The Bitten : A Vampire Huntress Legend (Vampire-Huntress Legend Series)

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Summary: fabulous horror tale
Review: African American rock star Damali Richards was born to fight the evil creatures of the night like the vampires and the weres. Carlos Rivera was a criminal and a drug lord before he was turned into a powerful master vampire with a seat on the vampire council. He was born to be one of Damali's guardians but she couldn't give herself to someone who walked in the dark. Carlos is redeemed by Damali's love and together they put down a vampire resurrection and fought rogue weres in Brazil.

Now they face their biggest challenge yet. One of the master vamps has stolen the key that will open the sixth seal and bring about Armageddon. They have to find the key so they journey to a master enclave in Australia, knowing one of them has the key. Damali and Carlos arrange a boat trip for the master vamps and their weres so that the guardians who are watching over Damali give Carlos the time to find the key. His treachery has him brought to the vampire council where a punishment greater than death awaits him.

The Bitten excitingly blends a steamy romance, non-stop action, and urban fantasy adventure into a fabulous horror tale. The story line is fast-paced, but the key to the plot remains the fantastic lead protagonists struggling with love and against evil. Fans of vampire romances will appreciate L.A. Banks' fine novel of redemption through love battling seemingly invincible evil.

Harriet Klausner


Rating:
Summary: Fair exchange is no robbery
Review: L. A. Banks has done it again! A heart-pumping, non-stop, thrill-a-minute ride through the shady side of vampire politics and timeless love. Ms. Banks has created unforgettable characters throughout the Vampire Huntress series and her story line remains true. Full of twists and turns, the reader is never sure as to exactly what is coming next. A great novel of intrigue, betrayal, romance, and hope, The Bitten is sure to be among vamp fiction's crowing jewels for years to come.

While I still have a problem with most of the dialogue resorting to urban street slang, The Bitten does add more of the "polished" style of dialogue than the other VH books had.

This series is definitely among my favorites in vamp fiction! I can't wait for the next book!

Rating:
Summary: Deadly oblivion
Review: L.A. Banks has taken THE BITTEN, the fourth book in the Vampire
Huntress series, to another level. A vampire civil war was averted,
but a master vampire stole one of the keys - the living blood of
Christ which opened one of the gates of Hell, causing a fluctuation
in the balance between Light and Dark, affecting Damali Richards,
the vampire huntress. The added horror is that the stolen key can be
used to open the sixth seal as foretold in the book of Revelations.
This would unlock all of the gates of Hell; the sun would turn to
ashes, and the universe would be in perpetual darkness. The need for
a day walker from the union between the vampire huntress and a master
vampire would no longer exist. The owner of the key and the seal
could decide the outcome of the Final War, `the Armageddon'.

Damali and Carlos Rivera, the Council-level master vampire, are ready
to pursue the contradiction of kinetic emotions that flows between
them. Since reaching her twenty-first birthday, Damali is immune
to attacks of vampirism, but that was before the key was stolen.
Carlos is shocked when in the throes of passion, Damali unleashes
the fangs of a master vampire and feeds from him. A tormented Carlos
knows something major has gone wrong. His Damali, the vampire
huntress, is turning. Damali and Carlos' lives become an oxymoron;
she travels the world of darkness as a vampire, and Carlos crosses
prayer lines to plead for her safety. Their love creates a situation
which could prove to be as ill-timed and as deadly as the stolen key.

Desperate to find the key, Carlos masterminds a plan to prevent
further disaster. He elicits the help of Damali's team, and begins
his mission, but at what cost? A confrontation in Hell with the
vampire Council, Damali's death, or his own destruction? Theory and
real world circumstance always produce different results.

L.A. Banks has crested another realm to her writing, as she unleashes
a battle, between the topside master vampires, so intense it alters
the stasis between good versus evil. With the skill of a veteran, Ms.
Banks takes this horrific storyline and evolves it into a classic love
story without losing the power or the intrigue of the world of darkness.
In awe at the depth of this story, and the intensity with which Ms.
Banks approaches this series, I anxiously await book five. THE BITTEN
is not for the faint of spirit; it will cater to those who love to
embrace the forbidden. At one point I was tempted to lower my collar
and offer my neck. Kudos to L.A. Banks for another masterful link in
this arduous chain. Outstanding!

Reviewed by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers


Rating:
Summary: Brings New Meaing of "Ride or Die"
Review: This fourth novel in the series was one of the best. Damali Richards and her vampire lover/husband Carlos Rivera once again set out to save the world. Ms. Banks did an excellent job in describing the forces of good and evil that define the main characters while keeping the supporting characters interesting throughout the story. Side by side, Damali and Carlos lay it down with love--in and out of the bedroom. And yes, chapter 17 is off the hook--you should never talk about a girls Mama.

Rating:
Summary: "Bad Sista comin thru!"
Review: This is the best out of the Vampire Huntress Legend series so far. Damali proves that she is a force not to be played with in this book. This book picks up where the last book, "The Hunted" left off, with Damali and Carlos on vacation for 30 days. But Carlos soon discovers that something is wrong with Damali and brings her home early. Once her family discovers what's wrong with her, their first instict is to try and kill Carlos. Once cooler heads prevail they have to work with the priests to find a way to restore the Neteru to her former state.

Meanwhile, Carlos goes to hell and discovers that an important key has been stolen. This key is one of seven and the most important of them all. If it is ever reunited with it's matching seal it can bring about an armagadeon that is fortold in Revelations. It will vanish the sun and allow vampires to walk in the day. The key was discovered by scientist who were playing with forces they knew nothing about. Well, one of the last 4 master vampires left found out about their discovery and crossed Carlos' territory boarders in order to steal the key, which was hidden somewhere in Carlos' territory. So, Carlos has to once again tap dance for the council to get them to back off long enough to find out which master vampire stole the key, recover it, figure out a way to protect his precious Neteru, and save the world.

I loved this book! Chapter 17 will get your head sprung! It was a great read and as usual, L.A. Banks gives us a look into the next book in this series, which is titled "The Forbidden".