This is my current read and I love it because it was published in a time before Twilight became over popular. The vampiric history is devoid of any mention of any sparkly vamps. And no, I'm not bashing Twifans (I've seen all the movies when they came out) it's just so refreshing to go back to a time when it was practically nonexistent.
This has Anne Rice references and now i kind of regret not buying the discounted Vampire Chronicles today. 😬