George Archer, Liz Oldfield and Eddie Hopkins have made a rather unfortunate discovery: vampires actually exist, and they really do feed on hum... read full description
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Dec 28, 2008
Terry
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With all of the vampire books coming out right now, how could I resist a book where vampires want to take over the British empire (and the rest of the world) during the Victorian age? The story is pretty good, and there are a number of plot twists, but I only give this book *** because I did not like all of the head-hopping that the author does. It may not bother some people, but I like it when an author doesn't do it so much. In short, if you haven't had your fill of vampire books, and you l
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Jun 03, 2009
Books and Literature for Teens
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After reading the Twilight series, I had enough of “good” vampires. There are tons of vampire books, but can you believe there are very few with “bad” vampires in them? It makes you wonder if anybody knows that vampires were considered evil (yeah, sorry girls, if vampires were real, chances are Edward would be more interested in his next meal than getting a girlfriend) or that they are more monster than human. I mean, seriously, if vamps really existed, they’d probably be laughing their fangs of
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Sep 21, 2009
Robin
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Victorian England, the British Museum, a mummy is about to be unwrapped during an invitation only gathering of high society types. This is the hottest invitation in London. The sarcophagus is opened, revealing a silver lining. As the unwrapping begins there is a slip of the hand, and the shears gash the hand of the Egyptologist, splashing blood onto the mummy. The blood is quickly absorbed by the dry bindings. Suddenly, the mummy shifts and squirms. A desiccated hand breaks free, grabs the edge
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Feb 10, 2010
J.Elle
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I'm totally stuck in this YA rut (and there are some clear winners: Mortal Instruments), but most of it is starting to all sound the same. More vampires trying to take over the world/kill a bunch of people. Blah, blah. Been there, done that, read it before. What a craze Twilight started. It's like it's cool to read about/like vampires now, so authors are dashing out books as fast as they can so they can get in on the action before the fad fades. I just finished this book last week and it's
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Jan 09, 2010
Donna
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What an awesome book. Really. Now here's a guy that knows how to play with the lore, not ass rape it.
First off, I was surprised by how British it was. Usually with British books, when we get them, they're Americanized. Like the Harry Potter books. Most of the British colloquialisms were removed apparently because we wouldn't get it. But this one appeared relatively untouched. There are even 'ou' spellings, British punctuation and everything. I liked it. It didn't insult my intelligen More...
First off, I was surprised by how British it was. Usually with British books, when we get them, they're Americanized. Like the Harry Potter books. Most of the British colloquialisms were removed apparently because we wouldn't get it. But this one appeared relatively untouched. There are even 'ou' spellings, British punctuation and everything. I liked it. It didn't insult my intelligen More...
Mar 21, 2009
Jennifer
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Those girls who like the Twilight -esque romantic version of nice, chivalrous vampires will not like this book, where the vampires are, for the most part, very evil. Give it to boys, however. If they can get past a bit of a slow start there's a lot of really nice action set pieces with a good mix of suspense and gore. In one particularly spine-tingling bit vampires start bursting through the walls and floors of an old haunted house. Good stuff.
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Feb 21, 2009
Melissa
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It's a romp. (As long as you don't expect much, you'll have fun!) Think: a cross between The Mummy, Raiders of the Lost Ark (though it's probably more The Last Crusade) and Dracula, set in Victorian England. Throw in a few 11- to 18-year-olds and some zombie vampires, and you've pretty much got a sense of the book. A whole lotta fun.
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Jul 14, 2009
Jennifer
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Great victorianish, mystery for middle schoolers. Vampires, London Museum of History, orphans, pickpockets, and Egyptian mummies. These vampires are not nice they are bloodthirsty and are trying to take over the world. Good suggestion for anyone who liked the Phillip Pullman mysteries, or scary (but not too scary) stories.
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Jan 16, 2009
Ms-Heather
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This is a thrilling historical-fiction story about vampires trying to take over England's House of Parliament in Victorian London. It's the sequel to Death Collector, but you don't have to read that one to enjoy Parliament of Blood. (though Death Collector was really good, too...)
May 31, 2009
Glenda
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I came into this little series with this one. I really like Justin Richards. He's very British, but not incomprehensibly so, and this has a nice mix of Sherlock Holmes and teen mystery, mixed with some great vampires.
Mar 01, 2010
Bogged down in places, but interesting take on the whole "Vampires try to take over the world" thing. Billed as a YA book, I don't think there's many teenagers out there that would stick with this one!
Jan 13, 2009
Heather
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Justin Richards just keeps getting better! This sequel to The Death Collector is my favorite of his three novels.
Mar 30, 2009
Yalibrarian
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Smog filled London, ancient mummies, vampires, undead street urchins. What more could you want?
Nov 07, 2009
Shadee
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Good for fans of Thirsty, The Reformed Vampire Support Group and other boy/girl vampire fans. Not romancy...
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