Vampires Romance Books. FANGS, COFFINS, AND HELLSPAWN HABITS - Vampires. When you think of the physical appearance of a vampire, what do you see? A tall, dark stranger with a pale and pasty complexion? A long opera cloak? Slicked-back hair with a widow's peak and a rather intimidating set of canines that make your toes curl? All that we perceptibly know — or think we know — about the vampire in regard to his or her typical characteristics and powers is born of the vampiric triad of folklore, fiction, and film. The first two render a historical legacy of vampires and vampirism that, save for the occasional artistic rendering, is primarily left to our respective imaginations.
Everything speculated upon by historians, folklorists, scholars, vampirologists, authors, and filmmakers surrounding various legends is primarily the result of intense study, educated guesswork, and the interpretation of information gathered since the time of ancient civilizations. Vampires as a species vary depending on what one sees or reads (see Chapter 19). Fangs Fingernails. Pagan: An MPRD Novel (9781449537876): Andrew Chapman. Victor Kelleher Author Page. The Official Kim Newman Web Site: Fiction. Victor Kelleher. Victor Kelleher (born 1939) is an Australian author.
Victor was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. Kelleher received a Masters from St Andrew's University and a PhD in English Literature from The University of South Africa has taught in Africa, New Zealand and Australia. While in New Zealand, he began writing part-time, prompted by homesickness for Africa. He moved to Australia in 1976, with his South African wife, Alison, and was Associate Professor at the University of New England, in Armidale, New South Wales, before moving to Sydney to write full-time.
Kelleher has won many awards for his books, such as the Australian Children's Book Award Awards[edit] List of books[edit] Series[edit] Parkland Series[edit] Parkland (1994)-Book 1 of the Parkland SeriesEarthsong (1995)-Book 2 of the Parkland SeriesFire Dancer (1996)-Book 3 of the Parkland Series. The Blood of the Covenant (9780312962142): Brent Monahan. Brian Lumley: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle. Dracula - The Folio Society. Dracula ‘One of the most powerful horror tales ever written’ When young solicitor’s clerk Jonathan Harker goes to the remote castle of Count Dracula to oversee a property transaction, he is ready to encounter some quaint beliefs and customs. After all, the Count’s home is in the great Carpathian mountains in the heart of Transylvania, where ‘every known superstition in the world is gathered’. But nothing can prepare Harker for the horror of his sojourn with the Count, and he barely escapes with his life.
Later that summer, a Russian schooner arrives at Whitby harbour, steered by the hand of a dead man and bearing a mysterious cargo – boxes of earth from Transylvania. Dracula presents a sweeping panorama of 19th-century Europe, from the wilds of Transylvania to the Yorkshire coast, via the streets of London. Our new edition includes a specially commissioned introduction by John Banville, winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize and a master of the contemporary gothic novel. Phyllis A. Brian Lumley.com Necroscope Series. Harry Keogh. To use an old adage, "the man, the myth, the legend. " Spanning fifteen volumes and two short story collections, Harry is intertwined in every one, whether it be as himself, his sons, or even Alec Kyle.
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