18 books like Blackwood Farm

What to read after Blackwood Farm — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Taltos Anne Rice · 1994 · ★ 3.8 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Meet Mr. Ash, quiet-spoken, tall, unfailingly kind - sole survivor of an ancient species, the Taltos - thriving among humankind as he has always done, now the head of a great corporate empire. As the novel opens, he is stunned to learn from an old and mysterious friend that another Taltos has been seen - in the very same Scottish glen where centuries ago, long before the coming of the Romans, Ash… Shares: Mayfair family, Louisiana, Occult fiction, Witches

Blood Communion Anne Rice · 2018 · ★ 3.9 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In this spellbinding novel, Lestat, rebel outlaw, addresses the tribe of vampires, directly, intimately, passionately, and tells the mesmerizing story of the formation of the Blood Communion and how he became Prince of the vampire world, the true ruler of this vast realm, and how his vision for all the Children of the Universe to thrive as one, came to be. The tale spills from Lestat's heart, as… Shares: Spirit possession, Lestat, Vampires

Blood Canticle Anne Rice · 1998 · ★ 3.7 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "Anne Rice continues her astonishing vampire chronicles with the story of Lestat's passionate quest for redemption, goodness and the love of Rowan Mayfair." "Here are all the brilliantly conceived principal characters that make up Anne Rice's world of vampires and witches: Mona Mayfair, who's come to Blackwood Farm to die and is, instead, brought into the realm of the undead...Rowan Mayfair,… Shares: Mayfair family, Lestat, Witches, Vampires

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis Anne Rice · 2016 · ★ 4.4 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate The vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, hero, leader, inspirer, irresistible force, irrepressible spirit, battling (and ultimately reconciling with) a strange otherworldly form that has somehow taken possession of Lestat's undead body and soul. This ancient and mysterious power and unearthly spirit of vampire lore has all the force, history, and insidious reach of the unknowable Universe. Shares: Spirit possession, Lestat, Vampires

The Witching Hour Anne Rice · 1990 · ★ 3.8 · 762p · ≈ 25h · Moderate The first in the Mayfair Witches series, The Witching Hour introduces the fictional Mayfair family of New Orleans, generations of male and female witches. This tight-knit and deeply connected family, where a death of one strengthens the others with his/her knowledge. One Mayfair witch per generation is also designated to receive the powers of "the man," known as Lasher. Lasher gives the witches… Shares: Mayfair family, Louisiana, Witches

The Queen of the Damned Anne Rice · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate The third book in The Vampire Chronicles, Queen of the Damned, follows three parallel storylines. 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. The sleep of a group of men and women, vampires and mortals, around the world is… Shares: Lestat, Vampires, Horror

Merrick Anne Rice · 2000 · ★ 3.8 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate At the center of Anne Rice's new novel is the beautiful, unconquerable Merrick, a child--a witch with the power and magical knowledge of a Medea and a Circe. She is a Mayfair of New Orleans, descendent of a family rich in its French and Spanish past, steeped in the age-old tradition of voodoo. Into this strange and exotic world comes David Talbot, hero, storyteller, adventurer, almost-mortal… Shares: Louisiana, Occult fiction, Witches, Vampires

In the Dark of the Night John Saul · 2006 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Summer vacation becomes a season in hell for an ordinary family who unwittingly stir something invisible, insidious, and insatiable from its secret slumber--unleashing a wave of horror only the darkest evil could create, that only a master of spine-tingling terror like John Saul could orchestrate. For deep in the shadows in the dark of the night lurks something as big as life . . . and as real as… Shares: Spirit possession, Horror

Dead as a doornail Charlaine Harris · 2005 · ★ 4.3 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate When small-town cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees her brother Jason’s eyes start to change, she knows he’s about to turn into a were-panther for the first time. But her concern becomes cold fear when a sniper sets his deadly sights on the local changeling population, and Jason’s new panther brethren suspect he may be the shooter. Now, Sookie has until the next full moon to find out who’s… Shares: Louisiana, Occult fiction, Vampires

Stitches in time Barbara Michaels · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Rachel is an intelligent, attractive young woman trying to get continue with her life. She feels her plate is full: she is estranged from her family, has a carefully hidden and humiliating crush on her new patroness' husband, and, having thrown out a manipulating, verbally abusive boyfriend, she has a job, a really good new friend, and time to work on her dissertation: that traditionally, women… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches, Supernatural

Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice · 1672 · ★ 4.4 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Demanding This is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister Lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. His story ebbs and flows through the streets of New Orleans, defining crucial moments such as his discovery of the exquisite lost… Shares: Lestat, Novela, Vampires, Horror

The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice · 1986 · ★ 4.1 · 525p · ≈ 17h · Moderate The Vampire Lestat (1985) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the second in her Vampire Chronicles, following Interview with the Vampire (1976). The story is told from the point of view of the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt as narrator, while Interview is narrated by Louis de Pointe du Lac. Several events in the two books appear to contradict each other, allowing the reader to decide… Shares: Lestat, Novela, Vampires, Horror

From dead to worse Charlaine Harris · 2008 · ★ 4.0 · 359p · ≈ 11h · Moderate After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyone—human and otherwise—is stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying to cope with the fact that her boyfriend Quinn has gone missing. It's clear that things are changing—whether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana likeit or not. And Sookie—Friend… Shares: Louisiana, Supernatural, Vampires

Of blood and bone Nora Roberts · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed. Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before -- the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a… Shares: Witches, Vampires

They Thirst Robert R. McCammon · 1981 · ★ 3.6 · 531p · ≈ 17h · Moderate A collection of genre-bending horror and dark fantasy stories from the award-winning, New York Times–bestselling author of the Matthew Corbett novels.This edition includes an introduction by international bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale.Featuring two Bram Stoker Award–winning tales, McCammon's Shoppe of Olde Curiosities is a career-spanning collection gathering nineteen short stories… Shares: Vampires, Horror

Operation Chaos Poul Anderson · 1971 · ★ 3.9 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In a war waged against black magic, a werewolf and his witch wife are called upon to neutralize an enemy's ultimate weapon--the world's most powerful demon. Set in a fantasy alternate history United States where magic and technology combine. Operation Chaos was first published in 1971 but was put together from short stories first released in the fifties and sixties. The prequel to the popular… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches, Supernatural

Wicked Gregory Maguire · 1995 · ★ 3.5 · 494p · ≈ 16h · Moderate When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about… Shares: Occult fiction, Novela, Witches

Valley of Silence Nora Roberts · 2006 · ★ 4.3 · 347p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In the kingdom of Geall, the scholarly Moira has taken up the sword of her people. Now, as queen, she must prepare her subjects for the greatest battle they will ever fight--against an enemy more vicious than any they have seen. For Lilith, the most powerful vampire in the world, has followed the circle of six through time to Geall. Moira also has a personal score to settle. Vampires killed her… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches, Vampires

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