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Summary: Looking for a great vampire read? Keep looking.
Review: It is obvious that Farren's work in the film/television industry greatly aided him in creating a plot that was fast-paced and full of action, as well as crisis. The need to feed after a seven-year fast; as well as a upstart vying for the control of a coven of vampires from its thousand-year-old master; as well as two female nosferatu wishing to "bond" with said master--all these events do push the characters toward action. In the midst of this, a defrocked-priest running around with stakes, trying to kill the members of the coven does attest that Farren definitely knows how to turn up the heat on an experience.Unfortunately, that's about all the book offers. Characters are left flat and underdeveloped (once again like most pulp film and television today). We come away not really knowing whom we should root for or whom we should boo--or even really caring. Unfortunately, Farren missed the basic rule of fiction (in whatever genre or medium): we must care about the characters before we get involved in the plot. The other true weakness in the book was the u.f.o. origin of vampire on earth. It gives a completely absurd take on what continues to be one of our most interesting and long-lasting folk tales. In the midst of attempting to create a mood of sensuality, history and class, Farren gave the book an Ed Wood twist that doesn't aid it at all, but kept me groaning and rolling my eyes each time it was mentioned. So, if you're looking for great vampire reading, keep looking. If you need a book to fill some empty days or nights, it's worth that much--if you can get past all the typo's, editorial mistakes and missing words riddled throughout the book.
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Summary: Looking for a great vampire read? Keep looking.
Review: It is obvious that Farren's work in the film/television industry greatly aided him in creating a plot that was fast-paced and full of action, as well as crisis. The need to feed after a seven-year fast; as well as a upstart vying for the control of a coven of vampires from its thousand-year-old master; as well as two female nosferatu wishing to "bond" with said master--all these events do push the characters toward action. In the midst of this, a defrocked-priest running around with stakes, trying to kill the members of the coven does attest that Farren definitely knows how to turn up the heat on an experience. Unfortunately, that's about all the book offers. Characters are left flat and underdeveloped (once again like most pulp film and television today). We come away not really knowing whom we should root for or whom we should boo--or even really caring. Unfortunately, Farren missed the basic rule of fiction (in whatever genre or medium): we must care about the characters before we get involved in the plot. The other true weakness in the book was the u.f.o. origin of vampire on earth. It gives a completely absurd take on what continues to be one of our most interesting and long-lasting folk tales. In the midst of attempting to create a mood of sensuality, history and class, Farren gave the book an Ed Wood twist that doesn't aid it at all, but kept me groaning and rolling my eyes each time it was mentioned. So, if you're looking for great vampire reading, keep looking. If you need a book to fill some empty days or nights, it's worth that much--if you can get past all the typo's, editorial mistakes and missing words riddled throughout the book.
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Summary: Where's the real Mick Farren?
Review: Mick Farren is one of my favorite authors. He's written some really great cyberpunk and sci-fi novels. Unfortunately, this is not one of them. I discovered this book at the library. At first I was very excited, because I hadn't seen any books by him in a long time and thus wasn't expecting to see this one. But when I started reading it, it was sooo bad that I had to start skimming through it trying to find the good parts. What a surprise! There weren't any! Argh!!! So .. if you want to read good vampire fiction, read Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake series. And if you want to read excellent Mick Farren fiction, find any or all of the following books: Their Master's War; The Armageddon Crazy; The Long Orbit; The Last Stand of the DNA Cowboys; Mars: The Red Planet.
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Summary: Excellent Vampire Novel
Review: Mick Farren stems away from the vampire tales of old and puts a twist into the history of the nosferatu. Victor Renquist is a remarkable Master Vampire as he struggles with the pressure of the 'young ones' as they try and crush mankind. Victor also has to deal with the possibility of the colony completly falling apart and going their seperate ways.
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Summary: Mundane
Review: The book kept me waiting, for action that did'nt happen. Its an OK book, If you like vampires.
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Summary: Mundane
Review: The book kept me waiting, for action that did'nt happen. Its an OK book, If you like vampires.
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Summary: A Good Vampire Novel
Review: This book might rely on coincidence as a plot device too often, but overall "The Time of the Feasting" is a good read. The book is a smooth read that holds the readers attention till the end and the "melrose place" drama between the various vampires is interesting enough. The ending is a bit weak and improbable though.
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Summary: Rather Interesting
Review: This book was more than decent or mediocre, but it wasn't great. I read it one weekend at a resort in Belize, and it was worth my spare time. I practically drank the novel up(no pun intended). Anyway, it added an interesting concept which I enjoyed, about the vampires coming from another world-like theorum. I guess you would like it if you wanted to read a fringe vamp novel for a weekend or couple of evenings.
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Summary: Vampires are not just in Transavania anymore
Review: This has got to be one of the best vampire novels that i have ever read. A colony of nosferatu (vampires) living in New York is about to come under the spell of the 'Feasting', a time which the vampires have an uncontrollable urge to feed on humans.Victor Renquist, Master of the colony, is faced with two tasks, one is to control the colony's feeding frenzies so that the authorities would think that a serial killer is on the loose and not a band of vampires, and also to defeat the challenge for the head of the colony by a young and reckless nosferatu, Kurt Carfax. A neurotic,alcoholic,ex-priest starts his own singlular cruisade against the colony. Add a seasoned police detective to investigate the brutal and unusal killings and you have a great story. The book is a bloody delicious read, would make a great movie, and leaves you wondering what happens when they finally move to the west coast. I personally cannot wait to read more novels by Farren. If they are anything like this one, then the books are ones to be savored.
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Summary: Not as bad as all that...
Review: This is a pretty good Vampire book from the prospective of the vampire. The nice thing about it is that there is only a touch of angst, and even that little bit is cut short by other vampires who cannot stand self pity. A pretty good book. Players of Vampire: the Masquerade will especially like this book as the various vampires are pretty archetypical to the various clans (Feasting's vampires do not have clans, however).
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