| Vittorio, the Vampire Contributor(s): Rice, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345422392 ISBN-13: 9780345422392 Publisher: Ballantine Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: Educated in the Florence of Cosimo de' Medici, trained in knighthood at his father's mountaintop castle, Vittorio inhabits a world of courtly splendor and country pleasures--a world suddenly threatened when his entire family is confronted by an unholy power. In the midst of this upheaval, Vittorio is seduced by the beautiful and sinister vampire Ursula--setting in motion a chilling chain of events that will mark his life for eternity. Against a backdrop of the wonders--both sacred and profane--and the beauty and ferocity of Renaissance Italy, Anne Rice creates a passionate and tragic legend of doomed young love and lost innocence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Fantasy - Paranormal - Fiction | Thrillers - Supernatural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00109374 |
| Series: New Tales of the Vampires |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 4.24" W x 6.88" (0.34 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 65048 Reading Level: 6.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Educated in the Florence of Cosimo de' Medici, trained in knighthood at his father's mountaintop castle, Vittorio inhabits a world of courtly splendor and country pleasures--a world suddenly threatened when his entire family is confronted by an unholy power. In the midst of this upheaval, Vittorio is seduced by the beautiful and sinister vampire Ursula--setting in motion a chilling chain of events that will mark his life for eternity. Against a backdrop of the wonders--both sacred and profane--and the beauty and ferocity of Renaissance Italy, Anne Rice creates a passionate and tragic legend of doomed young love and lost innocence. |