Under the spell of the charismatic Regina Watson, Elmo Land falls into the nightmare world of the undead. All he has left is hunger and a grim existence feeding from the larder of the living. Then nuclear war occurs. The author's other horror novels include "The Island" and "The Waiting Room".
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"The Last Vampire," which was originally written for TOR Books in 1984 (but which TOR, although they gave me the acceptance money, refused to publish because it was "too weird"), was published first by Victor Gollancz in 1991, and now by Leisure Books, in Nov. 2001.
Please, folks, don't let the cheesy cover fool you. This is not in any way a "typical" vampire novel. It's the story of Elmo Land, born toward the beginning of the 20th Century, and transformed before his 20th birthday, who, in a post-apocalyptic world, believes he may well be "the last vampire." He teams up with a man named Jeff--a former literary agent, before the war--who believes that *he* may be "the last human." Over the course of the novel, these two spiritually, and in some ways physically trade places--the vampire becomes a fading, desperate human non-human who can experience the world around him (including his own body) only through the eyes and ears of other creatures (a cat, a bat, insects, spiders), while Jeff slowly (and, at last, to his dismay) becomes a kind of human vampire who...feeds on some very strange things.
It is probably my best book (of 23 published novels), in the sense of its overall impact.
I added a 65-page "Prologue" for the Leisure Books edition. This prologue deals with, among other things, a culture fifty years in the future that exists through email and eschews physical contact, vampire rodeo cowboys, and broad hints at what goes on in the rest of the novel. I should tell you that the vampire rodeo cowboys, although they appear only in the books prologue, will be the subject of an entire novel at some point.
The next issue of HELLNOTES will have an informative review of the book, by William Simmons.
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"What an Odd Little Story!"
16 Nov 2001
By A Customer
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At just 275 pages it took me only a day to read The Last Vampire by T. M. Wright, but what a curious and wonderful read! From Elmo Land's first few appearances in the opening prologue, I was taken with his rather enigmatic patterns of speech. The year is 2047; most communication between people is done via email; there is very little physical interaction anymore. The reader meets someone named Harpo, who although living in a rather large house with 27 other people, spends most of his time in his own small, square room that "contains no uncovered windows." Harpo uses his Book, which I think is probably a laptop computer, for everything from telling him when his day should begin to emailing his housemates. Elmo Land is a vampire who appears, in a manner of speaking, to Harpo and asks to use Harpo's Book to record his story as a vampire. Then Elmo's story begins to unfold; and as I read it, I found myself rooted in my chair, turning page after page, all else around me forgotten. When Elmo begins to repeat himself practically word for word, I thought at first I'd misread or the editors had goofed up; but then as he did it more and more I realized something strange and bizarre and detrimental was obviously happening to him, but I couldn't figure out what. The ending took me by surprise, and yet seemed appropriate. Upon finishing the book my verbal comment to the empty room around me was, "What an odd little story!" and proceeded to read through the prologue again to perhaps better grasp its depiction of Elmo Land, at THAT point in time. One of the criteria I have for giving a book 5 stars is, if even knowing the ending, I intend to read it again. T. M. Wright's The Last Vampire satisfies all my 5 star criteria; and as a matter of fact, I intend to begin reading it again tonight!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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A bizarre and wild ride through a vampire's life
26 Jan 2002
By FloozyFlapper1926
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
The Last Vampire chronicles the life of Elmo Land, the last vampire living at the actual end of times. His story begins in the twenties when he becomes the victim of a neighborhood woman who happens to be a vampire. His story is a rather unique one. He tells his angst-ridden tale that somehow seems much fresher than most of the horror novels out there. He is neither fancy nor debonair but a very real character dealing with an insatiable hunger. Elmo tells the story of cowboy vampires and his journey as an undead killer. Its a great tale that never disappoints. Its funny, its frightening and most of all, its an odd story full of interesting characters. Great
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Incredible Achievement
3 Jan 2004
By William M Miller
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Just when you thought all the vampire stories have been told and there is no longer any original work to be done in the genre, along comes T.M. Wright to prove you wrong. This a wonderfully dark story with fascinating characters you care about. T.M.'s emphasis is on atmosphere and less on graphic violence and gore (although he has that, too). This author writes for an intelligent audience by not spelling out everything for the reader. You have to read between the lines in many scenes. I became swept up in this novel and finished it in 2 days. If you are tired of the same old vampire story, give this breath of fresh air a try. You won't be disappointed.
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