The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 336 pages and is. Take, for example, seth grahamesmiths new novel, abraham lincoln vampire hunter. When the truth becomes known to young lincoln, he writes in his journal, henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. Last year, during the lincoln bicentennialand this was when twilight was really blowing upit seemed to me like every book on the front shelves was either a lincoln biography or a vampire novel. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased publishing company grand central publishing. Vampire hunter is one of those books thats going to be sold by the cover and title alone.
Swearing vengeance, lincoln goes on to moonlight as a vampire hunter with the help of ethical vampire henry sturges. The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln. Gore vidal also wrote an historical novel about the man. It is shocking to learn that the american civil war was really. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins. The movie takes the idea of abraham lincoln fighting vampires seriously and also doesnt seem to wonder about ridiculous concepts such as southern vampires supporting slavery. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book youtube. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale. An historians take on abraham lincoln as vampire hunter. Fox beat other studios in a bidding war for rights to the film the following october. Mar 02, 2010 move over anne rice, stephenie meyer and christopher moore.
Vampire hunter, honest abe learns that vampires are behind slavery. Vampires and abraham lincoln would not normally be used in the same sentence. It is shocking to learn that the american civil war was really about ridding our country of blood sucking pests. If you want to completely shake up history, then abraham lincoln.
Jun 22, 2012 contributor benjamin brown looks at 10 interesting facts about abraham lincoln, who is getting a bit of media attention this week as a movie debuts about lincolns fictional exploits as a vampire hunter. Vampire hunter in honest abes hometown of springfield, il. The 25 best books about abraham lincoln abebooks reading copy. Abraham does what any sensible child wouldve done pledged himself wholly and. You are no longer the ruling royalty of the vampire genre.
After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that for lincoln saving the union wasnt good. Grahamesmiths revision of a jane austen classic blew readers minds and became an instant national. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter ebook, seth grahame. Only later will the grieving abe learn that his mothers fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire.
I put this book down, stopping just shy of the 100page mark. Abe wants to end slavery because of his black friend from childhood, johnson. Vampire hunter, death is both a source of pain and also possible relief from pain. Check out this article for this question and other facts about lincoln that you probably didnt know. Charming, charismatic, skilled, hardworking and determined, trustworthy, loyal and a seemingly loyal. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. A motion comic followup to a chapter from abraham lincoln vampire hunter novel where abe s friend, edgar allan poe, tells him the tale of historical hungarian countess elizabeth bathory, often tied to vampire legends due to her brutality. The slightly longer version starts in 2010, when seth grahamesmith the character, not the author gets the secret journals of abraham lincoln from the vampire henry sturges. Feb 25, 2010 from the new york times bestselling author of pride and prejudice and zombies comes the true history of our sixteenth president seth grahamesmiths abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. Facts about the real abraham lincoln national constitution. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Vampire hunter was first announced in march 2010 when tim burton and bekmambetov paired to purchase film rights and to finance its development themselves. Graham smiths publisher sent a galley copy of the book due for release on.
Abe sees barts biting his mother when shes sleeping. An author presents the life story of president abraham lincoln with an odd twist in a new book set. The first edition of the novel was published in february 16th 2010, and was written by seth grahamesmith. The vampire hunter film, like the book, follows lincoln from his boyhood on the frontier through his assassination by john wilkes booth and because this is a vampire story beyond. Noone knows exactly how many books have been written about honest abe but in 2012 fords theater centre for education and leadership in washington dc constructed a 34foot pillar of unique titles about lincoln and it contained more than 15,000 books. Abe lincoln vampire hunter is the wierdest tale of the undead ever.
The journal style book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united. No one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Dec, 2018 was abraham lincoln really a vampire hunter. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. The book s author, seth grahamesmith, was hired to write the script. Its pure actionhorror, with lots of revenge, blood, and fighting all in 3d. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter takes gigantic liberties. After all, the movie, based on a 2010 book of the same title, decides that. Vampire hunter has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesnt jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with an unfulfilling blend of. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth grahame. Abe overhears his father and barts talking about his fathers debt and foreshadows his mothers death. Vampire hunter fanfiction archive with over 73 stories. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book. I checked it out from the library, got it home, and, turning the book over and over in my hands, examining the cover art, i opened it and began reading.
Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith in fb2, fb3, txt download e book. Abebooks alone has more than 67,000 copies of books with abraham lincoln in the title. Allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. Abe wants to learn how to kill them and henry teaches him and makes him an ax lined with silver, which is the weapon abe prefers. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by.
