Publishers:
Orion Books
Pages: 390
Main Characters:
Abner Marsh, Joshua
York, Damon Julian
However when the voyage of the Fevre Dream begins, Marsh finds keeping his promise to York hard to
maintain. This is because of York’s eccentric behaviour. He sleeps throughout
the day and lives through the night, his friends seem to come and go at odd
hours of the day and York himself disappears for days at a time, slowing down
the schedule of the Fevre Dream’s deliveries.
Eventually Marsh forces a confession out of York and discovers the real aim
behind the Fevre Dream’s voyage and
York’s work. York is a Vampire who is on a mission to unite all Vampires under
him. He believes himself to be their King, as he has created an elixir that
stops them wanting to drink human blood. York believes the last few Vampires
are somewhere along the Mississippi and therefore needs a steamboat and a
steamboat Captain to find them. York convinces Marsh to keep his secret and
help him find his fellow Vampires.
York finally manages to find the group of Vampires he has
been tracking. He discovers that they are under the leadership of an old and
powerful Vampire named Damon Julian. York needs to overpower Julian to unite
all Vampires under him. But York misjudges the power of Julian and becomes his
servant. Julian forces York to take the Fevre
Dream on a killing spree further down the Mississippi. Meanwhile, Marsh
manages to escape the grasp of Julian’s evil followers and must find a way to
get back to York and retake his Fevre
Dream whilst destroying Damon Julian.
I’m just going to come out and say it straight away… I loved
this book! It is just another epic fantasy novel from an epic fantasy writer!
Ever since Twilight I have been put
off any book that has been advertised as a ‘Vampire novel’. This is because many Vampire books since Twilight have just jumped on the
‘bandwagon’ and always seem to be aimed at teenagers and young adults. This
book was so much different! I know it was written well before Twilight but I thought it was so unique
when compared to other books in the Vampire fantasy genre. It mixed fantasy and
historical fiction together (which I loved). Much like Martin’s Game of Thrones, it kept me on the edge
of my seat all the way through and I just thought the character of Marsh was
brilliant. He was the unlikely hero that I love so much! He is old, fat and
ugly but he had so much heart and love for his boat, enough for him to take on
Julian and all his followers.
This was a brilliant book! If think you liked Game of Thrones and want to read
something a little different you should definitely read this book! I would also
say that if you are like me and have lost faith in Vampire novels, this book
will definitely bring you round! So give it a try.
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