Gehenna, the Final Night: The Final Night (Vampire the Masquerade)

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Summary: An engaging read...
Review: I think this book will satisfy the curious who are fans of White Wolf's novel series. Who survives, who doesn't, what's left? I really enjoyed the directions that Ari Marmell took familiar characters, though it left me asking about other individual who were sadly, not mentioned. Though it was somewhat predictable, "Gehenna, The Final Night" was a very entertaining read and fun to curl up with on a cold winter night.

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Summary: Ignore iconthor, this book is fantastic.
Review: I, too, have read every White Wolf novel published since 1996 (since 1994, truth be told), and I was positively blown away by Gehenna, the Final Night -- which was written, I might add, by MR. Ari Marmell. It satisfies on so many levels, I hardly know where to begin. Not only does it wrap up the nearly 13-year story arc established in the roleplaying game, but it also gives some much-needed insight into the motives and methods of some of the line's most enduring signature characters in these, the final nights. As a piece of gaming fiction, Gehenna, the Final Night is superlative. As a first novel, it's a remarkable achievement. Even those whose taste for the game runs tepid are sure to get a thrill out of this wonderful story.

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Summary: Surprisingly Satisfying
Review: This novelization of the end of White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade was far better than I expected and I must say I put the book down with a "wow" on my lips. Mr. Marmell combined characters we know and love, with seat-of-your-pants action, to provide a gripping and moving story of The End. I'm almost tempted to buy the other two books in the series, despite my only being a VTM fan....
The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is that it did not provide what everybody wants/expects at "end of the world" scenarios: Answers. Come on, if White Wolf and its crew are the true "gods" of this world they made, they could at least provide us some answers to the myths and half-truths they've hinted at over the years. Yes, the book allows us a taste of Caine, gives us at least one (possibly two) Antedeluvians, and hints at a couple more, but that's it. Just crumbs. I personally wanted to know just which Antedeluvians were "real" and which were myths. What about the Second Generation of Caine? Who officially sired which clan, who's behind the Jyhad, what caused Caine to curse his childer, and so on (and, yes, I'm terribly PO'd over the "official" answer concerning the truth about the Antedeluvians given in Vampire: Gehenna). I would've preferred just a tad more clarification...but still a damn fine story.

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Summary: Interesting, but flawed
Review: This was only the 2nd WOD novel I've read. I've played the game a few times, but am not a fan of Role-playing. The world itself is interesting, though, and so I bought this book.
It was good, but could have used a little tighter editing. Also, a lot of characters were introduced, and I think most of them have been around a while. This might be good for people who've followed the whole series, but it made it hard to figure out motivations we (it seemed) were assumed to already know.
I'd say this is worth reading if you want to know how it all ends (for now) and you might like it more if you know who all the characters are.