Historian
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
Bought at a library used book sale.
This is one of my favorite vampire books. It takes place in several time periods at one time as the mystery unravels for the reader. It's beautiful and emotional and suspenseful... but it's also smart and clever and logical. I adore the main characters- who are all rich and interesting. But I especially love the adventure. Definitely one of the best books I read last year.
From the back of the book:
Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family's past connect to an inconceivable evils: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe- in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that is has enthralled readers around the world.
This is one of my favorite vampire books. It takes place in several time periods at one time as the mystery unravels for the reader. It's beautiful and emotional and suspenseful... but it's also smart and clever and logical. I adore the main characters- who are all rich and interesting. But I especially love the adventure. Definitely one of the best books I read last year.
From the back of the book:
Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family's past connect to an inconceivable evils: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe- in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that is has enthralled readers around the world.
Journal Entry 2 by KateKintail at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Monday, September 8, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (9/8/2008 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Adding to princess-peapod's vampire bookbox. Hope it's enjoyed!
Adding to princess-peapod's vampire bookbox. Hope it's enjoyed!
Journal Entry 3 by princess-peapod from San Luis Obispo, California USA on Saturday, September 27, 2008
I have a copy of this on my shelf that I have yet to read. I will take this copy on vacation where I will read & release it. Edited on 10-10-08 to say I ended up not releasing this on my trip, but will do so soon!
Journal Entry 4 by princess-peapod at Fellow Bookcrosser in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, trades, California USA on Monday, October 27, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (10/27/2008 UTC) at Fellow Bookcrosser in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, trades, California USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
"Oh, it is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn't. More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn't read."
Oscar Wilde
I love my books enough to set them free for others to enjoy...hope that is you, but if not feel free to pass it along for another to enjoy! I have a copy of this on my shelf so this one is moving on...released as part of the 100 books wild released in 2008! at Panera bread ( the release notes kept changing on me! )
"A book is a mysterious object, I said, and once it floats out into the world, anything can happen. All kinds of mischief can be caused, and there's not a damned thing you can do about it. For better or worse, it's completely out of your control."
Paul Auster
"Oh, it is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn't. More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn't read."
Oscar Wilde
I love my books enough to set them free for others to enjoy...hope that is you, but if not feel free to pass it along for another to enjoy! I have a copy of this on my shelf so this one is moving on...released as part of the 100 books wild released in 2008! at Panera bread ( the release notes kept changing on me! )
"A book is a mysterious object, I said, and once it floats out into the world, anything can happen. All kinds of mischief can be caused, and there's not a damned thing you can do about it. For better or worse, it's completely out of your control."
Paul Auster
