"Dynamite storytelling"
Vampires exist in the world but they are not hell spawn
or shunned by God. They once were humans who suffered from
a mutated form of the disease porphyry. The disease is
fatal and at the time of their death they choose weather to
become a Predator, Normal or Craven vampire. Predators
drink human blood and kill when necessary. They also run
the blood banks that supply human blood for a price to
Normals who try to act like the humans they once were.
Cravens are fearful, sickly beings who beg for blood or do
without. Malachi is a dhmpire, born of a mortal father and
Normal vampire mother. He has most of the abilities of the
vampire but he is not immortal. Many believe he is the
child of prophecy, destined to be a powerful vampire
slayer. One who fears Malachi's power has gathered an army
of rogue Predators to destroy him and to take over the
world. Balthazar joins forces with the insane but very
powerful vampire Charles Upton. They intend to destroy the
Cravens, turn the Normal into Predators, and rule the world
the way they were meant to or die trying (metaphorically
speaking). Billie Sue Mosiman makes her vampires so detailed and
realistic that readers come away believing that this secret
society actually exists. The vampiric characters are
complex, yet easy to understand because they are a cross
section of the human population in all its glory and
degradation. MALACHI'S MOON, the sequel to RED MOON
RISING, is a special treat for lovers of the supernatural. Harriet Klausner - Copyright © 2001
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted November 25, 2001
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