Anne Rice's The Master of Rampling Gate by C. Doran (.CBR)

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May 29th, 2011, 7:57 am
#787516 by Ojay
Anne Rice's The Master of Rampling Gate by Colleen Doran
Requirements: CBR Reader, 46 MB.
Overview: In Southern England during the late 19th Century, siblings Richard and Julie Rampling visit their faily's long-vacant ancestral mansion, only to discover the horrible secret of the old castle: an ancient vampire who has held sway over their family and the entire Village of Rampling for centuries!

Best-selling author Anne Rice creates this graphic tale of romance and unspeakable horror -- adapted into a full-color graphic album format by James Schlosser and beautifully painted by artist Colleen Doran.

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Anne Rice's The Master of Rampling Gate
    Anne Rice author
    Colleen Doran penciler, inker, colorist
    John Bolton cover
    Vickie Williams letterer
    David Campiti editor
    Published by Innovation, 1991.

      Set in the gasslit streets of 1888 London and the wild moors of the countryside beyond, The Master of Rampling Gate tells the story of Julie, a young woman who becomes obsessed with the house her father swore her and her brother to tear down upon his death. Julie can't imagine what lies in wait at Rampling Gate, a spirit that haunted her father for years and now yearns for her flesh. The Master of Rampling Gate is a sublime love story in which Julie struggles to choose between the world of reason and rationality and the dark promises of a creature she is almost helpless to resist.

        Master Of Rampling Gate, Reviewed by "gevaudian" on March 30, 2002.
          If you are an Anne Rice fan this is a must have. Originally signed and numbered up to 850 as well as released on a small scale to comic book retailers. this is also now available for the first time in 11 years on a Book On Tape. This is a short story about a vampire (of course) who dwells in the home of the remaining Rampling family. Mystery and intrigue lead the young Ms. Julie Rampling to this man of darkness who is afraid his home will be torn down. It's a nice tale of Romance and old fashioned Anne Rice. Very rare and a true collector's item who has to read everything by this author.

        Review of The Master of Rampling Gate: A Vook by Chris Posted on Sunday March, 14 2010
          Every so often something comes along that provides some new and innovative way to enhance the art of storytelling.

          The latest in storytelling innovation comes from the trailblazers at Vook. A Vook is the blending of both video and text (video+book=Vook) to create an experience unlike any other. Vooks combine entertaining stories with videos that compliment them by providing the reader with interesting information and special features such as author interviews. Add to the mix informative links to such sites as Wikipedia for those wishing to learn more about the topics within a story and you have yourself the makings of a fascinating read.

          I recently had the chance to experience Vook for the first time with the retelling of Anne Rice’s short story The Master of Rampling Gate.

          The Master of Rampling Gate, Anne Rice’s first and only short story dealing with vampires tells the tale of a young woman and her brother as they visit their ancestral home after the death of their father. Rampling Gate, passed down from generation to generation for centuries had always been the home of the Rampling family. That was of course until their father had left the mansion vowing never again to return. Both siblings are awestruck by the beauty and magnificence of the place which makes fulfilling their father’s deathbed wish all the harder for their father has commanded that Rampling Gate be torn down.

          Neither sibling knows why their father had made such a strange request until one night Julie, a bright young lady with a mind full of fantasy meets the true master of Rampling Gate… A centuries old vampire who has been alive since the age of the Black Death.

          As an avid Anne Rice fan I have read The Master of Rampling Gate before but even though the story may not have been new to me the presentation certainly was. I enjoyed being able to read the story as well as watch the short videos peppered throughout. Each chapter includes it’s own video involving such topics as Gothic literature, the Black Death, an explanation of the story by Anne and of course information on Anne herself. Oh and don’t forget the vampires. Links to such pages as Wikipedia and AskOxford.Com are also peppered throughout the tale providing information to the reader about topics related to the story.

          Vooks may not be taking the place of books anytime soon but they are enjoyable, informative and even though fairly new there is already a wide variety to choose from. Anne has often spoken of her interest in Vooks on her FaceBook so hopefully we shall be seeing more of them from her sometime in the future.

          The Master of Rampling Gate is available for both online reading and as an iPhone App from Vook on their website and is currently on sale for .99 cents for a limited time.

        -Chris

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http://www.gboxes.com/883ie1ia13hy -- Anne Rice's: The Master of Rampling Gate (1991)

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