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Summary: The Man You Love To Hate
Review: The truth is, there are two basic kinds of books in the Clan Novel Series so far. 1) There are the books with a panoramic point of view that advance the larger story of the struggle between the Camarilla and the Sabbat, tie up necessary loose ends, further develop complex intrigues and so on. 2) There are the books which focus tightly on a character or small group of characters. You may not be able to move the pins on your battle map as much with Type 2 but they tend to be the better books in the series. They tend to stand alone better (because you don't have to be moving pins on a battle map to care what happens) and tend to have more of a sense of being about the title vampire clan. CLAN NOVEL RAVNOS is type two, as is Kathleen Ryan's other book in the series CLAN NOVEL SETITE. This makes them the strongest books in the series so far. (Gherbod Fleming's GANGREL and ASSAMITE are the other two.) Here, the hero is Khalil a charming jerk of a Ravnos who keeps outsmarting himself even as he is, yet again, declaring victory. His straight man in this farce is the commanding voice of the mysterious Ravnos elder which he hears in his head. (Rather sinister, too...but Khalil, of course, doesn't seem to notice that little problem.) Ramona from GANGREL and Liz from SETITE are teamed up with Khalil here. Ryan does an especially good job of adapting Fleming's Ramona. There doesn't seem to be any big advances of the series plot but there is some helpful development of the situation of the Ravnos clan as well as glimpses of the Nosferatu and the New York Sabbat. And then there's that Ravnos elder....
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Summary: Clan Novel: Ravnos
Review: This book is so far possibly the best of the clan novels. With this book you get some clarification on the fate of clan Ravnos. This book also clears up a lot of the loose storylines intruduced in the other clan novels, while leaving us guessing just what is going to come of the major storylines in the next clan novel. Fans of the clan novel series will enjoy this book immensely and should eagerly anticipate the release of clan novel: malkavian.
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Summary: A good book, with a mysterious feel.
Review: This is the best book so far in the clan novel series. If you have been following the series so far then you are familier with the concept. Each novel is sopposed to be a stand alone story weaved into the fabric of a larger plot. To date the first three books have been less stand alone and more like chapters in a continuing story. Setite corrects that and returns to the premis of stand alone stories in a wider framework. The novel, all though not fine liturature, is a great read that is hard to put down. I found myself captivated by the caracters, and genuanly involved in the plot. I also found that I cared about the main characters, and understood their motivations. This novel is part of a larger series, and therfor reading the earlier books help to explane the subtext, you can read this book without any preamble, and that is what makes it a good stand alone novel. A definate read for those who like the world of darkness.
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: This series of book, obviously intended for people familar with White Wolf's World of Darkness, are wonderful reading. As an avid fan of Vampire the Masquerade I have never been widely fond of the "evil" Vampire Clan, The Followers of Set. This book, though, is one of the best in the Vampire series. As it chronicles the Setite Hesha's search for the Eye of Hazmael it deals explicitely with the relationships the Setite forms with a young woman, Elizabeth and his retainer, Thompson. It is not a book filled with heavy fighting but rather one that details the Setite's being pulled between his humanity and inhumanity. I heartedly recommend this book for all parties, particularly those who play Vampire the Masquerade roleplaying game. If nothing else it will give you a new understanding of the Followers of Set, something that is very difficult to attain in the roleplaying supplements.
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: This series of book, obviously intended for people familar with White Wolf's World of Darkness, are wonderful reading. As an avid fan of Vampire the Masquerade I have never been widely fond of the "evil" Vampire Clan, The Followers of Set. This book, though, is one of the best in the Vampire series. As it chronicles the Setite Hesha's search for the Eye of Hazmael it deals explicitely with the relationships the Setite forms with a young woman, Elizabeth and his retainer, Thompson. It is not a book filled with heavy fighting but rather one that details the Setite's being pulled between his humanity and inhumanity. I heartedly recommend this book for all parties, particularly those who play Vampire the Masquerade roleplaying game. If nothing else it will give you a new understanding of the Followers of Set, something that is very difficult to attain in the roleplaying supplements.
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Summary: Another win for Ryan...
Review: Though not as compelling as Kathleen Ryan's prior book (Setite), the author continues to remain the powerhouse writer in this, otherwise disappointing, series. Once again, Ryan's characters are believable, likable (even the villains) and cunningly REAL. She makes the World of Darkness TRULY come alive despite the poor backdrop she was given by the other books in the series which rarely rise to the heights of mediocrity. Kudos to Kathleen Ryan for another example of White Wolf authors that actually know what a 'Story-teller' does.
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Summary: And Ryan gets the save....
Review: With such a poor beginning as was offered in books one and two of this (by and large) pedestrian series, I was shocked to find this jewel among the trash pile. Kathleen Ryan (whom, until now had only written lead-in pieces for White-wolf's Mage game) has tepped forward and claimed the lead-horse position in this race. Setite is full of facsinating and believable characters, fantastic dialogue and cunningly described scenes. The characters are VERY human and very likable... even in their villainy. A suggestion to the folks at white wolf... should you launch another new series, place Kathleen Ryan at the helm.
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