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Lädt ... Hotel Transylvania (Original 1978; 2002. Auflage)von Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Autor)
Werk-InformationenHotel Transylvania von Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1978)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. 2.5 Stars ( ) The lush, detailed historical world pulled me in. It's not a masterpiece for me (although I fully recognize that it was part of the current genre's inception). But I still enjoyed it and can see why the author won the awards she did. I love Madelaine's character and am delighted there are two books focused on her! The end turned gruesome but that made the ultimate destruction of the antagonists even more satisfying. One of the earliest published Saint-Germain books, along with The Palace (although not the first chronologically). Set in Ancien Regime France, Saint Germain is involved with a coven of Satanists and rescues an aristocratic young lady who later becomes a vampire. (She features in later works in her own right.) I enjoyed the earlier works in the series more than the later - they've become rather formulaic over the years. Each book is a stand-alone set in a different historical period. Saint Germain is based on the historical Comte de Saint Germain, and this book is set about 20 years after Saint Germain's first appearance on the European scene. I wanted to like this book. However, the characterization... The misunderstood Saint-Germaine is too perfectly urbane, witty, and smug. Sebastien the Satanist is simply too hissably evil for belief. The malignant drivel that passed for dialogue which spewed from his mouth made my eyes roll at an alarming rate. Why, oh why would anyone hang around with - or even work for - someone as evil as Sebastien? Oh, right. No one would because he's a condescending prick that just might break your kneecaps for no good reason whatsoever. Bleh. Madeleine, for the era when the story takes place, begins as a relatively strong female character but that falls by the wayside come the denouement. The rest of the characters are boringly rendered caricatures. Gervaise was especially irritating given his nonsensical behavior. Needless to say, I won't be continuing the series. Very good entertainment, relaxing to read. I will continue with this series. I much enjoy the idea of the vampire as a romantic hero, compared to evil destroyer. In my kindle version as I progressed, some of the "the"s appeared in German, randomly. For a while I thought someone was sending me a message hidden in the story. Someone not very fond of me, LOL.
I've read this book literally dozens of times and I know it by heart. It is my absolute favorite book of ALL time. I've read others by Ms. Yarbro but nothing compares to this. I keep looking for the sequel and only find different stories with St. Germaine as the lead character. This book is utterly unforgettable and *always* leaves me hungering for more! Gehört zur ReiheSaint-Germain Cycle: Chronological Order (Paris (1743)) Gehört zu VerlagsreihenScience Fiction Book Club (3262) Auszeichnungen
From a Bram Stoker Award winner, the first tale of the ancient Carpathian vampire, set in the Paris of King Louis XV . . . Le Comte de Saint‑Germain appears to be a wealthy, worldly aristocrat, envied and desired by many but fully known to none. In fact, he is a vampire, born in the Carpathian Mountains in 2119 BCE, turned in his late thirties, and destined to roam the world forever, watching and participating in history. In Hôtel Transylvania, this charismatic hero makes his first appearance in the long-running series as he battles against Satanists to preserve the young Madelaine de Montalia from ruin. It's a richly atmospheric tale of dark fantasy and gothic suspense from the first woman to be named a "Living Legend" by the International Horror Guild, an author who uses "her vampire hero as a lens to focus on the best and worst of human behavior throughout history" (Publishers Weekly). Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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