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Dr. Edward Lewis Weyland is an anthropologist, a professor and student of man. His interest in this field is, however, more than academic, for he is a vampire, not a spirit creature but a perfectly evolved predator: strong, swift, cunning, and aloof. However, when Weyland stalks a woman who proves a more adept hunter than himself, he winds up critically wounded and humbled, and obliged to make a journey toward the greatest threat he's faced yet: empathy for the very creatures he must feed on to survive.
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"Don't let the title fool you: this is not another weary novel about Dracula, his imitators, or his heirs. Dr. Edward Weyland is no Transylvanian count, he is an anthropology professor, an explorer of comparative cultures; he is also that most ultimate of predators, a vampire. . . . Savage and intense and brilliantly satisfying. . . . rich and impressive. . . . works on many levels--as pure adventure, as social description, as psychological drama, and as a passionate exploration of the web that links instinct, morality, and culture. . . . a serious, startling, and revolutionary work." Dont let the title fool you: this is not another weary novel about Dracula, his imitators, or his heirs. Dr. Edward Weyland is no Transylvanian count, he is an anthropology professor, an explorer of comparative cultures; he is also that most ultimate of predators, a vampire. . . . Savage and intense and brilliantly satisfying. . . . rich and impressive. . . . works on many levelsas pure adventure, as social description, as psychological drama, and as a passionate exploration of the web that links instinct, morality, and culture. . . . a serious, startling, and revolutionary work.
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Suzy McKee Charnas
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Soft cover. Advance uncorrected proof. An excellent vampire novel and probably Charnas' best book. "Charnas has produced an original, subtle, highly provocative reinvention of the vampire myth. Barron, Horror Literatur e, 4-78. Bound in heavy, printed, yellow paper covers. Several ink strikes and light coffee splash to rear cover. Avery good plus copy of this difficult proof of the typeset. Book. Seller Inventory # 36087
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