The historian

816 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 2006 by Back Bay Books.

ISBN:
9780316057882
OCLC Number:
70275036

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2 stars (1 review)

To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history....Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of-a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an inconceivable evil hidden in the depths of history.

The letters provide links to one of the darkest powers that humanity has ever known-and to a centuries-long quest to find the source of that darkness and wipe it out. It is a quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the legend of Dracula. Generations of historians have risked their reputations, their sanity, and even their lives to learn the truth about Vlad the Impaler and …

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reviewed The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

An OK read, but not a great one

2 stars

Content warning Spoilers ahoy!

Subjects

  • Vampires
  • Fiction