It took me a little while to get into this one. I had a couple of false starts before I found the vibe of it and really started reading it.The story is of a newly created vampire. A new type of one that is particularly American. His story is told in two parts - simultaneously. One part (written by King) is Skinner Sweets' origin tale, his genesis. It's set in the old west where Sweet, an outlaw, is captured, tries to escape, is turned, buried, escapes, is buried again and finally gets away.
The second tale set some 16 years later has Sweet acting out some sort of Machiavellian scheme against the old vampires. He creates a new vamp (an actress) and sits back and watches her tear through the ranks of the old guard.
It was a strange little book this one. It really never felt like it had any real clout. The idea felt fuzzy and the two stories were never more than vaguely readable. I'd check out the second volume should it ever be put in front of me but I'm glad my local library stocked this and I didn't buy it.
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