Photoshop representation of what might happen when Amish and vampires meet
There have been a lot of mashups and boundary-crossing novels in fiction lately, but this one took me by surprise.
Amish + Vampire = ??? Well, conflict, for sure, since it is unlikely that the Amish community looks on the undead with anything approaching approval.
From Publisher’s Marketplace:
Leanna Ellis‘s FORSAKEN, first in the Plain Fear series in which a young Amish woman mourning the mysterious ‘death’ of her beloved, now a vampire, must choose between two brothers, between good and evil, between a lasting love and the damnation of her soul, to Peter Lynch at Sourcebooks.
On the surface it seems like readers who crave stories of quiet lives and simpler times wouldn’t be interested in bloodthirsty supernatural beings. However, both genres help readers escape, and as the WSJ noted last fall, Amish fiction has been incorporating suspense elements for some time. And although vampires are supernatural, they’re often used to explore issues of morality and faith—just like Amish fiction. Will you read?
First off, I practically fell out of my chair when this pic showed up in my reader. Good Lord!! What an attention grabber. I instantly thought Laura Ingalls Wilder has gone WILD!
I’ve heard a bit about Amish fiction lately but this seems a bit of a stretch to me.
I’m actually really excited about this. I’ve never read Amish fiction but I have an odd fascination towards that culture and I’m already a huge vampire fan. I’ll be reading this one.
This TERRIFIED me when I saw it load. Great mash-up image. I’m with you that at first glance, the two seem completely wrong to put together, but once you break it down – suspense elements, explorations of morality, faith, etc – it actually could make sense. Still not sure if it’s something I would read, though…
Thanks for the appreciation of my mad Photoshop skillz!
If one out of three commenters is interested, maybe they’re on to something.
I Love all types of books and I can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one. Stories of Vampires show up in every setting… This I am hoping will be one to add to my collection.