A Brief History of Vampires: From Vlad the Impaler to Edward Cullen, in search of the allure of the vampire

As the Twilight saga hits the book charts and big screen, and True Blood captures the imagination of TV audiences, vampires are appearing nightly in downtown clubs. Historian and vampire aficionado M J Trow charts the whole phenomena, from their origins a long way from the shopping mall in the story of warrior-prince Vlad of Wallachia.

Trow's fascinating search uncovers the unexpected history of vampires and takes us on a journey in pursuit of their legend and lore; where do vampires come from? And why do they have so much enduring appeal today?'

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M .J.Trow bills himself in many of his books as the only Welshman who cannot sing or play rugby. A military historian by training, graduating from King’s College, London and Cambridge, he has spent most years of his life at the chalk face of comprehensive schools which has given him the inspiration for his latest fictional detective Peter ‘Mad Max’ Maxwell. The first detective series appeared in 1985 in the form of Inspector Lestrade, late of the Conan Doyle canon and after sixteen hilarious, bloody and intriguing outings, the world’s second greatest detective hung ...
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