Rating: 
Summary: A wonderful tale of heroic tragedy.
Review: I found the Elf vampire of this book to a soul mate to Drizz't, the heroic Drow of the Dark Elf series. Both characters strive to overcome their dark heritage. Both characters are thoughtful and love Life, yet seem to be doomed to a stoic life (or un-life) of constant struggle. I highly reccomend this book for anyone who loves a story of a heroic but troubled hero and his efforts to beat the odds.
Rating:
Summary: It made a Ravenloft fan out of me!!!
Review: First off I would like to say to the "critic" who didn't like this book, If you can't spell - don't judge other peoples writing!! With that out of the way I can tell you how absolutely enthralling this book was!! I am a loyal fan of the D&D and Forgotten Realms books, so when my husband gave me this book I was sure it wouldn't be something I wanted to read. I have played Ravenloft campaigns and found them to be too dark and evil and I thought the book would prove to be the same. It wasn't!! Wonderfully deep and lovable characters(especially the tortured Jander) ,an exciting story-line and an almost sympathetic villan. I couldn't put the book down and when I was finished I searched the web for more of Mrs.Goldens' books!!
Rating:
Summary: Dark Fantasy at its Finest
Review: This is a wonderful book! So far, all of the Ravenloft books that I've read have been well-written and fun, but this one takes the cake! Jander's anguish and hope is heart-wrenching, and Strahd's character is portrayed as that of villain who was once a truly honorable man. Take my advice, start the series with this book, and tell me what you think.
Rating:
Summary: Definate Five Stars!
Review: I don't know why in the world anyone would dislike this book, I thought it was WONDERFUL! It was very sad in the beginning and everyone I know cried or almost did while reading it (including men), I think this book really makes you think about life. I think it's a great book to read if you like science fiction. Everyone I know that read this book also loved it, so I think it deserves 5 stars.
Rating: 
Summary: Trash! Complete and utter trash.
Review: I made the terrible mistake of purchasing this book in the airport. Of a small collection of books, this one seemed interesting. I regret my decision. Vampire of the mists is terribly written. Even a layman could surpass the mediocre literate skills of Christie Golden. The only reason why they can sell #### like this is because of all those mind-numbing, spirit-crushing AD&D players out there. It's a pity they allow people to publish stuff like this.
Rating:
Summary: What a curse
Review: I love this book. An elf vampire. What a curse that is for an elf. The setting is so dark. Raveloft is relentless in its torture of poor Jander. The novel is "dark" but that is the way it is supposed to be.
Rating: 
Summary: A great tale, but really over-hyped
Review: The first (and longest) RL novel is a great one, on the same level as later releases such as Dance of the Dead, Baroness of Blood, and To Sleep with Evil. However, after reading it, I came to the conclusion that it wasn't as good as it was hyped up to be. Yes, the novel is fantastic, giving us one of the greatest anti-heroes (Jander Sunstar) of all time as well as several other intriguing characters (Leisl, Sasha, Katrina, etc.) and the greatest villain in the entire demiplane, Strahd Von Zarovich. Only, this Strahd, a far cry from the debonaire former nobleman we see in later novels (specifically I, Strahd and its sequel). The story is simple enough, but I think we could have done without the history of Strahd in the first novel. It sort of took away from the mystery that is the Count. Also, parts of the story dragged and I think it spanned too many years too soon. It should have almost been two books, 1 taking place in the first 20 years or so of Jander's arrival and the other being the last few of his existence in Barovia. The best part, though, was the history of Jander, including the transformation of Merrydale into Daggerdale. Also, the Cult of the Morninglord was a nice touch. In all, the book is exquisite, and Golden's first romp through the demiplane is a good one indeed. But, it isn't good enough to be among my creme-de-la-creme list. Her next novel, DotD, was much better.
Rating:
Summary: A Must Read for Vampire Fans
Review: Science fiction has never held any great interest with me until I found the Ravenloft series. Being a Horror fan, specifically vampire fiction, it is not often I wander into the Sci-Fi section looking for a good read. Then I found this book. Jander Sunstar captures your attention and alerts your compassion like no other character has before. I have read over two hundred vampire novels, and this by far is my favorite. The magic of the tale draws you in and keeps you reading well into the night. The antagonist-protagonist relationship between Jander and Straud is incredibly well-matched, with even the villian (per se) having a well of expositional emotions to draw on. A reccommended read for an escape from reality.
Rating:
Summary: Why ?
Review: Why is everybody giving this book such good credit ? For starters I'd like to congradulate Cristy for this is a well written book but that doesn't mean that it's good. The story itself is dull, there are a few things happening and it's "on the same roll" during the whole book. There doesn't anything exiting happen in it. I don't want to give anything away about this book but I'll say that I admit that during the end I was curious of what would happen...but guess what, the end turned out to be worse than the whole book. It took all the nonsense that had been mixing up and blew it in your face. Besides, it really didn't explain anything and the things it did explain were just plainly stupid. Read another book -
Rating:
Summary: Very Original!
Review: An elfen vampiric creature versus the lord of the undead......I like it!...Very Original.
| 
