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Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
Seth Grahame-biography Smith’s Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter is based on the president’s long-secret private journal. We follow Lincoln on his personal mission to fight the deadliest evils—both those that are known to man and those that are kept secret—starting with the death of his mother at the hands of vampires.
This book might not appeal to you if you don’t read biographies. The idea is that while we are aware of Lincoln’s whereabouts at specific times in his life, his recently discovered hidden journal reveals what he was actually up to. Lincoln’s own words, taken from his journal, flow off the page even though the tone of the story doesn’t read like action.
This book is not for you if you don’t like blood and gore. We witness vampires using slaves to sate their need for blood. Abe lets his rage cloud his judgement and falls prey to a skilled vampire’s manipulation. When I finished the book, I gave the plotline a lot of attention because Grahame-Smith builds such a credible image.
The Civil War was literally fought by vampires, right? I recall the work I did to learn more about the eighth Michigan Infantry. the letters the men sent to their relatives at home. Would it have been possible? I know that seems ridiculous, but isn’t it wonderful when a book that is so obviously imaginary makes you feel that way? Keep the light on and tamper with the door locks.
The narrative also includes “photographic evidence” to support the assertions, which is the cherry on top. The vampires are highlighted for us in crowds and various locations, much like the numerous ghost images we see online. One of the images shows a menacing vampire skull, and another shows a vampire cradling a child among the crowd. Fantastically horrible
You may be wondering how his other novels are doing. I was interested in this because I’m interested in history. Although I have nothing against some of Jane Austen’s characters, I’m rooting for the undead. Maybe I’ll pick them up sometime when I have nothing else to read. That could be quite some time from now.
About The Book
Indiana. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother’s bedside. She’s been stricken with something the old-timers call “Milk Sickness.”
“My baby boy…” she whispers before dying.
Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother’s fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire.
When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln, he writes in his journal, “henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose…” Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House.
While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years.
Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, Seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest president for the first time-all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation.
The Review
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
100% Score
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith is hands down one of the best historical fiction novels I've read. It portrays one of the greatest men in American history as a capable and agile vampire hunter. The premise of the novel sounds a bit "crazy" when you consider Abraham Lincoln as one of the most influential and sound men in our nations archives, but that is what makes the novel so great; the idea that a man such as Lincoln really could have been a part of ridding our society of deep dark secrets. (And a bonus in the book, Edgar Allan Poe makes a few appearances. I loved this detail in particular because I think many would believe Poe to be a vampire hunter, or even a vampire himself with how damaged and dismal his writing is, but alas, he's not. A friend and confidant of Lincoln's and fascinated with the vampirical activity of the time, but not a member of the clan.)
PROS
- Perfect Historical Fiction.
- Historical Realism.
- Historical Realism.
- Historical Realism.
CONS
- Unduly Tedious.
- Boring & Dull.
- Complete Disappointment.
- Just Awful.
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