Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter features all the detail, colour, and readability of mccullough and kearns goodwins respected book, team of rivals barack obamas favourite book and the number one bestselling lincoln biography with thrilling new scenes of vampire combat. Zombie austen author moves on to abraham lincoln, vampire hunter. Mar 02, 2010 seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln. Apr 17, 2009 the first book, said greenberg, will be abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book ruben valentine. Following in the bloody footprints of sense and sensibility and vampires is abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. Vampire hunter book series by seth grahamesmith includes books abraham lincoln. The first edition of the novel was published in february 16th 2010, and was written by seth grahamesmith. Abraham lincoln abraham lincoln vampire hunter vs battles. From lincoln s frontier childhood to his assassination, this richly reimagined history casts new light on an incredible man. Vampire hunter is such a smashing title its too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it. Vampire hunter 9780446563079 by grahamesmith, seth and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. I did, however, pick it up, noted that it was a bestseller, and perused it. In this parody on the life of abraham lincoln, lincoln realizes that his mothers death was caused by a vampire and embarks on a plan of revenge that takes him all the way to the white house.
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. For over 250 years, between 1607 and 1865, vampires thrived in the shadows of america. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies. The journalstyle book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united states and given to the author by a vampire. He trains as a hunter for ten years and eventually gets his revenge on barts and kills him. Vampire hunter seth grahamesmith, read by scott holst, hachette audio, unabridged, nine cds, 10 hrs.
The author so skillfully weaves historical records, with his fictional narrative. Is abraham lincoln vampire hunter steampunk fiction. 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. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter book covers pictures.
Abraham lincoln can be considered american steampunk a fun and original read that isnt well represented by the film. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincolns mother.
This is very stylized and make in as a young lincoln mistakes him for a vampire. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies is facing a lawsuit that can be summed up by a common fourword phrase. 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 fanfiction archive with over 73 stories. Shes been stricken with something the oldtimers call milk sickness. The title of this book however strange and shocking lays it all out on the line for us. Seriously though, this is exactly what you would expect it to be and nothing more, a clever idea, escapist reading, a fun mashup of genres.
The novels author, seth grahamesmith, wrote the screenplay. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are abraham lincoln, john wilkes. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book youtube. At that moment, lincoln vows to devote his life to killing vampires. Apr 28, 2018 abraham lincoln, vampire hunter part 01 movie book ruben valentine.
Pdf abraham lincoln vampire hunter download full pdf. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith scholastic. 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. At abes request, henry trained him, turning him into a legendary vampire hunter, among the best in the world, in addition to going on to become who the history books knew him as. But you wont see this author writing an angstfilled teen love vampire story, oh no, he has switched things up again. Vampire hunter i the boy had been crouched so long that his legs had fallen asleep beneath himbut he dared not move now. Vampire hunter is one of those books thats going to be sold by the cover and title alone. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are abraham. Vampire hunter and pride and prejudice and zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter, a presidential biography in the vein of a doris kearns goodwin or david mccullough, but repositioning the president as the.
When i first saw abraham lincoln, vampire hunter as a movie trailer, i was stunned by the title and immediately started laughing, it seemed so ridiculous. Vampire hunter by grahamesmith, seth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Vampire hunter, seth also wrote tim burtons film dark shadows. For the novel, see abraham lincoln, vampire hunter novel. A fun part of abraham lincoln vampire hunter is when edgar allan poe makes an appearance. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. The journal style book is written as a partial secret diary of abraham lincoln, kept by the 16th president of the united. Lincoln s father borrowed money from someone that turned out to be a vampire, and when he couldnt pay the guy back, the vampire killed lincoln s mother as repayment. Abraham lincoln biography george nicolay full audio book english unabridged. 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. Lincoln s grandfather was killed by vampires and his father observed the death.
I put this book down wishing there was more of abe, and his adventures. 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. For here, in a small clearing in the frostbitten forest, were the creatures he had waited so long to see. The vampire hunter film, like the book, follows lincoln from his boyhood on the frontier through his assassination by john wilkes booth. History and horror amos lassen i bet the majority of us did not know that abraham lincoln struggled with vampires or at least to seth grahamesmith he did. 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. Abraham lincoln, in a letter to fanny mccullogh december 23rd, 1862 abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter features all the detail, colour and readability of the number one bestselling lincoln biography, team of rivals barack obamas favoruite book with thrilling new scenes of vampire combat. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter digital audiobook published. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell.
But leave it to seth grahamesmith, the brilliant and twisted mind behind abraham lincoln. Zombie austen author moves on to abraham lincoln, vampire. From the new york times bestselling author of pride and prejudice and zombies comes the true history of our sixteenth president. Seth grahamesmith, the author behind the hugely popular bestseller, pride and prejudice and zombies, is stepping back from the world of jane austin and giving vampires a shot. From lincolns frontier childhood to his assassination, this richly re. Vampire hunter is a 2012 american action horror film directed by timur bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is exactly what it promises on the title a retelling of the life of the sixteenth president of the united states, with the added caveat that the great orator and wartime president was also an accomplished dispatcher of the undead. Book abraham lincoln, vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith. Mar 12, 2020 abraham lincoln, vampire hunter is exactly what it promises on the title a retelling of the life of the sixteenth president of the united states, with the added caveat that the great orator and wartime president was also an accomplished dispatcher of the undead. Seth grahamesmith is the new york times bestselling author of abraham lincoln.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 336 pages and is available in hardcover format. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth grahame. Vampire hunter series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. In this parody on the life of abraham lincoln, lincoln realizes that his mothers death was. The rest of the book is the story of those journals and some interviews and probably some notes cribbed from wikipedia. Jan 01, 2010 abraham lincoln, vampire hunter features all the detail, colour, and readability of mccullough and kearns goodwins respected book, team of rivals barack obamas favourite book and the number one bestselling lincoln biography with thrilling new scenes of vampire combat. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers.
Vampire hunter the boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Abraham lincoln, vampire hunter libe audio cd unabridged published. 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 bible has little to say about this enigmatic trio. Hatchette book group claims seth grahamesmiths submitted. The first book, said greenberg, will be abraham lincoln. 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. The book seriously posits history, if abraham lincoln had been a vampire hunter. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a oneroom cabin, where a nineyearold abraham lincoln kneels at his suffering mothers bedside. A few days later, i came across the book at a store, and again, the title made me laugh. In addition to adapting the screenplay for abraham lincoln. Abraham lincoln vampire hunter media tiein by seth.
44 526 1115 747 617 461 838 288 248 439 602 307 878 882 418 218 354 529 1522 88 1104 423 1546 1114 435 489 1459 951 945 448 830 319 940 401 370 596 9 1368 200 1110 1047