
Nothing better has been done in this, er, vein since Bram Stoker's legendary Dracula in 1897. It's a fascinating conception, handled with masterly skill. a serious, startling, and revolutionary work." - The Washington Post "Probably the best vampire novel ever written." - Oxford Times "A consensus classic, so recognized when first published in 1980. Savage and intense and brilliantly satisfying. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn "Among the genre's few modern classics." - The New York Times Book Review "Devastatingly powerful.

a serious, startling, and revolutionary work., "The best vampire novel I've ever read." - Peter S.

