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Friday, September 25, 2015

Darkness on His Bones by Barbara Hambly

Darkness on His Bones          

Set in Paris before the outbreak of WWI.  When Lydia receives notice that James Asher has been found near death in Paris, she rushes to her husband's side after sending a message to Don Simon Ysidro.  War is imminent, and the Germans are preparing to take Paris, hoping to use the Paris vampire nest as a devastating weapon.  

Lydia will need Don Simon's help in keeping James safe, but the ancient vampire discovers that events from his past threaten his ability to protect Lydia and James...and himself.

I've enjoyed most of the novels in this series and reviewed them.  However, I found this one less entertaining than previous novels because it was less coherent.  My favorites were Those Who Hunt the Night, Traveling with the Dead, and The Kindred of Darkness.  If you enjoy vampire novels, Hambly has an interesting take on the vampire genre!

James Asher, Vampire Novels

Those Who Hunt the Night (Locus Award winner for Best Horror Novel in 1989)

Traveling with the Dead (Locus Award nominee 1996, winner of the Lord Ruthven Award 1996)

Blood Maidens (2010)

Magistrates of Hell (2012)

The Kindred of Darkness (March 1, 2014)

Review scheduled for Sept. 25, 2015.

  NetGalley/Severn House

Vampire/Supernatural.  Oct. 1, 2015.  Print length:  256 pages.

10 comments:

  1. Which is the one that takes place partly in the Paris catacombs? I liked that one a lot. (It's one of the reasons I visited the catacombs when I went to Paris.)

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    1. Those Who Hunt the Night has a scary episode in the catacombs, and this one is set in Paris, too. :)

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    2. An even better reason to read it! :)

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    3. I liked Those Who Hunt the Night better, but I do enjoy this series!

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  2. I rarely read vampire novels, but this sounds intriguing!

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    1. No romantic view of vampires in these novels, but the novels are character-driven and interesting. This wasn't my favorite, but I did enjoy it. Hambly is one of those prolific authors and has another series that I'm interested in, but the James Asher novels are perfect for this time of year!

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  3. I know I have some of Hambly's books on my shelves somewhere but just haven't gotten around to them. I think after all the vampire books that came out in recent years I just needed a break but one of these days I would like to check this series out.

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    1. I've enjoyed this series, but I also liked Renfield, Slave of Dracula by Hambly which I reviewed in 2007.

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  4. It's been a while since I've read a vampire book. This sounds like an intriguing series.

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    1. It is an interesting series with lots of historical details!

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