Bloodwars (Necroscope: Vampire World Trilogy) (Paperback)

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Concluding the darkly hypnotic Vampire World trilogy (Blood Brothers; The Last Aerie), this red-blooded offering from British Fantasy Award-winner Lumley also brings to a close the epic narrative begun in Vampire World's prequel, the five-book Necroscope series. This installment relates the adventures of Nathan Keogh, a cross-dimensional traveler and telepath who speaks with the dead (hence his title of "Necroscope"). On orders from his vampiric twin brother, Nestor, Nathan is thrown to Earth through an interworld "Gate" out of the parallel world of Sunside/Starside, a planet inhabited by gypsies (Szgany) and desert-dwelling mystics (Thyre), as well as by a fascinating assemblage of shape-changing vampires (Wamphyri), thralls and hideous living/undead "constructs" formed in vile vats of percolating human and vampire fluids. Enter top-secret British and Russian psychic agents. The British psychic "E-Branch" sends Nathan and colleagues to join the Szgany to fight the vampires, who are embroiled in territorial wars ("bloodwars"). Meanwhile, Russia is concerned because its rogue E-Branch head has gone through the Gate with plans to seize control of all of Sunside/Starside-and then Earth. As climax piles on climax, Nathan, in addition to being the linchpin in the plans of the E-Branchers, the Szgany and the Thyre, becomes the prime target of the Wamphyri. Though this is the last of the trilogy, readers must hope that Lumley isn't really putting a stake through the heart of his vampire universe-which is so vivid, with characters to real, that even the undead seem alive.
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"Darkly hypnotic...so vivid that even the undead seem alive."--Publishers Weekly

"Brian Lumley's skillful mix of epic fantasy and vampire muthology offers wide-angle horror of a scope too rarely seen in modern fiction. His Wamphri are vicious, savage, ruthless, and unrepentedntly evil--a feast for the horror fan."--F. Paul Wilson
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Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books (November 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812536282
• ISBN-13: 978-0812536287
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #254,462 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grande Finale, January 29, 2000

By	"cd201" (England) - See all my reviews

What can l say but excellent. What a way to finish of this section of the Necroscope Saga. Brian Lumley has developed Nathan our new Necroscope very well in the last two books and has brought him to fruishen in this final book. As in all his books the whole story entwines with many different characters and plots up to a great ending to rival the one in Deadspawn, not going to give away the ending l just hope you read this book and find out for yourself.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS GUY IS SO GOOD - IT MAKES ME SICK!, August 16, 1999

By A Customer

Good lord man, how good can one guy get at storytelling. This novel was the cream of the crop. I almost left my family and friends just so they wouldn't disturb me as I read this tale of terror. Mr. Lumley has a sick and devious mind - and I love it! I will bet you anything that this guy is a living, breathing vampire himself. He absolutely knows too much about them. But seriously folks, this is just great entertainment in all levels. Its a wonder that anybody watches t.v. with great and fun reading material like this around. The vampire world and its denizens are so cool to enter and read about, there are never boring spots in these novels folks. Lumley is just too damn talented a writer when it comes to his baby the Necroscope series. Great work by a great author. Read it today or I'll turn you into my thrall.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great ending to a good series, July 25, 1997

By A Customer

This is one of the best vampire stories ever written. Lumley merges science fiction, horror, and fantasy into a dramatic epic that challenges the literary definition of a vampire novel. I just hope that Lumley is not finished with the necroscope story because I feel there is so much left to tell (excluding his recent flashback necroscope novels