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1st printing. By Anne Rice. In the latest installment of The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice summons up dazzling worlds to bring us the story of Armand – eternally young, with the face of a Botticelli angel. Armand, who first appeared in all his dark glory more than twenty years ago in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire, the first of The Vampire Chronicles, the novel that established its author worldwide as a magnificent storyteller and creator of magical realms. Now, we go with Armand across the centuries to the Kiev Rus of his boyhood – a ruined city under Mongol dominion – and to ancient Constantinople, where Tartar raiders sell him into slavery. And in a magnificent palazzo in the Venice of the Renaissance we see him emotionally and intellectually in thrall to the great vampire Marius, who masquerades among humankind as a mysterious, reclusive painter and who will bestow upon Armand the gift of vampiric blood. As the novel races to its climax, moving through scenes of luxury and elegance, of ambush, fire, and devil worship to nineteenth-century Paris and todays New Orleans, we see its eternally vulnerable and romantic hero forced to choose between his twilight immortality and the salvation of his immortal soul. Softcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 480 pages, Text only. Cover price $14.95.

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary. By Anne Rice. In the latest installment of The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice summons up dazzling worlds to bring us the story of Armand – eternally young, with the face of a Botticelli angel. Armand, who first appeared in all his dark glory more than twenty years ago in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire, the first of The Vampire Chronicles, the novel that established its author worldwide as a magnificent storyteller and creator of magical realms. Now, we go with Armand across the centuries to the Kiev Rus of his boyhood – a ruined city under Mongol dominion – and to ancient Constantinople, where Tartar raiders sell him into slavery. And in a magnificent palazzo in the Venice of the Renaissance we see him emotionally and intellectually in thrall to the great vampire Marius, who masquerades among humankind as a mysterious, reclusive painter and who will bestow upon Armand the gift of vampiric blood. As the novel races to its climax, moving through scenes of luxury and elegance, of ambush, fire, and devil worship to nineteenth-century Paris and todays New Orleans, we see its eternally vulnerable and romantic hero forced to choose between his twilight immortality and the salvation of his immortal soul. Softcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 480 pages, Text only. Cover price $14.95.

1st printing. By Sally Regan. Vampires have always fascinated and frightened, and now their reach goes beyond horror-flick fans. Teens the world over have fallen under the spell of these mysterious, blood-sucking, and oh-so-alluring beings! From Buffy to Twilight, vampire fans have gotten smarter and savvier, and this is the book for them. Learn how vampires live, how they avoid capture, and why they're so darn attractive. Also trace the history of vampire lore--in literature, movies, and on television--from the woods of Transylvania to the modern-day high school. Chock full of info and insight, each gorgeous page will draw in readers of every age, with innovative styling, never-before-seen imagery, and deliciously wicked design. Perhaps this enticing tome is best read while wearing a garlic necklace . . . Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 96 pages, full color.

1st printing. By Katherine Ramsland. Written in cooperation with Anne Rice, this is a must have reference and official guide to the writer's dark, romantic tales about the Children of the Night. From "Interview with a Vampire" to Tale of the Body Thief, from Armand to Marius, Louis to the Queen of the Damned herself, this tomb covers it all, locales, events, major players, and small, and, of course, the Brat Prince himself - Lestat - is here as well. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 506 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). Cover price $29.95.

