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Elizabeth Kostova

Author of The Historian

7+ Works 26,378 Members 1,032 Reviews 55 Favorited

About the Author

Series

Works by Elizabeth Kostova

The Historian (2005) 21,901 copies, 763 reviews
The Swan Thieves (2010) 3,398 copies, 201 reviews
The Shadow Land (2017) 997 copies, 68 reviews
The Historian, Part 1/2 (2005) 41 copies
The Historian, Part 2/2 (2006) 36 copies

Associated Works

Look Homeward, Angel (1929) — Introduction, some editions — 3,647 copies, 51 reviews
The Best American Poetry 1997 (1997) — Contributor — 170 copies

Tagged

2010 (65) adventure (76) American (82) art (184) audiobook (90) Bulgaria (149) Dracula (855) Eastern Europe (214) Europe (178) fantasy (427) fiction (2,805) France (114) gothic (200) hardcover (86) historical (292) historical fiction (1,144) history (385) horror (726) Hungary (62) Istanbul (82) library (69) literature (91) mental illness (67) mystery (633) novel (305) obsession (66) own (155) read (285) romance (77) Romania (179) supernatural (120) suspense (153) thriller (235) to-read (1,121) travel (85) Turkey (93) unread (152) vampire (387) vampires (1,416) Vlad the Impaler (222)

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Discussions

The Historian in Someone explain it to me... (November 2022)
November Fantasy Thread - NO SPOILERS - The Historian in The Green Dragon (November 2012)
November Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS - The Historian in The Green Dragon (November 2012)
Swan Thieves in Girlybooks (October 2012)
The Historian in Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night (May 2008)

Reviews

 
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repechage | 762 other reviews | Dec 26, 2024 |
Beautifully written story that thoroughly draws you in. I loved the different voices.
 
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TashsLibrary | 200 other reviews | Dec 16, 2024 |
Painfully bad. Stopped at chapter 13.
 
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jodiebc | 200 other reviews | Dec 1, 2024 |
audio. oh my goodness it's good!!!

** I really thought this was a great book ~ as an audio book. I think in paper form, there were many aspects that would have frustrated me ~ I think I would have had a tough time separating each person/voice that was not an issue with the audio format.

I also thought the end was a bit of a let down. It was such a build up, I figured it would be huge. But, I did enjoy it. I really loved all the characters (even the odd librarian and shop people). It was a great adventure!… (more)
 
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Trisha_Thomas | 762 other reviews | Nov 13, 2024 |

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Statistics

Works
7
Also by
2
Members
26,378
Popularity
#792
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
1,032
ISBNs
168
Languages
26
Favorited
55

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