2008 Books #7: New Amsterdam, by Elizabeth Bear

[nayad]

This book is a splendid mix of vampires, sorcery, and alternate history, set at the beginning of the 20th century, mostly in the English colony of New Amsterdam. I thought I had gotten over vampires about ten years ago, but really, I was just looking for well-written ones. Sebastien, an eccentric ancient vampire who likes to be friends with his

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[ztrooper]

I'm guessing you've already checked out the Anita Blake, Vampire hunter books by Laurel K. Hamilton, and the Dresden Files stuff by Jim Butcher?

Alternate earths w/ nasty boogums, with detectives that have their own codes. 8)

[nayad]

It's been a few years since I read any Anita Blake stuff, but at the time, for some reason, I couldn't get into it; I should probably give it another chance. I have the first of the Dresden Files books on my shelf (I know, I'm running late), and I hope to get to it this year since I'm not distracting myself with shiny new fiction purchases.

[darius]

New Amsterdam was great stuff, yes.

I liked the first half-dozen-or-so Anita Blake books -- the tension and attitude and Blake's character arc towards becoming one one of the monsters -- but gave up on the series at Blue Moon.

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[anonymous]

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