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Title: Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin ISBN: 0-671-43185-4 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1983 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.84 (31 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Too Good to be True...
Comment: It may seem a strange concept at first. Who would have thought that a book about vampires on the Mississippi would be so magical?
Let me assure you, that this is better than Dracula and Tom Sawyer combined.
This is without a doubt the greatest vampire novel ever written.
For years we have had to endure Anne Rice's take on vampires, and not that she is bad, but Mr. Martin gives us what we really want to read. There are no frilly vampires in this book that whine and complain as in Mrs. Rice's books. Instead we have a little bit of horror, a dash of history, and quite possibly the most memorable ending line that I have ever read.
There is a quote from "If You Could Read my Mind" (a song by Gordon Lightfoot) that aptly applies to this book.
It goes: "...You won't read that book again because the ending is just to hard to take..."
...and it truly was. I seldom cry at the conclusion of a story, but no matter how many times I read this masterpiece, the tears continue to swell...
Read this book. You will never forget it, and you will compare all other vampire tales to it, and you will find them sorely lacking...
Thank You Mr. Martin.
Rating: 5
Summary: Brilliant.
Comment: I'm an obsessed horror fan and I read everything I can get my hands on, but oddly enough I don't care for vampire fiction all that much. It's a subject that's been done to death in my opinion and as a rule it kind of bores me. (With some exceptions, of course.) For years, I passed over Martin's FEVRE DREAM, thinking it was just "another vampire novel". But if you are lucky to come across a copy of this novel, don't make the same mistake I did. FEVRE DREAM is far more than just a vampire novel. It is a brilliant novel, period. I was so spellbound by this book, my house could have fallen down around me while I was reading it, and I probably would not have noticed. By the time I turned the last page, it had ranked itself as one of the best novels I have ever read. George R.R. Martin skills as a storyteller are unparalleled. I'm actually jealous of the fantasy and sci fi fans who've had his attention over the years. FEVRE DREAM has all the elements of the great classics of literature: larger than life characters, a perilous journey, and a story that sweeps you away like the river it is set upon... In a nutshell, it is a tale of vampires clashing on a steamboat in the 1850's. Two "bloodmasters", Joshua York and Damon Julian, are on a collision course of ideals and philosophy, and God help all those who are witness to it. The river will run with blood before it is all over... I'll never forget the cast of characters: the cruel and sick Sour Billy, the beloved curmudgeon Cap'n Abner Marsh, Hairy Mike Dunn, Joshua York, or Tobey the cook. I have never used the word "masterpiece" in a book review, but this book merits the term. Highest recommendation. You'll never forget this book once you turn the last page, I guarantee it.
Rating: 5
Summary: WOW
Comment: I normally hate vampire books... because they're more romance novels than fictional adventures. And the only reason i picked up this book, is because i've been absolutely hooked on GRR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. But i have to say, this book is absolutely amazing. I thought the only reason why Martin was able to recreate medieval life so accurately and amazingly in Song of Ice and Fire was because he must have been a medieval buff or expert... and maybe he is, but that means he must also be a Mississipi steamboat expert as well, because his writing is almost like he lived the time. Heck, i think i would have given this book 5 stars even if it wasn't about vampires and lacked any plot, and it was simply a diary or recounts of somebody from that time.
I won't spoil the book, but if you truly want to be transported to another time, this book is definitely for you.
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Title: Dying of the Light by George R. R. Martin ISBN: 0671228617 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: January, 1977 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: A Song for Lya: And Other Stories by George R. R. Martin ISBN: 1930235119 Publisher: Babbage Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Armageddon Rag by George R.R. Martin ISBN: 0671532537 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1985 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Tuf Voyaging by George R. R. Martin ISBN: 1592220053 Publisher: Meisha Merlin Pub Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R. R. Martin ISBN: 0553801503 Publisher: Spectra Pub. Date: June, 2004 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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