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Summary: Through An Eye, Darkly
Review: For a change this is very much one character's tale. Ramona is a second year Gangrel, member of a tribe that is more independent than Camarilla, but less dark minded than the Sabbat. They are the wild hunters of the vampire worlds, often used by the elders for enforcement.
Ramona has never really bought into the vampire ethos, and is locked in a perpetual struggle with her beast. Her relationships with mortals and kindred are troubled. Now, her feelings for young Zhavon will drive her to finally face what she has become, at the same time that the bring her to the brink of destruction.
For the Eye of Hazimel, a true instrument of chaos, is loose in the city. Now the possession of the sculptor Leopold, the eye has little patience with vampire sensibilities. It brings insanity and ruin, and has an agenda all it's own. As vampire elders and clans struggle with events leading to a mysterious confrontation at Table Rock, Ramona must find a way to survive.
In something of a turn-about Gherbod Fleming, a long time maker of the Masquerade world, produces an enjoyable action novel. His insights into the life of the Gangrel, on of the games most troubled clan are unique. He is in tune with the grim realities of vampire life, where nothing can be trusted in the night, and sensitivity to the real nobility behind and outlaw clan give this book much of its depth.
Of course, the underlying style is still game-centric, where the novels serve the game. This means the story often makes jagged progress or gets lost in heavy detail. Flemings characters also tend to muse more often than they drink. But this is one of this series better efforts, offering a vision that will challenge many fans.
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Summary: An interesting look at Gangrel society
Review: Gherbod Fleming's portrayal of the vampires in this book I found to be very close to what I had always envisioned. The book hits a few rough patches early on but it all gels really well about halfway through and you won't be able to put it down.
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Summary: Soooo you wanna be a vampire.....
Review: Hoo boy. Got one of those Goth type friends who really wants to be a vampire? Want to annoy them? Give them THIS BOOK. This has to be one of the grimmer, most discouraging portrayals of vampiric existence I have ever read. This is one of the books in the CLAN NOVEL series with a strong main character focus rather than a panoramic view of the struggle between the Camarilla and the Sabbat. A problem with this type of book is that the larger sweep of the action may seem to have come to an abrupt halt. Because of the tight focus, it's often difficult to recognize at first that the more dramatic events in these books may have significance for the series as a whole. If you're following the series and especially playing the game VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE make no mistake: what happens in this books turns out to be VERY IMPORTANT for the Gangrel later on. The strengths of the more character driven books in the series are that these books stand alone better (you don't have to know or care what's happening in the series generally in order to appreciate the story) Here, the main character, Ramona, is a Gangrel neonate who has been abandoned by her sire to fend for herself and learn the realities of vampiric existence in the process. It tells the story of her struggle with her lost humanity and just to survive. A problem with books in this series is that they can get so caught up with sect politics that they lose track of the harsh realities of more basic things like feeding. Sometimes, it almost seems that the characters might just as well not be vampires but some other sort of powerful, scheming supernatural being. Not so here. The more character driven books, because of their clearer focus, tend to do a much better job of emphasizing the title clan. This books also deals with Ramona's first encounter with her sire since her Embrace and her first encounter with other members of her clan. The justicar Xaviar even puts in an apprearance as do many other interesting Gangrel characters. Overall, it's a somber but fascinating portrait of the Gangrel and their culture. The Gangrel aren't lay about philosphers, so there's plenty of action as well.
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Summary: Soooo you wanna be a vampire.....
Review: Hoo boy. Got one of those Goth type friends who really wants to be a vampire? Want to annoy them? Give them THIS BOOK. This has to be one of the grimmer, most discouraging portrayals of vampiric existence I have ever read. This is one of the books in the CLAN NOVEL series with a strong main character focus rather than a panoramic view of the struggle between the Camarilla and the Sabbat. A problem with this type of book is that the larger sweep of the action may seem to have come to an abrupt halt. Because of the tight focus, it's often difficult to recognize at first that the more dramatic events in these books may have significance for the series as a whole. If you're following the series and especially playing the game VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE make no mistake: what happens in this books turns out to be VERY IMPORTANT for the Gangrel later on. The strengths of the more character driven books in the series are that these books stand alone better (you don't have to know or care what's happening in the series generally in order to appreciate the story) Here, the main character, Ramona, is a Gangrel neonate who has been abandoned by her sire to fend for herself and learn the realities of vampiric existence in the process. It tells the story of her struggle with her lost humanity and just to survive. A problem with books in this series is that they can get so caught up with sect politics that they lose track of the harsh realities of more basic things like feeding. Sometimes, it almost seems that the characters might just as well not be vampires but some other sort of powerful, scheming supernatural being. Not so here. The more character driven books, because of their clearer focus, tend to do a much better job of emphasizing the title clan. This books also deals with Ramona's first encounter with her sire since her Embrace and her first encounter with other members of her clan. The justicar Xaviar even puts in an apprearance as do many other interesting Gangrel characters. Overall, it's a somber but fascinating portrait of the Gangrel and their culture. The Gangrel aren't lay about philosphers, so there's plenty of action as well.
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Summary: Very dramatic and gets better as you go deeper into it.
Review: I guess some people are not into reading about weak vampires or new ones. This book is very good, it really displays how a _new_ vampire thinks. Romana does not just suddenly know that stakes will paralyze her or that she can sink into the earth. The character is very real and well thought out. The only reason I rate the book 4 instead of 5 is because I felt that Leopold's description and his changes needs to be clearer.
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Summary: Guess you have to like Gangrel.
Review: The third in the clan novel series, this book does not even come close to being as good as the first two books in the series, Toreador and Tzimisce. It does center much more so around one vampire than the first two books, the Gangrel Ramona. She is trying to figure out who she is and what she has become. The main plot of the series, with the Eye of Hazimel, continues to develop. Leopold, the Torry, has gone completely insane. Other elements of the New York vampires are showing up, namely the Tremere. I didn't like this novel nearly as much as the first two. Maybe Ramona will develop as the novels progress, but for now, I could care less to read anymore about her. WHERE IS SASHA? Now she was interesting!
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Summary: An interesting look at Gangrel society
Review: This book defines it well. Goes into what it takes to become a Gangrel. Excellent book.
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Summary: Very nice
Review: This book finally gives this clan justice. Not only do you get the feel of what it is like to see the World of Darkness from an outsider's point of view (and that is what the Gangrel are), but it deals with the soul. The other books, while good, focused so much on power that it left me asking for more. This book had emotion, and all the other series books I have read make me cheer for Gherbod, the best author yet in the series!
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Summary: Good but not Great
Review: This book showed Gangrel society like I always imagined it to be. I liked the character of Romona, but I thought that it didn't show why she had such a connection with Zhavon. The fight scene with Leopold was detailed and exciting, albeit a tad cheesy. All in all the book was good, but not as good as Fleming in the Blood Curse Trilogy.
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Summary: So far the best book in the series...
Review: Well, it's about time there is a book in this silly series about the clan that it's actually titled for. While I'll admit that what has been done with the character Leopold is extremely obtuse, I think the characters, like Ramona and Jen, maintained an amount of realism considering the genre. You won't find in these characters what I refer to as the "Caine complex" that White Wolf does a lot with characters in their stories. Overall well written and fairly enthralling. I think that this is the first book in this series that I haven't wanted to skip pages in just to get to the end.
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