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Incarnation
by
Emma Cornwall (Goodreads Author)
In the steampunk world of Victorian London, a beautiful vampire seeks out the author of Dracula–to set the record straight . . . If one is to believe Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire tale, Lucy Weston is Dracula’s most wanton creation, a sexual creature of the night who preys on innocent boys. But the real-life Lucy is nothing like her fictional counterpart—and she demands...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
September 18th 2012
by Gallery Books
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"Look in the skies above you," he said. "With each passing day, we are under ever more surveillance for no better reason than that men live in fear and suspicions of each other. Our technology outstrips our ability to reason or even to care. Walk the shortest distance beyond the better areas of this city and you will find degradation and suffering that defy description. The inhumanity of man is also part of being human."
So rarely does a paranormal novel such as Incarnation come along and effect...more
So rarely does a paranormal novel such as Incarnation come along and effect...more
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Sep 18, 2012
Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Someone who wants a historical urban fantasy experience.
Shelves:
adult
A halfling, a Protector, and the author of Dracula walk into a mental facility... There has to be a way I can work that into a joke somehow.
What a nice...
Steampunk Novel
Urban Fantasy
Gothic Mystery
Historical Fiction
...this was? I'm not quite sure what I just read. The mention of a dirigible here and there wasn't enough to leave me feeling a Steampunk vibe. I do know that I liked whatever was going on, even if I couldn't identify what it was. The writing was descriptive, compelling, and often amu...more
What a nice...
Urban Fantasy
Gothic Mystery
Historical Fiction
...this was? I'm not quite sure what I just read. The mention of a dirigible here and there wasn't enough to leave me feeling a Steampunk vibe. I do know that I liked whatever was going on, even if I couldn't identify what it was. The writing was descriptive, compelling, and often amu...more
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Lucy Weston was most sensual huntress of night who preys on innocent boys. But Lucy has no similarity as Stoker has described her. But truth is she is a vampire and she is looking for the man who has condemned her. With Stoker’s help, Lucy ventured out for the person who transferred her into the creature of night.
The story begins at an opera house where a seductive singer at stage seemed to call Lucy, and she was so compelled by him that she could only focuses on him and only him. Next thing she...more
The story begins at an opera house where a seductive singer at stage seemed to call Lucy, and she was so compelled by him that she could only focuses on him and only him. Next thing she...more
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A few books pull you in from the prologue. They might not keep you enthralled but when the beginning starts on a good note, you have something to look forward to. As the story progresses, a book might have its ups and downs but there are very few that stay amazing all throughout. However, the case with this book is entirely different. It started in a disoriented, confused fashion and ended on a similar note. The prologue left me wary and since my expectations with this book weren't much to begin...more
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This was really, really good! Review coming soon.
In the beginning, I struggled with this book, but after a few chapters I was sucked into this story. I could not put it down and I was mesmerized by the world and characters Emma crafted. This book puts vampires in another light and there is even a touch of another magical creature.
“She and I were one, Lucy and the being who had clawed her way from the grave. We inhabited the same body, shared the same mind, had the same memories.”
From the first p...more
In the beginning, I struggled with this book, but after a few chapters I was sucked into this story. I could not put it down and I was mesmerized by the world and characters Emma crafted. This book puts vampires in another light and there is even a touch of another magical creature.
“She and I were one, Lucy and the being who had clawed her way from the grave. We inhabited the same body, shared the same mind, had the same memories.”
From the first p...more
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Another sad case of it's not you, it's me. Incarnation is actually a pretty good and well-constructed novel with all the needed elements to make it an outstanding addition to the genre: the writing is beautiful, evocative, period-appropriate and poetic at times, the world-building was nicely done and Lucy is actually a pretty decent lead. But, at least for me, it was just too boring and extremely hard to get into. The narration was odd at times and the plotline follows a fairly predictable path....more
In Emma Cornwall’s Incarnation we meet Lucy Weston as she awakens in her coffin. Confused and hungry, she takes care of the necessities. Then she realizes that somebody made her this way. Somebody took the life she had, and left her to fend for herself. Somebody had a lot to answer for – if and when she found him. Or her.
Lucy eventually makes her way to London (not sure how, other than on foot) and tracks down Bram Stoker, who just happened to have published a book with a character very similar...more
Lucy eventually makes her way to London (not sure how, other than on foot) and tracks down Bram Stoker, who just happened to have published a book with a character very similar...more
This book was touted as a literary might have been where a disgruntled character in Bram Stoker's Dracula tells her "true" story. That sounded amusing and interesting. I was hoping for a book done in the Dracula style with similar details and setting, a real girl emerging from the Victorian prose trappings, into a well-plotted novel of intrigue and vampires that would take me to a place I'd never been.
