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The story begins in the tiny Hungarian hamlet of Krajeck, where nine-year-old Andre Palatazin awaits the return of his father from an unspecified--but clearly dangerous--mission. The man who finally returns is no longer Andre's father--is no longer, in fact, a man. Pursued by this undead entity, Andre and his mother barely escape with their lives. Decades later, Andre--now Andy--Palatazin is a homicide detective in the Los Angeles Police Department, and spends his days dealing with the quotidian terrors of a large metropolis. His life takes a darker turn when the demonic forces he first encountered in Krajeck arrive in L.A., led by an ancient vampire known as The Master. The Master's plan: to overrun the city and use it as a stepping-stone toward wider, ultimately global, domination.
''They Thirst'' marks the earliest appearance of McCammon's penchant for epic, wide-angled narratives. With the unobtrusive ease of a natural storyteller, the author propels a wide assortment of vividly created characters through an apocalyptic scenario that combines gritty urban realism with a powerful portrait of supernatural forces at large in the modern world. The result is a genuine classic of the genre, a novel that is as fresh and absorbing today as it was more than thirty years ago.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First hardcover edition. A vampire novel, first published in 1981 in paperback. This UK edition is the first hardcover (another hardcover edition was published by Dark Harvest the next year). First hardcover edition (stated). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. The red lettering on the spine has faded just a bit. Seller Inventory # 363751
Book Description 1st UK edition. HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. 1st Hardcover edition. This copy signed by McCammon. A near fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 13035
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover first edition is fine in fine jacket. Inscribed by McCammon to title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 541 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 47362
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. London: Kinnell Publications Ltd., 1990. hardcover. NF/NF - no detectable flaws other than usual page toning. 1st edition, 1st printing First hardcover edition of paperback original (1980). Inscribed and SIGNED by author. 1990. Kinnell Publications Ltd. US Beautiful copy. Great vampire novel. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003107
Book Description Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. A "tour-de-force of modern vampire fiction whose large cast of characters and clever rendering of a contemporary urban setting as a classic Gothic landscape show McCammon's skill at evoking horrors on an epic scale." - Stefan Dziemianowicz. The author's fourth novel. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-225. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: Another 100 Best Books 70. Winter list, p. 270. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#141303). Seller Inventory # 141303
Book Description Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. A "tour-de-force of modern vampire fiction whose large cast of characters and clever rendering of a contemporary urban setting as a classic Gothic landscape show McCammon's skill at evoking horrors on an epic scale." - Stefan Dziemianowicz. The author's fourth novel. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-225. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: Another 100 Best Books 70. Winter list, p. 270. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with small U.S. bookstore price sticker affixed to front flap. (#141820). Seller Inventory # 141820
Book Description Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. A "tour-de-force of modern vampire fiction whose large cast of characters and clever rendering of a contemporary urban setting as a classic Gothic landscape show McCammon's skill at evoking horrors on an epic scale." - Stefan Dziemianowicz. The author's fourth novel. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-225. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: Another 100 Best Books 70. Winter list, p. 270. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#163050). Seller Inventory # 163050
Book Description Condition: Very Good. SIGNED! London: Kinnell 1990. 1st UK edition. Hardcover 8vo 531 pgs. Signed by McCammon on title pg, no inscription. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (horror, vampires, fiction) Inquire if you need further information. Seller Inventory # B37847-SF-MCC
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread copy. This copy has just a hint of page edge soil, some light edge wear to the priced jacket. This copy includes a book plate that has been signed by Rick LAID in. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. First hardcover edition of a PBO originally released in 1981. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 038580
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed by Robert McCammon on title page - signature only. First Edition, First Printing. British Edition. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Minor scuffing on board edges Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 043951