Vampire$

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Summary: Strong starter, weak from page 50 on
Review: Bleuach!!! The horror in this book was for horrible. A strong beginning but it then spiraled into weak adolescent fantasy. The characters were cardboard, the vampires were Romero revisited ala "Night of the Living dead". The one small concept addressed in the book which is interesting dealt with Vampire sex or lack thereof.

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Summary: I Have Read This Book Over 30 Times!!!
Review: Ok folks, in brief let me say that I habitually re-read my favorite books. Bearing that in mind, for me to have read this one over 30 times is still an amazing feat. The characters are real, their reactions real, their emotions real, all of which makes the fantastic (and terrifying) situation they are in all the more striking. Some of my other favorite authors are Robert Jordan and Julian May, both critical favorites. John Steakley, with Vampire$, takes the top spot by far.

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Summary: Vampires is without doubt the best book I have ever read.
Review: The book is extremely well written, and maintains a good story and character realism. For a book of this type, Jack Crow, Cherry Cat, Felix, Davette, and the rest, are some of the most human, and believable characters I have encountered in some time. I loved the book so much that I actually stole it from the local library. It was great. sincerely Matt Weems

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Summary: A very gritty book about Vampire Hunters
Review: This is possibly the best Vampire book that I have ever read. Forget about the Ann Rice vampire, forget about how the vampire "feels". The vampires in this book are out for blood, human blood, Steakley never lets you forget that. What makes the book truly entertaining however is the psychology of the hunters. They know that death at the hands of a vampire isn't pleasn't, and they know that as hunters one day their luck will fail and their friends will have to drive a stake through their hearts. But they keep going Great book

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Summary: Good book
Review: Vampire$ was a good book which I thought was well written. The main reason I decided to leave a review was to comment on an earlier review. The reviewer stated that he/she had stopped reading the book after 30 pages because of the foul language. I believe the langauge was meant to fill out the main character and show what kind of man he was (doing the job he did). It bothers me to see someone stop reading because of such a small point as language then comment (giving a bad rating 1#) on the book without having read the whole thing.

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Summary: Yawn.
Review: So I finally spot this novel I've read so much about on the net....what a letdown. I was expecting so much more, you know, like maybe some insight into the vampire myth, some great characters, geez, even a good story for cripes sake. What I got were cardboard characters, weak plot and run-on sentences like you wouldn't believe. Save your money & time and read Interview With a Vampire instead. This same review score can also apply to Steakley's Armour as well. Sorry folks, overrated in my book, anyway.

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Summary: I read Armor
Review: I read Armor and I thought it was one of the best books I had ever read. I wish he would write MORE BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: FEED ME MORE!
Review: I READ BOTH BOOKS ARMOR AND VAMPIRE$ AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE BOTH GREAT. EVEN THOU IM ONLY 12 I HAVE ONE THING TO SAY TO MR. STEAKLEY, PLEASE JUST GO OUT THERE AND AND MAKE MORE BOOKS!@#$%^&*(

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Summary: A Kick-Ass no-nonsense Vampire book you will love!
Review: This story is about a team of aggressive, highly trained individuals who track and kill Vampires in modern day America. The team is run like a Special Operations unit (Seals, Green Berets, Marine Recon). The Vampires are very powerful and brutal. You won't find wimpy Vampires that run away from a simple wooden cross in this book. These Vampires will rip your spine out of your body in the blink of an eye! This book is not for the weak of heart. If you want a facinating and terrifying book, get this one. I like this book so much that I have puchased three copies over the years. I lend them out to friends. Everyone loved it. The one thing I want to know is: When is Mr. Steakley going to write another book like this one? MR. STEAKLEY- PLEASE, PLEASE WRITE ANOTHER BOOK LIKE THIS!!!!!!

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Summary: The pit
Review: I'm a big fan of vampire stories and this one starts out great with the premise of vampires in a modern world. But that doesn't last very long and it really lapses into a yarn about manly heroes who protect helpless and useless damsels in distress. O.K., so did Stoker, but that's 100+ years ago and it had style. This is just trash! It does seem like Steakley polarizes reviewers...