Um. No. Number one, this novel did not have such lofty aspirations in the first place. It only...more
Um. No. Number one, this novel did not have such lofty aspirations in the first place. It only...more
If you like the literary styles of Bram Stoker and Charles Dickens, you will probably love this book. Ditto if you liked "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell". They all have this slow-paced, highly descriptive, gentle fiction way of relaying ghastly events. "Incarnation" does a fantastic job of joining these distinguished authors in this style of telling stories.
If you prefer a faster-paced, high-action, paranormal fantasy with plenty of sexual tension/erotic elements, this is not the book for you....more
If you prefer a faster-paced, high-action, paranormal fantasy with plenty of sexual tension/erotic elements, this is not the book for you....more
Feb 21, 2013
Brooke Hembree
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The cover of this book caught my eye and the premise (Lucy Weston is an actual person who is angry at Bram Stoker's inaccurate portrayal of her story) was intriguing. Also, I've been meaning to explore steampunk, so I decided to give it a try. Initially, I was wary. I didn't want to read another version of "Vampires are so sexy and I must make this brooding vampire love me" and some of the early parts had me worried. The book opens with Lucy dreaming of an opera she had attended with her family...more
Honestly, this is a 4.75 star read. I really could not put this one down. Despite being OVER vampires, I saw this one as more of an alternate history/steampunk story. Incarnation is a page turner, and one does not have to love Dracula to enjoy it. Lucy is a true kick ass heroine (the men do not jump in to save her every time there is danger) but she is restricted by society's rules. Far from being a typical vampire novel, Lucy is something new. In fact, there are quite a few ideas in this story...more
After reading The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer, that is said to have been written by Lucy Weston, I was totally fascinated by this character and the vampire world that she had spun together and I could not wait to read the story of her 'incarnation'.
The book had some good and bad bits. Cornwall's writing is poetic and lyrical, and lends itself to the time period and the character rather well. It took a little bit of time to get into the story, but if you stick with it it re...more
The book had some good and bad bits. Cornwall's writing is poetic and lyrical, and lends itself to the time period and the character rather well. It took a little bit of time to get into the story, but if you stick with it it re...more
Original Post: Fangs, Wands & Fairy Dust
The Ballad of Lucy Weston: INCARNATION is thinly spread.
INCARNATION
Emma Cornwall
Gallery Books/Simon and Schuster
September 18, 2012
Paperback and E-book formats (352 pages)
ISBN-13: 978-1439190357
There's a great idea behind this story; I love the idea of a character confronting her creator — or almost anyway. However, it has tried very hard to be all things to all people and as such has spread itself thinly. It's a vampire novel, historical, and steampun...more
The Ballad of Lucy Weston: INCARNATION is thinly spread.
INCARNATION
Emma Cornwall
Gallery Books/Simon and Schuster
September 18, 2012
Paperback and E-book formats (352 pages)
ISBN-13: 978-1439190357
There's a great idea behind this story; I love the idea of a character confronting her creator — or almost anyway. However, it has tried very hard to be all things to all people and as such has spread itself thinly. It's a vampire novel, historical, and steampun...more
I was impressed with Cornwall’s depictions of her make-believe vampire world. Vampires are overly analyzed in our literary world today, but Cornwall’s interpretation was almost believable in a sense. The scenery, especially The Crystal Palace, was very versatile and I could grasp the steampunk side of this world as the descriptions floated off the stage. She did something different with vampires that hasn’t been done yet and I really appreciated her aim as a writer. She made a bold move writing...more
The last thing Lucy Weston remembers is attending the opera with her sister. Then Lucy awakes to find herself cold and hungry. Only her hunger is not for food but for blood. Lucy wonders what has happened to her. She comes upon a house. The house has a library. Lucy picks up a book titled Dracula by Bram Stoker. Lucy proceeds to read the book and discovers that Stoker has written about her. Only Stoker has portrayed Lucy as someone she is not. Lucy goes on the hunt for Stoker to set the facts ri...more
Bram Stoker knew what he was writing about…but do the rest of us? Before you vampire ‘haters’ out there wish to disregard this one as ‘yet another fanged ones book,’ you really need to reconsider. The author has created a truly stunning work with so many twists and turns that readers will have NO idea who’s bad, good, in charge, searching for power - OR, who Dracula really was.
