Personally though, I felt it was overstuffed, overwritten, and underwhelming. Generally speaking, if you like vampire fiction and you like classic literature, I can almost guarantee that Hide Me Among the Graveswill send you over the moon. It is a sequel to The Stress of Her Regard, and likewise features the nephilim, ancient creatures who inspired humanity's legends of muses and vampires. They didn’t bring much to the novel so when they appeared I struggled to remember their point in the story. Hide Me Among the Graves is a 2012 historical fantasy novel by Tim Powers. I felt others, however, could have been easily combined to lessen the cast and potentially save some pages. Some of the characters had great depth and they were wonderful. Vampires in 19 th century London, what’s not to love? However, upon attempting to read it, I felt it went on for far too long and became repetitive at points. Adelaide McKee, a former prostitute, arrives on the doorstep.

To be honest with you, dear reader, I am a much bigger fan of contemporary writing. Wonderfully original William GibsonLondon, 1862: a city of stinking fog and dark, winding streets. I’m not sure if this is because it spans from 1845 to 1882 because there seems to be a lot happening at once or because it feels very much like a classic literature novel. I found Hide Me Among the Graves to be a very difficult novel to finish. Through very many twists and turns, Adelaide, Crawford, Christina et al must rescue the girl and defeat Polidori to save London as they know it.

It is seven years later that John finds out and only because Adelaide has discovered their daughter is in the clutches of Christina’s uncle. Pauls Cathedral, Hide Me Among the Graves blends the historical and the supernatural in a dazzling, edge-of-your-seat thrill ridea modern horror story with a Victorian twist. Christina Rossetti was only a young girl when she inadvertently strengthened and bound herself to her uncle, John Polidori - a vampire.Īdelaide McKee and John Crawford had a one night stand that resulted in a daughter. Sweeping from the mansions of Londons high society to its grimy slums, the elegant salons of the West End to the pre-Roman catacombs beneath St.

Hide Me Among the Graves by Tim Powers