Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin B9

"Fevre Dream" is a novel by George R.R. Martin, set in 1857 along the Mississippi River, featuring a steamboat captain, Abner Marsh, and a wealthy, mysterious man, Joshua York, who turns out to be a vampire, and their journey into a world of vampire politics and a quest for a more peaceful future for their kind. ISBN: 978-0-553-57793-8