Decades later, Andre-now Andy-Palatazin is a homicide detective in the Los Angeles Police Department, and spends his days dealing with the quotidian terrors of a large metropolis. Pursued by this undead entity, Andre and his mother barely escape with their lives. The man who finally returns is no longer Andre’s father-is no longer, in fact, a man. The story begins in the tiny Hungarian hamlet of Krajeck, where nine-year-old Andre Palatazin awaits the return of his father from an unspecified-but clearly dangerous-mission. In the years since, it has acquired an intensely devoted following, and is now widely regarded as one of the significant vampire novels of the 20th century. Like its predecessors- Baal, Bethany’s Sin, and The Night Boat- They Thirst made its initial appearance as a paperback original. Dust jacket and full-color interior illustrations (exclusive to the limited edition) by Les Edwards.įirst published in 1981, They Thirst was Robert McCammon’s fourth novel, and it remains one of the major milestones of an ambitious, constantly evolving career.
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