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The Division of the Damned
It was a master stroke to redress the balance of the war.
What if the Third Reich could own the night?
What if they had a Division of Vampires?
And if those Vampires didn't stop?
If they had plans to conquer the whole world?
Even Heinrich Himmler hadn't thought of that.
But in Transylvania someone had.
And on the Winter Solstice of 1944, the world would be at their mercy.
What if the Third Reich could own the night?
What if they had a Division of Vampires?
And if those Vampires didn't stop?
If they had plans to conquer the whole world?
Even Heinrich Himmler hadn't thought of that.
But in Transylvania someone had.
And on the Winter Solstice of 1944, the world would be at their mercy.
Kindle Edition, 282 pages
Published
April 5th 2012
by Night Publishing
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The Division of the Damned is an intense, fast-paced, meaty work that kept me riveted. It's got a lot of complex back-story, but in my opinion, the author does an excellent job at explaining it without dumping it on us.
The premise of a vampire army used by the SS army in WWII Europe is fantastic and extremely original. The author is obviously well-versed in the workings of an army division, but he handles the terminology well and it doesn't get confusing.
I admire the way he can weave individual...more
The premise of a vampire army used by the SS army in WWII Europe is fantastic and extremely original. The author is obviously well-versed in the workings of an army division, but he handles the terminology well and it doesn't get confusing.
I admire the way he can weave individual...more
The genre-mixing of the Second World War with the realm of the mystical and supernatural has always had me in its thrall, ever since I watched Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc as a teenage boy. Seldom tried and even less often successfully so, it has remained a niche genre with limited overall commercial appeal outside two of the Indiana Jones movies. The first Hellboy movie incorporated some of the occult links to the Third Reich and, in my opinion, would have been better all aroun...more
I'm going straight to the point. I liked this book. Vampires of old, werewolves, old demon legends, a war between humans and a war against evil. It's all the gothic stuff I like. I liked that it presented a different history of how vampires came to be and I liked that the plot was laced with the legends of Lilith, something which I, admittedly, have to read up on one of these days (gotta add that to my growing list of fairy tales, legends, and myths to read). I also liked the premise of vampires...more
Still on vampires, or vampyres if you prefer, but this book has an intriguing premise - what if the German army had recruited a night-fighting force, a division of vampires, in fact?
I am not much for WII adventure yarns, or for any war yarns for that matter, but there is something about the Russian front which is rather more bleak and eery than standard warfare, and there is a fair amount of detail in this book about the provenance of vampires from pre-Biblical times, Lilith and all that.
So, not...more
I am not much for WII adventure yarns, or for any war yarns for that matter, but there is something about the Russian front which is rather more bleak and eery than standard warfare, and there is a fair amount of detail in this book about the provenance of vampires from pre-Biblical times, Lilith and all that.
So, not...more
Engaging characters, shifting and interesting loyalties, a great historical backdrop, and an exciting plot make this book a must-read, not to mention the use of old school “we want to eat humans and we don’t sparkle” camp of vampires that hardcore bloodsucker fans will relish. I also found the author’s incorporation of Sumerian mythology and its fusion with Jewish legends, demonology, books of blood, stories of Christian knights, and vampirism to be a dynamic combination that gives this novel a...more
Kinda thought this was gonna be crap. I love being surprised though. This is a great, multi layered story with fleshed out characters. I'm not the biggest fan of Nazis, but it was a pleasant surprise to find that the author made them whole characters. I would say the one weakness is the villains. Although they're also fairly well rounded, I can't help but wonder if it would have been possible to include more information about them. This book is relatively thin (approx. 350 pages) so it's not sur...more
The idea of SS soldiers being portrayed as heroes in the battle against an even worse evil than the Third Reich appealed to me and I wasn't dissappointed.
The division characters are developed really well so you find yourself fevering for the safety of every one.A novel twist was the Jewish werewolf.
But the evil characters are also described so vividly that they have you shaking in your boots.
The authors military background stands him in good stead when portraying the details of the battle scenes...more
The division characters are developed really well so you find yourself fevering for the safety of every one.A novel twist was the Jewish werewolf.
But the evil characters are also described so vividly that they have you shaking in your boots.
The authors military background stands him in good stead when portraying the details of the battle scenes...more
Aug 02, 2012
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"No mercy, only butchery and then gorging on the blood of the fallen." God I'm going to love this book...starting it now...will update this when I'm done. You can tell right off that it was written by a man. The vampires are hideous and without any sex apeal. Well, I have to be honest, I'm disappointed because that opening line was killer but it just didn't grab me. I'm 67% through it and I don't care about any of the characters. It wasn't scary, it wasn't sexy. Vampires should either be scary o...more
Great novel by a guy with brilliant ideas of how to mix Vampires (the proper ones) with the German war machine. He even manages to make you feel compassion for the SS troops plight.
The story escalates far beyond the realms of what I imagined after reading the description and I found it hard to put it down.
Research must have been heavy with all the angles of doom but it all works...if I go into anymore detail it will spoil the story.
A great page turner and highly recommended.
The story escalates far beyond the realms of what I imagined after reading the description and I found it hard to put it down.
Research must have been heavy with all the angles of doom but it all works...if I go into anymore detail it will spoil the story.
A great page turner and highly recommended.
If you like vampire stories, you'll like this book. Just imagine if Hitler had a division of vampires fighting behind the lines on the Russian front? This story takes you from the concentration camps, to Berlin and to the dark forest of Transylvania. It is an entertaining read.
This book had me riveted the whole way through. A fantastic storyline, fascinating characters, lots of action and plenty of tension. The WWII time period also felt very authentic. The vampires themselves were creepy and terrifying like in Bram Stoker's Dracula. If I had to liken the novel to anything, I would say it was a cross between Dracula, The Passage and Band of Brothers and I could easily see this on the big screen. Highly recommended.
Very cool. Melodramatic, slightly campy, and still pretty darn scary. When the SS are the good guys, watch out.
3.5
It was good, but dragged somewhat.
It was good, but dragged somewhat.
This was a really unique, original take on the vampire theme and had me entertained the whole way through. I'm not fanatical about vampire novels, but this one was good, give it a go!
I had recently watched the film Dead Snow so when I saw a book about Nazi vampires I could not resist. But it felt overly long and would have benefited from a severe edit. Good ending though.
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