Subterranean Online, Issue 5, Spring 2009

Kitty Norville #0.1 - Conquistador de la Noche

by William Schafer (Editor), Ken MacLeod (Contributor), Liz Williams (Contributor)

SPRING 2009 CONTENTS

Fiction: A Tulip for Lucretius by Ken MacLeod
Fiction: Under the Honey by Liz Williams
Fiction: The Ascendant by Ted Kosmatka
Fiction: Conquistador de la Noche by Carrie Vaughn
Fiction: Crimes and Glory by Paul McAuley
Fiction: Hide and Horns by Joe R. Lansdale
Fiction: Sylgarmo’s Proclamation by Lucius Shepard
Interview: Hap and Leonard by Joe R. Lansdale
Review: The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Review: Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link (Viking)
Review: Best Served Cold By Joe Abercrombie (Orion)
Interview: Chameleonic Conversations - An Interview with Alexander C. Irvine by Nick Gevers
Interview: Feeding the Tree - An Interview with Caitlín R. Kiernan by Anita Niker

Genres: Fantasy, Vampires, Short Stories, