tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post5723282806209465343..comments2024-03-28T00:08:13.399-07:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: Book RecommendationsTaliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-46271010996969696992010-07-23T17:26:06.092-07:002010-07-23T17:26:06.092-07:00Gabriel-
I appreciate the heads-up on this, I had...Gabriel-<br /><br />I appreciate the heads-up on this, I had no idea but you can bet I will be checking into it. Thanks.House of Karnsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957214135444293024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-27509042029086025372010-07-23T13:02:50.319-07:002010-07-23T13:02:50.319-07:00It will always get that sort of comparison, given ...It will always get that sort of comparison, given that it is set on the Mississipi (and one character is a tad Louis-ish) but Martin is a far superior prose writer than RiceTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-48947083752557910362010-07-23T11:38:27.578-07:002010-07-23T11:38:27.578-07:00To be honest, I haven't read the story, and I ...To be honest, I haven't read the story, and I discovered the comic a little to late in its run, but from what I've seen the art looks quite good....from first impression it's got that Ricean feel?Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172423699175288220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-66691012040123167382010-07-23T07:39:09.319-07:002010-07-23T07:39:09.319-07:00Gabe, I didn't know that myself - rubs hands a...Gabe, I didn't know that myself - rubs hands and waits for the trade paperback!Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-35965293604910944552010-07-23T00:24:12.507-07:002010-07-23T00:24:12.507-07:00@ House of Karnstein
May I add that FEVRE DREAM i...@ House of Karnstein<br /><br />May I add that FEVRE DREAM is currently adapted as a comic book series (by Avatar Press) if you are so inclined, so rush to your local comic store to get it. I think it's up to issue 5, or you can wait for the Trade Paperback version later on.Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172423699175288220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-101809975596203072010-07-22T23:14:32.682-07:002010-07-22T23:14:32.682-07:00It is a cracker, helped by the fact that Martin is...It is a cracker, helped by the fact that Martin is such a good writer.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-286292014600087832010-07-22T21:47:25.133-07:002010-07-22T21:47:25.133-07:00Martin's Fevre Dream is so wonderful, what a g...Martin's Fevre Dream is so wonderful, what a great vampire novel! Easily, in my all-time top 5<br />vamp books and I wholeheartedly second Taliesin's recommendation. I'd love to see this brought to the<br />movie screen one day or I'd even settle for a TV production.<br /><br />Damon Julian....one of the baddest vamps in all of vamp horror fiction..unforgettable!House of Karnsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957214135444293024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-80774871534402852102010-05-24T14:57:50.073-07:002010-05-24T14:57:50.073-07:00Vamplit - believe it or not that is on my amazon w...Vamplit - believe it or not that is on my amazon wishlist!<br /><br />It'll be bought eventually!<br /><br />Cheers for the suggestion.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-91526605687358948092010-05-24T14:20:48.602-07:002010-05-24T14:20:48.602-07:00Hi I'd like to suggest another vampire novel t...Hi I'd like to suggest another vampire novel that seems to have sunk in media oblivion The Vampire Tapestry by Suzi McKee Charnas. This novel isn't a romance by any stretch of the imagination and does have a particularly good vampire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-89815431453527060062009-06-24T22:20:52.015-07:002009-06-24T22:20:52.015-07:00Cheers Jamie, I'll keep an eye outCheers Jamie, I'll keep an eye outTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-15601725802410098412009-06-24T18:00:51.299-07:002009-06-24T18:00:51.299-07:00Something for your book section: If you're in...Something for your book section: If you're interested in finding more out about Elizabeth Bathory, a great book to read is "Bathory: Memoir of a Countess".Jamie Bartlettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-57017872386137226822009-06-05T12:50:53.452-07:002009-06-05T12:50:53.452-07:00Hi Zahir. I like anno dracula also (as well as the...Hi Zahir. I like <i>anno dracula</i> also (as well as the following <i>bloody red baron</i> and <i>judgement of tears</i>/<i>dracula cha cha cha</i>)Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-41536516575262078042009-06-05T09:04:25.238-07:002009-06-05T09:04:25.238-07:00The Golden is a pretty remarkable novel. And I...<i>The Golden</i> is a pretty remarkable novel. And I'll admit to a continued fandom for <i>Anno Dracula</i> by Kim Newman.Zahir Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533361554787004824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-30142795436664913892009-06-05T06:30:05.516-07:002009-06-05T06:30:05.516-07:00Cheers for that Slaine... the audible version of D...Cheers for that Slaine... the audible version of Dracula (which they gave away for free at one point when you signed up) was well worth listening to...<br /><br />I'd also recommend, if folks can find it, the BBC audio dramatisation of Salem's Lot with Doug BradleyTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-48909058933975270092009-06-05T01:32:29.192-07:002009-06-05T01:32:29.192-07:00For those of you who like to listen to your books ...For those of you who like to listen to your books Audible.co.uk now have Salem's Lot unabridged in their collection. This version is very well narrated by Ron McLarty.Slainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-41439298823014293052009-05-31T22:26:07.912-07:002009-05-31T22:26:07.912-07:00Hi Gabriel
I haven't read the Golden to be honest...Hi Gabriel<br /><br />I haven't read the Golden to be honest.<br /><br />I've read the Baker material but I haven't read the two Les Daniels you mention - I have read <I>the black castle</I>, <I>the Silver Sull</I> and <I> citizen Vampire</I> by him. I have several of the Ravenloft books but (hangs his head) I have still to read the Vlad Tapes.<br /><br />I'm currently readin <I>Twelve</I> by Jasper Kent - a review will be forthcoming when I've finished reading it.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-50274727931660114852009-05-31T18:43:53.424-07:002009-05-31T18:43:53.424-07:00Looks like an interesting list!
