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Predatoress of Transdanubia vs. Dracula of Transylvania? - George Monroe Predatoress is the Anti-Twilight - Greg Munro |
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Emma is a precocious 18-year-old college freshman when she receives the “Embrace,” as the act of vampirizing someone is called. While her last name is Gabor, she is not related to either Zsazsa Gabor and her sisters, or to Dennis Gabor, who won the Nobel Prize for discovering holography. Nevertheless, she is a scientific prodigy, whose chosen field is cloning and genetic research in forestry. Emma needs you as a friend. NOW. You can also buy the book and and ebook at: Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Scribd ORDER by phone 1-888-549-5146 Send an email to the author Just click on the icon above. Thanks! |
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| Predatoress of Transdanubia vs. Dracula of Transylvania? After reading Predatoress, I quickly reread Bram Stokers' Dracula for the sake of getting a better historical background. What a difference! I found myself totally immersed in Emma Gabor's very realistic depiction of her town, Sopron, the nearby Eszterhazy Palace in Fertod, Frakno Castle, even Budapest and Vienna. This, most likely, is the case because I can identify with today's Transdanubia much more than the foreboding description of Transylvania of yesteryear, although it was also part of Hungary. Also, because the author is keen on giving us a true taste of communist and post-communist Hungary. This authenticity was a bit overbearing at first, until I got used to The Hungarian way of writing names and words. Vampyr, for example, is the correct Hungarian name for vampire, according to the Oxford Dictionary. One of my job duties is to evaluate new books as a source for movie scripts. Given the current vampire craze on and off screen, I'm specifically interested in off-the-beaten-path stories in the vampire, goth, and horror genres. I must say Predatoress fits the bill perfectly on these accounts, as it has all the right elements: * Good wins over evil. * Love triumphs in an unforeseen way. * The tale is different enough to be truly interesting. * The heroine is both the victim and conqueror of vampirism. * All, not just the main characters are fully developed. * The story arc is clear and compelling. * Last but not least - it makes a great script. All in all, a rare treat of a book and story! George Monroe Back to top of page Predatoress is the Anti-Twilight Compared to Twilight and its ilk, here we have a real heroine willing and able to fight for her freedom. I find this aspect of Emma's character really refreshing, unlike Bella's, who needs to be rescued every minute by Edward. I wonder what's happened to the idea of the strong, self-sufficient female after forty some years of gender equality, if so many teenage girls identify with dependency on another person? Emma, who is the heroine and the writer of this book, is an eighteen year old college freshman. She had a rather sheltered and safe life up until receiving the vampiric "embrace." Changed into a vampire against her will, Emma reluctantly accepts her new lifestyle and shares it with her three best friends. She soon questions the morality of her bloodthirsty ways and wishes for her former largely uncomplicated life with the prospect of love and marriage in her future. These feelings are brought on by her introduction to the handsome and intelligent Zoltan, who could be the key to ending her, her friends, all vampires' damned existence, by returning every one of them to normalcy. Zoltan is a fellow in genetics, who is very intelligent, handsome, and shares many interests with Emma, including finding a cure for vampirism, AIDS, and other diseases. Not only did I find the story is interesting - I found it totally absorbing. Although written in the first person which often limits the scope of the tale, it's certainly not the case here. I was quickly be engrossed by the tale. Emma, Zoltan, and their friends are very well developed, complete characters, whose motivations I understood right away. The author’s ability to describe characters and situations really enhances the tale. Once the characters are established and fully fleshed out, the story moves along at a faster and faster pace, till the final scene at the end of Emma's wedding. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Greg Munro Back to top of page |
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