Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
- 作者
- 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
- 出版时间 2011年4月
- ISBN 9780446563079
- 定价 102.80
内容简介
Indiana,1818.Moonlightfallsthroughthedensewoodsthatsurroundaone-roomcabin,whereanine-year-oldAbrahamLincolnkneelsathissufferingmother'sbedside.She'sbeenstrickenwithsomethingtheold-timerscall"MilkSickness.""Mybabyboy..."shewhispersbeforedying.OnlylaterwillthegrievingAbelearnthathismother'sfatalafflictionwasactuallytheworkofavampire.WhenthetruthbecomesknowntoyoungLincoln,hewritesinhisjournal,"henceforthmylifeshallbeoneofrigorousstudyanddevotion.Ishallbecomeamasterofmindandbody.Andthismasteryshallhavebutonepurpose..."Giftedwithhislegendaryheight,strength,andskillwithanax,AbesetsoutonapathofvengeancethatwillleadhimallthewaytotheWhiteHouse.WhileAbrahamLincolniswidelylaudedforsavingaUnionandfreeingmillionsofslaves,hisvaliantfightagainsttheforcesoftheundeadhasremainedintheshadowsforhundredsofyears.Thatis,untilSethGrahame-SmithstumbleduponTheSecretJournalofAbrahamLincoln,andbecamethefirstlivingpersontolayeyesonitinmorethan140years.UsingthejournalashisguideandwritinginthegrandbiographicalstyleofDorisKearnsGoodwinandDavidMcCullough,Sethhasreconstructedthetruelifestoryofourgreatestpresidentforthefirsttime-allwhilerevealingthehiddenhistorybehindtheCivilWaranduncoveringtherolevampiresplayedinthebirth,growth,andnear-deathofournation.
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