Slaves of God

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Summary: Why is no one reading this book?
Review: This is a fantastic book. I like horror stories, but I have a really difficult time finding high-quality horror books with well-drawn characters. This one certainly fit the bill. I had to force myself to read slowly, but I still went through it in under three days. I loved the way the author describes in chilling detail the transformations that Travis goes through. Pete and Travis are two completely believable characters. The author made you really care about them and their relationship. The villain, "Father Death", becomes gradually more unhinged as the story progresses, eventually finding ways to justify the murder and rape of innocent people. So please, PLEASE, get this book. If you liked Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite, you will fall in love with Slaves of God. One last thing: To Brian Rappatta, if you are reading this-More! More! More!

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Summary: Great horror read!
Review: Travis is an ordinary teenager eking out a dreary existence in a quiet midwestern town -- until one day his body starts to fade. He begins to experience a strange form of vampirism which compels him to draw nourishment from the lives of others, or else slowly fade from existence altogether. Horrified by his nature, he sets off across country for one last road trip thrill, resolved to commit suicide in a final blaze of glory.

On the way he meets Pete, another of the afflicted, who is running from demons of his own. Together they head across the heartland of America, pursued by a nameless assassin who methodically exterminates young people of their kind due to the threat they represent to humanity.

But dying is the least of their worries: they are desperately trying to find a way to combat their natures, lest they lose their grip on existence completely.

This is a great adventure story with well-drawn characters and an interesting twist on vampirism. Reminiscent of Poppy Z. Brite for its eroticism and Richard Laymon for its punch.