◊◊Chelsea Quinn Yarbro◊◊

"Before the world fell in love with vampires, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's St. Germain was the wisest, noblest, finest vampire of them all. When all the fashionable vampires have been staked and forgotten, I am certain that St. Germain will still be walking through history, thrilling and delighting those of us who love the dark fantastic." - Best-selling novelist Neil Gaiman on Saint-Germain and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

"Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's 'Saint-Germain' novels are probably the best series of vampire novels ever written."
-The Hartford Courant

"[Saint-Germain is] a veritable Prince Charming of the darker arts."
-Publishers Weekly

"A remarkable combination of historical accuracy, exciting plot, and believable characters dominated by Ragoczy himself--a demon-lover anyone would welcome with open veins!"
-Michael Moorcock

"Vibrantly original...Quinn Yarbro is one of our finest writers and craftspersons, incapable of a sloppy sentence, a slack paragraph, or a fuzzy thought."
- Peter Straub

"Saint-Germain is just as fresh as the day Chelsea Quinn Yarbro introduced him to the world….Yarbro reminds us that there are things on this earth far more evil than vampires."
-Charlaine Harris, author of Dead Until Dark

"Lushly written, erotic, and disturbing."
-Tananarive Due, author of The Living Blood

"Readers hooked on Lestat would do well to investigate Saint-Germain. He's altogether different yet at least as complex and satisfying."
-Kirkus Reviews

"Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's epic of the vampire Ragoczy, the Count Saint-Germain...has slowly gathered a dedicated readership, while each installment has garnered increasing critical praise...as with all the Saint-Germain novels, the most satisfying aspect of the narrative is the author's complex rendering of her central character. With the exception of Anne Rice, few writers have as effectively captured the wearied soul of a being living through the great expanse of human history."
-Patrick O'Kelley, Amazon.com

"[Her novels] are unsurpassed in their insight into the human condition and their unique brand of terror."
‹Charles L. Grant

"A versatile and distinctive talent...Yarbro has a fine way with the wicked and a clean, terse style."
-Kirkus

"Yarbro isn't you run-of-the-mill vampire novelist. Take the time to read one of [her] stories and you'll be greateful. You'll also be hooked for life."
-Appeal Memphis Commercial

"These solidly researched novels show us a Saint-Germain who genuinely learns and grows from a fiend into a being of great gentleness, wisdom, and compassion. The series is probably the most sustained and impressive treatment to date of extreme longevity."
-Minneapolis Tribune

"This steamy stuff blends the erotic, the fearful, and the spiritual in a liebestod thriller."
-Kirkus

"Yarbro re-creates in lavish detail one of history's darkest and least understood periods. [A] well-researched, sumptuously written tale of honor and compassion in the midst of death and superstition."
-Library Journal

"[The book's] real strength -- again, not unlike that of other Saint-Germains--lies in the meticulously researched and vividly written depiction of a long-ago and largely long-forgotten time and place. Yarbro's books continue to prove delectable to the history buffs among fantasy readers."
-Roland Green, Booklist

"Another impeccably researched, fully engaging episode in the Count's lengthy undeath."
- Kirkus

"Richly rewarding….Yarbro flawlessly weaves a meticulous historical milieu and enthralling characters with the fantastic."
-Publishers Weekly

"Deeply compelling…utterly believable….Rakoczy is a character always worth watching."
-Locus

"The astute historical background provides a powerful opportunity for the audience to luxuriate in a bygone era….A robust end of the Dark Ages tale that showcases Rakoczy in top form."
-Midwest Book Review

"Fans of the series and newcomers to it will all be rooting for Yarbro's wily hero."
-Booklist

"In her vampire protagonist, Yarbro has created a particular kind of ideal man: educated, refined, sensitive, and--when the occasion calls for it--very dangerous indeed. The result is a character who is always worth watching."
-Locus