"The ship reached the dockside just as the sun finally vanished. Suddenly a great black cloud seemed to billow up from the deck. It swooped straight at Jack and he fell backwards off the bollard with a yell. Black creatures, large as crows, swarmed only feet overhead. They were bats, hundreds of them, the largest he had ever seen..." The bats aren't the only things to leave the ship that foggy, London night in 1850. A small, frightened figure scurries down the gangplank and staggers on to the docks. Ben has been on board for the whole voyage and what he has seen will haunt him for the rest of his life. Jack befriends him and listens to his story. It's a wild, outlandish tale of archaeology, superstition and a strange, fatal sickness. As the two boys talk, little do they know what they face. London is falling into the terrifying grip of the vampire plagues and only they can prevent its total destruction...Catch Vampire Plagues - the series will be with you for life...
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Great book for advanced young readers,
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This review is from: London (Vampire Plagues) (Paperback)
I read this book so that I could see if it would be suitable for my children's ability level. I have one in 6th and another in 7th grades. Both are good readers and crave adventure.Vampire Plagues was a great book for young adults or older kids. It gave just enough detail about the vampires without being overly graphic. The main characters use their clever cunning to outwit the vampires who always seem to be most capable. The story was also educational in explaining what life was like for the characters of 1850, a time before cars, phones, or modern medicine. At the very least, this sparked several discussions. I recommend this book and have just purchased the next two books. If your looking for a good summer reading text, this should suffice nicely.
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A New Trilogy with a fresh look at an old Villain,
By D.E.Williams "msdollie" (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
This review is from: London (Vampire Plagues) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book. It starts off on the docks of London, circa 1850, where a street urchin named Jack just happens to witness the disembarking of huge bats from a ghost ship. Also getting off the ship: a strange gentleman (Sir Donald), and later, a half-starved boy (Ben Cole). The boy shares a remarkable story, told in flash-backs, about his expedition into the Central American jungle, with his father, god-father, and good friend, all professors specializing in some aspect of the culture and habitation. They discover a hidden cave among stone carvings which shelters numerous bats. Vampire bats. The boy has lost his father and god-father, and something horrible has happened to the third professor (Sir Donald). So begins the friendship of Ben and Jack, soon to include Ben's sister, Emily. Together the three try to stop the new plague going around the city. People are getting sick from what appears to be anemia, then suddenly dying. And this doesn't count the ones who have simply diappeared. Of course, they know the cause to be the vampires now living in Sir Donald's house, but how do twelve-year-olds explain that to anyone in authority. And these aren't your everyday Transylvania-brand vampires. The leader is the Mayan vampire god, Camototz, and he's literally "out for blood," since Ben has thwarted him at every turn. They do manage to find an ally in a professor of Central American cultures at the British Museum, and a weapon to combat the vampires, but there is a lot of danger in the process, culminating with a show-down with the vampires in the basement of Sir Donald's house.The book is very interesting, well-written, and brings a fresh look to the very familiar vampire villain, as well as a new way to slay the monster. An excellent read well worth the time.
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