Fiction

The Vampire Count of Monte Cristo

Name: The Vampire Count of Monte Cristo
Author: Matthew Baugh
ISBN: 9781618681676

by Matthew Baugh

ISBN: 9781618681676

Description

1815 - Marseille Edmond Dantes is young, in love with the beautiful Mercedes, and has just been named the captain of the merchant vessel, Pharaon. It seems as if there is nothing but happiness and prosperity in the young... 1815 - Marseille Edmond Dantes is young, in love with the beautiful Mercedes, and has just been named the captain of the merchant vessel, Pharaon. It seems as if there is nothing but happiness and prosperity in the young man's future. Unfortunately, Edmond's success has brought jealous enemies. Danglars wants his career and Fernand wants his fiancee. The two conspire against Edmond and frame him for treason. He is brought before Prosecutor deVillefort, who recognizes his innocence. Unfortunately, the Prosecutor is a man with his own secrets and he fears that freeing Edmond could bring them to light. He convicts Edmond and has him imprisoned in a dungeon from which no man has ever escaped. 1830 - The Chateau d'If: After fifteen years in his tiny cell, Edmon dhas nearly lost his sanity. Then he meets a fellow prisoner, the brilliant scholar and mystic Abbe Faria. The two become close and Faria teaches Edmond languages, science, philosophy, and sorcery. Using his occult skills of divination, he reveals the conspiracy. Faria hopes the revelation will give Edmond a sense of peace but instead it fires his desire for vengeance. When Faria falls ill and dies, Edmond breaks his promise to his friend and turns to the darkest form of magic. He makes a pact with an unspeakable entity to help him escape and give him the power to destroy his enemies. Edmond Dantes dies in the Chateau d'If and is reborn as a vampire, an undead creature who hungers for revenge as much as he thirsts for blood. 1838 - Paris: The wealthy and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo arrives in Paris. He is an eccentric who is never seen eating or drinking and refuses to venture out in the daylight. Rumors abound that the Count is a vampire, but this only adds to the charismatic stranger's mystique. He becomes the center of Parisian society, seducing the entire city with his charm... including all of Edmond Dantes' enemies. Things have changed in the years since Edmond was framed, and his enemies have prospered

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