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Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
336 pages
A straight-faced, blood-soaked reimagining of American history where the greatest political battles are fought with an axe in the dark.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like discovering a secret, blood-soaked wing of the Smithsonian. It takes an utterly absurd premise and commits to it with such deadpan, scholarly earnestness that you almost forget you are reading a horror-action mashup. The prose mimics the dry, authoritative cadence of a nineteenth-century biography, making the sudden explosions of visceral, axe-swinging vampire combat feel all the more shocking and cinematic. The mood is a delightful balancing act between macabre gothic horror and tongue-in-cheek American mythology. It moves at a brisk, thrilling clip, tracing a familiar historical timeline but injecting it with secret wars and supernatural dread. This is catnip for readers who love monster thrills delivered with a perfectly straight face, offering a wildly entertaining ride through the shadows of a fractured nation.
- Mood
- macabre
- cinematic
- tongue-in-cheek
- atmospheric
- Tone
- deadpan
- earnest
- satirical
- gory
- adventurous
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden histories · burden of leadership · secret wars · American mythology · supernatural vengeance
- The writing
- Mimics the dry, authoritative cadence of a nineteenth-century historical biography, punctuated by sudden explosions of visceral action.
- The arc
- Moves from a vengeful, blood-soaked coming-of-age to the heavy, weary burden of national and supernatural salvation.
- Who it's for
- Fans of historical mashups and B-movie horror who appreciate a completely straight-faced delivery of an absurd premise.
Content notes
- graphic violence
- gore
- slavery
- racism
- death of a child
About the book
From the creator of the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes the untold (vampire-hunting) history of the Great US Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln.Through the extraordinary discovery of Abraham Lincoln's previously unknown and long lost journals, Seth Grahame-Smith brings to life the Great US Emancipator's untold history - his lifelong pursuit of the immortal undead. With unparalleled daring, Seth re-writes Abraham Lincoln's biography to include this significant and gory piece of America's national heritage.Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter features all the detail, colour, and readability of McCullough and Kearns Goodwin's respected book, Team of Rivals - Barack Obama's favourite book and the number one bestselling Lincoln biography - with thrilling new scenes of vampire combat. From Lincoln's frontier childhood to his assassination, this richly re-imagined history gives new meaning to the moments of an already incredible life.
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