Fevre Dream
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Beschreibung
Abner Marsh, a struggling riverboat captain, suspects that something’s amiss when he is approached by a wealthy aristocrat with a lucrative offer. The hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York doesn’t care that the icy winter of 1857 has wiped out all but one of Marsh’s dilapidated fleet; nor does he care that he won’t earn back his investment in a decade. York’s reasons for traversing the powerful Mississippi are to be none of Marsh’s concern—no matter how bizarre, arbitrary, or capricious York’s actions may prove. Not until the maiden voyage of Fevre Dream does Marsh realize that he has joined a mission both more sinister, and perhaps more noble, than his most fantastic nightmare—and humankind’s most impossible dream.
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You shouldnt go into this novel expecting something similar to A Song of Ice and Fire, since it has way more of a Interview with the Vampire vibe. I would say it's a more traditional and less complex story than Martin's best known work, but that doesnt make it less compelling or interesting. I like the kind of vampires this portrays with Martin playing with some of the lore and having a more sympathetic view on them, but keeping the mysterious aura and the general threat and horror of them. 19th century Louisiana is a fitting and well utilized setting and making steamboats a central element was an interesting and unique choice that I really enjoyed. Joshua's and Abner's dynamic worked really well and Julian and Billy were a good set of villians and contrast to them. It's a book were, from the discription, you'll pretty much know what to get from it, and it totally delivers.
Beschreibung
Abner Marsh, a struggling riverboat captain, suspects that something’s amiss when he is approached by a wealthy aristocrat with a lucrative offer. The hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York doesn’t care that the icy winter of 1857 has wiped out all but one of Marsh’s dilapidated fleet; nor does he care that he won’t earn back his investment in a decade. York’s reasons for traversing the powerful Mississippi are to be none of Marsh’s concern—no matter how bizarre, arbitrary, or capricious York’s actions may prove. Not until the maiden voyage of Fevre Dream does Marsh realize that he has joined a mission both more sinister, and perhaps more noble, than his most fantastic nightmare—and humankind’s most impossible dream.
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Beiträge
You shouldnt go into this novel expecting something similar to A Song of Ice and Fire, since it has way more of a Interview with the Vampire vibe. I would say it's a more traditional and less complex story than Martin's best known work, but that doesnt make it less compelling or interesting. I like the kind of vampires this portrays with Martin playing with some of the lore and having a more sympathetic view on them, but keeping the mysterious aura and the general threat and horror of them. 19th century Louisiana is a fitting and well utilized setting and making steamboats a central element was an interesting and unique choice that I really enjoyed. Joshua's and Abner's dynamic worked really well and Julian and Billy were a good set of villians and contrast to them. It's a book were, from the discription, you'll pretty much know what to get from it, and it totally delivers.