HarperCollins Edition - 1st printing. By L.J. Smith. Elena: transformed, the golden girl has become what she once feared and desired. Stefan: tormented by losing Elena, he's determined to end his feud with Damon once and for all?whatever the cost. But slowly he begins to realize that his brother is not his only enemy. Damon: at last, he possesses Elena. But will his thirst for revenge against Stefan poison his triumph? Or can they come together to face one final battle? Collected here in one edition are the third and fourth volumes of The Vampire Diaries, a riveting conclusion to the tale of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 520 pages, Text Only. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Phantom!" By L.J. Smith. The past is never far.... Elena Gilbert and her friends saved Fells Church from evil spirits bent on destroying it, but the towns freedom came at a price: Damon Salvatores life. Damons death changes everything. He and his vampire brother, Stefan, had been locked in a vicious battle for Elenas heart. Now that hes gone, Elena and Stefan can finally be together. So why cant Elena stop dreaming of Damon? As Elenas feelings for Damon grow, a new darkness is brewing in Fells Church. Elena has been to hell and back, but this demon is like nothing shes ever seen. Its only goal is to kill Elena and everyone she loves. Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 416 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Moonsong!" By L.J. Smith. Evil never dies. . . . After escaping the horrors of the Dark Dimension, Elena and her friends cant wait to attend Dalcrest College, the beautiful ivy-covered campus where Elenas parents met. Life with Stefan is better than ever, and with her closest friends Bonnie, Meredith, and Matt by her side, Elena knows it will be their best year yet. Even Damon seems genuinely changed and is getting along with everyone. But for Elena, moving away from Fells Church doesnt mean she has left her dark past behind. When students start to disappear from campus, every new acquaintance is suddenly a potential enemy. Panic soon spreads and the friends struggle to protect each other. Then Elena uncovers a long-hidden secret, one that shocks her to the core, and realizes tragedy may be unavoidable. Will Elena outrun her fate? And will it be Stefan or Damon who catches her if she falls? Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 392 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Destiny Rising!" By L.J. Smith. Destiny Rising is the gripping conclusion to the Hunters arc in the New York Times bestselling series, created by L. J. Smith, which also inspired the hit CW TV show The Vampire Diaries. Elena Gilbert has never been an ordinary teenager. In love with the irresistible vampire brothers Stefan and Damon, she has died, been brought back to life, fought evil, and journeyed to hell and back to save Stefan. Now her most dangerous enemy, Klaus, has returned, and Elena realizes she must make a terrible sacrifice to protect her world . . . and fulfill her destiny. Hardcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 400 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.99.

Book 1: Nightfall - 1st printing. By L.J. Smith. When Elena sacrificed herself to save the two vampire brothers who love her?the handsome, brooding Stefan and the sleek and dangerous Damon?she was consigned to a fate beyond death. Until a powerful supernatural force pulled her back. Now Elena is not just human. She has powers and gifts that were bestowed on her in the afterlife. What's more, her blood pulses with an overwhelming and unique force that makes her irresistible to any vampire. Stefan wants to find a way to keep Elena safe so that they can make a life together. Damon, however, is driven by an insatiable desire for power, and wants Elena to rule as his princess. When Stefan is lured away from Fell's Church, Damon seizes his chance to convince her that he is the brother she is meant to be with... But a darkness is infiltrating the town, and Damon, always the hunter, is now the hunted; he becomes the prey of a malevolent creature that can possess him at will, and who desires not just Elena's blood but her death. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 586 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.99.

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Book 1: Nightfall - 2nd and later printings. By L.J. Smith. When Elena sacrificed herself to save the two vampire brothers who love her?the handsome, brooding Stefan and the sleek and dangerous Damon?she was consigned to a fate beyond death. Until a powerful supernatural force pulled her back. Now Elena is not just human. She has powers and gifts that were bestowed on her in the afterlife. What's more, her blood pulses with an overwhelming and unique force that makes her irresistible to any vampire. Stefan wants to find a way to keep Elena safe so that they can make a life together. Damon, however, is driven by an insatiable desire for power, and wants Elena to rule as his princess. When Stefan is lured away from Fell's Church, Damon seizes his chance to convince her that he is the brother she is meant to be with... But a darkness is infiltrating the town, and Damon, always the hunter, is now the hunted; he becomes the prey of a malevolent creature that can possess him at will, and who desires not just Elena's blood but her death. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 586 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.99.

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Book 2: Shadow Souls - 1st printing. By L.J. Smith. On the run ... Elena Gilbert's love, the vampire Stefan Salvatore, has been captured and imprisoned by demonic spirits who are wreaking havoc in Fell's Church. While her friends Bonnie and Meredith explore the evil that has taken over their town, Elena goes in search of Stefan. In order to find him, she entrusts her life to Stefan's brother, Damon Salvatore, the handsome but deadly vampire who wants Elena, body and soul. Along with her childhood friend Matt, they set out for the slums of the Dark Dimension, where Stefan is being held captive. It is rumored to be a world where vampires and demons roam free, but humans must live enslaved to their supernatural masters... Elena will stop at nothing to free Stefan. Yet with each passing day the tension between Elena and Damon grows, and she is faced with a terrible decision: Which brother does she really want? Back in Fell's Church, Bonnie and Meredith have made some dire discoveries. They hastily try to follow Elena and warn her?only to be caught up in Elena's most dangerous adventure yet. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 600 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.99.

