Fevre Dream

Set along the antebellum Mississippi River beginning in 1857, a struggling riverboat captain enters a partnership with a wealthy and mysterious aristocrat. The mysterious investor has unusual nocturnal habits and secret motivations for navigating the river. As they build a grand steamboat together, dark secrets involving vampires emerge. The captain must navigate perilous dynamics while confronting ancient nocturnal predators.

by George R. R. Martin

Poseidon Press · First published 1982 · 350 pages