Stephen T read and liked William's review of Fevre Dream:

"One of the best written vampire novels I have read. A real pleasure after having waded through so much tripe elsewhere.

GRRM knows how to write, and how to plot.

The main character in this book isn't really a person at all... ...more One of the best written vampire novels I have read. A real pleasure after having waded through so much tripe elsewhere.

GRRM knows how to write, and how to plot.

The main character in this book isn't really a person at all... it's a steamboat, the Fevre Dream. It is built by a Captain, and his strangely pale partner. Together they take to the river, getting involved in trying to set fast times and race other steamers.

Things hot up when it becomes obvious that the pale partner has night-time interests. He is hunting for others of his kind. And when he finds them, we get to some of the most vicious vamps in literature, along with their equally vicious human "pet"

The characters are all vividly drawn, especially Abner, the steamboat captain who just wants to be on the river, in a big boat.

And GRRM has enough twists and turns in the plot to keep the reader intersted through until the end, which comes with a perfect grace note. There won't be a dry eye in the house.

They really should make this into a movie... just to show what "Interview with The Vampire" COULD have been.

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Stephen T read and liked Simone's review of Fevre Dream:

"This is my idea of an almost perfect vampire novel: it is a novel first, full of interesting characters facing meaningful dilemmas, and then it has a supernatural element as well that becomes more and more central as the protagonist and the reader ar...more This is my idea of an almost perfect vampire novel: it is a novel first, full of interesting characters facing meaningful dilemmas, and then it has a supernatural element as well that becomes more and more central as the protagonist and the reader are drawn farther into the plot.

Some nice "costume drama" elements widen the book's appeal.(less) "