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Book 3: Midnight - 1st printing. By L.J. Smith. The devil you know ... With the help of charming and devious Damon, Elena rescued her vampire love, Stefan, from the depths of the Dark Dimension. But neither brother returned unscathed. Stefan is weak from his long imprisonment and needs more blood than Elena alone can give him, while a strange magic has turned Damon into a human. Savage and desperate, Damon will do anything to become a vampire again?even travel back to hell. But what will happen when he accidentally takes Bonnie with him? Stefan and Elena hurry to rescue their innocent friend from the Dark Dimension, leaving Matt and Meredith to save their hometown from the dangerous spirits that have taken hold of Fell's Church. One by one, children are succumbing to demonic designs. But Matt and Meredith soon discover that the source of the evil is darker?and closer?than they ever could have imagined... Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 600 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.99.

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A richly illustrated, behind-the-scenes look at the creative magic behind CW's popular drama, which concludes its thrilling eighth and final season in 2017.

Since its debut, The Vampire Diaries has enthralled millions of die-hard fans all over the world. The Vampire Diaries: Unlocking the Secrets of Mystic Falls takes readers behind the scenes of the hit television phenomenon, offering insightful interviews with the cast and creative team and showcasing exclusive production art, fascinating trivia, and full-color photos from every season of the show.

Comprehensive and filled with gorgeous imagery, this is the definitive insider's guide to the world of The Vampire Diaries and the secrets of Mystic Falls.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color.

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1st printing. Written by Montague Summers. Classic examination of vampirism ranging from ancient Assyria to Victorian England. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 356 pages, Text only.

