Fevre Dream
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| Author | George R. R. Martin |
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| Cover artist | Barron Storey |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Poseidon Press |
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1982 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 350 pp |
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| OCLC | 8475428 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3563.A7239 F4 1982 |
Fevre Dream is a 1982 vampire novel written by internationally bestselling author George R. R. Martin. It is set on the antebellum Mississippi River beginning in 1857 and has been described as "Bram Stoker meets Mark Twain". The novel was first published in the U.S. by Poseidon Press in 1982 and still remains in print today from Bantam-Spectra Books. Fevre Dream was reprinted in 2001 by Orion Books as volume 13 of their Fantasy Masterworks series and was nominated in 1983 for both the Locus Poll Award and World Fantasy Award.
Abner Marsh, a remarkably unattractive but highly skilled steamboat captain, is grappling with a financial crisis in 1857 when he is contacted by Joshua York, a rich, soft-spoken gentleman. They become unlikely business partners when Joshua promises to finance the construction of a magnificent new steamboat that will be larger, faster, and more opulent than any other riverboat ever constructed: the pride of the Mississippi River.
When finally completed, she is everything Abner has ever dreamed of piloting. The large white, blue, and silver paddle steamer is christened Fevre Dream, for Abner's previously failing company, the Fevre River Packet Company; Joshua and Abner co-captain the new vessel, with Abner being solely responsible for her actual command and navigation. Many questions are soon raised by both the crew and passengers about Joshua York and his circle of unusual friends, who hardly ever venture out of their cabins during daylight hours. Abner's own suspicions about his mysterious partner begin to grow when he finds scrapbooks in Joshua's cabin containing newspaper clippings detailing many mysterious, unexplained deaths.
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