Mr. Darcy, Vampyre

De: Amanda Grange

Narrado por: Elizabeth Jasicki

Amanda Grange's style and wit bring readers back to Jane Austen's timeless storytelling, but always from a very unique and unusual perspective. And now Grange is back with an exciting and completely new take on Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.

Mr. Darcy, Vampyre starts where Pride and Prejudice ends and introduces a dark family curse so perfectly that the result is a delightfully thrilling, spine-chilling, breathtaking listen. A dark, poignant and visionary continuation of Austen's beloved story, this tale is full of danger, darkness, and immortal love.

©2009 Amanda Grange (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Lovely for what it is

I made the mistake of listening to this right after Pride and Prejudice. It's a good book but it simply doesn't compare.

Mr. Darcy, boring Vampyre

I love Jane Austin, I have a weakness for vampire romances, and I adore Mr. Darcy. These should all go together well, right? Not in this book. The first half is spent waiting for something to happen. The second half is spent wishing we could get more details about what is happening. The author sticks rigidly to Austin's style, but without the humor which made it so charming. We end up with a fairly boring travelogue punctuated by a few frightening moments and poor Lizzy wondering if she is in bad odor with Mr. Darcy. This could have been an extremely romantic, funny, sexy novel. It was not.

A wonderful story

So glad i got this book, was a bit hesitant at first as i thought (Mr Darcy and Vampires?) It was a well told and exciting story. Most enjoyable

Not in the tradition of Jane

The clever repartee and wit of Austen, as well as plot progression, suspense, character development, etc. do not appear in this cliched "story" where Elizabeth's reaction to attack is a letter to Jane, repeated descriptions of getting in and out of a gondola epitomize the descriptive prose, Mr. Darcy alternates between hungry and...hungry, and the book is in its final endless hours when Elizabeth suddenly realizes something it horribly, horribly wrong (time for another letter). Concept is great, execution drivel. The narrator was also agonizingly slow, especially the first half.

Mr. Darcy, Vampyre

Excellent listening! You Jane Austen fans will love it. A great audio book.