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Summary: in a different vein
Review: I've read many vampire books, and most all of them treat vampires as mystical, saintly creatures. This is one of the first books I've read that portrays vampires as what they would be if they actually existed, monsters. A great read with enough humor thrown in to make the scary parts that much scarier
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Summary: Action, humor and vampires, it will put a spell on you
Review: This book was a funny, smart and quick on it's feet
I can't wait to see the John Carpenter movie, he is shooting it as I speak
When I started to read VAMPIRES I was very pleased with the climax of the book
Since I am a huge John Carpenter fan, I thought that the cast of this book was inspired by some of his movie characters
and that's what made me like this book
That's the only reason I bought Vampires, because of the movie and also I wanted a headstart on the plot so I can compare the book to the movie
En bref, this book was a very good entertainer and it gave me a good time every night before going to bed
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Summary: Foul Language Killed It
Review: The foul language in this book was constant and completely unnecessary to the storyline. After 30 pages I gave up and refuse to read it anymore. I was also disappointed because John Steakley's ARMOR is one of the few books I have read several times. I would rate ARMOR an 8 or 9. (It would be a 10 if there was less Jack Crow and more Felix.) I have regularly scanned bookshelves for a new book by Steakley so this was a bitter disappointment
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Summary: Unorthodox approach to vampire novel
Review: A hard core, tough approach to vampire hunting. None of this skulking around in the dark. Want to get at a vampire in a house? Just demolish the house and pull the vampires out into the sun.
These guys have their own priest, armor with LED crosses, and crossbows with wooden-stakes in them. I'm waiting for Jim Cameron to make this movie. This is the way I'd hunt vampires if I had to do it professionally.
If this sounds intriguing, wait till the vampires themselves start to wise up...
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Summary: Want to be taken INTO the terror? Read on!
Review: "VAMPIRE$" and his first book, "ARMOR" are rides through John Steakleys nightmare vision of the human reaction to overwhelming terror. Using ten foot tall alien "ants" or seductive, destructive "master vampires" Mr. Steakley is a pro at mixing descriptions of action and emotion in language that convinces you that you are THERE, or at least that he has been... His heros are scared right down to their toes, and go right back in for another round because it is the only way to escape a fate worse then death, living with fear.
My hope is that Mr. Steakley has worked through his own visions, and that he is writing kinder, gentler stories of the same caliber under an assumed name. If not, bring in the next
unstoppable, implacable, inhuman abomination for Felix and Jack Crow to take on!
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Summary: GIVE ME MORE!!!
Review: Please, Mr. Steakley, wherever you are and whatever you are doing, stop it and write more! After reading Vampire$ and especially Armor, I find it a tragedy that no more books were written. Steakley has a way of presenting characters that are completely real and human. Give me more of Felix and Jack Crow, please
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Summary: A new "Eternal Champion" theme?
Review: As far as I know, John Steakley has only written two books to date: the far future military sf book _Armor_ in 1984 (in the tradition of Heinlein's _Starship Troopers_ and Haldeman's _Forever War_), and this book in 1990, superficially an entirely different work of fantasy/horror on a modern day troop of vampire hunters. Having just read this book immediately after reading _Armor_, however, it is clear to me that both books are meant to be variations on an "Eternal Champion" theme. Not only do the names of its two main characters repeat (John Crow and "Felix"), but there are other clear indictions throughout the text of this intent. Both books, by the way, are excellent. Now, if Steakley would just write more in this pantheon -- or anything else, for that matter! Note, that DAW Books plans to bring _Armor_ back into print in March 1997, after it being unavailable for far too long
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Summary: Great fictional book about vampire hunters.
Review: John Steakley the author of "Armor" delivers another action
packed book with "Vampires", a book about vampire hunters that find themselves in over there heads.
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Summary: Great book
Review: Love the book, i'm not a very big vampire fan but steakley brings a great story. The heroes are tormented and afraid but still fight on. they got the backing of the catholic church and god but they'll need more than that to survey great book. buy it and read it you'll not be disapointed.
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Summary: Vampire Hunters as it would be...
Review: Jack Crow and his Team don't fool around. They go after the vampires with stakes, crossbows and dynamite while wearing chain-mail. And they go after the vampires during the DAY, because this professionals prefer to have the sun as backup.
They get paid LOTS of money, they play hard, they drink hard and they have the backing of the Church. How good can it get?
Team Crow are doing great till the vampires decide enough is enough. And the Masters, the powerful vampire elders, who are the ones coming after him also know his name. The book is ten times better than the movie that was based on it (not that the movie was bad - but you know movies and the books they're based on). John Steakley is a great author. I would also suggest his sci-fi book - 'ARMOR'
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