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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
4.5 Stars!, June 9, 2005
Set on an unknown magical world where vampires, werecreatures of all kinds, witches, warlocks, enchantresses, and humans all co-exist. Brit Chambers is human. She is a feisty "Werecreature Consultant" hired to find information on how to destroy the Sacred Scepters. The scepters, according to myth, have the power to rid the world of all magic.
Pandor Evans, on the Human Power Committee, has knowledge of where the scepters are hidden. He wants them destroyed. But someone else, dubbed Diablo, is also after them. Diablo plans to locate them and rule the world. Diablo has sent out assassins to kill all who possess knowledge of the scepters, including Brit.
Carpathian knives are very rare. They have a will of their own and choose their own wearers. They reside on leather armbands Brit had specially made for them. Whenever Brit needs the knives, they slip off the armbands and crawl into her palms. Since Brit has the Carpathian knives and has trained in combat arts all her life, she can pretty much take care of herself. However, she now has another problem. Thanks to her best friend, a weretiger named Shayla, Brit has become Daison's (Lord of the Vampires) personal blood bank.
***** This is the first in the brand new Werecreatures Series. If the rest of the series turns out to be as good as this beginning, then we are in for a special treat. The book begins at the best possible time - in the middle of a big problem. Therefore, it will capture your attention almost immediately and holds your fascination until the climatic ending. Author A.B. Wallace is one to keep your eyes on! BRAVA! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
There is something odd about Box City, September 28, 2004
Brit Chambers, a human, as well as Werecreature Consultant finds herself in a mating ritual and maiden to her best friend Shayla. Shayla must prove her worthiness in order to mate with a clan warrior and as a candidate she offers the powerful vampire Daison, Lord of the Weretigers, a simple gift.
Hand in hand, Magda the Enchantress and Brit approach. Brit holding Shayla's offering: a single long stem red rose, a symbol of human blood. Emotions suddenly flare when it is unveiled that the rose is not the actual gift, but Brit herself! Brit's life is turned upside down when she opts to save her friends.
Brit reluctantly concedes to the offering, now making her the property of Lord Daison. Her greatest fear is whether he will drain her of the precious life sustaining fluid that courses through her veins. Though none of this impedes the headstrong Brit from conducting business as usual. During daylight hours she proceeds towards her appointment with Pandor Evans who is on the Human Power Committee. Evans wants to hire Brit to acquire information about the Sacred Scepters.
The legend: He who holds the scepters acquires their power. The power to rid the world of magic! But Evans is not the only one who searches for them, so does Diablo. Without hesitation Brit takes the job well aware of Diablo's murderous profile.
A treacherous journey through underground rail stations, heartbreak of death, and the sweet fragrance of victory in life await readers of Vintage Blood and the Sacred Scepters. A. B. Wallace has done an exceptional job of storytelling and bringing terrifying mythical creatures to life. This novel will make a great addition to the avid readers library collection!
Reviewed by Betsie
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful fantasy, January 11, 2006
Human Brit Chambers earns a living as a Were-creature Consultant. Human Power Committee member Pandor Evans hires Brit to destroy the indestructible Sacred Scepters, which legend says can, if applied, eliminate all magic. At the same time, Diablo wants to possess them so he can use them to rule the world.
Diablo's minions are killing those individuals with knowledge of the scepters. His assassins are successful except with Brit, who has Carpathian knives willingly protecting her. As she continues on her quest to simply save the world, a new problem occurs that sidetracks the courageous heroine. Courtesy of her best friend were-tiger Shayla has accidentally turned Brit into a blood donor of the Lord of the Vampires Daison.
The setting is incredible as readers will accept the ABCs of "Wallace World" due to relationships such as Brit has with Shayla a were-tiger though some might say with best friends like her who traps the heroine in a contract with a vampire one needs no enemies. Brit makes the supernatural seem normal as she deals with were-creatures, vampires, witches, warlocks and assorted ilk as an everyday occurrence even when she is not off saving the world. Fantasy fans will want to read this delightful tale starring a wonderful brave woman trying to do the right thing yet keep her vintage blood flowing inside her arteries and veins.
Harriet Klausner
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