Bloodwars (Necroscope, #8) by Brian Lumley

Bloodwars (Necroscope, #8) Reviews

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  Dollie

  This was a really long book, but it brought about the end of the vampires. Nathan goes back to Sunside with Ben Trask, David Chung, Ian Goodly, Zek and Anna Marie English (who gets prettier in this newer, younger world and falls in love with Andrei). Devetaki thought that she was going to win the war against Wrathra and her lot, but with their combined mental efforts, Nathan changed the axis of their world, so all of the vampires that hadn’t been caught and killed in the war were blasted by the sunrise. The sun on the swamps dried them up, too, so there was no more vampire spores. I love the Necroscope(s), but have had enough of vampires after reading all these books.
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  Γιώργος Μπελαούρης

  although in some chapters it waz a drag and the ending waz kinda rushed
  nathan and nestor s story iz equally wellcrafted as their father's
  really enjoyed this monster of a book (200 pages more woyld be ok tho)
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  Jim Spencer

  This is as good as it ever got.
  Practically every aspect of this one works. The build up, the coming together, the resolution of how harry jr figured out to travel between worlds using the mobius continuum, freeing the vampire world itself. Everything was damn near perfect. The ending feels a little rushed bit that's just a small gripe. The ending itself was a real shocker, lets just say I didn't see that coming from a mile. Unfortunately, the necroscope serious never quite got as good after thos, though it was still decent. But its difficult to top an ending like this so no major gripes really.
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  Vicky

  Meh
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  Mike Koser

  It was shaping up to be an incredible end to a fascinating saga, but it felt rushed towards the end to wrap up all the various conflicts. I think that more time should have been spent resolving all of these conflicts that Lumley built up wonderfully throughout the series.
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  Robert Defrank

  The title does not lie.
  
  The epic Vampire World trilogy concludes with a crescendo as the new Necroscope and his allies at last cross back over into the horror of Sunside/Starside and the Wamphyri and their armies of abominations descend on the human resistance. Modern weapons are brought to bear against Lovecraftian, blood-drinking abominations and will even the Necroscope's powers over distance and death be enough to turn the tide?
  
  And the audiobook is utter perfection.
  
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  Matthew Schiller

  The end of the Vampire World trilogy in Brian Lumley’s Necroscope universe does not disappoint. Every time you think you have it pegged down where the author is going to take his books he zags in a way that you don’t anticipate. This lets his book have a freshness that few others can match. As I’ve said before, every time the ending comes as the reader you don’t want it to end. A satisfying conclusion to this trilogy and I’m glad there is more.
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  Cameron

  I'm finally done.
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  hotsake (André Troesch)

  This was a very satisfying end to the Vampire World trilogy of books within the Necroscope series. The trilogy started off shaky but it got progressively better with each book. It was also a better end to the series proper than book 5 which I found to be a bit of a letdown and my least favorite book in the series. This one rates as my second favorite surpassed only by the first book. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series most of which are short story collections.
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  Michelle Nakagawa

  The books in this series never disappoint. They are always full of nasty, evil vampires and awful tales of those who fight them to have the free lives they deserve. The fighting between the groups of vampires really kicks in full force and it is as mind-numbingly bloody and vicious as you'd expect.
  
  Absolutely awesome!
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  Aaron Anderson

  I reread through this book in the series. I liked it overall, as I remembered I had in the past, but 8 straight books is more than enough of this authors works, for now.
  
  I'll probably come back and read the rest he's written in this series in a few months. I think I've read up to book 10 before, but I'm not sure. I'm certain I haven't read his lastest stuff though.
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  SHUiZMZ

  Having just finished the 3rd installment of Brian Lumley's Vampire World, as well as having already read the excellent Necroscope series (5 books), I am falling in love with Lumley's writing & interesting characters & plots. I cant wait to read another series by him and his other worlds created.
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  Ron

  Here is the conclusion of the Blood Wars?
  Good story that’s traveled so far among the Möbius strip.
  Brian Lumley is very descriptive in his story telling.
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  Andy Strutt

  Necroscope Series by Brian Lumley
  Review by Andy Strutt author of “The Afflicted”
  
