Bloodwars

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Summary: OMG!
Review: Brian Lumely continues to knock me on my behind! He is such a great writer! Everytime I read his books I can picture the world of the Whamphyri as if I were somehow transported there! Forget Anne Rice! This is the greatest Vampire writer ever!

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Summary: Left Behind.....
Review: Don't ask me why, but when I was about half way thru this book I started skimming page after page. Similar story lines rehashed over and over, yet written from a slightly different character perspective to appear a little different. Lots of wordy paragraphs with no real action. It reminded me of reading the long drawn out "Left Behind" series. In defense of Lumley, he most likely felt compelled to explain the same past events over and over in every book of the series. With this being the 8th book, most of it ends up being a rerun for the faithful readers. Also trying to combine horror, science fiction, romance and spiritual themes in one book was just too much. Too many loose ends. I was bummed when finishing the first five books of the original Necroscope series, because I was left wanting more. With this trilogy I glad I done and am going to take a break from Lumley for awhile. Obvously you can't read the first two books and not this one. Just don't drop to many $$$ to complete the trilogy.

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Summary: Tedious and badly paced
Review: I did my best to finish this book, but I found it tedious and unenjoyable. The plot is thin and it develops too slowly. The action scenes are poorly paced, completely unexciting to read. Most of the verbiage focuses on long exposition about the thoughts of the book's many (way too many) main characters.

The story viewpoint shifts from character to character, but not in a logical, episodic way, like in the Lord of the Rings switching from Frodo to Aragorn when each is at a stopping point. Instead it's stream of consciousness: 1) a good guy thinks about a bad guy 2) we see what the bad guy is thinking about for while, then the bad guy thinks about his henchman, 3) then we see the henchman and he thinks about his girlfriend ... etc for 800 pages.

Next time: less telling and thinking, more showing and doing.

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Summary: Not what I remembered from the original series
Review: I read the original books when Harry Keogh was the protagonist. I have to say that I was dissappointed in this one. It didn't have the same pull as the others. There was something about the writing that just gets annoying after awhile, can't put my finger on any one thing though. I guess it almost seems comic book like in a way. Maybe it could be that I went too long between books and forgot his style of writing.

When I don't anticipate getting to read more and don't think about what will happen next during the day, that's usually a sign that the book needs to go.

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Summary: Quite possibly my favorite book ever....
Review: The subject says it all. Easily the best vampire novel written since Dracula, and that's a lot of books. Heck, one of the best horror novels ever written, period. The conclusion to one of the best series (really, the vampire world trilogy is a continuation of the Necroscope trilogy, so you should consider both series as one large series) of books I have ever had the pleasure of reading, and it's well worth every page. There is not one single dull, dry moment in this book. You can read it on its own...but to get the full effect, read the other books (at least the Vampire World trilogy) first. Then be prepared - this book packs one HECK of an emotional wallop!

My hat is off to Mr. Lumley. The best book, bar none, I have ever read.

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Summary: WOW
Review: This installment is the best; best of the vimpire trilogy; best of all Lumley's works. The conclusion novel is a none stop reader. You wont need friends, when Lumley is your freind. Lumley's writing flows fast through your mind, with jumps,excitment,Twists and Mayhem! If you don't buy this then... life just wont seem the same!

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Summary: OUT OF BREATH
Review: THIS IS THE FINALE TO THE BLOOD BROTHERS TRILOGY AND WOW, ALMOST TOO MUCH TO TAKE IN.IF YOU READ THE FIRST 2 BOOKS OR ALL OF THE SERIES THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS. LOTS OF MAYHEM AND ALMOST TOO MUCH GOING ON BUT I LOVED IT.LUMLEY'S VAMPIRES ARE FEROCIOUS. GUESS THATS WHY I LOVE IT.TONS OF SUBPLOTS AND AGAIN GREAT CHARACTERS HAD ME RE-READ THIS AT LEAST 4 TIMES.RECOMMENDED!

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Summary: Grande Finale
Review: What can l say but excellent. What a way to finish of this section of the Necroscope Saga. Brian Lumley has developed Nathan our new Necroscope very well in the last two books and has brought him to fruishen in this final book. As in all his books the whole story entwines with many different characters and plots up to a great ending to rival the one in Deadspawn, not going to give away the ending l just hope you read this book and find out for yourself.