Fevre Dream

By George R. R. Martin

Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy

In 1857 Abner Marsh, a struggling steamboat captain, accepts an offer of partnership from the wealthy and mysterious Joshua York, who pays to build a fine new riverboat, the Fevre Dream. As they travel the Mississippi, Marsh learns that York is a vampire who hopes to free his kind from their thirst for blood. That hope is threatened by Damon Julian, a powerful vampire who wants nothing to change. The novel blends historical fiction with horror.

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