We begin in 1897, sitting beside Lucy Weston as she is mesmerized by the opera playing out on stage. It is her twentieth...more
We begin in 1897, sitting beside Lucy Weston as she is mesmerized by the opera playing out on stage. It is her twentieth...more
Dec 22, 2012
Beth
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
edelweiss,
vampires,
favorite,
dhampir,
werewolves,
supernatural,
paranormal,
paranormal-romance,
romance,
action-adventure
Lucy Weston wakes to find herself trapped in a coffin. Underground, confused, with little memory and being compelled by a strange song, Lucy Breaks free of her coffin. She quickly discovers that she thirst for blood but is repulsed by the thought. Rushing to her family’s country home, a place she remembers from her past, Lucy discovers a manuscript written by Bram Stoker in her father’s abandon study.
Although Stoker’s manuscript is a fanciful tale it gives many details of Lucy’s circumstances....more
Although Stoker’s manuscript is a fanciful tale it gives many details of Lucy’s circumstances....more
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I am not into vampire books, unless they are light and fluffy reading like Gail Carriger’s The Parasol Protectorate series (although I also enjoyed PC Cast's House of Night series). I am not sure why I picked this book to read as it is neither light nor fluffy. It is full of suspense and the anticipation derived from finding who and what changed Lucy from her world of sensible reality to a place of nightmares (not hers, she’s much too practical for that). During the times I put the book down to...more
A beautiful melding of time period and myth, INCARNATION drifts through the misty streets of an imagined London. Without bogging down in accent or details, Cornwall creates a new mythology of the Slayer, vampires, and werewolves, as well as the city itself. Lucy awakens to her second life alone and confused, but it is immediately clear that the usual rules that govern vampires do not apply to her.
INCARNATION is the story of Lucy finding her way in this new reality. Awakened with only hints of h...more
INCARNATION is the story of Lucy finding her way in this new reality. Awakened with only hints of h...more
Not so sure if this is a cover fail or win, but is anyone paying attention to the model's post? It's almost as if I'm having a conversation with her, which goes like this:
Girl: Do I look fat in this dress? *poses*
Me: Um, nope! Of course you don't, Lucy!
Girl: I know! I look fab-u-lous!
Me: Okay. So--
Girl: Say it.
Me: Huh?
Girl: Say it!
Me: What are you talking about?
Girl: That I look fab-u-lous!
Me: You look fabulous.
Girl: Bitch, please. You so do not mean that. You think that I'm ugly, and stupid, a...more
Girl: Do I look fat in this dress? *poses*
Me: Um, nope! Of course you don't, Lucy!
Girl: I know! I look fab-u-lous!
Me: Okay. So--
Girl: Say it.
Me: Huh?
Girl: Say it!
Me: What are you talking about?
Girl: That I look fab-u-lous!
Me: You look fabulous.
Girl: Bitch, please. You so do not mean that. You think that I'm ugly, and stupid, a...more
I was taken by the cover of this book and also the fact that it was based on Lucy Weston out of Dracula.
I enjoyed the different take on how and why Lucy was turned into a vampire. I enjoyed the Mordred and Arthur connection and found the idea of slayers been born of Morgaine and Elizabeth the first been 1 herself.
I found the writing to be easy to read but there were times when I had to keep using my built in dictionary due to the use of language that at times ruined the story and at times take t...more
I enjoyed the different take on how and why Lucy was turned into a vampire. I enjoyed the Mordred and Arthur connection and found the idea of slayers been born of Morgaine and Elizabeth the first been 1 herself.
I found the writing to be easy to read but there were times when I had to keep using my built in dictionary due to the use of language that at times ruined the story and at times take t...more
With only the brief memory of becoming a vampire, Lucy Weston stumbles across the infamous novel Dracula, by Bram Stokers. Determined to find out who transformed her she travels to London and joins with a few unlikely allies to help find her maker, in hope to set rights to the vampire and human world.
This book set in a steam punk era but I felt there wasn't much in the way of what I believe steam punk is, it seemed just more of just the plain Victorian era. Either way the time and era is always...more
This book set in a steam punk era but I felt there wasn't much in the way of what I believe steam punk is, it seemed just more of just the plain Victorian era. Either way the time and era is always...more
Liked:
* Lucy is a great character. You get a real sense of how she was before being incarnated and after. She gets put into a bad situation and makes the best of it gracefully. The Lucy Weston of Incarnation has only the most tenuous of connections to Lucy Westenra in Dracula, but that's actually part of the story.
