by 'Mike Mignola', 'Christopher Golden'
Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire uses the story within a story narrative very successfully. Three of Lord Baltimore's close acquaintances, Doctor Rose, Demetrius Aischros, and Childress all meet at a pub, awaiting Baltimore. They each tell their story about how they came to...
The ending, was epic. Really enjoyed this. Would have preferred to hear more about Baltimore's battles in the meantime of actually arriving to the inn to meet everyone that tells stories about him throughout, but oh well. Not a perfect book by any means either, but rather fantastic.
Full review located here: https://leonawisoker.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/golden-mignola-baltimore/
A wonderful book. Baltimore makes use of both vampire legend and fairy tales as well as the use of frame stories. If you like vampires with bite, if you like Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", and if you like frame stories such as The Canterbury Tales, read this. It is a dark book, but it is...
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