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Hide Me Among the Graves

Tim Powers (2012)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.60/5 (2345)

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Hero archetypes

DoctorArtist

Heroine archetypes

Working-Class Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Synopsis

Winter, 1862. A malevolent spirit roams the cold and gloomy streets of Victorian London, the vampiric ghost of John Polidori, the onetime physician of the mad, bad and dangerous Romantic poet Lord Byron. Polidori is also the supernatural muse to his niece and nephew, poet Christina Rossetti and her artist brother Dante Gabriel. But Polidori's taste for debauchery has grown excessive. He is determined to possess the life and soul of an innocent young girl, the daughter of a veterinarian and a reformed prostitute he once haunted. And he has resurrected Dante's dead wife, transforming her into a horrifying vampire. The Rossettis know the time has come – Polidori must be stopped. Joining forces with the girl's unlikely parents, they are plunged into a supernatural London underworld whose existence they never suspected. These wildly mismatched allies – a strait-laced animal doctor, and ex-prostitute, a poet, a painter, and even the Artful Dodger-like young daughter – must ultimately choose between the banality and constraints of human life and the unholy immortality that Polidori offers. Sweeping from high society to grimy slums, elegant West End salons to pre-Roman catacombs beneath St. Paul's cathedral, Hide Me Among The Graves blends the historical and the supernatural in a dazzling, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride.

Hide Me Among the Graves: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Adult Victorian vampire story with strong supernatural horror, violence involving undead creatures, and mature themes including prostitution and possession. Contains frightening imagery and dark supernatural elements throughout.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, moderate sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, death of a loved one, and violence (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will enjoy this atmospheric blend of historical London and vampire horror featuring real Victorian literary figures.

Tags

Historical FantasyVictorian GothicLiterary FantasyHorror Elements