C.C. Humphreys
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| Title | : | Vlad: The Last Confession |
| Author | : | C.C. Humphreys |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 366 pages |
| Published | : | September 25th 2008 by McArthur Publishing (first published January 1st 2008) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Horror. Fiction. Paranormal. Vampires. Fantasy |
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Dracula. A name of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality. Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying, his tale not one of a monster but of a man... and a contradiction.
His tale is told by those who knew him best. The only woman he ever loved...and whom he had to sacrifice. His closest comrade...and traitor. And his priest, betraying the secrets of the confessional to reveal the mind of the man history would forever remember as The Impaler. This is the story of the man behind the legend...as it has never been told before.
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| Original Title: | Vlad: The Last Confession |
| ISBN: | 1552787311 (ISBN13: 9781552787311) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.86 From 2904 Users | 324 ReviewsColumn Appertaining To Books Vlad: The Last Confession
An interesting character Vlad, a.k.a Vlad The Impaler. Vlad's story is told from three very different points of view, by the three people closest to him.Yes, this novel is violent, gory and bloody but I felt that it fitted those times. It's certainly not a novel for the fainthearted. It is well written and does give some insight into the character and the times. My only quibble, I felt the story fell away at the end of the novel, it didn't quite reconcile to the Vlad depicted earlier. However,Before Bram Stoker's Dracula - the vampire- there was another man called Dracula or Vlad III Dracula.A Voivode (prince) from Wallachia, part of today's Romania. And this book tells his story.He was not a vampire but a crusader against the Turks, a Christian prince that wanted to cleanse Europe from the Turks.This book is historical fiction but it didn't feel like historical fiction. It wasn't heavy. It wasn't infested with dates, names, and events, it was a straightforward story, and this
You know a writer is skilled when they can take someone who is quite ruthless and insane and make you like them, and in many ways understand/sympathies with them. Thomas Harris did it with Hannibal Rising, and C.C Humphreys has done it with Vlad the Impaler. I must admit, that I did have to put this book down a few times because of the brutality of it, but once you learned about what Vlad lived and went through in his life you understand in a strange way. He wasn't the first person to impale
I think I got taken in my an author's review on this one. I read one chapter, which had 3 completely different scenes and have no idea what the heck was going on in any of them. I have seen a good author use a little of that to create the effect of intrigue and ignitie curiousity, but between the overwrought prose and absolutely confusing storyline, this was just a muddled mess. I'm not wasting any more of my time.
This is about Vlad the Impaler rather than Dracula the Vampire. It gives you a sense of a very violent age. I just didn't like the character therefore it took me a while to read.
I enjoyed this book, but I think that was mostly because of the subject matter more than anything else. Humphreys is a fun writer and he writes about morbid things, which I LOVE. (Yes,I know Im ghoulish.) So I will definitely be checking out The French Executioner. I have to say though, this book definitely is not the same quality as some of the other historical fiction that Ive read by other writers. The characters arent complex, (except for Vlad) and some of the incidents dont quite make
C.C. Humphreys uses his novel to delve into the life of the real Dracula; the man who has come down through history as Vlad the Impaler. A real man with a story, and not a vampire from Transylvania, the myth that has become more famous than the real man. He writes compellingly that brings the character and time to life and even though you want to turn away you also want to know more. Full review you can find on my blog: https://poetryofreading.blogspot.com/...
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