The Werewolves of London by Brian Stableford  (2)
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The year is 1623. Attila the Hun is a vampire and so are Richard the Lionhearted and the Pope. Such is the alarming premise of this richly detailed "alternative history" in which the era ia dominated by a minority race of vampires. Edmund Cordery, scientist and courtier to the king, has long sought the means by which vampires are made (a bite on the neck is not the answer) and by which they can be destroyed. When he murders Richard's vampire mistress with his own plague-tainted blood, he is put to death for treason, and his son, Noell, must flee England for his life. Continuing his father's detective work, Noell journeys to the African kingdom of Adamawara where the first vampires are believed to have evolved thousands of years before. There, along with loyal monk Quintus, the pirate Langoisse and his mistress Leilah, Noell must endure hardship, warfare and pestilence in his continuing quest for the secrets of immortality. This latest effort by British scientist, novelist and nonfiction writer Stableford ( The Walking Shadow ; Future Man ) falls somewhere between horror novel and historical saga; while it does not quite deliver the frissons of a conventional horror tale, its informed speculation, the result of Stableford's wide-ranging research, is sure to fascinate history buffs--alternative and otherwise.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
In this alternative history, most 17th-century nations are ruled by vampires. Mortals can become vampires, but the few selected are rendered sterile. Though not immortal, they live for many centuries. Such historic figures as Richard Lion-Heart and Attila owe their power to this conversion. Impervious to pain and disease, they rule the human majority harshly. Scholars like Harry Percy and Francis Bacon desperately seek, by science or magic, to shake off their yoke. Legends of vampirism's African origin send protagonist Noell Cordery there on a ghastly fact-finding safari. With a crew of native sorcerers and pirate adventurers, Cordery gets more--and less--than he anticipated. Though bogged down occasionally by excess verbiage, this is a satisfying adventure spanning three continents and 300 years, and a thoughtful look at the costs and rewards of being human.
- Lenore Hart, Machipongo, Va.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
See all Editorial Reviews
The year is 1623. Attila the Hun is a vampire and so are Richard the Lionhearted and the Pope. Such is the alarming premise of this richly detailed "alternative history" in which the era ia dominated by a minority race of vampires. Edmund Cordery, scientist and courtier to the king, has long sought the means by which vampires are made (a bite on the neck is not the answer) and by which they can be destroyed. When he murders Richard's vampire mistress with his own plague-tainted blood, he is put to death for treason, and his son, Noell, must flee England for his life. Continuing his father's detective work, Noell journeys to the African kingdom of Adamawara where the first vampires are believed to have evolved thousands of years before. There, along with loyal monk Quintus, the pirate Langoisse and his mistress Leilah, Noell must endure hardship, warfare and pestilence in his continuing quest for the secrets of immortality. This latest effort by British scientist, novelist and nonfiction writer Stableford ( The Walking Shadow ; Future Man ) falls somewhere between horror novel and historical saga; while it does not quite deliver the frissons of a conventional horror tale, its informed speculation, the result of Stableford's wide-ranging research, is sure to fascinate history buffs--alternative and otherwise.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
In this alternative history, most 17th-century nations are ruled by vampires. Mortals can become vampires, but the few selected are rendered sterile. Though not immortal, they live for many centuries. Such historic figures as Richard Lion-Heart and Attila owe their power to this conversion. Impervious to pain and disease, they rule the human majority harshly. Scholars like Harry Percy and Francis Bacon desperately seek, by science or magic, to shake off their yoke. Legends of vampirism's African origin send protagonist Noell Cordery there on a ghastly fact-finding safari. With a crew of native sorcerers and pirate adventurers, Cordery gets more--and less--than he anticipated. Though bogged down occasionally by excess verbiage, this is a satisfying adventure spanning three continents and 300 years, and a thoughtful look at the costs and rewards of being human.
- Lenore Hart, Machipongo, Va.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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