Having always been of fan of Vampire fiction (twilight being the exception) and knowing that my boyfriend has read and followed various warhammer/black library books for years, when I spotted this on the bookshelves it caught my eye. At first I did what any dutiful girlfriend would do and text my boyfriend to see if he was interesting in obtaining a copy (which at present he isn't). However the book was still looking at me so I decided to read the Blurb and it got my full attention and inevitably ended up being a purchase.
Ulrika is an 'accidental' fledgling vampire, her once human self raised as a true warrior. However she has now been taken under the wing of a vampire countess who made a pledge to Ulrika's lover and Dwarf friend that she would raise Ulrika to be a respectable vampire and gain control of her blood thirst and vampire urges, in a world were vampires are mostly hidden from the human community. When Ulrika and her mistress are called to investigate a string of murders things become a little 'hairy' to say the least.
Nathan Long; Gripped me with this story from the first page, it was fast-paced and kept it up throughout the whole story with out becoming dull or repetitive, his ability to include the occasional dry witticism also left me chuckling!
Long creates imagery easily in this story without over describing, which quickly gets the reader immersed. I liked that Long put in enough of a back story that allowed new readers (such as myself) to feel comfortable with continuing, even if they haven't read previous Gortrek and Felix books which I am lead to believe Ulrika first makes her appearance?
The plot kept me guessing Long's ability for misguidance/miss-direction really worked I did not guess the perpetrator until they were revealed!
I look forward to seeing what happens next in the Trilogy however, I enjoyed it that much that I may have to read a few book in between to prolong the suspense.
Having felt previously intimidated by 'proper' fantasy novels with their multi-verses, abundance of creatures and mythological beings and a plethora of characters, I feel that the way Nathan Long's writing works well to introduce and encourage any level of reader to develop a keen and deeper interest into fantasy literature.
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