Examining young adult vampire fiction and how it fits in both the
contemporary and classic vampire canon, the book's analysis begins
with a primer on vampire scholarship, including a brief
deconstruction of ten seminal vampire representations-five
literary, five cinematic-and their impact on young adult vampire
novels; the evolution of vampires from scary Gothic enemies into
postmodern sexualized heroes is traced throughout the book; and the
influence of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Subsequent chapters
examine current young adult vampires novels from such popular
horror authors as Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Christopher Pike, R. L.
Stine, Darren Shan, and L. J. Smith, and are divided into three
categories based on narrative structure: the process of turning
into a vampire, humans and vampires trying to find their way in
life, and romantic relationships with a vampire partner. Analysis
also addresses vampire conventions (the traditions that exist in
each vampire universe), vampires and sexuality, and good and
reluctant vampires. The human characters who coexist with vampires
in these novels receive the same treatment. Additionally, issues of
gender, age, and affectional orientation of human and vampire
characters are discussed, as are postmodern constructions of good
and evil. Not Your Mother's Vampire contains an exploration of
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a television phenomenon, which has
sparked an entirely new academic field: Buffy Studies. The vampire
characters on Buffy and parallel series, Angel, are explored as are
a few main humans (slayers and witches alike). The final chapter of
the book is an annotated bibliography of seminal vampire
scholarship. As the only in-depth examination of young adult
vampire novels in existence, this book is essential for students
and scholars of the literature.
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