Comments on: Tim Powers's Hide Me Among the Graves: secret history of the vampires that stalked the pre-Raphaelites

By: Chuk

Chuk — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:47:00 +0000

I didn’t actually like The Stress of Her Regard as much as most Powers. This new one was better (and it seems like a pretty distant sequel to me).

By: Scott Cushman

Scott Cushman — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:50:00 +0000

Interesting. Aiden Turner, who played a vampire on the UK “Being Human,” also played Dante Gabriel Rossetti on the BBC’s “Desperate Romantics.” Coincidence?

By: daddytodd

daddytodd — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:08:00 +0000

In addition to being a sequel to “Stress,” it’s also related to Tim’s short novel “A Time to Cast Away Stones” that can be found in the collection “the Bible Repairman and Other Stories.”

By: jgs

jgs — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:53:00 +0000

You had me at “Tim Powers’s latest novel”.

By: kent williams

kent williams — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:26:00 +0000

I show the prices being on par. Maybe look again?

By: kent williams

kent williams — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:24:00 +0000

What always struck me about Powers’ books is the way his protagonists react to the outlandishly fantastic challenges that confront them. They always seem to be on the verge of heaving a weary sigh, rolling their eyes, and saying “Oh crap! Another ghost-snorting semi-immortal witch is trying to ruin my day! What next?”

By: Derek C. F. Pegritz

Derek C. F. Pegritz — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:48:00 +0000

Yep, this is a sequel to The Stress of Her Regard, which is prettymuch the same plot only set amongst the Romantics. It’s not necessary to read The Stress of Her Regard to understand what’s going on in Hide Me Among the Graves, but you’ll appreciate a lot of the detail in Graves MUCH more if you’ve read the previous volume. As a rabid Stress of her Regard fan, I was literally slavering to get a hold of this one!

By: jackrabbitslim

jackrabbitslim — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:38:00 +0000

So, this looks like a sequel to The Stress of Her Regard. Which was great. Byron’s life is such excellent fodder for stories. Stranger than fiction, right?
Also, +1 for Tim Powers. Declare changed my life.

By: Mike Butler

Mike Butler — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:29:00 +0000

What I don’t understand is why the kindle version is $6 more than the hard cover. No sale here.