Not the end of life, Harry Keogh discovered–and not the end of his battle against he terrible evil of vampires.In a secluded English village, Yulian Bodescu plots his takeover of the world. Imbued with a vampire’s powers before his birth, Bodescu rules men’s minds and bodies with supernatural ease. He is secretly creating an army of vampiric monsters, things that once were men but were now … now walking masses of destructive hunger
Harry Keogh, Necroscope, thought that the war with the vampires had ended with the destruction of Boris Dragasani–and of Harry’s body But the man who talks to the dead lives on, more powerful than ever, able to transport himself instantly to any spot on the globe and to speak mind-to-mind with both the living and the dead.
Are Harry’s new powers enough to defeat Yulian Bodescu and his legion of monsters–or will the vampire army overrun the living earth?
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The second book in the series shows the protagonist in an unusual position and delves deeper into the prehistory of vampires.
Plot. Rating 3
There are several storylines in the book, but they can be grouped according to the time of the events taking place. I liked the historical part of the book more. It contains the elements that attract me to the vampire theme: ancient secrets, hidden castles far in the mountains, various mystical rituals and beliefs, historical figures associated with vampires, etc. Thibor’s storyline was the most interesting. The story of the second ancient vampire struck me as somewhat crumpled.
The modern storyline attracted me less. The confrontation with the new antagonist is short and does not stand out as the main storyline. A lot of time is devoted to the work and intrigues of the special services – some of this, in my opinion, was not necessary.
The final fight partially repeats the final fight from the first book.
Characters. Rating 3
Harry Keogh, due to his abilities and new original position, plays the role of a coordinator rather than an active hero. British intelligence officers are shown superficially. There are a lot of them, but it turned out to be difficult for me to single out a character for whom I could worry.
I think the new antagonist of the book is inferior in charisma and elaboration to Boris Dragosani, just as the characters in the Russian storyline lose to their predecessors.
In general, the characters in the historical storylines were more attractive to me.
Dialogues. Rating 3
For my taste, the dialogues in the book are verbose, especially in one-on-one conversations. The characters behave too emotionally for me, as evidenced by the large number of exclamation marks. For example, the name-calling and boasting in dialogues between vampires and in dialogues with the dead have significantly worsened my perception of the story.
Writing style. Rating 4
There are enough good scenes in the book that define the horror genre. The historical part in the first half of the book is excellently written – I read it with great interest. All the different components in the book are easy to read.
Worldbuilding. Rating 4
There are quite a few ideas about this race presented here, both new and those that develop on the concepts of the first book. Vamphyri are shown to be complex creatures with many abilities in their arsenal. The historical part of the book informs the reader in detail about the actions of vampires in the past. Horror scenes are varied and described with a lot of imagination.
Conclusion. Overall rating 3
I was hoping for a significant development of the story of the Vamphyri. In my opinion, this happened only in the historical part of the book. However, the annotation of the third book tells what I wanted to get in the second. Therefore, I will read the next book.
All around great story.
I liked this whole series.
Brian Lumley is the ultimate writer of Vampire Novels! The world he has created is filled with adventure, horror and his vampires are not the usual variety. Step into the world he has created and you will be in for the ride of your life and a story that will send you looking for more books by Lumley…he is definitely not Anne Rice!!!
I love this whole series.
Best vampires EVER !!!
I read this series as a teenager, wonderfully written, excellent character generation. Great story line.
Its on my reread list….
Awesome Gore Galore