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Terovolas
by
Edward M. Erdelac (Goodreads Author)
The personal papers of the enigmatic Professor Abraham Van Helsing are collected and presented for the first time by his longtime colleague and defender, Dr. John Seward.
Texas, 1891 Following the defeat of Count Dracula, Abraham Van Helsing – suffering from violent recurring fantasies – checks himself into Jack Seward's Purfleet Asylum. Once discharged, he volunteers to r...more
Texas, 1891 Following the defeat of Count Dracula, Abraham Van Helsing – suffering from violent recurring fantasies – checks himself into Jack Seward's Purfleet Asylum. Once discharged, he volunteers to r...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
November 16th 2012
by Journalstone
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Van Helsing visits … Texas?
‘ “Why must I consistently be the instrument through which evil is confronted and purged from the moral world?” ‘ Such is Abraham Van Helsing’s lament when faced with yet another (possibly) supernatural threat. Recovering from violent fantasies and a nervous breakdown after the events of ‘Dracula’, Van Helsing offers to bring the remains of Quincey Morris, who lost his life in that fight, back to his family in Texas. He meets a beautiful Greek woman on last leg of his...more
‘ “Why must I consistently be the instrument through which evil is confronted and purged from the moral world?” ‘ Such is Abraham Van Helsing’s lament when faced with yet another (possibly) supernatural threat. Recovering from violent fantasies and a nervous breakdown after the events of ‘Dracula’, Van Helsing offers to bring the remains of Quincey Morris, who lost his life in that fight, back to his family in Texas. He meets a beautiful Greek woman on last leg of his...more
The concept of this book is good. Using Van Helsing as a hook is also good. The story of Van Helsing in the old West, told via his diary, accounts of a local newspaperman, the Sheriff, and other local characters is a great way to tell the story with overlaps to reinforce details while not seeming repetitive. I did find the dialects a bit overdone at times and some colloquialisms incorrect, but that's just me. I'm an editor at heart.
Van Helsing arrives in the West (specifically Texas) to deliver...more
Van Helsing arrives in the West (specifically Texas) to deliver...more
A fantasy account of the travels of Professor Van Helsing after his and Quincy Morris' encounter with Count Dracula. The Professor agreed to return Quincy Morris' remains to his ancestral lands near Sorefoot, Texas. While traveling by train from St. Louis, he met an attractive Greek woman, Madame Callisto Terovolas, who he recognized as coming from the Arcadian area. He also felt a strange attraction to her. The engaging story is told trough the writings and journals of a variety of major and mi...more
I received this book through Librarything's Early Reviewer Program.
Terovolas takes you to Sorefoot, Texas in the year 1891 & brings back the great paranormal hunter Abraham Van Helsing. A simple quest to return a dear friends ashes to his homeland turns into something much more frightening (and intriguing to Van Helsing).
The story had me enthralled. I am a lover of Dracula and Van Helsing stories, so I knew I would enjoy this. There was plenty of action with very descriptive passages. Even...more
Terovolas takes you to Sorefoot, Texas in the year 1891 & brings back the great paranormal hunter Abraham Van Helsing. A simple quest to return a dear friends ashes to his homeland turns into something much more frightening (and intriguing to Van Helsing).
The story had me enthralled. I am a lover of Dracula and Van Helsing stories, so I knew I would enjoy this. There was plenty of action with very descriptive passages. Even...more
Following the defeat of Count Dracula, Abraham Van Helsing volunteers to return the ashes and personal effects of the late Quincey P. Morris (the American adventurer who died in battle with the nefarious Count) home to the Morris family ranch in Sorefoot, Texas.
Van Helsing arrives to find Quincey's brother, Cole Morris, embroiled in an escalating land dispute with a group of neighboring Norwegian ranchers led by the enigmatic Sig Skoll. When cattle and men start turning up slaughtered, the local...more
Van Helsing arrives to find Quincey's brother, Cole Morris, embroiled in an escalating land dispute with a group of neighboring Norwegian ranchers led by the enigmatic Sig Skoll. When cattle and men start turning up slaughtered, the local...more
As a work of fiction this book flows quite well. The style of writing is good and the presentation, in the form of characters diary entries a different approach. I found both the characters in the book and the situations they got into believable.
Pagan Rites and the pursuit of a Werewolf through the wilds of Texas provided plenty of action. Professor Van Helsing was relentless in his beliefs and won over Cole Morris, a strong believer in self-reliance, to the fact that the supernatural was indeed...more
Pagan Rites and the pursuit of a Werewolf through the wilds of Texas provided plenty of action. Professor Van Helsing was relentless in his beliefs and won over Cole Morris, a strong believer in self-reliance, to the fact that the supernatural was indeed...more
I really enjoyed Terovolas. It's kind of a continuation of the story of Prof. Van Helsing from Bram Stoker's Dracula. A "what if Van Helsing went to Texas and encountered something uncanny there.
Told in epistolary style like Dracula.
Told in epistolary style like Dracula.
I really enjoyed the story, fast paced and interesting. Terovoles tells the story of the adventures of Van Helsing after his and Quincy Morris , encounter with Dracula. Quincy lost his life in that encounter. And Van Helsing is returning his ashes to his family in Texas. Traveling by train he meets a beautiful Greek women Madame Callisto Terovolas. He feels a strange attraction to her. When he arrives he finds tales of slaughtered men and cattle , is it a rabid lion as the ranchers believe or so...more
I enjoyed this book a little. It is not one of my normal readings but I thought I would give it a try because I was grateful for winning the book. I think I might read it again and then maybe I will love it.
Whatever happened to Van Helsing? He went to Texas, met a mysterious woman on a train, then a bunch of Norse giants, and then got mixed up with newspaper men, cattlemen, Red Indians, and oh, yeah, werewolves.
I was a chosen winner of the book give away for this book and so it came in the mail two days ago and I have already finished it! This is a fantastic read and even though this is not the type of book I would typically pick up, I really enjoyed it!
Won this one on Firstreads, looking forward to giving it a read. Sounds like a fun read.
Oct 01, 2012
Rena
marked it as to-read
I won this book from First Reads Giveaway. Waiting to read it when I receive it. Thanks.
Very enjoyable story! Fast-paced, interesting and character driven. Loved the fact that this story included both Norse and (a little) Native American mythology. I would definitely read another book about Van Helsing if this author wrote it!
Overall rating = 3 & 1/2 stars
While this book had a very fascinating concept and managed to combine a lot of things under one roof. I can't say I enjoyed Mr. Erdelac's most recent effort as much as his other work. More to come in FBC review...
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Edward M. Erdelac is the author of the Merkabah Rider weird western series and Dubaku from Damnation Books, Buff Tea from Texas Review Press, and Terovolas from JournalStone Publishing. His fiction has appeared in Comet Press' DEADCORE Anthology, Corrupts Absolutely?, Danse Macabre from EDGE Publishing, Murky Depths Magazine, Pill Hill Press' Trigger Reflex, Dark Moon Books' Slices of Flesh, The M...more
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