I agree with your last part. Lasher and Taltos were kinda crappy. I really like the main characters in TWH. I'm not sure I would call it "historical fiction" though. Fiction, with some history....and might be a stretch. :)
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True. I can agree with that assessment.
The two later books were disappointing. I really loved The Witching Hour, though. I guess maybe I call it historical fiction because you get such a great background of the whole family. It totally bummed me out that the other two sucked by comparison. :(
Have you read The Vampire Chronicles as well Daghain? I would suggest those books (well, most) also. Unfortunately, the last two books when Anne Rice tried to "merge" the witches and vampires, were not very good.
Yes, partly. I enjoyed the first one quite a bit. I don't think I went past that one.
I remember in high school I stumbled across some vampire books by Fred Saberhagen. Ever read those? I remember them as being really good, but it's literally been 20+ years since I read them. I'm not even sure they're still in print. I'd like to read them again - I had a teenage obsession with vampires and recall those books as being extremely good - I'd like to see if my 41-year-old self still thinks the same as my 17-year-old self. :D
Don't know if I've ever read any of his stuff, but I also have a lingering vampire obsession, so I'll check him out if I can find him.
I remember reading They Thirst as a teenager and really digging that. However, I might just choose to let my memory of it being enjoyable remain a memory, I was so disappointed when I reread the first 3 Lestat books last year. She just seemed so cheesy and cliched, where I'd remembered her as being entirely the opposite.
I read the Witching trilogy and agree entirely with you and Monte.
I do recommend Code 61 by Donald Harstad though, very original twist and approach to a vampire story.