2nd and later printings. Written by Montague Summers. Classic examination of vampirism ranging from ancient Assyria to Victorian England. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 356 pages, Text only.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Vampire Hunter D!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. 12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires - and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves. Every village wants a Hunter - one of the warriors who have pledged their laser guns and their swords to the eradication of the Nobility. But some Hunters are better than others, and some bring their own kind of danger with them. From creator Hideyuki Kikuchi, one of Japan's leading horror authors with illustrations by renowned Japanese artist, Yoshitaka Amano, best known for his illustrations in Neil Gaiman's "Sandman: The Dream Hunters" and the Final Fantasy games. • This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, this is the first English language editions ever published. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 272 pages, Text with B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $8.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Vampire Hunter D!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. 12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires - and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves. Every village wants a Hunter - one of the warriors who have pledged their laser guns and their swords to the eradication of the Nobility. But some Hunters are better than others, and some bring their own kind of danger with them. From creator Hideyuki Kikuchi, one of Japan's leading horror authors with illustrations by renowned Japanese artist, Yoshitaka Amano, best known for his illustrations in Neil Gaiman's "Sandman: The Dream Hunters" and the Final Fantasy games. This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, this is the first English language editions ever published. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 272 pages, Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS Cover price $8.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Raiser of Gales!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. The adventures of Vampire Hunter D continue! Vampires: murderous creatures in the shape of humans, they stalk the night feeding on the blood of innocents. Seemingly immortal, they can be destroyed only by the use of a stake through the heart, severing of their heads, or exposure to sunlight. By the year 12, 090 A.D. vampires have ruled the Earth for almost 300 years, and it is only these weaknesses that have kept these foul monsters from totally overrunning the world. But what happens when those rules no longer apply? The village of Tsepesh sits in the eternal shadow of an abandoned castle, a onetime stronghold of the Nobility, the vampire lords who rule the devastated wasteland of the future. Ten years ago four children disappeared while playing near the castle, only to mysteriously reappear a month later. Now vampires have begun to hunt in the daylight. Are the two events connected? The villagers turn to the vampire hunter known only as D, but as he follows the children, now adults, the answers he finds may be more terrifying than anything he could ever imagine. Softcover novel, 256 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Raiser of Gales!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. The adventures of Vampire Hunter D continue! Vampires: murderous creatures in the shape of humans, they stalk the night feeding on the blood of innocents. Seemingly immortal, they can be destroyed only by the use of a stake through the heart, severing of their heads, or exposure to sunlight. By the year 12, 090 A.D. vampires have ruled the Earth for almost 300 years, and it is only these weaknesses that have kept these foul monsters from totally overrunning the world. But what happens when those rules no longer apply? The village of Tsepesh sits in the eternal shadow of an abandoned castle, a onetime stronghold of the Nobility, the vampire lords who rule the devastated wasteland of the future. Ten years ago four children disappeared while playing near the castle, only to mysteriously reappear a month later. Now vampires have begun to hunt in the daylight. Are the two events connected? The villagers turn to the vampire hunter known only as D, but as he follows the children, now adults, the answers he finds may be more terrifying than anything he could ever imagine. Softcover novel, 256 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Demon Deathchase!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. The third volume of the popular Japanese series Vampire Hunter D comes to America in Vampire Hunter D: Demon Deathchase. The vampire hunter known only as D has been hired by a wealthy, dying man to find his daughter, who was kidnapped by the powerful vampire Lord Meierlink. Though humans speak well of Meierlink, the price on his head is too high for D to ignore and he sets out to save her before she can be turned into an undead creature of the night. In the nightmare world of 12090 A.D., finding Meierlink before he reaches the spaceport in the Clayborn States and gets off the planet will be hard enough, but D has more than just Meierlink to worry about. The dying man is taking no chances, and has also enlisted the Marcus family, a renegade clan of four brothers and a sister who don't care who they kill as long as they get paid. Beautiful illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano complement the post-apocalyptic plot, filled with chilling twists. Co-Published with Digital Manga Publishing. Softcover novel, 256 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "Demon Deathchase!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. The third volume of the popular Japanese series Vampire Hunter D comes to America in Vampire Hunter D: Demon Deathchase. The vampire hunter known only as D has been hired by a wealthy, dying man to find his daughter, who was kidnapped by the powerful vampire Lord Meierlink. Though humans speak well of Meierlink, the price on his head is too high for D to ignore and he sets out to save her before she can be turned into an undead creature of the night. In the nightmare world of 12090 A.D., finding Meierlink before he reaches the spaceport in the Clayborn States and gets off the planet will be hard enough, but D has more than just Meierlink to worry about. The dying man is taking no chances, and has also enlisted the Marcus family, a renegade clan of four brothers and a sister who don't care who they kill as long as they get paid. Beautiful illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano complement the post-apocalyptic plot, filled with chilling twists. Co-Published with Digital Manga Publishing. Softcover novel, 216 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Tale of the Dead Town!