Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
As I prepare to set off of my summer vacation, thoughts of summer reading come to mind. For summer reading, I prefer something little lighter than the usual presidential biographies. One of the current best-sellers is a light nonsensical fantasy called Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith.
The book debuted at #4 on the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover fiction. It is written as a biography of Abraham Lincoln, based on "secret diaries" kept by the 16th President and given to the author by a vampire named Henry Sturges.
When Lincoln is eleven years old, he learns from his father Thomas Lincoln that vampires are in fact real creatures. Thomas explains to his son that a vampire killed Abraham's grandfather (also named Abraham Lincoln) in 1786. Young Abraham is also shocked to learn that his beloved mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln succumbed not to milk sickness but rather to being given a "fool's dose" of vampire blood, the result of Thomas's failure to repay a debt. Lincoln vows in his diary to kill as many vampires as he can. A year later he lures the vampire responsible for his mother's death to the family farm and manages to kill it with a homemade stake.
The book follows Lincoln's life as a vampire hunter, paralleling his political career, his road to the White House and his assassination. I'd like to say more, but the book has been so popular that I don't want to create any spoilers. Let me leave you with this Youtube Video that promotes the book. Happy summer reading everyone.
The book debuted at #4 on the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover fiction. It is written as a biography of Abraham Lincoln, based on "secret diaries" kept by the 16th President and given to the author by a vampire named Henry Sturges.
When Lincoln is eleven years old, he learns from his father Thomas Lincoln that vampires are in fact real creatures. Thomas explains to his son that a vampire killed Abraham's grandfather (also named Abraham Lincoln) in 1786. Young Abraham is also shocked to learn that his beloved mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln succumbed not to milk sickness but rather to being given a "fool's dose" of vampire blood, the result of Thomas's failure to repay a debt. Lincoln vows in his diary to kill as many vampires as he can. A year later he lures the vampire responsible for his mother's death to the family farm and manages to kill it with a homemade stake.
The book follows Lincoln's life as a vampire hunter, paralleling his political career, his road to the White House and his assassination. I'd like to say more, but the book has been so popular that I don't want to create any spoilers. Let me leave you with this Youtube Video that promotes the book. Happy summer reading everyone.