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For the Shadows, nothing can ever be the same again. Their existence revealed to the world in Of Saints and Shadows, the truth of their divided heritage revealed to themselves in Angel Souls and Devil Hearts, they must now fight the hardest battle of all -- against others of their own kind. The fragile alliance of human and vampire was shattered forever by Hannibal, among the most ancient of Shadows, who turned on them both in their hour of greatest need. Driven by blood, he thirsts for show more dominion, and humankind to him will always be prey. For those Shadows who walk a different path there is only one choice to be made. Hannibal must be destroyed before he destroys them all. But his followers are many, and those who oppose him are few... show lessTags
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A disappointing step down from previous books. Lacks the taut narrative structure and lets everything descend into a supposedly-cinematic war film like big fight.
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Christopher Golden is the co-author of The Watcher's Guide and several Buffy the Vampire Slayer books, and the author of many other adult and teen thrillers. He is also a comic-book writer and pop-culture critic. (Bowker Author Biography) Writer Christopher Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, and later graduated from Tufts University. show more Golden has held many positions in various places in the entertainment industry, including Billboard magazine, American Top 40, the Billboard Music Awards, and BPI Entertainment News. He was also editor of Cut!: Horror Writers on Horror Film, which won the Bram Stoker Award for Criticism. Golden has written several young adult fiction books including Buffy the Vampire Slayer (co-wrote), X-Men: Mutant Empire, Of Saints and Shadows, Angels Souls and Devil Hearts, as well as several Star Wars projects. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Of Masques and Martyrs
- People/Characters
- Peter Octavian
- First words
- As the first hints of dusk began to taint the wispy blue spring sky above Washington Square Park, the music abruptly stopped.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Heroes always do.
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- English, French
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- ISBNs
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