The Immortal Conquistador, Carrie Vaughn
The Immortal Conquistador, Carrie Vaughn
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The Immortal Conquistador

Author: Carrie Vaughn

Narrator: Neil Hellegers

Unabridged: 5 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/28/2020


Synopsis

From Carrie Vaughn, author of the beloved Kitty Norville werewolf talk-show host series, comes the vampire origin story of Kitty's famed ally, Rick—and his sudden turn to darkness in the seventeenth century.

More than 500 years before his friendship with Kitty, noble Ricardo de Avila's life met a fate-changing twist, and his morally-complex, blood-soaked existence as an immortal began.

Before being turned, Ricardo de Avila would have followed Coronado to the ends of the earth. Instead he found the end of his mortal life—and a new one, as a renegade vampire.

For over five hundred years as an immortal, Ricardo has followed his own moral code, upsetting the established order in the demon world. He has protected his found family from marauding evil, joined up with a legendary gunslinger, tended bar, appointed himself the Master of Denver, and discovered a church buried under the Vatican.

The life of a vampire is frequently long, but for Rick, it is never easy.

About Carrie Vaughn

Carrie Vaughn is the author of the New York Times bestselling Kitty Norville series. She also writes the Golden Age superhero series, and other contemporary fantasy stories. She's a contributor to the Wild Cards series of shared world superhero books edited by George R. R. Martin, and her short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Carrie is a graduate of the Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop, and in 2011, she was nominated for a Hugo Award for best short story. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her fluffy dog.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig on July 27, 2020

This is a fix-up novel with four novelettes framed by Ricardo explaining his story to the vampire powers-that-be in the Vatican. Rick is the vampire master of Kitty Norville's city, and has gradually become her friend and ally through the series of books. His origin and history is explained here, fr......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on October 20, 2019

I know that I have yet to read the last two Kitty Norville installments. But when Carrie Vaughn announced that The Immortal Conquistador would reveal Rick the vampire's origin story, I knew I wanted to sink my teeth into this one ASAP! Portions of this work first appeared as short fiction pieces in......more

Goodreads review by Bea on November 22, 2020

A mix of previously published short stories and new material, together they tell us more about Rick and how he became who and what he is. Not a good starting point if you are new to the Kitty series but a good addition to it.......more

Goodreads review by Lou on January 06, 2020

A tale of the reluctant Vampire. Ricardo di Avila, the son of a lesser Nobleman .. accompanies and survives the doomed and disappointing expedition of the legendary Conquistador Coranado to New Spain in search of wealth and fame. Being one of a few to survive, he is tricked by a previous friend into......more

Goodreads review by Mark on February 24, 2024

The Immortal Conquistador Author: Carrie Vaughn Publisher: Tachyon Publications Publishing Date: 2020 Pgs: 184 ===================================== REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS Genre: Urban Fantasy Fiction Vampires Paranormal _______________________________________ The Feel: The early chapters give me vibes like......more