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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780345407405 ISBN: 0345407407 Label: Del Rey Manufacturer: Del Rey Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 361 Publication Date: September 30, 1996 Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: September 30, 1996 Studio: Del Rey Editorial Review: Product Description: Down through the deathless centuries, the vampires had drunk human blood for sustenance and for sport. They preyed where they willed, for no mortal humans could resist their unclean powers. But now came the ultimate perversion, the unthinkable: someone was conscripting the vampires into the secret services of a foreign power. No government agency or bureaucrat could control the Undead. The idea was absurd, as Dr. James Asher knew all too well. Years in His Majesty's service had taught Asher the finer points of espionage. And he knew the secrets of the vampires--a familiarity hard-won in unwilling service to Don Simon Ysidro, oldest and most subtle of the hunters of the London night. What Asher didn't know was why one of England's established vampires would risk everything to travel across the European continent at the behest of a ruthless spymaster. But he could see the terrifying potential of such an unholy alliance... Average Rating:
 Rating: - Traveling with the deadTraveling With The Dead, by Barbara Hambly is an intriguing book that takes the reader through many different countries in search of two things, one: a vamipire who might get involved in some business that might cause trouble for the British and two: Lydias husband, James Asher, who is after the vampire Ernchester. The book begins with James Asher, a former British intelegance agent, spotting a dangerous spymaster, Karolri, meeting with a known London vampire, Earl of Ernchester, ... Read More Rating:  - Old favouriteThis is one of my "junk reads", the old favourites I pull out to read one more time when I've run out of everything new. James Asher is a former spy who has retired into the sedate life of an Oxford don, but finds the habits of his old life hard to break. When he spots the vampire Earl of Ernchester in company with Ignace Karolyi, a man Asher knows full well is a spy for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his sense of responsibility leads him to chase them across Europe. For Asher knows only too well ... Read More Rating:  - Mesmerizing, hypnotic, tasty, delicious, exciting adventure!Even better than the first. I enjoyed it tremendously. This book put a glamour over me. I was as drawn to continue reading its pages as Lydia was drawn to Ysidro or James to Anthea. It was heartbreaking, terrifying, enthralling, exciting, interesting, creative. Reading this book was thoroughly satisfying. I recommend it highly to anyone who enjoys vampire lore or vampire fiction. Hambly's is a class unto itself, so unique. Rating: - Dark temptationsI picked up Barbara Hambly's vampire novels in a fit of boredom, and was unable to put them down. They are dark and rich as a Black Forest cake. The characters, human and inhuman, are enticingly complex and fascinating. Once again, professor and ex-spy James Asher and his obsessively scholarly bride are swept into the intrigues of the vampires. Dark secrets unfold as Asher tracks the ruthless agent Karolyi and the world-weary vampire Earl of Ernchester -- not realizing that his wife has enlisted ... Read More Rating: - Slowly paced, but satisfyingI haven't yet read _Those Who Hunt The Night_ , despite reccomendations, but when I found this book I snatched it up. Despite what I found to be a slow pace, which sometimes made me flip pages impatiently, I did enjoy the character development. The ending more than repays any patience you may expend. A good, deep read which I predict may get better upon a second readthrough. |
