Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

I have loved the vampire genre for years, but 'Twilight' seems to have changed the genre and not for the better. As an adult I do not care to read about a 15 year old being obsessed with a 100 year old vamp.It has been wonderful to find a book that bucks that tread and is aimed at adults rather than teenagers.This is a great twist on a biography, and has been so well thought out and reseached. I loved the way that vampires were blamed for the American Civil war and how they fitted so well into the history of the country. I am not American so I don't know a huge amount about American History, so I cannot comment on the accuracy anyway, which I supposed helped me immerse into the story well.I think it explained about Mr Lincoln's childhood and showed what an impressive man he became in real life. He came from such a modest family and achieved so much. It is inspiring to hear what an uneducated man can achieve.I read the free sample on my kindle and I loved it from the start and I was so happy to see it went to only 99p when I finished the sample, as I was desperate to get on in the book. It outlines his youth, which in itself was interesting, and then when the vampire angle was added, it just got much more exciting, and I struggled to put my kindle down!I would seriously recommend this to any fans of vampires / zombies etc, that are infuriated by all of the teenage 'Twilight' copies out there.

I've been put off reading vampire horror thanks to the soppy movies and stories that have come out in recent years that for me have softened the whole vampire genre but I had heard a bit about this and thought I would give it a go.......I actually enjoyed it (ive not seen the movie) the hunting and killing does get a little repetitive and samey but then there is only so many ways to kill a vamp but it's the in-between that's tied it all together and kept me reading to the end. I found it really interesting and quite gripping although not "scary" it was an enjoyable read from start to finish.

This is the third of Seth Graham-Smith's books I've read (the first being the fabulous "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" and the second being "How to Survive a Horror Movie"; and this is every bit as fantastic as the previous two I've read.It basically does what Graham-Smith seems to be really good at - which is mashing up the genres and coming up with something totally original in the meantime. It's part biography (and I'm not an expert, but I'm guessing that some of the diary extracts are truly attributed to Lincoln, as are the speeches) but they've been tampered with to fit with Graham-Smith's creation of a character of Lincoln as the legendary vampire hunter of his age, part (obviously) fiction.And, it's great fiction. This isn't just thrown together - a lot of thought, planning and polish has gone into this. As a result, Graham-Smith has created characters which are well-rounded and brilliantly realised. Lincoln is fantastic as the troubled, almost reluctant hero of the tale, Henry is fabulous as the mysterious, sexy Vampire with a heart. The narrative style is consistent throughout, pulls you in and keeps you wanting more right to the very end. And what an end! (It leaves it open for a sequel - and how I hope there's a sequel in the offing!)I loved this - I've not seen the film and don't know how it translates to the big screen, but I shall definitely watch it now. I'm so glad I read it first though. Graham-Smith's books are always a treat.

Excellent fantasy about vampire hunting. The inventive premise of a revered historical figure being a vampire Hunter is crafted well, complete with references. Most entertaining.

Really, really enjoyed this, thought I wasn't expecting to.It's basically an historical account of Abraham Lincolns life as told from the pages of his long rumoured "lost journals", which, whaddayaknow, appear to show that Old Abe was a Vampire Hunter for over 40 years.Apparently, it's historical context is quite extensively researched (there are 1600 books on Lincoln), so there is an air of ridiculous believability about it, which made it all the more interesting.The only thing that annoyed me about it was although it kinda goes into how Abe "The Great Emancipator" felt about slavery and equal rights for all men, regardless of their colour, it's not until Abe realises that slavery is an ideal way for Vampires (who mostly populate the southern states) to buy/sell/herd people like cattle to feast on, that he really gets his ass in gear about it. So you can imagine what the real reason behind the Civil War was.Kinda cheapens the reasons behind his abolishing slavery - he didn't do it so much as to free men, but to starve Vampires.Still a great book though.

I really enjoyed this book for two very different reasons - firstly because of the fascinating insight into life in the USA during the 1800's, including learning about the character and life of Abraham Lincoln and the amazingly differing opinions surrounding the morality of slavery at that time. The second reason I enjoyed it was because of the way the author linked vampires into the story by cleverly using extracts from Lincoln's speeches which he stated referred to vampires, their influence on society and their part in the american civil war! He even managed to include a few period photos of vampires and skulls with fangs recovered from the battle fields! Cleverly written, entertaining and a bit gruesome at times. Just don't buy this book for anyone who is prone to conspiracy theories or who easily mixes up fact and fiction....they may well believe everything they read!