WLW is a
recurring blog segment in which I highlight a book I have on my wish
list. Sometimes it's a new release, sometimes a beloved classic, and
sometimes it's a hidden gem.
I
should be done with vampires, but I keep coming back to them. Even
when the story isn't all that imaginative, if the vamps are at least
interesting characters, I'm in. Throw in an intriguing plot to boot,
and I will definitely take notice.
Samhain's
horror line has a new novel called Donor,
which is the debut effort from Elena
Hearty,
and after reading a review of the book and interview with Elena over
at Dreadful Tales, I just had
to put this one on my wish list. Here's the back cover pitch:
Richard
is a modern vampire who likes to eat in. That’s why he always keeps
a fresh victim trapped in his home. All of his captives eventually
die; Lenore hopes to be the first to escape.
Life at Richard’s is short but
never dull. Not with Richard’s vampire friend, Paul, constantly
popping in. Paul loves toying with Richard’s victims before they
die. But is Paul getting too attached to his plaything? His human
servant, Charles, certainly thinks so. Charles is next in line to be
turned and wants to eliminate the competition.
If Charles’s schemes don’t
kill Lenore, then Richard’s hunger surely will. Lenore has a plan
to survive, but someone will have to die in her place. She now has
something terrible in common with her captor: she must kill in order
to live.
Sounds
good to me. How's your appetite for vampire fiction these days? Are
you worn out or can you not get enough?
1 comment:
I hear you on feeling 'done' with vampires, but still coming back and trying something else (plus, they pop up all the time in your favorite genre!).
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