So I've told you before that I am not the biggest reader of fiction. I'm on the road so much these days that I'm mostly reading things related to the various projects I'm working on, or tied to the many countries I'm working in. But, when I got my hands on the new iPad and saw the title of this book in the iTunes store, I couldn't say no.
And I'll tell you what ... Seth Grahame-Smith's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, is one of the most engaging books I've read all year. In fact, a lot of people seem to be loving this new genre, thanks to Grahame-Smith. As a follow-up to his New York Times bestseller, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," this off-the-wall history/vampire mashup is surprisingly believable and a whole lot of fun.
When I was deciding about this book, I came across a great review that persuaded me to give it a try. Here's the lead paragraph from Brad Moon's review:
“Some people, Abraham, are just too interesting to kill.” So says the vampire who saves a teenage Abe Lincoln, who’s bitten off a bit more than he expected after ambushing a vampire in the guise of an elderly woman, on board an Ohio river boat. After discovering that his mother was slain by a vampire, the young Abraham Lincoln swears vengeance against the undead, using an axe to begin a campaign of vampire eradication that eventually has him becoming the most skilled and successful vampire hunter in America. All the while, he’s steered by Henry Sturges, the vampire who saved him early on in his career and who is determined to prevent America from being over-run by those of his kind who would destroy the country with their excesses. Sturges uses Lincoln as his assassin, supplying the future President with the name and location of vampires to be disposed of and slowly maneuvering him toward his greatest role."
Click Here to Read More of this review...
And I'll tell you what ... Seth Grahame-Smith's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, is one of the most engaging books I've read all year. In fact, a lot of people seem to be loving this new genre, thanks to Grahame-Smith. As a follow-up to his New York Times bestseller, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," this off-the-wall history/vampire mashup is surprisingly believable and a whole lot of fun.
When I was deciding about this book, I came across a great review that persuaded me to give it a try. Here's the lead paragraph from Brad Moon's review:
“Some people, Abraham, are just too interesting to kill.” So says the vampire who saves a teenage Abe Lincoln, who’s bitten off a bit more than he expected after ambushing a vampire in the guise of an elderly woman, on board an Ohio river boat. After discovering that his mother was slain by a vampire, the young Abraham Lincoln swears vengeance against the undead, using an axe to begin a campaign of vampire eradication that eventually has him becoming the most skilled and successful vampire hunter in America. All the while, he’s steered by Henry Sturges, the vampire who saved him early on in his career and who is determined to prevent America from being over-run by those of his kind who would destroy the country with their excesses. Sturges uses Lincoln as his assassin, supplying the future President with the name and location of vampires to be disposed of and slowly maneuvering him toward his greatest role."
Click Here to Read More of this review...