* I enjoyed the world-building. Steampunk Victorian London with supernatural elements has already been done several times but this is different enough for my tastes. Admittedly, I roll...more
* Lucy is a great character. You get a real sense of how she was before being incarnated and after. She gets put into a bad situation and makes the best of it gracefully. The Lucy Weston of Incarnation has only the most tenuous of connections to Lucy Westenra in Dracula, but that's actually part of the story.
* I enjoyed the world-building. Steampunk Victorian London with supernatural elements has already been done several times but this is different enough for my tastes. Admittedly, I roll...more
I'm still a newbie when it comes to steampunk. Sometimes the genre is obvious to me, and sometimes - like with Incarnation - I have a hard time understanding where the genre classification stems from. Incarnation is definitely Victorian, but I wasn't able to pick up on the technology that would place this as a steampunk novel. That being said, I think this is the perfect time of year to read a Victorian novel. Last year I read Ghosts by Gaslight: Stories of Steampunk and Supernatural Suspense th...more
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Steampunk is a genre I want to read more of.
What I enjoyed most about this story is the great plot. I loved how it moved with the reader, allowing me to take everything in. From the scenery, to the people, to lost memories waiting to surface. Each chapter the reader follows Lucy who is determine to find out the truth. I like that is tougher than ever, kicking butt and asking questions later. The interesting aspect of getting to see her interact with Bram Stoker, is so cool!
The love interest de...more
What I enjoyed most about this story is the great plot. I loved how it moved with the reader, allowing me to take everything in. From the scenery, to the people, to lost memories waiting to surface. Each chapter the reader follows Lucy who is determine to find out the truth. I like that is tougher than ever, kicking butt and asking questions later. The interesting aspect of getting to see her interact with Bram Stoker, is so cool!
The love interest de...more
INCARNATION by Emma Cornwall is an interesting Steampunk fiction set in the Victorian era of London. Watch out Bram Stoker's Dracula....here comes Lucy Weston to set the record straight. "Incarnation" is full of intrigue,mystery,vampires,Arthurian legends,love and romance. A fast paced Steampunk story. Not your everyday Vampire story. If you enjoy Steampunk,vampires,Victorian London,action, and Arthurian Legend you will enjoy "Incarnation". Mix intrigue with a bit of legend,lost life,lost love a...more
3.7 Stars
While the world buliding was fantastic and the world was lush and dark and atmopshereic, Incarnation was a so-so read for me.
I enjoyed the Dracula aspect of the novel, in concerns with the legendary creature being about Lucy's life but disguised by Stoker, and in this along with the Round Table aspect provided for a very thorough and imaginative world, there wasn't that much of a plot - at least, it took a while for the plot to really drive home the point.
The slayer points were enjoya...more
While the world buliding was fantastic and the world was lush and dark and atmopshereic, Incarnation was a so-so read for me.
I enjoyed the Dracula aspect of the novel, in concerns with the legendary creature being about Lucy's life but disguised by Stoker, and in this along with the Round Table aspect provided for a very thorough and imaginative world, there wasn't that much of a plot - at least, it took a while for the plot to really drive home the point.
The slayer points were enjoya...more
The idea for this book was good, and it started in a very promising way. However, I soon got really bored and, what is worse, puzzled: too many jumps in the story and a set of characters that I couldn't relate to no matter what. I don't know whether the author keeps some stuff deliberately obscure, but it certainly didn't work for me and did nothing for the story. Plus, again, the main character keeps ruminating on silly things (imho) endlessly. The latter thing is something I've noticed in many...more
Okay, a story from the POV of Lucy Weston from Bram Stoker's Dracula? I was SO there! I mean she was always one of my fave characters we never got to know. Vivacious, impulsive, curious and still sweet (at least as a human). I always wanted to know more about her at least as a human being and how different she would have been as a vampire if left to have her own personality.
When we meet Lucy, she has already been transformed and dispatched. The vivacious woman is gone, replaced by stoic vampire....more
When we meet Lucy, she has already been transformed and dispatched. The vivacious woman is gone, replaced by stoic vampire....more
I really wanted to like this book, but I just couldn't. There is an assumption by the author that you have read "Dracula" and that you know what is going on. (I have but it has been years since I have read it and have forgotten a lot.) The "steam punk" setting needs more steam and punk for me to really feel that it fits the genre. This may be the launch for a new series as there some things are not resolved, but the ending is anti-climactic so that is something that needs to be worked on if this...more
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