St. Germain
In Chelsea Quinn Yarbro’s Night Blooming, Saint-Germain, summoned to the Court of Karl-lo-Magne, is given a mistress who leaves him for the King. Soon Saint-Germain is given the task of escorting the albino stigmatic, Gynethe Mehaut, to Rome, during which time they become lovers. In Rome, Olivia takes Gynethe Mehaut under her wing, but neither she nor Saint-Germain can save her once an ambitious Bishop goes to work on her, ordering her to become an anchorite. Following Karl-lo-Magne’s coronation on Christmas day, 800, Saint-Germain soon has to leave Franksland.
“Yarbro’s meticulously researched historical backdrops blend seamlessly into, and considerably enhance, her accounts of the vampire’s endless, lonely, brave existence.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The prolific Yarbro … flawlessly weaves a meticulous historical milieu and enthralling characters.” —Publishers Weekly