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. When a floating city becomes the target of a rash of vampire attacks, only one man can restore the oasis. 'The City,' a tiny metropolis of a few hundred sheltered citizens floating serenely on a seemingly random course a few feet above the ground, has long been thought safe from the predation of marauding monsters. It seemed like a paradise. A paradise shattered when an invasion of apparent vampires threatens the small haven. While the Vampire Hunter known only as 'D' struggles to exterminate the scourge, a former denizen of the city, the attractive Raleigh Knight, and the brash John M. Brassalli Pluto VIII seize control of the city lurching it onto a new and deadly course. D's travails are just beginning. Softcover novel, 206 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "Tale of the Dead Town!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. When a floating city becomes the target of a rash of vampire attacks, only one man can restore the oasis. 'The City,' a tiny metropolis of a few hundred sheltered citizens floating serenely on a seemingly random course a few feet above the ground, has long been thought safe from the predation of marauding monsters. It seemed like a paradise. A paradise shattered when an invasion of apparent vampires threatens the small haven. While the Vampire Hunter known only as 'D' struggles to exterminate the scourge, a former denizen of the city, the attractive Raleigh Knight, and the brash John M. Brassalli Pluto VIII seize control of the city lurching it onto a new and deadly course. D's travails are just beginning. Softcover novel, 206 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Stuff of Dreams!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. In a world where even the smallest and most remote village is being terrorized by the monsters that stalk the night, there is a hamlet, prosperous and peaceful, where mortals and vampires have lived in harmony for years. It is there that seventeen-year-old Sheavil Schmidt has slept, neither waking nor aging, for thirty years since first receiving the vampire's immortal kiss. The mysterious Vampire Hunter D is lured to the tranquil oasis by recurrent dreams of the beautiful, undying girl bathed in an eerie blue light and dancing in a ghostly chateau. ? Over 100,000 copies of the Vampire Hunter D novels have been sold. ? The Stuff of Dreams is volume 5 in a seventeen volume series. Softcover novel, 256 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. "The Stuff of Dreams!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. In a world where even the smallest and most remote village is being terrorized by the monsters that stalk the night, there is a hamlet, prosperous and peaceful, where mortals and vampires have lived in harmony for years. It is there that seventeen-year-old Sheavil Schmidt has slept, neither waking nor aging, for thirty years since first receiving the vampire's immortal kiss. The mysterious Vampire Hunter D is lured to the tranquil oasis by recurrent dreams of the beautiful, undying girl bathed in an eerie blue light and dancing in a ghostly chateau. ? Over 100,000 copies of the Vampire Hunter D novels have been sold. ? The Stuff of Dreams is volume 5 in a seventeen volume series. Softcover novel, 256 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Pilgramage of the Sacred and the Profane!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. Granny Viper is a 'people finder,' a searcher for lost souls along the roads of a forbidding wasteland. Her latest mission: the safe return of a young woman named Tae, kidnapped eight years ago by vampire Nobility and held in Castle Gradinia on the Frontier's far border. But rescuing Tae is only half the battle - Viper knows she and the girl can't cross the formidable expanse to the town of Barnabas alone. After making the fatal mistake of hiring the mercenary Bullow Brothers to help her, Granny turns to the legendary Vampire Hunter D for salvation. As they traverse the bleak desert between the Inner and Outer Frontier, the two women and D find themselves in a race for their lives. And they soon discover how cruel the desert is - and how very ruthless the Bullow Brothers are. Softcover novel, 208 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings. "Pilgramage of the Sacred and the Profane!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. Granny Viper is a 'people finder,' a searcher for lost souls along the roads of a forbidding wasteland. Her latest mission: the safe return of a young woman named Tae, kidnapped eight years ago by vampire Nobility and held in Castle Gradinia on the Frontier's far border. But rescuing Tae is only half the battle - Viper knows she and the girl can't cross the formidable expanse to the town of Barnabas alone. After making the fatal mistake of hiring the mercenary Bullow Brothers to help her, Granny turns to the legendary Vampire Hunter D for salvation. As they traverse the bleak desert between the Inner and Outer Frontier, the two women and D find themselves in a race for their lives. And they soon discover how cruel the desert is - and how very ruthless the Bullow Brothers are. Softcover novel, 208 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Mysterious Journey to the North Sea: Part 1!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. A girl's dying wish sends D on an impossible quest in this riveting prose novel. Even a reluctant hero can't refuse the last request of a beautiful woman. On her deathbed, the mortally wounded woman gives him a strange gem and asks him to deliver the priceless stone to her sister, far off in a North Sea fishing village. D's journey is made ever more perilous by a series of scoundrels and rogues hired by the girl's murderer. They'll stop at nothing to claim the jewel. Will they catch him? Hideyuki Kikuchi's crackling narrative and Yoshitaka Amano's imaginative artwork make this a must-read entry in the series. Co-published with Digital Manga Publishing. Softcover novel, 208 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

