Dreadful Company, Vivian Shaw
Dreadful Company, Vivian Shaw
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Dreadful Company

Author: Vivian Shaw

Narrator: Suzannah Hampton

Unabridged: 11 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 07/31/2018

Synopsis

A witty, charming fantasy adventure starring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, whose family has been keeping the supernatural community not-alive and well for generations.

When Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, is unexpectedly called to Paris to present at a medical conference, she expects nothing more exciting than professional discourse on zombie reconstructive surgery and skin disease in bogeymen―and hopefully at least one uneventful night at the Opera.

Unfortunately for Greta, Paris happens to be infested with a coven of vampires -- and not the civilized kind. If she hopes to survive, Greta must navigate the darkest corners of the City of Lights, the maze of ancient catacombs and mine-tunnels underneath the streets, where there is more to find than simply dead men's bones.

Praise for the Dr. Greta Helsing Novels:

"An exceptional and delightful debut, in the tradition of Good Omens and A Night in the Lonesome October."―Elizabeth Bear, Hugo-award winning author

"Shaw balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and cast of lovable misfit characters. These are not your mother's Dracula or demons."―Shelf Awareness

Dr. Greta Helsing Novels
Strange Practice 
Dreadful Company
Grave Importance

About Vivian Shaw

Vivian Shaw was born in Kenya and spent her early childhood at home in England before relocating to the US at the age of seven. She has a BA in art history and an MFA in creative writing, and has worked in academic publishing and development while researching everything from the history of spaceflight to supernatural physiology. In her spare time, she writes fan fiction under the name of Coldhope.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephanie on May 18, 2020

Ohhhh I love this book (and as much as I truly, deeply enjoyed the first book in this series, I think this one is even five times better - a huge step forward). I love the Parisian setting and the way Shaw brings together Phantom of the Opera callbacks along with werewolves and vampires and demons a......more

Goodreads review by Kristin B. on September 20, 2019

I wanted to love this one as much as the first in the series, but it just didn’t connect. I still enjoyed it for the most part, but I missed Greta’s interactions with all of her monster friends. As she spent most of the story away from them, we had a lot less of the fun and loving way they all inter......more

Goodreads review by Shalini on September 15, 2018

I definitely prefer the original. I find this sequel lacklustre, and at 70-something percent, nearly DNF'ed. I only pushed on because I've already gone too far up the road, but it wasn't really reading so much as skimming. Here's what worked: I like seeing the old gang back. Grisaille is awesome, lov......more

Goodreads review by Lena on October 02, 2019

Reread! “There was no home lost that might be found if sought.” Greta is in Paris for a conference where she encounters true horror: a coven of poser vampires, as lacking in ethics as taste. The horror. The horror. I enjoyed the expanded characters, especially the French werewolf! This series has fue......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on December 06, 2018

I loved the first book of this series so much I immediately dove into the sequel and I have no regrets for binge reading them and going off my reading schedule for this one. It’s such a wonderful follow-up. One of the things I loved most about the first one was the characters, and that remains true h......more

Quotes

"A playfully witty confection spun from the setting of The Phantom of the Opera, sardonic yet a touch sweet, in which the elegant vampires of Helsing's social set come up against an undisciplined coven of sparkly, eyeliner-loving youngsters.... Moves smoothly between the ongoing stories of her returning characters and the immediate plot, and between pop culture references and innovation, framing London's supernatural residents as delightfully normative while still capably evoking the frisson of the uncanny."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Dreadful Company

"Shaw's elegant writing make this series a standout in the genre."—Booklist on Dreadful Company

"I absolutely loved it.... Dreadful Company is a triumph."—SFFWorld

"There are as few heroines as well written and compelling as Greta Helsing."—BookPage on Dreadful Company

"Fast-moving, funny, and irresistibly fun."—B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Dreadful Company

"A grand romp, mixing plenty of humor (even Oscar Wilde chimes in) and some heartwarming moments amid the chills."—Locus on Dreadful Company

"In Vivian Shaw's Strange Practice, a charmingly unusual doctor and her charges keep the city of London from grave danger. In the process, they peel back the covers of familiar (and according to them, somewhat "libelous") stories to find that reality - especially with the undead - is more poignant and complex than it seems at first glance. An excellent adventure."—p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}Fran Wilde, award-winning author of Updraft, Cloudbound, and Horizon, on Strange Practice

"Strange Practice is written with elegance, wit, and compassion. The prose is gorgeous, the wit is mordant, and the ideas are provocative. Also, there are ghouls."—p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}Laura Amy Schlitz, Newbery Medal winner, on Strange Practice

"A satisfying and surprising read, with rich imagery, nuance, and real compassion for its characters--give Strange Practice a shot!"—Elliott James, author of Charming, on Strange Practice

"A darkly delicious adventure featuring a quirky new heroine. Strange Practice breathes new life into the undead."—James Bennett, author of Chasing Embers, on Strange Practice

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