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Blood Enemy (Underworld, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Greg Cox (Author) "A full moon shone down on the graveyard of history..." (more)
Key Phrases: other lycans, lycan blood, vampire warriors, Death Dealers, Lady Ilona, Brother Ambrose (more...)
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BEFORE UNDERWORLD, THE WAR RAGED ON....

For untold centuries, a secret conflict has been waged between two immortal rivals:

The vampires -- ageless aristocrats with a sensual appetite for blood and luxury. Among their ranks are the Death Dealers,an elite corps of the undead sworn to the destruction of their ancestral enemies....

The werewolves -- feral warriors capable of transforming into hellish beasts of unearthly power and ferocity. Once the faithful servants of the vampires, the savage lycans now fight toothand claw against their former masters.

Throughout history, the clandestine war has been fought in the shadows of the mortal world. And the seeds of this destructive conflict were sown long ago, when a courageous lycan daredto lose his heart to a beautiful vampire princess.



About the Author
Greg Cox is the author of several Star Trek novels including the bestselling Next Generation Q Continuum trilogy: Q-SPACE, Q-ZONE and Q-STRIKE. He has also written several novels featuring characters such as the Avengers, the X-Men and Iron Man. He has co-edited two science fiction horror stories with T.K.F. Weiskopf. Cox works as a Consulting Editor for Tor Books, based in New York.


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  • Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Star (November 30, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743480724
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743480727
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,914 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Underworld: Blood Enemy is spellbinding reading!, December 29, 2004
Greg Cox writes another excellent underwold installment. Cox ties all the strings of storyline together nicely here, thus explaining even more just what the first novel pertained to, and movie didn't quite clearly explain, in terms of background info.
Sure, this is more the lycan Lucian's story, with a tie-in to Selena in the beginning and end, but still this was so entertaining I didn't care after awhile.
Lucian's and Sonja's love story is well told here. Greg Cox shows us the very beginnings of this Lycan/vampire break-up in the midieval times setting, which was also wonderfully written. I loved the back and forth romp through time, from present day to distant past, showing the lycans and vampires in their sword and sorcery type setting.
I hope the next movie follows this same type of storyline.
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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great plot, bad writing, August 24, 2005
This one was hard to rate because the story rocked but the writing sucked. Sorry, but please don't jump down my throat. I LOVE Underworld and like I said the story ROCKED but I wish they'd get a new writer.

Selene is watching the lycans and an arms dealer when she is mysteriously attacked by someone killing her vamp partner and two lycans. Before she can investigate, we are thrown back in time...

Lucian was born a werewolf (lycan) and as a baby was enslaved by Viktor, a vamp elder. He has grown up thinking he is better than the rest of the "dirty beasts" and madly in love with Viktor's daughter, princess Sonja.

When he saves her from an ambush they are alone and start to admit their feelings.

However, Sonja is soon engaged to an odious vampire prince and in desperation seeks Lucian out. The affair begins and soon enough they are pregnant and marry themselves in a secret ceremony. They plan to escape but are betrayed by a lycan bitch who wants Lucian for herself.

As punishment Sonja is burned alive and Lucian is whipped but escapes. Enraged he seeks out wild lycans and forms an army, capturing the vamps' silver mine. However the vamps regroup and slaughter his forces, making him retreat and laying the seeds of a much greater lycan army, that battle should be told in "Underworld: Evolution".

Back in the present Selene kicks butt, takes names, and discovers who is trying to kill the lycans and vamps alike. In the process she almost discovers a secret plot...

Great plot but HORRID writing. Try this on for size: "the catapults rumbled down the road with the force of...well, catapults". It's paraphrasing, but I mean, yeech!

Only for the most rabid Underworld fans and please take an Excedrin before you read and spread it over a few days.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost where it needed to be, December 20, 2004
By Ton "speakin' truth" (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
If you like Underworld then this book is a must, if you have never heard of Underworld...read this book then read the Underworld book. Overall the book was solid, entertaining, and fun. There are also a couple things that should of been done but weren't. Unless Greg Cox is writing another prequel (that would be awesome), then this book is great.

Selene's lack of involvement in the book is bothering. The book starts with her, but never goes into her back story. But the author did do a great job of giving readers and fans a more in-depth idea of what Selene is like....and she is bad ass. Once again, if there is another prequel to be written with this series, then not going into Selene's origins is no problem.

The outcome of the events about present times in the story was pretty weak. Although it was a nice touch to have the bad guy be who it was, it really made no sense. How could a war have gone on for 800 years and this person not be heard from? Also the whole revenge for not being loved is way overplayed.

All the book except for four or five chapters is in the past, so the "present" story flaws do not take much away from the book. This book was an excellent telling of Lucian and Sonja. It also sets a tremendous foundation for characters like Kraven, Soren, Viktor, and Lucian. The main reason for this book is to provide you with a deeper understanding of the characters from the movie and get you deeper into the Underworld history. And this book did so with perfection....assuming that there will be another prequel written.
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