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After sterilizing the world of vampires, Paul Ward, leader of a team of vampire hunters, confronts Lilith, the mother of all vampires, with the soul of Paul's son Ian and the future of all humankind at stake.Tags
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I haven't read anything by Whitley Strieber for a long time, not since he was abducted by aliens. I was looking forward to an interesting adult contemporary vampire novel. but unfortunately the book descended into tired clichés. In my opinion Strieber attempted to immerse his readers into the world of vampire eroticism (and rightly so), but failed to to succeed in his attempt, leaving his characters underdeveloped and one dimensional, and a times even laughable.
The only reason I finished this book was because I was stuck in an airport for three hours late at night with nothing else to read.
The only reason I finished this book was because I was stuck in an airport for three hours late at night with nothing else to read.
I love vampire books, but I thought this was a very poor one. Not surprising; in general, I don't find Strieber to be a particularly good author. This book was no exception. Boring, and I didn't like any of the characters.
Oh dear. What to say? If you are a hard core vampire fan, you might like this.
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Whitley Strieber was born on June 13, 1945 in San Antonio, Texas. He received a B.A. from the University of Texas in 1968 and a certificate from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Before becoming an author, he worked at an advertising agency from 1970 to 1977, going from account supervisor to vice president. He is the author of show more several novels including The Wolfen, The Hunger, Superstorm, The Last Vampire, Lilith's Dream, 2012: The War for Souls, The Omega Point, Critical Mass, Melody Burning, and the Alien Hunter series. In 1987, he published Communion: A True Story, which described his personal encounters with extraterrestrials. His other non-fiction works include Transformation, Breakthrough: The Next Step, The Secret School, Solving the Communion Enigma: What Is to Come, and Miraculous Journey. He founded the Communion Foundation in 1989 to assist in establishing a productive relationship with alien beings. He is the host of the paranormal and fringe science-themed internet podcast, Dreamland, available on a weekly basis from his website, Unknown Country. (Bowker Author Biography) Whitley Strieber, the co-author of the recent "New York Times" "Coming Global Superstorm", is the author of two classic pieces of American horror fiction: "The Hunger" & "The Wolfen". He is also widely known for his multi-million-copy best-selling account of his own close encounter, "Communion: A True Story". He is engaged in the most advanced research being conducted into the physical evidence of close encounters, & the supernatural in general, today. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- 2002
- Dedication
- "This book is dedicated to the memory of JS, with deepest thanks."
- First words
- "It was silver and very high, the thing that Lilith was watching."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"'All kisses are eternal.'"
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