| Come Twilight: A Novel of Count Saint-Germain Contributor(s): Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312873719 ISBN-13: 9780312873714 Publisher: Tor Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: Beginning in the 600s, Spain's old blood rituals of animal sacrifice were replaced by the new gods of Christianity and Islam, who demanded no less obedience and allegiance. Saint-Germain becomes trapped in this cauldron of blood, fear, and faith when, he makes a vampire of the beautiful, haughty, tempestuous Csimenae. Csimenae kills without mercy. She makes vampires without a second thought; and they, For five hundred years, as waves of war and religion sweep over Spain, Csimenae hunts until her marauding, willful ways expose her vampiric nature. Saint-Germain's centuries of life have taught him that to fall out of step with history is to risk the True Death, a fate Saint-Germain wishes for none of his kind. He must try to save Csimenae-and her clan-but at what price? |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Historical - Fiction | Horror - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: St. Germain |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 5.24" W x 8.84" (1.32 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Central Europe |
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| Publisher Description: Beginning in the 600s, Spain's old blood rituals of animal sacrifice were replaced by the new gods of Christianity and Islam, who demanded no less obedience and allegiance. Saint-Germain becomes trapped in this cauldron of blood, fear, and faith when, he makes a vampire of the beautiful, haughty, tempestuous Csimenae. Csimenae kills without mercy. She makes vampires without a second thought; and they, For five hundred years, as waves of war and religion sweep over Spain, Csimenae hunts until her marauding, willful ways expose her vampiric nature. Saint-Germain's centuries of life have taught him that to fall out of step with history is to risk the True Death, a fate Saint-Germain wishes for none of his kind. He must try to save Csimenae-and her clan-but at what price? |
Contributor Bio(s): Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn: - CHELSEA QUINN YARBRO has been nominated for the Edgar, the World Fantasy, and the Bram Stoker Awards. She has been named a Grand Master of the World Horror Convention and a Living Legend by the International Horror Guild. In 2014, she was named Lifetime Achievement Winner of the World Fantasy Award. Author of many novels of horror, dark fantasy, mystery and more, including the St. Germain series, Yarbro lives in Berkeley, California. |