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Summary: not like the rest of the series
Review: I really enjoyed this book! I liked the other books in the series just fine, but this one brings together the best characters from them, and in such a great place -- Las Vegas, where even a dragon isn't out of place. I enjoyed the interaction between the characters that had operated more isolated in the other books.The plot was strong as well. The main characters had a lot at stake (pun intended) here. I recommend it to any reader of vampire fiction, or any reader of speculative fiction!
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Summary: Best of the series so far!
Review: I really enjoyed this book! I liked the other books in the series just fine, but this one brings together the best characters from them, and in such a great place -- Las Vegas, where even a dragon isn't out of place. I enjoyed the interaction between the characters that had operated more isolated in the other books. The plot was strong as well. The main characters had a lot at stake (pun intended) here. I recommend it to any reader of vampire fiction, or any reader of speculative fiction!
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Summary: Not the same
Review: I really liked the reunion of so many of the characters from her other books! For example, Valentine from the first book, Char and Jebel from others. The characterizations were exceptionally well done. Magic really does exist in this universe which even features a dragon. Wow! Keep up the good work! I look forward to the next one and am curious where it will take place!
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Summary: A Joy to Read!
Review: I really liked the reunion of so many of the characters from her other books! For example, Valentine from the first book, Char and Jebel from others. The characterizations were exceptionally well done. Magic really does exist in this universe which even features a dragon. Wow! Keep up the good work! I look forward to the next one and am curious where it will take place!
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Summary: Not as good as the earlier books
Review: I wasn't disappointed in this installment, but it could have been better. The ending leaves room for more action oriented tales in the series, which is the author's intended direction. I've said this in a review of another LotB book, but I really would like to read something that focuses entirely on Valentine's past.
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Summary: Not as good as the earlier books
Review: I wasn't disappointed in this installment, but it could have been better. The ending leaves room for more action oriented tales in the series, which is the author's intended direction. I've said this in a review of another LotB book, but I really would like to read something that focuses entirely on Valentine's past.
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Summary: Not the same
Review: I've enjoyed the other four books in this series greatly, but this one was too much of a jump. I'm not saying that it was not well writen and interesting, just a surprise for someone who was expecting a certain type of vampire. In this book several of interesting characters come together in Las Vegas, which happens to be a very popular resting place for light-addicted vampires (wish she left that out, it was just too weird.) The group of three vampires and one human need to stop a crazed magician, as well as a fanatic who wants to kill all vampires. This just wasn't as intersting and unique as the previous novels. I hope she goes back to her orginal format.
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Summary: Like the New Direction
Review: Some other reviewers have complained that this book is "different" than the rest of the series, but I say Hurray! Heroes brings back characters from different books, which is a first (well, Jebel did make a guest appearance in Companions). It also reveals more about the world of the strigoi. I like the history, and I enjoyed learning about the tensions in vampire society. There's a feel of impending change in Sizemore's universe, and I look forward to finding out how it's going to come about.
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Summary: Like the New Direction
Review: Some other reviewers have complained that this book is "different" than the rest of the series, but I say Hurray! Heroes brings back characters from different books, which is a first (well, Jebel did make a guest appearance in Companions). It also reveals more about the world of the strigoi. I like the history, and I enjoyed learning about the tensions in vampire society. There's a feel of impending change in Sizemore's universe, and I look forward to finding out how it's going to come about.
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Summary: A dangerous conspiracy threatens Nighthawk authority
Review: Susan Sizemore has carved a wonderful little niche for herself in the vampire genre with her Laws of the Blood series. Heroes, the fifth book in the series, begins to blend what has come before into a new concoction full of future possibilities. Up until this point, each novel had concentrated on different vampires in different cities, with the predominant focus being on the Enforcers charged with overseeing vampire law in each area. In Sizemore's fictional universe, vampires are subject to a set of laws put in place centuries ago by the Strigoi Council: a vampire cannot kill another vampire, no vampire should mess around with another vampire's human companion, no vampire can reveal the group's existence to humans, etc. Vampires can be a pretty unruly lot, and that is why each area falls under the jurisdiction of an Enforcer, a sort of supervampire of the Nighthawk line. The Enforcer decides when and whom local vampires can hunt, metes out justice on those vampires who refuse to obey the Laws, takes care of any strigoi (lone vampires) that happen on to his/her territory, etc. Enforcers not only can destroy vampires, they draw their strength from the ingested hearts of those they kill. These Laws of the Blood have existed for many centuries, and more and more of the new generation of vampires oppose them - this increasing dissatisfaction with the old ways is basically the central theme in the books of this series. Heroes features a mini-convention of characters from the first two books of the series. First, we have Char, a young Enforcer still breaking in her Nighthawk claws, and her companion Jebel Haven, a mortal vampire hunter with whom Char has yet to share her blood. Then there is Valentine and her vampire companion Geoff Sterling. Valentine is an ancient, agoraphobic, and increasingly mysterious vampire who, not so long ago, came very close to making a motion picture revealing the true existence and history of her kind (a definite no-no in the vampire world). Both Char and Valentine disapprove of certain Laws of the Blood but do not seek the kind of revolution many other vampires yearn for. All of these characters now come together in Las Vegas, where they soon find themselves battling to save vampirism as they know it. Ibis, a truly ancient vampire, has built a hotel and casino modeled on an ancient vampire city and has stocked a special museum with mysterious vampire artifacts. A young local vampire is determined to break the yoke of the Laws, and the translation of an ancient scroll purportedly telling the truth about the Nighthawks stands at the center of her plans. As the plot develops, the very existence of Nighthawks is challenged, and we learn that there is much, much more that Susan Sizemore has to teach us about these main players in her thrilling Laws of the Blood novels. Overall, I found Heroes a little less satisfying than the third and fourth Laws of the Blood books, but this novel holds a crucial place in the series. For every new truth we discover, we seem to acquire two new mysteries, opening up untold numbers of doors through which Sizemore may choose to take us in succeeding books. There is plenty of action and excitement in these pages, culminating in a fight far removed from any we have yet encountered - and it take something special to outdo vampires, demons, and werewolves. Then, just when you think the book is finished, you find thirty more pages yet to go; it is here that Sizemore brings all of the plot points together and prepares the reader for what is to come in the future. Susan Sizemore has managed to breathe new life into the vampire genre and shows no signs of slowing down. Each succeeding novel in the series delves deeper into vampire society and the mist-enshrouded origins of vampirekind, sating our own thirsts for vampire action and excitement while beckoning us onward toward bigger and better things to come. Sizemore's characters are also very well drawn; not only do they differ from your Dracula or Nosferatu style of vampire, they possess great life, character, and believability. Any lover of vampire fiction would be well advised to sample Susan Sizemore's wares for himself/herself.
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