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Feb 03, 2012
Shannon
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Just finished reading the latest outing from the dynamic duo of Carrie Clevenger and Nerine Dorman. I love dark fantasy and its comfortable cadence – setup, introduce the conflict, peril, some action, resolution. Heroes get the girls, bad guys get theirs and everyone rides off into the sunset.
Blood and Fire isn’t anything even close to predictable.
Holy crap, what a wild ride. This is a real grab you by the throat and run story. There’s no downtime, no break in the actio More...
Blood and Fire isn’t anything even close to predictable.
Holy crap, what a wild ride. This is a real grab you by the throat and run story. There’s no downtime, no break in the actio More...
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Jan 03, 2012
Noor
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Blood and Fire is the new Xan Marcelles short story and the second collaboration between authors Carrie Clevenger and Nerine Dorman. Xan is a self-proclaimed dude who happens to be a member of Crooked Fang, a rock band who play out of the Pale Rider, a back country tavern in Colarado. He also is a vampire; a fact that has caught the attention of an Egyptian cult of sorcerors leading to his present adventure.
This story allows us to get past the cool, leather-wearing, whiskey drinking womani More...
This story allows us to get past the cool, leather-wearing, whiskey drinking womani More...
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Feb 09, 2012
Icy
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I've long been a fan of Carrie Clevenger's Xan Marcelles, and in this novella, the bassist vampire is marched out of Pale Rider, in Pinecliffe, Colorado, and into a hellish house of mysteries. He's not the only one - Ashton Kennedy, written by Nerine Dorman, is a being known as an Inkarna (essentially a body thief) and he's charged with the task of breaking into the same mystery house to retrieve an ancient artifact. The unlikely pair team up in order to bust some heads and get the hell out of t
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Jan 17, 2012
Richard
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This is an excellent novella by Clevenger and Dorman. I have long been a fan of Clevenger's Crooked Fang. He is a smart razor sharp character and her stories move at a fast pace. This collaboration between two fine authors at the top of their game provided me with a great read. Blood and Fire brings together two characters from different novels, merging styles effectively and seamlessly.
In this story Xan is kidnapped. He meets his alter-ego, Ash, a mystic figure seeking an artifact More...
In this story Xan is kidnapped. He meets his alter-ego, Ash, a mystic figure seeking an artifact More...
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Jan 07, 2012
Matt
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The problem, if you could call it that, with crossovers is that they so often contain characters that rely upon your prior knowledge to make the story being told fun or even interesting. Thankfully, Blood and Fire manages to sidestep all of that with a strong opening hand that made me instantly feel not-quite-comfortable in this madcap mystical universe, but certainly okay seeing where the winding tale would take me.
It's a confident opening volley that gets this story going fast, es More...
It's a confident opening volley that gets this story going fast, es More...
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Jan 03, 2012
Sonya
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Blood and Fire is not only a good standalone story, it works as a fabulous teaser for two upcoming books: Clevenger's Crooked Fang and Dorman's Inkarna.
Xan Marcelles is a vampire bass player in a cover band who makes his home in a small out of the way bar called Pale Rider. He is refreshingly free of angst, brooding, and many of the other current vamp traits. He's not a bad guy either, but he is still very much a vampire. In many ways he is just a regular guy trying to live his life o More...
Xan Marcelles is a vampire bass player in a cover band who makes his home in a small out of the way bar called Pale Rider. He is refreshingly free of angst, brooding, and many of the other current vamp traits. He's not a bad guy either, but he is still very much a vampire. In many ways he is just a regular guy trying to live his life o More...
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Jan 10, 2012
Cathy
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The thing most people don't tell you about vampires is that they're addictive - especially tall, muscle-bound, long-haired musician dudes like Xan Marcelles. I've read him twice now, once in Blood and Fire and once in Just My Blood Type, and now I've got a thirsty jones for some more. Xan's a sexy bad-ass laying low in a rough and tumble bar named Pale Rider in the middle of stinking nowhere. He drinks whiskey to smote his need for the blood of tasty young bar patrons, but he also plays bass in
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Jan 09, 2012
Shaun
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Blood and Fire is the second collaboration between Clevenger and Dorman. It sees the individual forces of Xan Marcelles and Ashton Kennedy collide in a fast-paced and action-filled thriller where the two find themselves fighting against a seemingly unstoppable enemy. These characters are brilliantly formed and very real – even within their fantastical environment. The writing is slick and consummate with seamless character transitions, leaving the reader feeling satisfied but still excited for m
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Jan 03, 2012
Melissa
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Clevenger and Dorman do an excellent job merging the worlds of Xan and Ash. These two characters collide to form the unlikeliest of alliances in this urban fantasy thriller. Delivering plenty of blood and fire via fangs and magic, this collaboration is a quick read filled with action, adventure and some hilarious snark between Ash and Xan. I would definitely love to see more from these two authors.
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Jan 02, 2012
Synde
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This second collaboration between Clevenger and Dorman is even more fun than the first. More insight into vampire Xan's previous life, along with his current one. Add mysterious Ash into the mix, and some esoteric Egyptian principles and you'll get way more than you bargained for..
Great fun, I especially enjoyed Xan's self depreciating manner.
For the price of a beer, this is a must read...
Great fun, I especially enjoyed Xan's self depreciating manner.
For the price of a beer, this is a must read...
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Jan 04, 2012
Ernie
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The second collaboration by Clevenger and Dorman is fantastic. The back and forth between Xan and Ash is brilliant, and I loved every bit of the snark. Vamps, magic, Egyptian references galore - what's not to love? This was very much my cup o' tea. Er, whisky. So well done!
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