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Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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- Patricia Altner, U.S. Dept. of Defense Lib., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Text of a letter from le Comte de Saint-Germain between Switzerland and the Netherlands, To Madelaine de Montalia in Egypt, dated April 17th, 1825. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Tenth in the Saint Germain series.,
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This review is from: Out of the House of Life: A Novel of the Count Saint-Germain (Paperback)
Or seventh, if you discount the three books that focused on Olivia. Or first (and as of this writing, only) in the Madeline series. Depends on how you look at it.About a fifth of this book, I would estimate, is about Saint Germain himself, in the days of ancient Egypt, and some of his most formative moments. The rest of it centers on Madeline de Montalia, his former lover and vampiric "daughter", in the early ninteenth century, on an archeological dig in Egypt. The plot and characterization are excellent as usual for Ms. Yarbro; the pattern begun in the previous book (A Candle For d' Artgnan) of the editing being somewhat sloppier than in previous books is continued here; these were the first two books of the series to come out in "quality" or trade paperback editions, rather than mass-market, and frankly the editing in the previous books was better. Apparently, someone considers "quality" to be defined by the size of the book and the type of binding, rather than by efficient editing. There are about a dozen places in the book where there is a wrong word used, or a word missing, or an extra word inserted, or similar sloppinesses. Still, the book is well worth the read, and comes highly recommended.
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Madelaine de Montalia,
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This review is from: Out of the House of Life: A Novel of the Count Saint-Germain (Paperback)
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro has created three of my all-time favorite vampires: Count Saint-Germain, Atta Olivia Clemens, and Madelaine de Montalia. Can't wait until she writes another book!Out of the House of Life is the first book in Yarbro's Madelaine series. The book is unique in that it has two storylines. In the first storyline it is the 1820s, and Madelaine de Montalia is in Egypt on an archaelogical dig. This is highly unusual for a seemingly young person, not to mention a woman. What the other expedition workers do not know is that Madelaine is not as young as she looks: she is a vampire who rose from her grave in 1744 after meeting and falling in love with the mysterious Count Saint-Germain. While Madelaine is immersed with the history of Egypt, she is receiving letters from Count Saint-Germain. In this separate storyline, Saint-Germain is recounting his life in the temples of ancient Egypt, from when he was first brought to the House of Life as demon, till he transformed himself until the noble "man" known to many fans of Yarbro's Saint-Germain series. Fans of Yarbro's Saint-Germain and Olivia books, and good historical fiction in general will love Out of the House of Life. As of May 2000, Yarbro has written 12 Saint-Germain novels and 3 Olivia novels.
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My favorite St. Germaine novel...,
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This review is from: Out of the House of Life: A Novel of the Count Saint-Germain (Paperback)
I have read all the St. Germaine ( and Olivia) novels (well, not the brand new _Communion Blood_)and the collection of short stories too. This is my favorite for St. Germaine's recollections in the form of long letters to Madeline about when he first lived in Egypt. It is in this book that we find out details about what made him become a *good* vampire who values life.This is contrasted with Madeline's struggle to be accepted as an Egyptologist. I recommend it very highly. (And unlike some series of books there is no correct order to read these books in. Just read them as they come to you, but read them if you are interested in historical fiction with a _very_ long view. These books are much more about that than traditional horror novels.)Julia Walter
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