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Covenant with the Vampire (1995)

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ISBN
0440215439 (ISBN13: 9780440215431)
Language
English
Publisher
dell

Covenant With The Vampire (1995) - Plot & Excerpts

Es complicada mi reacción ante este libro. La lectura es dentro de todo amena, esta escrito en forma de diario, cada personaje escribe su propio diario y son estos fragmentos de historia lo que nos llegan. Leemos a Mary, a Zsuzsanna y sobre todo a Arkady Tsepesh quien ha vuelto a su tierra natal en transilvania, para enterrar a su padre, y cuidar a lo que le queda de familia, su hermana (Zsuzsanna) y su tío abuelo .. el príncipe Vlad alias el empalador.. alias Dracul. Al principio de la historia nos vamos enterando de la vida y el pasado de los personajes, si bien no es aburrido porque tiene partes bastantes sombrías, no lograba engancharme del todo con la lectura.. razón por la cual me tarde bastante en terminar de leerlo. Pasando la mitad del libro y acercándonos al final, la tensión, el drama y los sucesos se desencadenan sin trabas y es lo que me terminó de enganchar para acabar con el libro en estos últimos días. Salvo todo lo que tomo para que la acción fuera más entretenida, lo otro que le criticaría al libro es... ¿qué manía les ha dado a los autores de hacer que los vampiros brillen o tengan luz propia? Mientras lo leía pensaba.. estos tienen Ki, Aura y tienen que incrementar su aura hasta alcanzar el 7mo sentido y gritar "dame tu fuerza pegaso" (bueno quizás yo deba dejar de ver animes o leer mangas XD Por más que lo describan como que el no muerto esta rodeado de una luz propia bla bla bla... no me termina de cerrar ni de gustar (ni hablar de los vampiros de crepúsculo y sus lucesitas de navidad T_T ) en fin, es la única parte de la descripción de los strigori que no me gustó. Por como terminó la historia diría que el 2do libro debe estar mucho pero mucho mejor, vamos a ver cuando me voy a la librería a comprarlo *-*

Covenant with the Vampire is the beginning of a trilogy of books that serve as both prequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula as well as serve as a gap filler. Who are the Vampire Brides? Who is Van Helsing and what is his connection to Dracula? Why does Dracula seek to come to England? This series attempts to answer those questions and more, and is off to a fantastic start. It is chilling, with the same level of eroticism the original novel had (just updated for modern standards), and thoroughly entertaining. The only criticism I can level against it is that it's an epistolary novel, written in journals and diaries just as the original Dracula is. That format served the more placid Dracula well, but this novel has a lot more action and a lot more suspense in it, and the effects of those actions are undermined by the journal format. Sometimes the journals feel too vivid, as if we're experiencing it in real time, and sometimes the journals feel like a bit of a stretch, such as when a character is convinced that he is mad spending time writing things out in proper English? One of the final actions in the climax of the book is rendered suspenseless by the journal format, as it takes place in the character's own journal so that the reader immediately knows that the event can't move towards the ending the writer is suggesting. That's just a minor complaint about the book. Every fan of Dracula should do themselves a service and read this series.

What do You think about Covenant With The Vampire (1995)?

A very interesting take on the dracula myth. Arkady Psepesh returns to Transylvania upon the death of his father and immediately here's the many rumors from the far away village. devil...covenant...vampire. He brings his pregnant wife, Mary to meet his family - his sister, Zsuzsanna and his uncle, Vlad. This is a roller coaster ride of rumor, suspicion and terrified villagers. Such unbelievable things are happening to Arkady that he fears for his sanity. Mary is getting a different but just as horrifying education from the servants and Zsuzsanna. This is an extremely well-written horror story that leads you on an electrifying adventure encased in blood and death.Note: Surprisingly enough Dracul means dragon and dracula means son of the dragon. How did vampire come from this?
—Barbara ★

"Covenant with the Vampire" is a prequel to Bram Stoker's "Dracula". I am usually wary of this kind of books, because I am very protective and possibly a little close-minded when it comes to the classics I loved. This book was not at all bad as I feared, but not terribly exciting either.The novel echoes the original "Dracula" in many ways. Some of them are a nice touch, and thanks to them the story fits quite well with Stoker's classic. First of all the atmosphere, which is dark and creepy, and the narration through different journals, which is more involving and helps seeing the story from every angle. Dracula is also quite faithful to Stoker's character, and thankfully Kalogridis does not try to present him in an unconvincing good light. The whole story about his covenant with his descendants is really well done and makes sense. It is an original idea, and also a well executed one. However, there are also some similarities which, in my opinion, eventually made the book weak, predictable and not remarkable. While the plot is not completely identical, there are way too many similarities to the original "Dracula". The characters, especially, don't present many surprises: Arkady and Mary are very similar to Jonathan and Mina Harker, and Zsuzsanna's storyline echoes that of Lucy Westenra. It was easy to predict what would happen next, and there were no real twists, nor frights. Overall, this is a story quite faithful to the classic, with an interesting concept behind it, but still nothing special. I don't regret reading it, but I have no interest in reading the rest of the series.
—Elena

This book started off well, but I found myself liking it less as it went on. Everything seemed like a rehash of Stoker's novel and the events progressed in pretty similar ways. The history of the Tepes line incorporated into an early conversation was very interesting, although anyone who has read 'The Historian' will be treading familiar ground. One thing the author did very well was build atmosphere. The only thing I remember wishing was different about Stoker's novel was the time spent by Harker in Transylvania. I would've liked to read more about his time in Dracula's realm and that is something this novel provides, although we have a different protagonist. If you read it on a 'dark and stormy night' (like I read Stoker's novel for the first time)there might be actual frights in there somewhere. Reading by the bedside lamp though, what you get is a story that is slow to start off, has too many familiar elements and no actual frights. Kostova's Dracula was creepier. I found the sensuality to be a little forced too. The scene in the original Dracula where Harker meets the Count's wives is sensual yet creepy. Similar scenes in this book are just plain sensual and feel tacked on. Thankfully, J.K didn't go the stupid Twilight way with vampires, which I find that extremely silly and annoying. This Dracula is still menacing, although Kostova did a better job at potraying a prince who lived through centuries of change. Stoker's novel remains the best one on Dracula, if only for having better pacing.
—A.a.m

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