We may all deserve hell, but some of us deserve it sooner than. Vampire hunter straddles both of those camps a bit. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham. The slightly longer version starts in 2010, when seth grahame smith the character, not the author gets the secret journals of abraham lincoln from the vampire henry sturges. Feb 16, 2010 seth grahame smith born seth jared greenberg is an american author, screenwriter and film producer. The bible has little to say about this enigmatic trio. Seth grahamesmith is an excellent writer whose prose raises abraham lincoln. Seth grahamesmith, an author and amateur historian, claims in his latest tome that lincolns entire life and political career was driven by a single.
Suspenseful, and most readers will want to read it in one sitting. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter by seth grahame smith author autographed hardcover book first edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by the author. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. Vampire hunter march 26, 2010 tim burton bought the film rights largely on the strength of publisher grand central s inhouse trailer for the new book from seth grahamesmith, the man who gave us pride and prejudice and zombies. Swearing vengeance, lincoln goes on to moonlight as a vampire hunter with the help of ethical vampire henry sturges. Seth grahamesmith has 12 books on goodreads with 538101 ratings. Through the extraordinary discovery of abraham lincoln s previously unknown and long lost journals, seth grahamesmith brings to life the great us emancipators untold history his lifelong pursuit of the immortal undead. Grahamsmiths publisher sent a galley copy of the book due for. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read abraham lincoln. Seth grahame smith was born on january 4, 1976 in rockville centre, new york, usa as seth jared greenberg. The book may be really good, and may have a spectacular ending. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies is facing a lawsuit that can be summed up by a common fourword phrase.
He does such an excellent job blending the facts of lincolns life into the story that it is sometimes hard to determine fact from fiction. 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. Vampire hunter audiobook written by seth grahamesmith. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln. Seth grahamesmiths most popular book is abraham lincoln. Seth grahamesmith discusses his book, abraham lincoln. Whenever abe goes to a new place, we get a snapshot of the new location, 19thcenturystyle. First, theres the big idea and this is hardly a spoiler, since its right there in the books title. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith abebooks. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahame smith. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. 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. Seth grahame smith born seth jared greenberg is an american author, screenwriter and film producer. Vampire hunter, pride and prejudice and zombies, and unholy night.
Abraham lincoln vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. That is, until seth grahamesmith stumbled upon the secret journal of abraham lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years. He is best known for his novels pride and prejudice and zombies and abraham lincoln vampire hunter which both hit the new york times best seller list. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith is my first of all of the mashups that seem to be the big trend these days, so i had no. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new yorkbased.
The premise of the book is absurd, grahame smith says. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, her death was due to a vengeful vampire. While abraham lincoln is widely lauded for saving a and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. 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. Since tim burton is involved in the movie, reading the book became a must for me. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter ebook, seth grahame.
Seth grahamesmith audio books, best sellers, author bio. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith is my first of all of the mashups that seem to be hardback. I admit these kinds of books are a guilty pleasure of mine. Seth grahamesmith s most popular book is abraham lincoln. The last american vampire book by seth grahamesmith.
He is best known as the author of the new york times bestselling novels pride and prejudice and zombies and abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, both of which have been adapted as feature films. The last american vampire by seth grahamesmith books on. January 4, 1976 is an american novelist, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. The first edition of the novel was published in february 16th 2010, and was written by seth grahamesmith. Vampire hunter mostly takes place in the past, seth grahamesmith has to spend some time explaining to us what it was like back then, and it was no picnic. Hatchette book group claims seth grahamesmiths submitted novel is nothing more than an appropriation of a 120yearold publicdomain. Vampire hunter, pride and prejudice and zombies and many more.
Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. According to seth grahamesmith, the idea for slayer abe came to him in 2009, when every new book in the bookstore was either about vampires usually sparkly or about lincoln. The book begins with a man receiving abraham lincoln s vampire hunting diary. It took me no time to read this book, i found it a fascinating way of seeing history unfold through the eyes of abraham lincoln as translated by seth grahamesmith i like that the author picked abraham lincoln as the buffy the vampire slayer of the 1800s. In grahamesmiths telling, the socalled three wise men are infamous thieves, led by the dark, murderous balthazar.
Mar 12, 2020 despite the genres bad reputation, the announcement of abraham lincoln, vampire hunter remained intriguing to me. In this case, we are presented with an alternate history of president abraham lincoln and the secret life he led as a hunter of vampires. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are abraham lincoln, john wilkes. Vampire hunter is quite possibly the most unique, interesting and inspiring books ever written.
Author seth grahamesmith pride and prejudice and zombies has written a book for the ages. Mar 02, 2010 seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale. Aug 31, 2016 grahame smith, who unleashed the zombie mashup on the world with the surprise 2009 hit pride and prejudice and zombies, and went on to write the bestseller abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter by grahamesmith, seth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The first edition of the novel was published in february 16th 2010, and was written by seth grahame smith. The writer who united jane austen and zombies reveals lincolns secret career as a vampire hunter. An american author, screenwriter, and film producer, seth grahamesmith b. Vampire hunter seth grahamesmith, read by scott holst, hachette audio, unabridged, nine cds, 10 hrs. Books by seth grahamesmith author of abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is a biographical action horror mashup novel by seth grahamesmith, released on march 2, 2010, through new york based publishing company grand central publishing. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 336 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Along the way, a large number of historical figures from lincoln s era are shown to be. See all books authored by seth grahamesmith, including pride and prejudice and zombies, and abraham lincoln. Seth grahamesmith, an author and amateur historian, claims in his latest tome that lincoln s entire life and political career was driven by a single purpose. From the creator of the international bestseller pride and prejudice and zombies comes the untold vampire hunting history of the great us emancipator, abraham lincoln.
Seth grahamesmith books list of books by author seth. I have read and agree to hachette book groups privacy policy and terms of use. First of all, it was written by pride and prejudice and zombies author seth grahamesmith, who proved that he is capable of smartly meshing a historical time period with fantasy elements beyond a good title. He is a writer and producer, known for the lego batman movie 2017, it 2017 and pride and prejudice and zombies 2016. Seth grahamesmith born seth jared greenberg is an american author, screenwriter and film producer. While abraham lincoln is widely lauded for reuniting the north.
You give me zombies and pride and prejudice ill read it in a heartbeat. The book has an intriguing plot, and could have been a really good story. Seth grahamesmiths bestselling account of the true secret vampireslaying life of president lincoln. Allow me to a littleknown history book, starring abraham lincoln. Pride and prejudice and zombies author sued by publisher. Seth grahame smith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. 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. Surely this book will make the next 100 best books list.
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