find a virgin male to keep her eternal beauty becomes harder then she thought, she stumbles upon Mark (Carrey) who just wants to screw his girlfriend Robin (Kopins) but she wants to wait. For the vampiress, Mark is a blessing but getting the three drinks before Halloween a week away may be a bit hard.
| Felix_B_Hellsings
|  | Director: Katja von Garnier
Stars:
Agnes Bruckner
Hugh Dancy
Olivier Martinez | Vivian is an American orphan who is living ing Bucharest with her aunt. She is descended from a line of werewolves and is promised to the leader of the pack, Gabriel. When Aiden, an American cartoonist, arrives in Romania researching werewolves for his next comic, he and Vivian immediately fall in love. | DhamphirBeauty | Underworld Trilogy
 | Director: Len Wisemen
Stars:
Bill Nighy, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Sheen, Sophia Myles, Scott Speedman, Steven Mackintosh | In the Underworld universe, Vampires and Lycans are not supernatural creatures, but the product of a virus.
Alexander Corvinus was the only survivor of a plague that wiped out his village. Somehow, the man's body was able to mutate the virus, mold it to his own benefit and become the first true immortal.
Later, he had three sons, one of whom did not inherit his father's immortality and was simply human. The other two were bitten, one by bat and one by wolf, creating the Vampire and Lycan lines. Corvinus' third son also carried the Corvinus Strain, hidden away in his genetic code — an exact duplicate of the original virus, passed along to his human descendants through the centuries. This, according to Singe, is the key to creating a Hybrid.
Since that time, a war has broken out. The Lycans were enslaved by the Vampires, used as slaves to be the guardians of their lairs during the daylight hours, but they revolted during the Middle Ages. Both sides have their own lair and chain of command.
Vampires have Death Dealers, vampire warriors charged to fight and kill the Lycan enemy. There are three Vampire elders. Rules and tradition demand that two be at rest while one is awake; this arrangement calls for each elder to rule for one century followed by two centuries of sleep. | Evans695
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| Director: John Badham
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Frank Langella, Kate Nelligan, Trevor Eve, Donald Pleasance | A re-telling of the Bram Stoker tale with the first ever, in my opinion, sexy vampire. This was my favorite version for many years. Great cast.
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|  | Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Stars: Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson | Bella Swan doesn't expect much when she moves to the small town of Forks, WA, until she meets the mysterious and handsome Edward Cullen--a boy who 's hiding a dark secret: he's a vampire. As their worlds and hearts collide, Edward must battle the bloodlust raging inside him as well as a coterie of undead that would make Bella their prey. Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling sensation by Stephenie Meyer, Twilight adds a dangerous twist to the classic story of star-crossed lovers. | TrueBlood2009 |
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| Books on Specific Topics (Suggested Reading for particular topics related to the Craft) | Title
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| Why Suggested
| Suggested By
| The Secret
| Rhonda Byrne | Law of Attraction | very interesting approach to "success" magick | Maharet | The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
| Joseph Murphy | Mind Power | along the same lines as "The Secret," discusses how much our way of thinking affects the quality of our lives | Maharet |
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| | General Information on Paganism, Witchcraft, Wicca, etc. (Suggested reading for anyone starting out or just curious) | Title
| Author
| Subject
| Suggested By
| Drawing Down the Moon
| Margot Adler | Women's Studies, Wicca, Goddess Worship | Maharet
Sookierocks
Morgaine | The Spiral Dance
| Starhawk | Wicca, Goddess Worship | Maharet, Morgaine
Sookierocks | Wicca for the Solitary Practioner
| Scott Cunningham | Introduction to a solitary's practice of the craft. Introductions to tools, herbs, etc. | Sookierocks | Sabbats
| Edain Mccoy | A good guide for planning sacred rites for the wheel of the year! | Sookierocks | | The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries | Z. Budapest | Z. is the Mother of the Dianic Wicce movement - Highly Recommended! | Morgaine | Ariadne's Thread: A Workbook of Goddess Magic
| Shekhinah Mountainwater | One of my own teachers, Shekhinah passed away last year, but she left us with her wonderful teachings. Buy this book first. | Morgaine | The Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets
| Barbara G. Walker | An essential resource for women. Walker's research cuts through the patriarchal filters of Academia, Science and Society and takes us right back to the real origins of myth, religion and tradition. | Morgaine | | The First Sex | Elizabeth Gould Davis | Out of print but avaiable on Amazon at reasonable prices. The first Herstory book and in Morgaine's opinion, the most important book of the 20th century. | Morgaine | Title
| Author
| Subject
| Reason
| The First Sex
| Elizabeth Gould Davis
| The first Herstory book published
| It's so amazing I'm writing a book about it. It's out of print, but you can get copies on Amazon.com for under 10 dollars and it's worth the effort. I don't consider a person truly educated unless they know the information in this book.
| Prometheus Rising
| Robert Anton Wilson
| Sort of an owners manual for the human brain
| There are many subjects covered in this book, from quantum physics to magick and politics. It's based on the theories of Timothy Leary and it's a fun as well as a smart read. Non-fiction
| Positive Magic
| Marion Weinstein
| Intro to magickal ethics
| This book errs on the side of caution but it can keep you from hurting yourself or someone else if you're going to try to do magick. Amelia should have read this book before she met Bob!
| | Stranger in a Strange Land | Robert Heinlein | Human born on Mars comes back to Earth as religious prophet | Everybody needs to read this book!
Just ignore the sexism and enjoy the message. | | The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets | Barbara G. Walker | Herstory | Amazing levels of research and insight into the myths and symbols in our culture. Should be on everyone's book shelf and read until it falls apart. I'm on my 3rd copy. | Title
| Author
| Subject
| Reason
| Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner
| Scott Cunningham | Introduction to the craft | He has useful information for beginners and for people looking to work on their own and not in a group. | Myths
| various authors | Mythology | A lot of Wicca Deals with different gods and goddess that knowing their mythos will help drastically! | Sabbats
| Edain McCoy | Holy days | this is a great book for helping with Sabbat celebrations and ritual. |
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| Title
| Author
| Subject
| Reason
| Everyday Magick
| Dorothy Morrison | Modern Magickal Use | I love Dorothy's writings. She is practical and modern, yet spiritual and genuine. The spells in this book are usable and helpful. | Book of Shadows
| Phyllis Curott | Wicca, Goddess Worship | One woman's journey. She is a Manhattan lawyer, graduate of Brown and NY Law. Raised Atheist and turned Wiccan in her 20s. |
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| | Remember, you can't know if a book is good or crap until you've read it yourself. Never believe something 100% solely because it is put into print. Even nonfiction books are the "opinion" of the author and can contain bias. Read between the lines. Look up the words you don't understand. Google obscure topics for more clarification. | ◄ BACK TO: TRUE BLOOD JUST FOR FAN(G)S Necroscope books/ Brian Lumley Vamps,Sci-fi,Great writing British (?) Yeah I think so Author Lumley takes a thinking person on a vampire/scifi ride-through twists and turns he set the bar high for fans wanting more then- vamp-erotica or teen-age angnst fare (altho twilight was really well done kudos to S.Meyers.) Harry Keogh made for a great 20's- something crush for me back in the pre-twilight days.. |
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