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The Historian 

by

Elizabeth Kostova

The Historian

(2005)
A novel by

Elizabeth Kostova

Awards
Waterstone's Newcomer of the Year (nominee)


 

Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. In those few quiet moments, she unwittingly assumes a quest she will discover is her birthright - a hunt for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the Dracula myth. Deciphering obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieval monastic traditions, and evading terrifying adversaries, one woman comes ever closer to the secret of her own past and a confrontation with the very definition of evil. Elizabeth Kostova's debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions - a captivating tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful - and utterly unforgettable.
 
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Hardback Editions

July 2005 : Board book
Cover of ISBN: 0316058866Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-316-05886-6 / 978-0-316-05886-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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June 2005 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0316011770Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-316-01177-0 / 978-0-316-01177-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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June 2005 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0316730319Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-316-73031-9 / 978-0-316-73031-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Little, Brown
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2005 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0681128313Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-681-12831-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
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Paperback Editions

June 2008 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0316067946Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-316-06794-6 / 978-0-316-06794-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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October 2006 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0316154547Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-316-15454-7 / 978-0-316-15454-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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August 2006 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0349119384Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-349-11938-4 / 978-0-349-11938-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Abacus
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February 2006 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0751537284Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-7515-3728-4 / 978-0-7515-3728-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks
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February 2006 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0316057886Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-316-05788-6 / 978-0-316-05788-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
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June 2005 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0316730300Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-316-73030-0 / 978-0-316-73030-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Little, Brown
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2005 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 031605786XTitle: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-316-05786-X / 978-0-7394-6306-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Back Bay/Little, Brown & Co.
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2004 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000RY6DGOTitle: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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Audio Editions

June 2008 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1600242782Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 1-60024-278-2 / 9781600242786 (USA edition)
Publisher: Hachette Audio
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December 2005 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1415929009Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 1-4159-2900-9 / 978-1-4159-2900-1 (USA edition)
Publisher: Books on Tape
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July 2005 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 1594830371Title: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 1-59483-037-1 / 9781594830372 (USA edition)
Publisher: Time Warner AudioBooks
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June 2005 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 159483038XTitle: The Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 1-59483-038-X / 9781594830389 (USA edition)
Publisher: Hachette Audio
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June 2005 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 1594830363Title: The Historian: A Novel
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 1-59483-036-3 / 9781594830365 (USA edition)
Publisher: Hachette Audio
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June 2005 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B000FCK6EITitle: Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Cover of ISBN: 0751537292Title: Historian
Author(s): Elizabeth Kostova
ISBN: 0-7515-3729-2 / 978-0-7515-3729-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Little Brown P/B
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