Bloodlines

This is probably one of my favorite books.  I wrote this as a lifelong vampire fan writing for the sake of vampire fans.  I tried to stay true to the myths of vampires and not change them.  I even tried to explain them.  I used the actual life of Vlad the Impaler to set up the background to this novel.  I think fans of vampires will love to learn about the history to them.  Where the word vampire even came from.

I also liked it because in this story the reader will find themselves actually cheering for a vampire, but at the same time these are not the dumbed down PG-13 rated vampires.  There are the real deal.  Killers, murderers, but also warriors.  The conflict of this book is not that vampires are bad and humans are good. But that vampires are bad and good, and humans are just at their mercy.

It is a thriller, action-adventure.  The historical references are there, but they are used to give some validity to the curse of the vampires.  The references are intertwined with suspense like the way they are with the Dan Brown novels.  There is also mention of the templars, Church history, and Europe in general.

Ther basic plot also is an imitation, and in that way a form of flattery to Stoker's novel.  Vlad, who has been fighting this vampire war for years against his brother Radu, meets a woman who reminds his of his dead wife when he was a human.  He falls instantly in love, but knows he cannot be with her unless he is a human.  The chance comes up for him to be a human again, but first he must make the world safe for humans by destroying Radu.  This is where the drama ensures.

Silver is a weakness for vampires and so silver coated bullets are used to kill them.  This alllows for alot, and I mean alot, of shoot-outs in the novel.  The book is violent, and it is also gory.  You cannot have a story where the characters drink blood to survive and make it PG-13.  That's just preposterous.  These are not teenage vampires looking for a prom date.  These are vicious warriors looking to enslave the world or save it.  All the chips are on the line in this one.

Overall I think this is one of the best vampire books ever written, and that is not just me tooting my own horn.  As a fan of vampires this is the kind of book I would be looking for right now.  Something with action, suspense, and makes me feel that the entire mythos of vampires has not taken are wrong turn down mertro-sexual ville.  Also, who better to be the main character in a vampire novel than Dracula himself?

This story is more of what you can expect from a Drew D'Amato fix.  Supernatural suspense.  Social Studies was a social commentary.  While I have ideas for a few more they are very few and far between.  Ideas like this though, is where I seem to have too many and not enough time to get them all out on paper.  This is really the start of the D'Amato Dominion, and I hope you enjoy it Faithful Supporter.

Comments

[Cheap Calendar Printing]

Cool post. Very nice retold of the nature of vampires. They are really in demand right now, from movies, comic books, TV series and novels. Vampires and its arch nemesis, Werewolves are everywhere.

- Kevin

[DD]

Check out the book, I'm sure you'll be happy with it