The Priest of Blood (The Vampyricon)
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From Amazon:
"The stunning first volume of a new dark fantasy epic from Stoker-winner Clegg gives the iconic vampire a massive makeover and draws fresh possibilities from its most familiar aspects.
Set in medieval Brittany, it is the tale of Aleric, a young peasant. Aleric seeks to better himself when a local baron's men come seeking a boy to train birds for the hunt. When Aleric's skills with birds lead to him being chosen, he begins a new life at the baron's castle that is fraught with difficulties and dangers. Aleric jeopardizes his standing in the household when he falls in love with the baron's daughter, Alienora. When the affair is discovered, Aleric is sent away as an enslaved infantryman on a Crusade to the Holy Land. He discovers a fate far more terrifying, however, when he frees Pythia, a female prisoner, only to have her turn him into a vampire. Clegg's evocative, vivid medieval setting is every bit as appealing as the vampire lore in this promising series starter."
Will post my own comments after reading the book. Not sure about the book category. Might change it later.
"The stunning first volume of a new dark fantasy epic from Stoker-winner Clegg gives the iconic vampire a massive makeover and draws fresh possibilities from its most familiar aspects.
Set in medieval Brittany, it is the tale of Aleric, a young peasant. Aleric seeks to better himself when a local baron's men come seeking a boy to train birds for the hunt. When Aleric's skills with birds lead to him being chosen, he begins a new life at the baron's castle that is fraught with difficulties and dangers. Aleric jeopardizes his standing in the household when he falls in love with the baron's daughter, Alienora. When the affair is discovered, Aleric is sent away as an enslaved infantryman on a Crusade to the Holy Land. He discovers a fate far more terrifying, however, when he frees Pythia, a female prisoner, only to have her turn him into a vampire. Clegg's evocative, vivid medieval setting is every bit as appealing as the vampire lore in this promising series starter."
Will post my own comments after reading the book. Not sure about the book category. Might change it later.
Vampire book, so I should like it, right? After 111 pages I was sufficiently bored to call it a day. Big yawn. I probably would have stuck with it, if the writing style hadn't been so musty. But it just did not work for me.
Released 17 yrs ago (4/29/2007 UTC) at
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Going to the US as part of the Raiding-Bookshelves-Swap over on BookObsessed.
WooHoo! Mail from Egypt! :D
Arrived today - hopefully I'll be able to sink my teeth a little more firmly into these vamps. Thanks cathepsut!
Arrived today - hopefully I'll be able to sink my teeth a little more firmly into these vamps. Thanks cathepsut!
