"The Historian"

by: Elizabeth Kostova

Intrigue!  Mystery!  Quests!  Travel!  Immortality!  Vampires!

For someone who enjoys something a little out of the ordinary and yet tied seamlessly into real world places and events this book was a fantastic adventure.

Written from a few different first person perspectives it was easy to jump over the line between reality and fantasy........ of course the fantasy world included a realer than real, immortal Vlad the Impaler/Dracula and several of his undead minions.  And yet, the writing makes it all seem perfectly feasible, in a darker more secretive world.

The book ties relatively modern day into history by switching from perspectives in the form of written diaries, oral stories, and historic documents with fantasy woven into every nook and cranny.  It explores relationships between father and daughter, colleagues, lovers, and others.

This is a book I'd recommend if you are comfortable with vampires and a darker edge to reality.  It was fast pased and interesting.  I enjoy historic fiction and sci-fi and this book had both in perfect balance.  The characters and relationships were well done and believable.   The writing was spot on.  And if you are into audiobooks (honestly, if you aren't you should be) the narrators are fantastic.  Dracula's voice was....well, you'd need to listen to find out!  :D