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Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. "Mysterious Journey to the North Sea: Part 1!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. A girl's dying wish sends D on an impossible quest in this riveting prose novel. Even a reluctant hero can't refuse the last request of a beautiful woman. On her deathbed, the mortally wounded woman gives him a strange gem and asks him to deliver the priceless stone to her sister, far off in a North Sea fishing village. D's journey is made ever more perilous by a series of scoundrels and rogues hired by the girl's murderer. They'll stop at nothing to claim the jewel. Will they catch him? Hideyuki Kikuchi's crackling narrative and Yoshitaka Amano's imaginative artwork make this a must-read entry in the series. Co-published with Digital Manga Publishing. Softcover novel, 208 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Mysterious Journey to the North Sea: Part 2!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. The picturesque coastal town of Florence was known for millennia as a pleasure resort for the Nobility. As retribution for their decadence, the cruel and beautiful vampire inhabitants were 'punished,' driven out more than a thousand years ago by a solitary traveler in black. Only one-Baron Meinster-refused to leave, only to be thrown to the waves by the mysterious assassin. Summoned to contemporary Florence by Su-in, sister of a murdered village girl, the enigmatic Vampire Hunter D discovers a vampire curse ravaging the town's human inhabitants. The plague apparently originating, impossibly, from the unforgiving sea-could it be Meinster's Revenge? ? More than seventeen million Vampire Hunter D books in print worldwide. ? Cover and six interior illustrations by renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano! Softcover novel, 288 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "The Rose Princess!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. In Sakuri, a young woman is about to be sacrificed to the vampiric Noblewoman who reigns over the village. But before the princess can drain the life from the woman, a young man tries to slay the vampire. He fails and manages to escape, but in doing so incurs the wrath of the entire town. The citizens of Sakuri have entered into a pact with the Undead princess and her monstrous bodyguards. With the ritual offering disrupted, the vampire's armored bodyguards vow to murder the villagers one by one until the would-be hero is captured. When Vampire Hunter D learns of the villagers' bargain he knows he faces several almost impossible challenges-can he rid the town of the parasitic demons that plague it? What if Sakuri's inhabitants don't want to be rescued? And can he uncover the secret that even the vampire Noble is afraid to speak? Softcover novel, 224 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Dark Nocturne!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. In the title story, "Dark Nocturne", D is hired to unlock the secret of a siren's song that is drawing men in their twenties to their deaths in the hills outside Anise Village. In "Notes on Imagined Autumn" D finds himself caught between two lovers during a ritualistic sacrifice in the village of Shirley's Door, but if D can't stop the sacrifice will all in the village be doomed? And in "Legend of the War Demons" two living weapons, genetically engineered creatures who are the last remnants of a war waged hundreds of years in the past, find that battle is not so easily forgotten. It's up to D to stop their unending conflict before it consumes the present as it did the past. Softcover novel, 234 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $8.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Pale Fallen Angel: Part 1 and 2!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. Pale Fallen Angels Parts One and Two, the first two novels of Hideyuki Kikuchi's groundbreaking epic four-part Vampire Hunter D tale, are presented here in one affordable omnibus collection! Krauhasen: A mysterious land under the control of Lord Vlad Balarge, a member of the vampire Nobility. When Lord Vlad's son, Baron Byron Balarge, needs to make a long and treacherous journey to faraway Krauhasen, he commissions the help of the infamous Vampire Hunter D, promising a princely sum and a solemn vow-no feasting on any humans for the duration of their journey! Still, D finds his work cut out for him as the duo encounters an ongoing parade of thugs, rogues, and runaways, all with riot and revenge in mind. The pair are joined by the teenage tumbling act, May and Hugh, and the haughty Noblewoman Miska, recently spared death by the stake. But when D discovers the Baron's plans to murder Lord Vlad, he quickly finds his own life in danger. Softcover novel, 330 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Pale Fallen Angel: Part 3 and 4!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. Baron Byron Balazs nears the end of his arduous journey; his bodyguard-the enigmatic and deadly Vampire Hunter D-has delivered him to his faraway home in Krauhausen. Having survived the near-epic journey, and many attempts on his life-ordered by his father, the dread Vampire Noble Lord Vlad-the baron thinks he is ready for his final battle, whatever the cost. But Lord Vlad is not so easily vanquished, as he unleashes yet another host of nefarious killers on his son, not least of whom is a mad doctor who was enlisted to perform sinister experiments on the young baron's mother years before! The epic conclusion of the longest Vampire Hunter D story ever. This book was originally published in four individual novels in Japan. To make this more affordable for fans, we're releasing this mega-novel as two omnibus volumes! Features thirteen black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano. Awareness of Amano's work will be heightened this year with the release of Shinjuku, Amano's first original book for Dark Horse with film director Mink. Softcover novel, 480 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 12 - 2nd and later printings. "Pale Fallen Angel: Part 3 and 4!