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The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
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The specter of the supernatural infuses this academic thriller, the debut of author Elizabeth Kostova. In 1972 Amsterdam, a sheltered, motherless teenager stumbles across an ancient book imprinted with a dragon and stuffed with 40-year-old, mysteriously addressed letters. Gradually, her father reveals the link between the book and various attempts to discover the tomb of the brutal warrior/ruler Vlad Tepes, better known as Dracula. Those who choose to become part of the search generally end up paying with their careers and their lives. Despite (or perhaps because of) these dire warnings, the nameless young woman finds herself compelled to discover who Dracula truly was...and whether he still exists today.
Available editions of The Historian
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9781600242786,
Compact Disc,
Hachette Audio,
2008
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9781594832406,
Digital,
Time Warner Audiobooks,
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9780316067942,
Paperback,
Lb Books,
2008
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9781405501705,
Digital,
Time Warner -UK,
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9780316011778,
Hardcover,
Little Brown & Co,
2005
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9780316058865,
Hardcover,
Little Brown & Co,
2005
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9780316070638,
Paperback,
Back Bay Books,
2009
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9781600248610,
Compact Disc,
Hachette Audio,
2009
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Media Reviews
"Along with all the fascinating historical information, there's also a mounting casualty count, and the big showdown amps up the drama by pulling at the heartstrings at the same time it revels in the grotesque. Exotic locales, tantalizing history, a family legacy and a love of the bloodthirsty: it's hard to imagine that readers won't be bitten, too." (starred review)
First Line
In 1972, I was sixteen--young, my father said, to be traveling with him on his diplomatic missions.
Customer Reviews
on Jan 17 2007, fict said:
"Riding a bit on the coat tails of the Da Vinci Code and awfully similar in theme, but at least much better written with something approaching real-life dialogue. "
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