"Off beat but humorous fantasy-horror"
Over the past year Chris Csejthe has learned hard lessons
about life or more precisely death. He realizes that it is
all about the blood of who you know, but in his case the
sera inside him changed by the transfusion from the Lord of
the Undead is valuable to one and all. That very special
blood type makes Chris the donor of first choice for most
of the otherworldly populace and some of those still
mortals. It also keeps the police busy interviewing him
about a non-zoned gravedigger side business as corpses seem
to grow on his front lawn like weeds in the front of Chez
Klausner. Chris just wants to enjoy life with his new squeeze, but
fears his former were-woman might cause problems. Besides
being the target of jealousy and the mark of every creature
around, Chris is caught in the crosshairs of the
development of a deadly virus. All in a day's survival
mode for the tyro bloodsucker except that now the Blood
Countess Bathory has her own ideas how to use Chris' rarest
of blood types. Readers who desire something off beat but humorous in their
fantasy-horror literature will want to read DEAD ON MY
FEET, an amusing tale that focuses on the misadventures of
a vampire in a world that wants to borrow his blood. Chris
remains the center of the Simmons universe while the human
and inhuman populaces that graze within his spheres make
for a fun tale. Though it would be beneficial to fans to
read the prequel (see ONE FOOT IN THE GRACE) for a fuller
flavoring, this book is fun. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted May 31, 2003
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