Since vampires cant kill each other, he has enlisted various other hunters before lincoln and possibly after lincoln s death. Since tim burton is involved in the movie, reading the book became a must for me. But leave it to seth grahamesmith, the brilliant and twisted mind behind abraham lincoln. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout.
Though it plays fast and loose with facts and has a silly premise, the movie has little humor. At the end of chapter six, henry really hits the destiny talk hard. Jun 26, 2012 no one should expect historical accuracy out of abraham lincoln. Henry sturges is a vampire who was turned by adam some years before meeting abraham lincoln. Apr 28, 2018 abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book ruben valentine. When abe awakens, the man, henry sturges, tells him that the man he was trying to kill is a vampire and he is a vampire hunter. Swearing vengeance, lincoln goes on to moonlight as a. Along the way, a large number of historical figures from lincolns era are shown to be. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers. The book seriously posits history, if abraham lincoln had been a vampire hunter. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book ruben valentine. Feb 16, 2010 allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american dark fantasy action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name.
Over the weekend, screen rant participated in a special and surreal event for abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, discovers vampires are planning to take over the united states. If you wish to learn about the man who led the north during the american civil war and issued the emancipation proclamation in 1862 then you are not going to be restricted by choice. Vampire hunter was written by seth grahamesmith and was published by grand central publishing in 2010. Am i the only one who gets chills abraham lincoln was a little more than a child when his mother passed due to a mysterious illness.
With no book to pass the time, abe ran his hands through the tiny shafts of light, examining the patterns they made on his fingers. Vampire hunter by the same author, i was at first a little apprehensive, but i still ordered it because i do like seth grahamesmith style and sense of horror. Vampire huntera sweeping, alternate history of twentiethcentury america by new york times bestselling author seth grahamesmith. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The cover, featuring the visage of honest abe with a blood stains on his famous suit and a bloody axe in one hand is enough to make you take pause, open the cover and wonder what kind of absurdest joys lie within the books pages. The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. Lincoln signs the emancipation proclamation as a way to starve the vampires and helps turn the tide of the civil war. But if you can allow your imagination to accept the incontrovertible fact that our 16th president also killed vampires on the side, you. Vampire henry sturges returns in the highly anticipated sequel to abraham lincoln. And if abe is destined to be abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, then everything that came before that has led him to. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read abraham lincoln. Contributor benjamin brown looks at 10 interesting facts about abraham lincoln, who is getting a bit of media attention this week as a movie debuts about lincolns fictional exploits as a vampire hunter.
A book by seth grahamesmith, author of pride and prejudice and zombies. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth. They cannot physically kill one another, or create lethal wounds upon anothers flesh. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. The next day, wearing sunglasses for their hangovers, abe and allen see one rich vampire in a coach and one weird guy in sunglasses who looks like a vampire. They are stronger than many traditional vampires, with some of them able to hold the weight of a train car. And his next book, unholy night, takes the three wise men from the bible and asks, what if they. Abe chases the weird guy into a cemetery, and they confront each other in a pretty funny scene where each accuses the other of being a vampire. Abe sees the slaves as the life blood of the vampires and becomes an abolitionist in order to stop the flow of slave blood. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith might appeal and thats fiction by the way. Abe lincoln also has sex with a vampire in the movie, but they dont show the scene. Abraham lincoln reborn as a vampire slayer suppose that, in 19thcentury america, the forces of good and evil battled for the soul of the new republic. A motion comic followup to a chapter from abraham lincoln vampire hunter novel where abes friend, edgar allan poe, tells him the tale of historical hungarian countess elizabeth bathory, often tied to vampire legends due to her brutality.
Vampire hunter is based on a historytwisting novel by seth grahamesmith. At least 15,000 books have been written about abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper. And if abe is destined to be abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, then everything that came before that has led him to this point has been part of the bigger plan. The bible has little to say about this enigmatic trio. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a vengeful vampire. Mar 20, 2010 abraham lincoln reborn as a vampire slayer suppose that, in 19thcentury america, the forces of good and evil battled for the soul of the new republic what we now know as the civil war. From the new york times bestselling author of pride and prejudice and zombies comes the true history of our sixteenth president seth grahamesmiths abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter is doubly so, since it also squanders a great hero and a potentially pleasingly silly idea. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Move over anne rice, stephenie meyer and christopher moore.
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