Vittorio the Vampire: New Tales of the Vampires

Rice, Anne

ISBN 10: 0375405682 ISBN 13: 9780375405686

Casa editrice: Random House, 1999

Riassunto

Brought up in Renaissance Florence, Vittorio finds his world shattered when his entire family is destroyed in an act of unholy violence and embarks on a desperate quest for revenge, tormented by his love for the mysterious vampire Ursula and confronted by demonic enemies.

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Recensione:

"Sensuous . . . Its intensity never flags."
--Los Angeles Times

"MASTERFUL . . . A STORY ILLUMINATED WITH THE METAPHOR OF GOLD, DRENCHED IN HELLISH DARKNESS AND DRIPPING WITH BLOOD."
--USA Today

"[A] LUSHLY DESCRIBED STORY OF HOW VITTORIO DI RINIARI BECAME A VAMPIRE . . . In the year 1450, he witnesses the massacre of his entire family by a band of demons. Fleeing from the primal scene, he follows the fiends in search of vengeance, and instead is overcome by the devastatingly beautiful 'strega,' the bare-shouldered Ursula. His desire for revenge--and his desire for Ursula--propels him in a dizzy descent to religion's darkest side."
--Publishers Weekly

"ANOTHER ENCHANTING PRETERNATURAL TALE . . . SUPERBLY WRITTEN AND ENGAGING."
--Associated Press

"VITTORIO is set against a magnificent backdrop of history and lore. An opulent feast for the imagination, the lust and passion of the early fourteenth century come to life in Rice's vivid prose."
--Rocky Mountain News

"A READER'S DELIGHT."
--Philadelphia Inquirer
From the Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Anne Rice is the author of twenty-one books. She lives in New Orleans with her husband, the poet and painter Stan Rice.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Random House
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0375405682
• ISBN 13: 9780375405686
• Rilegatura: Audio CD