I love coming ac...Looks like an interesting list! <br /><br />I love coming across more vampire novels to read, unfortunately besides Lumley, Rice and Laymon my bookstores only carry mostly chick-lit vampire novels now such as Anita Blake etc. :(<br /><br />Taste of Blood wine was an awesome book and yes their astral method of making vampires was weird yet unique, I liked the concept of the 'twins' too, how the one that was 'vague' was actually the body that grew back the head whilst the disembodied head grew back the body, and even though beheading is the only way to kill those vampires, a bathtub of blood would resurrect them! I hadn't managed to read the sequels and its been about 15 yrs since I read A Taste of Blood Wine so I wonder how I can hunt them down!<br /><br />Interview and Necroscope are no brainers, and though I enjoy Anne Rice's vampire aesthetic I actually prefer the alien brutality of the Wamphyri! <br /><br />A film adaptation script of the first Necroscope book has been floating around and I hope it never gets made because film makers could never bring Lumley's vision to justice (though some say his novel Ancient Khai of Khem was ripped off to create Stargate).<br /><br />I've seen Fevre Dream floating around but haven't given it a chance because I was 'put off' by its steam-boat premise, but we have similar tastes in the vampire genre so next time I see it I'll pick it up.<br /><br />So I'd like to add a few vampire novels to your list for recommendation if I may?<br /><br />*Going through my bookcase and finding vampire novels I haven't read yet! such as THE GOLDEN by Lucius Shephard. Have you read that? I tend to pick up vampire books and put them in my bookcase for later devouring, and soometimes forget they are there!*<br /><br />1. Nancy Baker's: THE NIGHT INSIDE and BLOOD and CHRYSANTHEMUMS was an enjoyable series, getting made a vampire by another in a prison so you could both escape was an interesting presence, and for Ardeth to really not know what she was getting herself into, and Japanese-gothic aesthetic was great.<br /><br />2. Les Daniel's: YELLOW FOG and NO BLOOD SPILLED are short but sweet vampire novels seemlingly inspired by Count Varney's penny dreadfuls and I actually enjoyed the Vampire Sebastian as he is aware of his power and has no qualms about his lack of humanity, as it should be!<br /><br />3. The RAVENLOFT Strahd Von Zarovich books are a treat, I love the concept of the land enshrouded in a inpenetrable fog due to Strahd's curse and how he tied the land to himself with his blood and his endless torment to re-acquire his love, though it was his murdered brother's betrothed! Guest stars such as Azalin and Lord Soth are entertaining.<br /><br />4. The VLAD TAPES (Vlad Tepes haha)by Fred Saberhagen is a great series, good ol' Uncle Dracula helping out his family friends and what not. I get the most joy when other vampires tried to get the better of him not realising who he was! His team up with Sherlock Holmes was inventive!<br /><br />That's all for now, about to curl up under a blanket and see if I like THE GOLDEN and perhaps re-read THE VLAD TAPES!Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172423699175288220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-8536980004406819562009-05-31T07:41:48.984-07:002009-05-31T07:41:48.984-07:00Al Bruno III - I certanly have - you can read my r...Al Bruno III - I certanly have - you can read my review <A HREF="http://taliesinttlg.blogspot.com/2007/09/let-right-one-in-review.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-75782686837169155812009-05-31T06:05:32.743-07:002009-05-31T06:05:32.743-07:00A good list... just out of curiosity have you read...A good list... just out of curiosity have you read John Ajvide Lindqvist's LET THE RIGHT ONE IN? I picked up the book on the stregnth of the movie and I really enjoyed it.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09492062472206579391noreply@blogger.com