I was browsing the CD audio books at the library while the girls were getting a few books for themselves. I had just completed my previous audio book and wondered if I could find another in a short amount of time. I did.
When I saw the title, I recalled that I had heard a blip about this on NPR a few months ago. It's a newly published book this year, so I was surprised to already see it in audio book form and actually on the shelf at the library. Google helped me find the book review I had heard on All Things Considered, June 7, 2010, Robert Siegel, host and book review by NRP's Margot Adler. I listen to NPR mostly when I'm in the car commuting to-and-from work. Ironically, listening to the audio books means less listening to NPR.I recalled that this seemed like a pretty unique vampire novel so it went home with me. Apparently some of my reading has been coming in 2's (two mountaineering books, now two vampire books).
This is a pretty unique premise for a novel: a vampire that is bound to the office of the President to serve and protect him and the nation from all sorts of evils. The book moves pretty well and had a good plot. You get to see humanity through the eyes of this vampire and see the moral struggles he has throughout this novel. It's a vampire novel interlaced with political intrigue. You can see the trailer on Amazon.
Apparently this is the first of a series. I look forward to the next one!
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