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Title: Resurrection: The Vampire Legacy by Karen E. Taylor ISBN: 0786014717 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Rating: 5
Summary: An awesome vampire novel
Comment: Deirdre Griffin returns as the star in this latest installment of the VAMPIRE LEGACY. She and her beloved Mitch have made a fairly happy life for themselves, opening a small pub to sustain their needs for money and blood alike. The shadow of the enemy Others hangs over them. It is only a matter of time until the next attack comes they know.
When it does come, the couple is unprepared for the insidious nature of it. Deirdre drinks from one of them, and finds that the blood is poisoned, and though she spits it out, the venom is in her long enough to have an effect. When a catalyst in introduced into her bloodstream, the less obvious poison that she was not able to avoid takes effect. Its intent is not to kill her, but slowly rob her of her memory. In desperation, Mitch and Deirdre reach out to their allies; to Vivienne and Dr. Sam and Lily and Victor. At the same time, they are presented with a mystery, one that may either be a gift or a curse. Two mortals come into their lives, a mother and son. Mitch has a strange attraction to the boy, and when they find out why, the truth is more horrifying and more welcome than they could possibly have dreamed.
***** The final secret is not revealed until the last page. It will leave you gnashing your teeth (or fangs) while you wait for the spring of 2004 for the next book. If you just can't wait, go over to Horrorfind Fiction and check out Ms. Taylor's spectacular BLOOD OF THE ROSE. It elevates her to a master horror writer, with skillful language and tone creating a sense of terror more than the actual events. It surpasses the VAMPIRE LEGACY for sensuality, and is far scarier.
RESURRECTION is definitely one of the finest vampire books I have ever read. It lacks nothing in continuity and has strong, developing characters who grow and have not stagnated. With each novel, the familiar players reveal new aspects of themselves, and old territory is never rehashed. It is a further note of excellence that the story is told so well in first person. Many times this point of view is ill used, and only the best can utilize it well. *****
Rating: 5
Summary: Magnificently Put Together
Comment: A magnificently put together book that pits Dierdre & Mitch against, well, seemingly, everyone! I couldn't put this novel down--in fact, I believe I read it faster than anything I've read in quite a while.
The Author really has a handle on how to manipulate her characters (as well she should after 5 previous books!) into situations that are both plausible (in her universe), and so conflicting as to cause the reader much anxiousness and anticipation in how the puzzle will be solved.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book for any and all readers, and am anxiously awaiting book #7!
Rating: 3
Summary: Vampire Sociology
Comment: The past century has wrought a significant change in the old, reliable vampire genre. In those glorious old days, women were women, men were men, and vampires were... the bad guys. Now, vampires have feelings, try to develop functional relationships, and harbor deep doubts about their ethical position. In short, they do everything but have therapists, and, Lord knows, some of them should do exactly that. Humans, on the other hand, are the villains half the time, and often are just portable blood supplies that dot the backdrops.
One of the inventions of this shift of sympathy from the victim to the predator is the creation of a completely new genre of vampire story, one that I call vampire politics (or vampire sociology if you need a more generic title). As Karen Taylor's latest demonstrates, the story is completely about the interoperations and machinations of various groups of supernatural creatures, almost out of context with the world in which the author proposes they live. On of the other things 'Resurrection' demonstrates is that unless this is done very well, it would be better if it had not been attempted.
Deirdre Griffin has been around as a vampire for some six moderately successful volumes. She has stopped several monstrous killers, taking a vampire husband, and endured a certain amount of family problems. Until now, the stories have been marked by strong plots and a variety of interesting characters, vampire and human. Now hunted across the world by a mysterious group known as The Others, Deirdre and Mike are in a struggle for their very existence. Somehow, Deirdre has been infected with a poison that is gradually erasing her memories, turning her into an empty vessel living only in the moment.
What should have become a fast-paced race against time to solve the threat of The Others and recover Deirdre's essence turns into a series of pat moves across the narrow stage of a tiny English town where the most momentous events seem to happen more off camera than at center stage. In truth, the book has fewer settings than the average off Broadway play. Coupled with a lack of character development (Deirdre is degenerating and everyone else is staying the same) this results in a book that is missing some important ingredients for success. This explains its lackluster sales performance.
It is clearly Taylor's intent to write a sequel, since almost every story arc is left unfinished. Hopefully, some of the tedium of this volume is due to the necessity for setting the stage upon which more exciting events will play. I am giving this book three stars because I do not want to sell short an otherwise successful author without seeing where she is going with the entire effort. But unless you are entranced by vampire stories where the most exciting event is the death if a dog (and Deirdre's money worries) be warned that you may find this far less satisfactory than other efforts.
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Title: The Vampire Vivienne by Karen E. Taylor ISBN: 0786012064 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Blood of My Blood by Karen E. Taylor ISBN: 078601153X Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Deceptions (Laws of the Blood, 4) by Susan Sizemore ISBN: 0441009840 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Cerulean Sins: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel by Laurell K. Hamilton ISBN: 0425188361 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Night Pleasures (Dark-Hunters) by Sherrilyn Kenyon ISBN: 0312979983 Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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