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. Baron Byron Balazs nears the end of his arduous journey; his bodyguard-the enigmatic and deadly Vampire Hunter D-has delivered him to his faraway home in Krauhausen. Having survived the near-epic journey, and many attempts on his life-ordered by his father, the dread Vampire Noble Lord Vlad-the baron thinks he is ready for his final battle, whatever the cost. But Lord Vlad is not so easily vanquished, as he unleashes yet another host of nefarious killers on his son, not least of whom is a mad doctor who was enlisted to perform sinister experiments on the young baron's mother years before! The epic conclusion of the longest Vampire Hunter D story ever. This book was originally published in four individual novels in Japan. To make this more affordable for fans, we're releasing this mega-novel as two omnibus volumes! Features thirteen black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano. Awareness of Amano's work will be heightened this year with the release of Shinjuku, Amano's first original book for Dark Horse with film director Mink. Softcover novel, 480 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Twin Shadowed Knights!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. When Vampire Hunter D entered the town of Sedoc it was in search of answers to the meaning of a dying vampire's last words: "Find Muma." But when he meets Mia, the daughter of the local fortuneteller, he learns the mists emanating from a smoking crater on the outskirts of Sedoc have reanimated thousands of corpses, compelling them to crawl from their graves and hurl themselves into the smoking chasm. When D goes to investigate, he finds himself split in two: a second Vampire Hunter D, full of passion and lust and hunger for the company of women, is born! Features eleven black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano. Softcover novel, 480 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. NOTE: "Richly descriptive, filled with bone crushing action and horror aplenty, this is one wild ride down the highway to Hell." - Active Anime Cover price $14.95.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "Dark Road: Part 1-2!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. D has crossed over the southern border, into the domain of the cruelest and most evil of the royalty, General Gaskell. On the way, he picks up a "victim"-one of few survivors in the villages-and makes way with her and the Deliverers. Along the way, he is attacked by the Drowned, and fights many more unspeakably horrible enemies. All of this suggests that Gaskell-who was supposed to have been put to death under the light of the sun-is still very much alive. But why? Softcover novel, 480 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Dark Road: Part 3!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. Vampire Hunter D takes on his greatest challenge yet! The ruthless vampire Noble General Gaskell commands the loyalty of some of the most infamous and deadly vampires in history, and Gaskell has no patience for D's interference, heroic or not! With the odds stacked against him, D must prevail-or perish. Dark Horse Books and Digital Manga Publishing are proud to continue presenting the classic novels and stories in the Vampire Hunter D series for the first time to English- speaking fans everywhere! Features seven gorgeous black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano as well as a color tip-in illustration. Softcover novel, 256 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. "Tyrants Stars: Part 1-2!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. In this chilling adventure, Vampire Hunter D has been dispatched to vanquish the ancient vampiric Noble, Count Braujou, guardian of an ancient buried treasure. But when a mysterious object crashes into the earth, destroying half of the northern Frontier, D faces an even more terrifying opponent-the renegade vampire Valcua, the Ultimate Noble! Having been exiled to outer space, Valcua took his entire kingdom of strange and deadly creatures with him, and swore that when the time was right they would return to have their revenge. Unfortunately for D, that time is now . . . Dark Horse Books and Digital Manga Publishing are proud to present the classic novels and stories in the Vampire Hunter D series. Features gorgeous black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano, as well as a color tip-in illustration. Softcover novel, 168 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Tyrants Stars: Part 3-4!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. Vampire Hunter D continues his quest to overcome the interstellar evil brought to Earth by the ultimate Noble, the terrifying renegade vampire Valcua! Wielding a sword that can cut through the fabric of space and time, Valcua has a score to settle with the bloodline of humans responsible for his exile. The family has enlisted D to protect them from Valcua's wrath, and the Vampire Hunter might be their only chance at survival. Softcover novel, 300 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. "Fortress of the Elder God!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. D, the ageless, supernatural Vampire Hunter, takes charge protecting the survivors of an aircraft that has crash-landed in a deadly zone known as "the Playground." But before D can assist them, he must first battle a legion of undead warriors swarming from the fortress of the Sacred Ancestor, the oldest vampire in existence! Softcover novel, 192 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 18 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $10.99.

