Dhampir (Noble Dead)
by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee
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Author: Barb Hendee, J.C. HendeeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-01-07
ISBN: 0451459067
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Roc
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Book Review: Enjoyable yarn, thoughtfully written if a little flawed
Summary: 3 Stars
I recommend this book, and the three-star rating I'm giving it feels a little harsh. (Three and one half stars, anyone?) Barb and J.C. Hendee have created an appealing protagonist, essentially a vampire slayer a la Buffy, but not a carbon copy of Whedon's creation at all. Her personality, background and hang-ups are certainly her own, not stuck somewhere in Sunnydale. Her companion, Leesil, has an interesting backstory himself, and such a thoughtfully conceived character earns his share of the narrative!
I also appreciate the fact that the authors have made the vampires three-dimensional characters, earning some empathy even as they wreak havoc.
The plot is a strong point here, which is unusual, as vampire novels often collapse into a soapy mess of blood-red roses and heaving bodices. Instead, the story is subtler and more interesting: the orbits of vampire and vampire hunter creep ever closer, a process born more of gravity and inevitability (dare I say fate?) than of any desire to fight.
So, all that and only three stars? I'm on the edge of four here. But one thing this book didn't do -- it didn't hook me. It didn't make me stay up way past my bedtime just to find out what happens. I think that some of the "in between" passages felt too static, the rhythm perhaps a bit unsettled as action and intrigue give way to exposition and backstory without keeping the blood pumping.
Before I spout another blood analogy, I think I'd better stop here and sink my teeth into the sequel: Thief of Lives.
Summary of Dhampir (Noble Dead)
The launch of a major new vampire series-set in a classic fantasy universe...A con-artist who poses as a vampire slayer learns that she is, in fact, a true vampire slayer-a dhampir-whose actions have attracted the unwanted attention of a trio of powerful vampires seeking her blood.
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