"Vampire lovers are going to want to read this one"
Nosferatu Victor Renquist struggles to rebuild his
American based vampire colony when he receives the summons
from three females of his species, including a former
love. Knowing this is not a friendly visit between old
friends, Victor drops everything to go to Ravenskeep
Priory, England where he learns that Homo Sapiens
archeologists disturbed the gravesite of Taliesin, better
known as Merlin. The return of Merlin to the world means
the belief that the Urshu species is extinct is no longer
true. The question facing Victor and his vampire allies is
whether to kill Taliesin before he becomes a powerful
wizard that could destroy the current balance of power. As
the brooding Nosferatu debate what to do, power struggles
and duels from within leave the group somewhat disabled as
no can take charge to make the final decisions on the
emergence of an Urshu. Based on his previous novels in this series, this
reviewer expected to spend time on a Nosferatu feast, but
instead felt lost in the dark of an anemic plot. The
background of MORE THAN MORTAL is deep so that readers
understand the difference between the species and somewhat
how they were 'planted' on the planet. The concept of this
Merlin is intriguing and the insight into the Nosferatu is
quite illuminating. With all that going for it, this novel
could have been the horror-fantasy tale of the year, but
instead Mick Farren gives fans a tale that feels more like
an in betweener novel. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted August 4, 2001
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