More than two decades strong, the Saint-Germain cycle is one of
the most compelling works of dark fantasy and horror of our age.
Historically accurate, often involving key events or figures from
throughout world history, these deeply emotional novels have a
devoted readership. Each novel is written as a stand-alone and they
are not chronologically consecutive, so readers may enter the saga
with any book and move backward or forward in time as they choose,
from Pharaonic Egypt to Paris in the 1700s, from the fall of the
Roman Empire to World War II Europe.
In "An Embarrassment of Riches," the vampire Count finds himself a
virtual prisoner in the Court of Kunigunde in Bohemia in the 1200s.
Rakoczy Ferncsi, as Saint-Germain is known, passes his days making
jewels to delight Queen Kunigunde and trying not to become involved
in the Court's intrigues. In this, the vampire fails. Handsome,
apparently wealthy, and obviously unmarried, he soon finds himself
being sexually blackmailed by Rozsa, an ambitious lady-in-waiting.
If he does not satisfy her, she will denounce him to the priests
and he'll be burned at the stake, resulting in his True Death.
Despite his care, the vampire makes more than one enemy at the
Bohemian Court, and by the end of "An Embarrassment of Riches," the
Count can see only one road to freedom...through death.
General
Imprint: |
Tor Books/ Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2011 |
First published: |
March 2011 |
Authors: |
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - With dust jacket / With dust jacket
|
Pages: |
400 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7653-3103-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Horror & ghost stories
|
LSN: |
0-7653-3103-9 |
Barcode: |
9780765331038 |
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