Resurrection (The Vampire Legacy, #6) [Paperback]

Karen E Taylor (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786014717
• ISBN-13: 978-0786014712
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,243,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My name is Karen E. Taylor and I am a horror/paranormal author, with eight published novels to date and an eclectic assortment of short fiction which ranges from vampires to ghosts to telepathic, romantic dinosaurs. What can I say? I start out to write a story and, before I know what's hit me, the main character turns spectral or grows fangs or wings. It's what I do and what I love. I hope my readers feel the same.

In real life, I'm the mother of two sons and have been married for 32+ years. I'm owned by two cats and a dog. In my spare time I make candles and cosmetic creams/lotions. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, I graduated from Grove City College with a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Communication Arts. I've lived in all sorts of places, from Pittsburgh, to Grove City, to Richmond, to Laurel. Most recently, I loved living in Los Angeles, but have now moved back to the east coast, specifically Northern Virginia.

I'm working on a few new projects, but I'm superstitious enough to not want to talk about them yet.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Karen E. Taylor does it again!, July 19, 2003

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"hvnly_angel" (ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Resurrection (The Vampire Legacy, #6) (Paperback)

Resurrection is the gripping fifth entry in Karen E. Taylor's Vampire Legacy series. Mitch and Deidre are on the run from The Others, whose sole goal is to irridicate the vampire race. After a confrontation leaves Deidre infected with a poison which starts to rob her of her memories the race is on to find a cure before Deidre becomes a shell of herself. Mitch believes the woman and her child, who have moved into the pub to help out hold a key to what has happened to Deidre. The truth of why Mitch is attracted to the child will amaze and shock you.

*Atmosphere - is full of terror and tension.
*Characters - again Karen's characters are very well written and three dimensional.
*Story/plot - the story is awesome and the ending will blow you away.
*Pace - Resurrection is very quick paced and adds to the tension of the story.
*Style - as with Blood of My Blood, Karen's style is very easy to read.

My rating- 5 stars, a definite must have for your personal libary and I am anixiously awaiting the next installment in the series.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Vampire Sociology, November 11, 2002

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This review is from: Resurrection (The Vampire Legacy, #6) (Paperback)

The past century has wrought a significant change in the old, reliable vampire genre. In those glorious old days, women were women, men were men, and vampires were... the bad guys. Now, vampires have feelings, try to develop functional relationships, and harbor deep doubts about their ethical position. In short, they do everything but have therapists, and, Lord knows, some of them should do exactly that. Humans, on the other hand, are the villains half the time, and often are just portable blood supplies that dot the backdrops.

One of the inventions of this shift of sympathy from the victim to the predator is the creation of a completely new genre of vampire story, one that I call vampire politics (or vampire sociology if you need a more generic title). As Karen Taylor's latest demonstrates, the story is completely about the interoperations and machinations of various groups of supernatural creatures, almost out of context with the world in which the author proposes they live. On of the other things 'Resurrection' demonstrates is that unless this is done very well, it would be better if it had not been attempted.

Deirdre Griffin has been around as a vampire for some six moderately successful volumes. She has stopped several monstrous killers, taking a vampire husband, and endured a certain amount of family problems. Until now, the stories have been marked by strong plots and a variety of interesting characters, vampire and human. Now hunted across the world by a mysterious group known as The Others, Deirdre and Mike are in a struggle for their very existence. Somehow, Deirdre has been infected with a poison that is gradually erasing her memories, turning her into an empty vessel living only in the moment.

What should have become a fast-paced race against time to solve the threat of The Others and recover Deirdre's essence turns into a series of pat moves across the narrow stage of a tiny English town where the most momentous events seem to happen more off camera than at center stage. In truth, the book has fewer settings than the average off Broadway play. Coupled with a lack of character development (Deirdre is degenerating and everyone else is staying the same) this results in a book that is missing some important ingredients for success. This explains its lackluster sales performance.

It is clearly Taylor's intent to write a sequel, since almost every story arc is left unfinished. Hopefully, some of the tedium of this volume is due to the necessity for setting the stage upon which more exciting events will play. I am giving this book three stars because I do not want to sell short an otherwise successful author without seeing where she is going with the entire effort. But unless you are entranced by vampire stories where the most exciting event is the death if a dog (and Deirdre's money worries) be warned that you may find this far less satisfactory than other efforts.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep 'em coming!, October 1, 2002

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"gofalus" (Zimiamvia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Resurrection (The Vampire Legacy, #6) (Paperback)

Karen Taylor has kept the romance and spice in her Vampire Legacy series very much alive--just as she has between her vampire lovers.

Deirdre and Mitch are anything but a routine married couple. The tension of their dangerous existence, on the run from mysterious Others trying to exterminate them, never falters, and neither does the ... attraction in their relationship. Meanwhile the mysteries mount and suspicions grow--and the revelations come as a complete surprise. The new characters are especially cool because you're never sure where you stand with them--sympathy and attraction battle with wariness. There's a particularly chilling little boy, and his mother...well, her charms work on the reader as well as they do on the characters around her.

Under the action and suspense of the plot, this is also a surprisingly poignant book that deals with issues of memory and identity and fidelity. And it paints a telling portrait of sensationalist television--what a juggernaut it can be and what harm it can do. Then there's the clever banter, and the reappearance of favorite old characters, and even fun, subtle homage to DRACULA and INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. Great twists and turns. Great stuff!