The Last Vampire by T.M. Wright


The Last Vampire
Title : The Last Vampire
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ISBN : 0843949392
ISBN-10 : 9780843949391
Language : English
Format Type : Mass Market Paperback
Number of Pages : 275
Publication : First published May 9, 1991

Elmo Land was a young man when he first met strange and enigmatic Regina Watson. He'd heard she was crazy, but Elmo was drawn to her even though he knew something wasn't right. Then he noticed the bite marks on her neck. That was the beginning of Elmo's new life--and the beginning of a headlong descent into a dark world of compulsion and desire--and the ever-present need to feed.

The Last Vampire Reviews

  • Craig

    This is strange series of vampiric reminiscences wrapped up in science fiction framework. It's typical of Wright's trademark quiet horror, being very light on blood and gore and violence, but is still a nice chiller in a shadowy way. It opens in 2047, sixty years in the future of the time of writing, and there's been war, but the setting meanders through the memories that are recounted. It's not a straight narrative, but the pieces do fit together to tell an interesting story. Not among my favorites of Wright's work, but I enjoyed it... although I had trouble taking a vampire named Elmo as seriously as the story required.

  • Bandit

    T. M. Wright is a master of "quiet" horror. His stories are subtle and strange and really really good.

  • Roseann

    Elmo Land is the last vampire left and decides he needs to write his history before he chooses to die and this is his story. Not quite as entertaining as it could have been as the author makes Elmo a bit repetitve (I guess because he is so old?), but it was an interesting tale, very light on the blood and gore.

  • Elso

    The Last Vampire - Elmo Land's life as a vampire. It's mostly separated paragraphs of flashbacks. It was a fast read, but not at all what I expected. Just a bunch of random thoughts, ramblings and flashbacks.

  • Genevieve

    A little, and little-known gem of the genre.

  • Debra

    Stephen King recommended author: "T.M. Wright is a rare and blazing talent!"

  • Crymsyn Hart

    I didn't mind the style of the book being mostly in first person, but I did not enjoy the ending not really getting it. Oh well.

  • Sofie

    Certainly the best contemporary vampire novel I have read.