Book #2 The Vampire of New York.
As many of you know, I am a wee bit obsessed with vampires. I read about them, I watch movies that star them, I know a lot of vampire folk lore, and I read a lot of vampire fiction. I can't quite pin-point when this fascination began, but I think it was somewhere around 1991 when the remake of Dark Shadows came on TV. I was in LOOOOVE with Ben Cross as Barnabas Collins. One day I was all into unicorns and faeries and the color pink, and the next I had early on-set goth. But, on the plus side, I was no longer afraid of the dark.
The next year I discovered Anne Rice, Brad Pitt, and as Neil Jordan describes them "the saddest vampires you will ever meet." The rest, is history.
The Vampire of New York is one of the many many pulp fiction vampire novels that have come out recently. Paranormal Romance is the genre that all these novels have been clumped into, and while there is a lot of crap, there have been many excellent novels that have come out, and this is one of them.
The plot and chapters alternate between New York City in 1863 and today as two teams of vampire hunters unravel the mystery that surrounds Count Dracuiyla. As in all the books I really like, the vampire, now going by the name Enoch Bale is a sympathetic character. In the year 1863 he has Echo Van Helsing (yes, Abraham's daughter) and Pinkerton agent Kate Ware chasing him about Civil War era Manhattan, in drag no less. And in the current time, an over-educated archaeologist for hire and a seasoned detective are thrown together to try and solve the same mysteries 100 and some years later.
It is a well written book, and very captivating. A page turner. The part that really makes it interesting are the name drops that Enoch Bale inserts into conversation. This is a vampire book for fans of vampire books. In the beginning he mentions his friend St. Germaine from the books written by Chelsea Quinn Yarboro.
And!
And....
In a conversation with a french assassin/whore he mentions his friend in New Orleans. His friend, he says owns an indigo plantation named Pointe du Lac, and keeps to himself.
Squeeeee!
Any book that mentions my beloved Louis, even in passing, is a good book.
I wish that the book would have gone more into Hunt's take on Draculiya's history and origins, as they seemed fresh and interesting, but I guess that is what sequels are for.
If you like vampire fiction, this would be one to pick up. You can find it in Walgreens locations nationwide.
The next year I discovered Anne Rice, Brad Pitt, and as Neil Jordan describes them "the saddest vampires you will ever meet." The rest, is history.
The Vampire of New York is one of the many many pulp fiction vampire novels that have come out recently. Paranormal Romance is the genre that all these novels have been clumped into, and while there is a lot of crap, there have been many excellent novels that have come out, and this is one of them.
The plot and chapters alternate between New York City in 1863 and today as two teams of vampire hunters unravel the mystery that surrounds Count Dracuiyla. As in all the books I really like, the vampire, now going by the name Enoch Bale is a sympathetic character. In the year 1863 he has Echo Van Helsing (yes, Abraham's daughter) and Pinkerton agent Kate Ware chasing him about Civil War era Manhattan, in drag no less. And in the current time, an over-educated archaeologist for hire and a seasoned detective are thrown together to try and solve the same mysteries 100 and some years later.
It is a well written book, and very captivating. A page turner. The part that really makes it interesting are the name drops that Enoch Bale inserts into conversation. This is a vampire book for fans of vampire books. In the beginning he mentions his friend St. Germaine from the books written by Chelsea Quinn Yarboro.
And!
And....
In a conversation with a french assassin/whore he mentions his friend in New Orleans. His friend, he says owns an indigo plantation named Pointe du Lac, and keeps to himself.
Squeeeee!
Any book that mentions my beloved Louis, even in passing, is a good book.
I wish that the book would have gone more into Hunt's take on Draculiya's history and origins, as they seemed fresh and interesting, but I guess that is what sequels are for.
If you like vampire fiction, this would be one to pick up. You can find it in Walgreens locations nationwide.