Durham Red #1: The Unquiet Grave [Mass Market Paperback]

Peter Evans (Author)

Book Description

Series: Durham Red | Publication Date: October 12, 2004

The Vampire Durham Red and her crew explore Morrowghast, a war grave planet where survivors have formed a brutal religion with churches made from skulls, etc. Its disciples despise Red with a passion and gear up to tear her limb from limb

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Black Flame (October 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844161595
• ISBN-13: 978-1844161591
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,189,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hardly literary genius, but a solid comic style sci-fi, February 18, 2005

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Alexander Nelson (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Durham Red #1: The Unquiet Grave (Mass Market Paperback)

Quite what the first reviewer was expecting I don't know, but for what it is, the Unquiet Grave is quite a good book. Unfortunately for him, that makes it an adaptation from a comic book (2000 AD) based on comic book tradition and form, in which the main character runs around engaging in spectacular violence and generally entertaining escapades. Not literature, not as good as the original comic (The Vermin Stars has much to recommend it), but an enjoyable read.

As a side note, fans of Warhammer 40,000 may find themselves with a sense of déjà vu throughout as far as the setting and the human Iconoclasts are concerned, but this is hardly surprising considering either the publisher or the writer for the comic is is based upon (Dan Abnett).

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Durham Red strikes again, October 25, 2004

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Victoria Primeaux "Victoria Fay" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Durham Red #1: The Unquiet Grave (Mass Market Paperback)

The Unquiet Grave brings back to life the toothy bounty hunter babe from Bad Timing, Durham Red. After years of bounty hunting and endless strife have taken their toll, Durham decides to take a nap for a few years in a cryotube. 1200 years and many wars later she awakes to find everyone and everything she has ever known is gone.

On the good side, in her absence she has been declared a saint! Well it would be good if the humans, who still hate mutants, and her own followers weren't both trying to kill her.
Before she knows it Durham finds herself on the remains of a blasted planet forming alliances with her bitter enemies against an even deadlier foe.

If you like anything from the warhammer realm you will also like Durham Red and the other cast of characters to be found in the explosive new collection from Black Flame Publishing.

3.0 out of 5 stars Super Reader, August 6, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Durham Red #1: The Unquiet Grave (Mass Market Paperback)

Red decides she needs a break way from it all for a while. However, the immense length of time she spends in suspended animation wasn't really what she had in mind.

Upon awakening it seems she has been canonised for her role with the Strontium Dogs and mutants, and a lot of carnage has been carried out in her name.

She also has to deal with the pretty horrific problem of a planet-sized brain sucker, or Mindfeeder if you want to be more polite, as well as a high up rat in the ranks.