Volume 19 - 1st printing. "Mercenary Road!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. When a quartet of robbers leaves a trail of slaughter through a town, the mayor looks to hire a pair of bounty hunters to bring them to justice. But their path is blocked by an army of soldiers! If they want to survive the journey, they must enlist the help of the Vampire Hunter known only as D Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, Text with (B&W chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS Cover price $11.99.

Volume 20 - 1st printing. "Scenes from an Unholy War!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. In a village on the edge of the Frontier, D is among the warriors and mercenaries hired to defend the village from the Black Death, a notorious bandit gang. But the bandits don't arrive, and the village mayor dismisses the mercenaries. As D leaves the scene, he's struck by "sunlight syndrome"-the deadly ailment unique to dhampirs! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, Text with (B&W chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS Cover price $11.99.

Volume 21 - 1st printing. "Record of the Blood Battle!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. D accompanies a convoy delivering a vampire Noble to face public trial for his crimes against humanity. However, the Noble's enemies have targeted the men and women of the convoy, and they are out for vengeance! Can D bring himself to kill humans in order to protect the Noble under his charge? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, Text with (B&W chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS Cover price $11.99.

Volume 22 - 1st printing. "White Devil Mountain!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. From Dark Horse Comics. Commissioned by a vampire ancient to recover the coffin containing the body of the demonic Gilzen, hated even by his own kind, D travels to a frightening mountain landscape perennially shrouded in snow. Within a castle piercing the mountainside, D discovers a group of knights tasked to protect Gilzen at any cost. It's time for D to use all the forces and powers at his command to prevent Gilzen's resurrection! This volume of the long-running series combines two novels and features 11 original illustrations by Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, Text with (B&W chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS Cover price $11.99.

Volume 23 - 1st printing. "Iriya Berserker!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. She might just look like an ordinary-if beautiful-young woman, but Iriya is anything but ordinary! A ruthless warrior clad in red armor, Iriya is a Hunter determined to exterminate the vampires that were once her parents and siblings. Now, half-vampire, half-human D has to decide to offer his assistance, get out of the way, or have a dangerous battle on his hands! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, Text with (B&W chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS Cover price $11.99.

Volume 24 - 1st printing. "Throng of Heretics!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. After a Frontier village's monitoring station fails, deadly vampire Nobles return to life, swearing vengeance on the descendants of the family that defeated them three hundred years ago. The mayor of the village hires five Vampire Hunters, including the legendary D, but as the mayor returns from the Capital, he finds that his daughter has been targeted by vicious human enemies! In this brewing three-way battle of life and death, no one's survival is assured . . . Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, Text with (B&W chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS Cover price $11.99.

Volume 25 - 1st printing. "Undead Island!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. On an isolated island, the vampiric Nobility run a mysterious laboratory, continuously pumping out a white mist which compels the inhabitants of a nearby fishing village to become the vampires' slaves! When the village tries to retaliate, their fighters never return. The Vampire Hunter known only as D has been sighted on the island, but how did he come to be there, whose side is he on, and will any mortals survive the brewing conflict? Features six new illustrations by Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, Text with (B&W chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS Cover price $11.99.

Volume 26 - 1st printing. "Bedeviled Stagecoach!"

Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO.

In the Wild West wilderness of the Frontier, a government official has been given the task of escorting captured servants of the vampire Nobility. Unfortunately their path to the Capital crosses into the territory of the Noble that is their master! As the convoy rushes toward the safety of the civilized city, monsters lie in wait to attack-but also, with dark and ambiguous reasons of his own, does the half-vampire hunter known only as "D."

This will be a road trip that none of them will ever forget-if any of them survive, that is. The latest action-packed future-steampunk adventure from Kikuchi and Amano!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, Text with (B&W chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 27 - 1st printing. "Nightmare Village!"

Written by Hideyuki Kikuchi. Painted cover and interior art by Yoshitaka Amano.

A mixed band of travelers from an inn, spared by seeming chance from a bizarre landslide that rushed and receded like a wave, find shelter in an ancient village older even than the most forsaken settlements on the Frontier! Indeed, for fearful rumor has it that once long ago the village was a testing ground of the Sacred Ancestor . . . that sought to twist the genes of aliens, humans, and Nobles into a new form of life! What was formed here in the distant past seeks to nourish itself on the travelers and rise again. Can D save them and destroy the evil legacy-or is his arrival exactly what the village requires for its nightmare to awaken at last?

o Features six new illustrations by Final Fantasy designer Yoshitaka Amano.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, Text with (B&W chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS

Cover price $11.99.