Seth grahame smith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter by grahamesmith, seth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lincoln is told by henry sturgess about vampires after he is rescued from one at the age of twenty. Now, as you can tell by the title, its not exactly actual history. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. While reading the book, i went on a guided bus tour of washington, d. My reading experience with seth grahamesmiths abraham lincoln.
Vampire hunter a sweeping, alternate history of twentiethcentury america by new york times bestselling author seth grahamesmith. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter book chapter summary seth. In reconstructionera america, vampire henry sturges is searching for renewed purpose in the wake of his friend abraham. Through the extraordinary discovery of abraham lincolns previously unknown and long lost journals, seth grahamesmith brings to life the great us emancipators untold history his lifelong pursuit of the immortal undead.
Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. This book features all the detail, colour and readability of the number one bestselling lincoln biography with new scenes of vampire combat. Seth grahamesmiths second innovative alternative history horror novel is simply going to bowl you over and knock your socks off abraham lincoln vampire hunter is an adventure into the faux biographical journals of our 16th united states president, abe lincoln. Vampire hunter by seth grahame smith indiana, 1818. Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of doris kearns goodwin and david mccullough, seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest. While abraham lincoln is widely lauded for saving a and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased. The last american vampire in reconstructionera america, vampire henry sturges is searching for renewed purpose in the wake of his. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are abraham lincoln, walt whitman. Vampire hunter straddles both of those camps a bit. The last american vampire book by seth grahamesmith. An american author, screenwriter, and film producer, seth grahamesmith b. Imagine this one like a movie trailer in a world where vampires are real insert scary image of fangs, only one man can save america from undead domination.
The premise of seth grahamesmiths bestselling 2010 mashup novel. Free download or read online lincoln pdf epub narratives of empire series book. The last american vampire by grahamesmith, seth ebook. Its a ripping yarn but the way grahamesmith has vampires involved in slavery and the civil war shifts real historical figures motives in ways i dislike and. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter download pdfepub ebook. In this case, we are presented with an alternate history of president abraham lincoln and the secret life he led as a hunter of vampires. Seth grahamesmith has 12 books on goodreads with 538101 ratings. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth. The slightly longer version starts in 2010, when seth grahamesmith the character, not the author gets the secret journals of abraham lincoln from the vampire henry sturges. After striking gold with his gimmicky mashup between jane austen and grindhouse horror, grahamesmith takes a stab at creating an original plot with this new historical aberration. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith in fb2, fb3, txt download ebook. Vampire hunter to a large new york city publisher for a sum rumored to be in the mid six figures.
Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. This acclaimed book by seth grahamesmith is available at in several formats for your ereader. Grahamesmith is also the cocreator, head writer and executive. Shes been stricken with something the oldtimers call milk sickness. The first edition of the novel was published in february 16th 2010, and was written by seth grahamesmith. Vampire hunter had a prominent display place in my local library, which is how i picked it up but still havent read pride and prejudice and zombies. But leave it to seth grahamesmith, the brilliant and twisted mind behind abraham lincoln. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 336 pages and is available in hardcover format. Seth grahamesmiths bestselling account of the true secret vampireslaying life of president lincoln. That is, until seth grahamesmith stumbled upon the secret journal of abraham lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years. Home abraham lincoln vampire hunter seth grahamesmith 9781849014083. In grahamesmiths telling, the socalled three wise men are infamous thieves, led by the dark, murderous balthazar.
I have read and agree to hachette book groups privacy policy and terms of use. The first edition of the novel was published in 1984, and was written by gore vidal. First, theres the big idea and this is hardly a spoiler, since its right there in the books title. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter kindle edition by seth grahamesmith author visit amazons seth grahamesmith page.
Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith, 9781849014083, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. This is the third of seth grahamsmiths books ive read the first being the fabulous pride and prejudice and zombies and the second being how to survive a. Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. The first edition of the novel was published in february 16th 2010, and was written by seth grahame smith. While abraham lincoln is widely lauded for saving a union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. The last american vampire in reconstructionera america, vampire henry sturges is searching for renewed purpose in the wake of his friend abraham lincolns shocking death.
January 4, 1976 is an american novelist, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Lincoln at age twelve, kills the vampire who was responsible for his mothers death. Pdf lincoln book narratives of empire free download. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers bedside. Author seth grahamesmith explores that premise in a new book you can really sink your teeth into. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins. Vampire hunter kindle edition by grahamesmith, seth.
That man is abraham lincoln insert image of abe in stovepipe hat. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Bennett cerf, founder of random house, once remarked that the most surefire best seller imaginable would be a book called lincolns doctors dog. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are abraham lincoln, john wilkes. Vampire henry sturges returns in the highly anticipated sequel to abraham lincoln. The book in my hands was the smallest of the ten, and easily the most fragile. From the international bestselling author of pride and prejudice and zombies comes abraham lincoln. Free download pdf abraham lincoln vampire hunter online. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. Vampire huntera sweeping, alternate history of twentiethcentury america by new york times bestselling author seth grahamesmith the last american vampire. Seth grahamesmiths most popular book is abraham lincoln. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln. Vampire huntera sweeping, alternate history of twentiethcentury america by new york times bestselling author seth grahamesmith.
The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincolns mother. Vampire hunter, pride and prejudice and zombies and unholy night. Abraham lincoln was one of the gifted vampire hunters of his day, and kept a secret. I think the thing i liked most about the book is that the vampires are evil, they are mean, and vicious and seth grahamesmith does a really. It took me no time to read this book, i found it a fascinating way of seeing history unfold through the eyes of abraham lincoln as translated by seth grahamesmith i like that the author picked abraham lincoln as the buffy the vampireslayer of the 1800s. The last american vampire vampire henry sturges returns in the highly anticipated sequel to abraham lincoln. From the creator of the international bestseller pride and prejudice and zombies comes the untold vampirehunting history of the great us emancipator, abraham lincoln through the extraordinary discovery of abraham lincolns previously unknown and long lost journals, seth grahamesmith brings to life the great us emancipators untold history his lifelong pursuit of the immortal undead. Vampire hunter a sweeping, alternate history of twentiethcentury america by new york times bestselling author seth grahame smith. From the creator of the international bestseller pride and prejudice and zombies comes the untold vampirehunting history of the great us emancipator, abraham lincoln. Books by seth grahamesmith author of abraham lincoln. The production motivation for seth grahamesmiths novel can in itself be seen in. Two of grahamesmiths bestselling books were made into feature films. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale. Its a ripping yarn but the way grahame smith has vampires involved in slavery and the civil war shifts real historical figures motives in ways i dislike and.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 672 pages and is available in paperback format. For over 250 years, between 1607 and 1865, vampires thrived in the shadows of america. Seth grahamesmith brings to life the great us emancipators untold history his lifelong pursuit. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith, 9781849014083, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Similarly skeptical of the books premise, a publishers weekly. As for grahamesmith, he turned around and sold a novel called abraham lincoln. After all, while it would be freaking amazing for our sixteenth president to have been a vampire hunter and mr. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith on march 4, 1861, abraham lincoln the exceptional boy of sinking springs farm, apple of his departed mothers eye, survivor of the trials of job, and one of the nations most accomplished vampire hunters was. He is best known as the author of the new york times bestselling novels pride and prejudice and zombies and abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, both of which have been adapted as feature films. Seth grahamesmith, an author and amateur historian, claims in his latest tome that lincolns entire life and political career was driven by a single purpose.
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