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Lesbian & Sapphic FictionQueer FantasyFairy Tale Retellings

Carmilla

The First Vampire

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  • 2023 first published
  • 112 pages
  • 2 editions
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Carmilla is a 2023 sapphic fiction and queer fantasy novella by Amy Chu. It takes readers to New York City in 1990. Characters include Athena Lo and Carmilla. It deals with Sapphic, Vampire, Dark and vampires.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 112 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Athena Lo
  • Carmilla

Subjects

  • LGBTQ+
  • Sapphic
  • Vampire
  • Dark Romance
  • Dark
  • Romance
  • Supernatural
  • Speculative fiction
  • Vampires
  • Retellings
  • Horror
  • Fantasy
  • Queer
  • LGBTQIA
  • LGBT
  • Lesbian

Quick answers

Who wrote Carmilla?

Carmilla was written by Amy Chu and first published in 2023.

What genre is Carmilla?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction, Queer Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings and Vampire Fiction.

How long is Carmilla?

The median edition has 112 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Carmilla?

Readers who like it often enjoy An Education in Malice, Carmilla and Laura and Hungerstone.

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