The Dark of the Sun: A Novel of Saint Germain

The Dark of the Sun: A Novel of Saint Germain

by C Q Yarbro (Author)

Synopsis

The eruption/explosion of Krakatoa could be heard thousands of miles away. Islands were flooded, ships and seaports destroyed. The volcanic ash and dust thrown into the air caused crop failures and a bone-chilling winter. Throughout the world, people panicked, blaming gods or devils for their troubles. The vampire Saint-Germain, trading peacefully in Asia, is as threatened as anyone by the eruption. Starving humans cannot be tapped for their blood; women living in fear of the supernatural rarely welcome vampire lovers; and wealthy foreigners are easy targets. With hunger gnawing at his breast, Saint-Germain and his faithful manservant, accompanied by a female shaman and her nomadic tribe, make their way slowly toward Europe, hoping to find safety in the West.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.
Published: 16 Nov 2004

ISBN 10: 076531102X
ISBN 13: 9780765311023

Media Reviews
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro has created the most remarkable and original vampire since Bram Stoker's Dracula. -- The Midwest Book Review Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain novels are probably the best series of vampire novels ever written. -- The Hartford Courant Quinn Yarbro is one of our finest writers and craftpersons, incapable of a slack paragraph, or a fuzzy thought. Everything is perfectly focused, everything is expertly accomplished. And the Count remains a vibrantly original character, one of the greatest contributions to the horror genre. --Peter Straub Any book by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro is a keepsake; any new book by her is a must read. -- West Coast Review of Books
Author Bio
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro is the author of more than twenty novels of the life and times of the Count Saint-Germain and other vampires, including Night Blooming, Midnight Harvest, A Feast in Exile, and the classic Hotel Transylvania. She has also written novels in a wide variety of other genres, including SF, fantasy, mystery, horror, western, and young adult adventure.