Vampire Game Vol. 3 [Paperback]

Judal (Author)

Book Description

Series: Vampire Game | Publication Date: October 14, 2003

On a careless impulse, Ishtar promised her aunt, the Lady Ramia of La Naan, that she will marry the prince that wins the annual Martial Arts Competition in La Naan. Darres, Jill and Krai find out about this, and are furiously looking for a way to get her out of this fiasco. Ishtar, however, has a backup plan. The vampire Duzell, disguised as Ishtar, has been fighting in the competition, and winning. However, it may all be for naught, as Sharlen, a mysterious vampire, has been using black magic to help Prince Seiliez's quest for Ishtar's hand...Under Sharlen's spell, the prince is suddenly blessed with amazing strength and apparently cannot be harmed. Unsurprisingly, he has quickly become a contender in the competition, and now seems likely to win it. The simplest conclusion would be for Darres to fight the noble fight and defeat Seiliez in the tournament, however, things take a turn for the worse when they find out from Yujinn that the princes may have been adopted. If they're not blood descendants of Phelios, they are not eligible for Ishtar's hand in marriage. Darres, Jill and Krai scramble to find out the facts, and discover the truth may lie with Murra, a courtesan that Prince Seiliez regularly visits. This is a dangerous situation, intermingled with greed, magic, love, and family secrets. Can anybody help Ishtar out of this disaster...?

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop (October 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591823714
• ISBN-13: 978-1591823711
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #694,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Secrets and princes, April 10, 2007

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E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampire Game Vol. 3 (Paperback)

Things are getting nasty in La Naan in the third volume of "Vampire Game," which reveals plenty of new mysteries and dirty secrets. While one of the developments is a bit weird, Judal's sumptuous art and twisting plots keep things interesting -- and they promise to keep getting that way.

The Martial Arts Tournament is getting under way, with Darres tearing through most of his opponents, as are the three princess of La Naan. But no one knows that prettyboy Seilez is getting some vampiric help, which gives him immense strength -- and almost leads him to kill his brother Laphiji (who has more-than-brotherly feelings towards Seilez).

Meanwhile, Yujinn has set Darres on the hunt for the princes' real birthrights -- and a hunch takes him to the real birth mother of Seilez, who may be the only legitimate heir to La Naan's throne. But when a bunch of undead monsters attack, Darres must live long enough to save Pheliosta from a vampire plot -- and without Duzell, who's been abandoned with a family of kyawls!

It only really comes home in the third volume of "Vampire Game" just how messed up the royal families all are, with all these little plots and counterplots. It doesn't advance the actual plot much, but it gives us some new insights into the characters, although the revelation that Laphiji is in love with his "brother" is a bit too icky.

It's more or less split between action scenes and plot twists, with lots of rapid-fire fights in the competition, including a nasty magic-sword duel between Laphiji and Seilez. But Judal also provides some new twists in the story of the La Naan princes, as well as lots of opulant artwork -- ornate jewelry, flowing gowns and pretty men with earrings.

Duzell gets somewhat less attention in this volume. But Judal reveals some new dimensions to Ishtar -- she may be ditzy and sometimes oblivious, but she also rushes into a magical whirlwind to be with Darres. Additionally, she is the only one to show real, unpitying kindness to Seilez, who begins desperately falling in love with her because of it.

The third volume of "Vampire Game" eis mostly made up of background info and detective work, but ends on a taut cliffhanger. So have the fourth volume on hand.

5.0 out of 5 stars more, yeah!, October 19, 2003

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Nicole (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Game Vol. 3 (Paperback)

In this volume it tells alot about the princes of La Naan, expecially Seiliez. What I love most about this series is that even in the midst of danger there is still a bit of comedy (and the extra mini-mangas in back are hillarious!) I just absolutely love this series! If you love comedy, vampires and a bit of yaoi then this is definatly for you! I hope they translate Carbuncle, another of Judals work ;.; (I requested it at Tokyopop lets hope they do! if you like Vampire Game then you should too ^_^)

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful Continuation, October 4, 2003

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Oneiropolos (North Carolina, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vampire Game Vol. 3 (Paperback)

I only picked up the first book of this series on a whim, and I'm glad I did! The antics of Duzell and Ishtar continue in this volume as our favorite reincarnated vampire tries to find out who Phelios has reincarnated as. Things get even more confusing when the princes aren't who they seem to be, and Duzell runs into a few problems. The only downside is it seems volume four won't be out till January, which is quite a wait to see what happens!