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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A pretty shlocky book. Kind of typical of the genre of this era, but not very well-written. Also, the back of the book has a description which I found dreadfully misleading - it said a certain thing was going to happen, but in the acutal book, something very different happened. Weird. Not something I'd recommend unless you're on a mission to read EVERY vampire book ever written, or something like that. no reviews | add a review
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The Black Castle is a fast-moving tale of battle between brothers. One is seen as evil because he is a vampire, while the other is perceived as good because he is a man of God. But the vampire only does what he has to do to survive while the churchman, an Inquisitor, inflicts pain for the power it confers upon him. Which is the greater evil? And who will win the soul (and body) of a pretty witch? No library descriptions found. |
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I did enjoy reading this book mostly for its horror and morbidity than for anything else although I liked the setting, its characters are kind of flat and prone to sudden histrionics (much like a Hammer film). I would have rather had the character set up as a potential hero to do something more than just waiting around though. He is introduced as a fly in the ointment for the main villain but this amounts to nothing, unfortunately. In that arena, I think the novel missed out on some good action sequences and some highly tense moments.
Would I recommend this book? Yeah, sure, if you can pick it up for a few bucks, go ahead. ( )