Tale of the Thunderbolt (The Vampire Earth, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

E.E. Knight (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 2012

As the Resistance attempts to overthrow their vampiric alien masters, elite Cat force member David Valentine embarks on a terrifying journey in search of a long-lost weapon that will guarantee their victory-and the end of the Kurian Order's domination of Earth.

Editorial Reviews

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A compelling new world. -- Creature Corner

I have no doubt that Knight is going to be a household name in the genre. -- Silver Oak Book Reviews

Knight is a master of deception and tension. -- Black Gate

About the Author

E.E. Knight graduated from Northern Illinois University with a double major in history and political science, then made his way through a number of jobs that related to neither.

 

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Roc (July 3, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451460189
• ISBN-13: 978-0451460189
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #579,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a science fiction/dark fantasy writer.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tale of the Thunderbolt is my favorite so far!!!!!!!!, April 10, 2007

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Rhona L. Westbrook (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tale of the Thunderbolt (The Vampire Earth, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed Way of the Wolf and Choice of the Cat, but Tale of the Thunderbolt is my favorite so far. Maybe this is because I am not a sci-fi buff. Maybe it's because I dig dark and urban fantasy(where we like a fast moving story-line and sympathetic characters)or maybe it's because the plot is so much deeper and more fascinating.

There were times in this story where goosebumps flashed across my skin. Other places where a lump came into my throat and still others, where I laughed out loud. What I loved most though, I think, are the supporting characters in this book. I grew very attached to some, like Ahn-Kah the 'golden one' and the half-drunk sailor who showed his true metal when the stakes were down. Tale of the Thunderbolt is chuck full of amazing characters. Some good, some bad and others who walk that gray line in between. That's the sort of thing I like to have in my stories.
If you dig fast paced action, suspense and gut-wrenching emotion...you'll dig this book.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not up to par with the previous two, May 17, 2005

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Neker (Duson, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tale of the Thunderbolt (The Vampire Earth, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

I could barely stand waiting for this next one in the series to come out. I so enjoyed the first two. The futuristic world created by Knight is entralling and even a bit scary. This book did not follow through on either one of those emotions.

Basically Valentine has spent a year on a secret mission as a Cat to secure a strong enough ship to obtain a secret weapon to fight the Kur. Somehow the knowledge of this "secret weapon" had only landed in the revolutionaries laps recently. The weapon is located in Haiti and Valintine doesn't even know what it is, only that the "contact" whom never saw him before in his life would recognize him and contact him. Strange? Well, it was. This was only one of many loose strings throughout the story.

What I missed most about Knights writing was the incredible development of characters and realtionships with these characters. I didn't see any this time. Valentine takes up a bit of a romance in Jamaca, but if I was suppose to feel sorry for him for having to move on, well, I really didn't even know this new character well enough to even care.

Overall, I still enjoy this series and plan to continue reading them. I'm hoping the next one, Valentine's Rising, will pick back up where the first two left off.

Happy reading!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great filler book, March 2, 2005

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Andrew C. Johnson "Readaholic" (Wichita, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tale of the Thunderbolt (The Vampire Earth, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Read it in one day. Great set up for the next book thank goodness it will be published this year also. I was hoping for a little more progression in Valentine though. At times it seemed that the Hunters arts had almost left him as a normal person. I was also hoping that he would have progessed to the next level of the hunters arts as a Bear but that will hopefully occur in the next installment. All the other books in this series have dealt with a new art each time but there really is very little information on the Bear caste that I would like to see very soon.