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Vampire Stories by Writers of Color

Check out these novels and short story anthologies by authors of color from around the world. They'll leave you thirsty for more!

Palo Alto City Library

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  • A noir novel set in Mexico steeped in Latin American mythology and blends vampire folklore from around the world. Also available as a downloadable audiobook.
    BookNew York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2016. — SCIENCE FICTION MORENO-GARCIA
  • Speculative fiction icon Octavia E. Butler's last novel starts with an amnesiac girl who wakes up as a middle-aged vampire. It explores issues of racism, sexuality, and the erasure of history. Also available as an ebook.
    BookNew York : Seven Stories Press, 2005. — Science Fiction Butler
  • The first in The Beautiful series, this murder mystery set in late 1800s New Orleans is filled with serial killers, vampires, and romance. Also available as a downloadable audiobook.
    BookNew York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2019] — TEEN MYSTERY AHDIEH
  • A vampire must pass as a human and fight against a common enemy to both races. The first book in the Blood of Eden series received a Goodreads Choice Award nomination for Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction. Also available as an…
    BookDon Mills, Ont. : Harlequin Teen, [2012] — TEEN FICTION KAGAWA
  • Part of The New Blue Bloods Coven series, follow Manhattan's only human-turned-vampire whose coven is being hunted by the vampire secret police.
    BookNew York : Hachette Books, 2014. — FICTION DE LA CRUZ
  • Historical fantasy and gothic horror galore in this story about a woman seeking to escape poverty by responding to a help wanted ad for a bloodmaid.
    BookNew York : Ace, [2022] — FICTION HENDERSON
  • Winner of two Lambda Literary Awards, the centuries' long odyssey of a woman who escapes slavery, becomes a vampire, and experiences both terrifying and humorous adventures along the way.
    BookSan Francisco : City Lights Publishers, 2016. — SCIENCE FICTION GOMEZ
  • This downloadable audiobook is the first in The Guild Hunter series, an urban fantasy romance with vampires, vampire hunters, and angels.
    Downloadable Audiobook[United States] : Tantor Audio, 2010. — eAudiobook hoopla
  • Vampires Never Get Old

    Tales With Fresh Bite

    A collection of vampire short stories by acclaimed writers of color including Rebecca Roanhorse, Samira Ahmed, and Mark Oshiro.
    BookNew York : Imprint, a part of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, 2020. — TEEN FICTION VAMPIRES STORIES
  • Minion

    a Vampire Huntress Legend

    Banks, L. A.
    This audiobook, the first in the Vampire Huntress Legend series, is about a Black vampire hunter who investigates a set of unusual killings in local nightclubs.
    Downloadable Audiobook[United States] : Macmillan Audio, 2009. — eAudiobook hoopla
  • A Phoenix First Must Burn

    Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

    A collection of supernatural stories centering Black women and gender non-conforming individuals including tales of vampire love.
    BookNew York : Viking, 2020. — TEEN SCIENCE FICTION PHOENIX
  • By the famed Latin American writer, the story of Vlad the Impaler as a vampire in Mexico City. This book is in Spanish.
    BookMéxico, D.F. : Alfaguara, 2010. — SPANISH Fiction Fuentes
  • How do you plan a wedding when you're marrying into a family of vampires? Find out in this comic paranormal romance, the third entry in the Casa Dracula series.
    BookNew York : Pocket Books, 2008. — Fiction Acosta
  • Set in the far future when vampires rule the world, humans are fighting back in this acclaimed manga translated from the original Japanese.
    eBook[Place of publication not identified] : DH Press, 2005
  • Enter the world of vampires who live among the New York's wealthy elite. This ebook includes the first three books of the series: Blue Bloods, Masquerade, and Revelations.
    eBook[United States] : Disney Book Group, 2014. — eBook hoopla