Vampire Novels

[Lady Ravyn]

there are millions of books and series on vampires out there. laurell k. hamilton, anne rice, bram stoker, i could go on. but in almost all books the authors manage to put a new twist on the legend of the vampire. if they were real, which do you think would be closest to the truth? do you think they'd really sleep in coffins, or do you think they can come out during the daylight hours? do you think they're all evil, or do you think there might be some...er, "vegetarian" (so to speak :D ) vamps?
also what are your fav vampire stories? do you know any little-known books?