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Summary: Elaine Bergstrom spins pure gossamer with her vampire tales.
Review: Amazing.
The tale of the magnificent and powerful Austras continues in Shattered Glass. You will love each moment of Helen and Stephen's tender courtship, and follow each step in Helen's physical and emotional transformation. The only bad part of the book is when you realize you are out of pages to read. TITLE:Shattered Glass AUTHOR:Elaine Bergstrom CUSTOMER-ID:2747308 SOURCE:pontmarie EMAIL:pontmarie@yahoo.com DISPLAY-EMAIL:source USER-LOCATION:Mtn. View, California TIME:881343466 RATING:5 PRIORITY:25 SUMMARY:Elaine Bergstrom spins pure gossamer with her vampire tales. REVIEW: Amazing.
The tale of the magnificent and powerful Austras continues in Shattered Glass. You will love each moment of Helen and Stephen's tender courtship, and follow each step in Helen's physical and emotional transformation. The only bad part of the book is when you realize you are out of pages to read.
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Summary: There will be more in this series.
Review: Due to an extremely loyal readership (thank you all) there will be additional books in this series. I am considering either another historical or a sequel to Blood Rites, and will know soon which way the publisher wants to go. We are also in the process of starting up a fan club. At the moment, those who want to be on the initial mailing list should contact me at mkiraly@juno.com with e-mail or snail address.
Incidently, to clear up any misunderstanding, I am "Marie Kiraly". It is my grandmother's name and hopefully there will be more titles under it.
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Summary: The best vampire book i have ever read
Review: I am a vampire fan from long ago. I have read almost everything in print about vampire...fiction and non-fiction alike. This was by far the best book i have ever read. Ms. Bergstrom's characters are the most believable i have ever met. I wish to thank her for this book.
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Summary: Dull
Review: I bought "Shattered Glass" several years ago expecting it to be a great vampire book. After all, the review on the front cover said it was "The Most Terrifying Novel of Sensuous Evil Since Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire". (I hadn't finished Interview yet, but I figured if they could compare the two books, it must be worth reading.) Unfortunately, this is one of the worst vampire books I've ever read.
It begins in 1955 with a prostitute being murdered by Charles Austra, brother to Stephen Austra. Both are vampires, but neither is very much alike. While Charles enjoys the darker, seedier aspects of life, Stephen is an artist and all-around good guy. He's also in love with his handicapped neighbor, Helen Wells. Her uncle, Dick, is the police officer investigating Charles's murders, and because the two brothers look so much alike, Dick thinks Stephen is the killer. The book was confusing at times, but that may have been my own fault. I was already losing interest a few chapters into it. Even though it's not long (approximately 372 pages), it seemed to drag on forever. I would only recommend this book to die-hard vampire fans who will read anything with blood and fangs in it. Otherwise, don't waste your time. Try Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire instead. If you've already read this book and enjoyed it, you might like the other two books in the trilogy: Blood Alone and Blood Rites.
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Summary: Dull
Review: I bought "Shattered Glass" several years ago expecting it to be a great vampire book. After all, the review on the front cover said it was "The Most Terrifying Novel of Sensuous Evil Since Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire". (I hadn't finished Interview yet, but I figured if they could compare the two books, it must be worth reading.) Unfortunately, this is one of the worst vampire books I've ever read. It begins in 1955 with a prostitute being murdered by Charles Austra, brother to Stephen Austra. Both are vampires, but neither is very much alike. While Charles enjoys the darker, seedier aspects of life, Stephen is an artist and all-around good guy. He's also in love with his handicapped neighbor, Helen Wells. Her uncle, Dick, is the police officer investigating Charles's murders, and because the two brothers look so much alike, Dick thinks Stephen is the killer. The book was confusing at times, but that may have been my own fault. I was already losing interest a few chapters into it. Even though it's not long (approximately 372 pages), it seemed to drag on forever. I would only recommend this book to die-hard vampire fans who will read anything with blood and fangs in it. Otherwise, don't waste your time. Try Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire instead. If you've already read this book and enjoyed it, you might like the other two books in the trilogy: Blood Alone and Blood Rites.
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Summary: Spellbinding
Review: I loved it. Ms. Bergstrom certtainly knows how to weave a tale. And her approach to vampires is unique. I can highly recommend this book. If you like the vampires to be the "good (ish) guys" then this is a book for you.
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Summary: The best vampire book i have ever read
Review: I was lucky enough to find this book before an 8-hour flight, and I was unable to take the nap I had planned. Ms. Bergstrom creates amazing characters and an engrossing plot. As an aspiring writer, I can only thank her for this inspiration.
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Summary: Magnificent
Review: I was lucky enough to find this book before an 8-hour flight, and I was unable to take the nap I had planned. Ms. Bergstrom creates amazing characters and an engrossing plot. As an aspiring writer, I can only thank her for this inspiration.
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Summary: Great memories
Review: I've read this book a number of years ago (almost 10 years!) it still sticks in my mind as one of the greatest books I've ever read. I don't know why, but her characters touched me in a special way. In a genre that usually ends up being stereotypical and gorey, Bergstrom weaves a really sensual and artistic web. She creates a new vampire that is not a demon, but another creature altogether. She truly reinvented the myth.
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Summary: Dark and Depressing
Review: The only vampire stories I had ever read before was the "St. Germain" series by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and bought this book looking for another ethical "good" vampire to love...Stephen Austra is that...and watching his tender relationship with Helen grow is compelling...but this book collapses under the dark malevolent, violently oppressive scenes and themes in the last half. I'm sticking with St. Germain Ragosczy.
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