  I first discovered this series by receiving “Necroscope III : The Source” as a Christmas present. I had never heard of Brian Lumley but I was instantly infatuated with his work as soon as I had read the first few pages. Obviously, the first thing I did was go out and find the rest of the Necroscope series.
  Harry Keogh is a very strange character with morbid supernatural powers that allow him to speak to the dead. That is enough to make you want to read the series on its own but it is only the start. The Necroscope is the first in the series of a totally unique and fantastical vampire mythology, and definitely my favourite out of all of them. His writing his dark and exciting and is not for the faint hearted. These are books for true fans of horror and I challenge any new reader to predict what is going to happen next. I pride myself on being able to predict the storyline and I was pleasantly surprised, there was no way I could have guessed where the story would lead. For me it is impossible to review a single novel in isolation (or necessary) because I feel that anyone who reads the first will very quickly read the other 14 novels eagerly.
  Highly recommended and I guarantee these books deserve horror classic status. The writing and characterisations are timeless and will be enjoyed by true horror fans for centuries to come.
  
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  Michael Daniel

  Lumley expounds upon the vampire home world. Again, very nicely done.
  Very good series! Imagine any knowledge that you needed at the ready for your asking. Enter Harry. Very well designed story, with a main character that is easily identified with, Harry Koegh. The imagination that came up with these characters must have experienced some truly awful things. Lumley, being an ex SAS officer, surely did.
  
  The vampires in this series are not nice. They are not warm and fuzzy. They're not cute (well, the women can be) and they know one primal rule: Anything to remain alive... so to speak. They are the epitome of ruthlessness, guile, viciousness, and outright cruelty. Lumley is good at this, and the stories get more and more gripping as the series carries on. We eventually even learn of the vampire's origins (The Source). Brutal and scary as hell at times. Always imaginative and truly entertaining.
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  Gilliam

  Bloodwars reads like a condensed version of a much larger book or two (or maybe even three). Jam-packed with incident and long-winded exposition both it seems rushed (or perhaps hacked and slashed is the truth of it), particularly the collision of events at the climax; there's also my complaint that a number of characters from the previous books one might understandably expect to be playing significant roles in the course of events end up receiving scant attention and inconsequential closure.
  
  Not necessarily a disappointment — Bloodwars is an entertaining horror/fantasy — but still not altogether the satisfying conclusion to the trilogy one might have expected or hoped for.
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  Chris

  This final book in the Vampire World trilogy pits Nathan Keogh (with help from E-Branch Espers and Vampire World Szgany), son of the original Necroscope, against his evil twin brother turned into a leperous vampire lord, along with the rest of the bloodlusting, treacherous vampire lords, all warring with each other in an attempt for power and position. While I found the original Necroscope trilogy to be the best and strongest of the Necroscope series, and the second trilogy almost as good, the Vampire World is worth reading. Lumley is one of the best of HPL-influenced authors out there, and should be read for his unique, larger than life voice. Aye!
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  Chris

  Good book, neatly wraps up the trilogy. Sometimes it was a bit of a slog and the ending seemed a bit rushed. This exhaustive set could easily have been broken into five books rather than a trilogy. The story might have flowed a little better. The author seems very methodical in his approach to storytelling, even down to the length of the chapters. Throughout the trilogy, each chapter is roughly twenty pages in length, give or take a few pages. I plan to take a break from Lumley's world for a while before returning to tackle the remaining Necroscope novels.
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  Zoe Jean

  I'm going through this entire series and it's quite entertaining. But, I must disagree with a critic who compares this series equally with Anne Rices' vampire series, they are not the same in any way. I love Anne Rice and I'm glad she's visiting her vampires again! However, Brian Lumleys' vampires are really nasty critters and they have their own world of which they use and abuse. The entire series, so far, has had a central theme, time travel, but unlike any time travel stories I've ever read.
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  Carl Bluesy

  I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started the vampire land trilogy. I didn’t think it would be able to hold up to the first five books of the series.
  
  It definitely different then the first five books. This three books went in a different direction, but was still just as good. And this book was the perfect way to end the vampire trilogy.
  
  I can’t wait to see what else this amazing series has to offer.
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  Stacy Croushorn

  It was really pretty good. There were a few times when I thought the author was dragging things out a bit too much, and I wasn't thrilled by the "climatic" ending of some of the storylines. But, it was a good read.
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  Amanda and tony schmidt

  Tony
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  Bud560 Crawford

  Great read
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  Damien Spencer

  I CANT DO THIS AGAIN. BLLLEEEECCCCHHHHHHHHH.
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  Kurt Vosper

  see book 1