First published 1982
In 1857, struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh is offered a partnership by the wealthy and mysterious Joshua York. Though suspicious of York's motives, the promise of a grand new steamboat called the Fevre Dream proves too tempting. As their maiden voyage begins, Marsh realizes his new partner is no ordinary man, but a vampire with a dark mission to unite his race with humanity. Trapped on the river with this powerful, otherworldly being, Marsh must confront the nightmarish truth about his new venture before York's plans come to a cataclysmic conclusion.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, fantasy, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, supernatural-elements
Setting: Mei Guo
Period: Xiandai
352 pages · Paperback · Millennium Paperbacks