Fevre Dream -

George R. R. Martin

Gollancz/Orion

2001

351 páginas

11h 42m

ISBN-13: 9781857983319

Abner Marsh has had his wish come true - he has built the Fevre Dream, the finest steamship to sail the Mississippi. Abner hopes to race the boat some day, but his partner is making it hard for him to realise his dreams. Joshua York put up the money for the Fevre Dream, but now rumours have started about his the company he keeps, his odd eating habits and strange hours. As the Dream sails the great river, it leaves in it's a wake one too many dark tales, forcing Abner to face down the man who made his dreams become reality.

Resenhas (4)

5 (Perfeito)

"No one on the river will ever forget your Fevre Dream"

"A vampire story [...] "Surely you've heard them before. The living dead, immortal, prowlers of the night, creatures without souls, damned to eternal wandering."

Bem, essa é sim uma história sobre vampiros, mas diferente de tudo que você já viu! Mesmo excluindo-se os vampiros, duvido que exista algo parecido com este livro. A ambientação e o contexto histórico são o diferencial mais evidente, assim como o protagonista, Abner Marsh. A escrita é perfeita, mas isso já é óbvio dado quem é o autor.

"The sun would set and darkness would come creeping over the Fevre Dream, and the beast would smile and rise from its chair. All along the grand saloon the doors would open, as the others stirred and woke, all the children of the night, the vampires, the sons and daughters and slaves of the beast."

"I had somethin' in mind myself," Marsh said. "We're Fevre River Packets, after all, and this boat is all I ever dreamed come true." He lifted his hickory stick and pointed at the wheelhouse. "We’ll put it right there, big blue and silver letters, real fancy. Fevre Dream."