Germain) a vampire who dates his origin back to the times of Ancient Rome. Yarbro runs with that, making Francesco Ragoczy (Count St. Germain, which is fascinating because he apparently claimed that he was 500 years old. Saint-Germain's character is based off the historical figure, The Comte of St.

Oh, Saint-Germaine gets off to a rough start with HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA, which has uneven pacing, some uncomfortable situations, and a wince-inducingly perfect hero capable of garnering a perfect score on the Gary Stu litmus test, but the series really gains strength as it goes on, and despite being over three decades old, the newer books are still good, if not better, than the earlier books. I've read selections from both series, and I have to say that Saint-Germain is the (most consistently) better of the two.

For some reason I'd been under the impression that Yarbro's work came first (and this is why you should look at original publication dates and not go by what your late-80s mass paperback tells you, JSYK).) Both are best known for their vampire-themed historical fiction and the series debuted remarkably close together, with The Vampire Chronicles being published in 1976 and Saint-Germain being published in 1978.

When reading Yarbro's work, it's hard not to compare her with Anne Rice (even though I'm sure she tires of such comparisons).

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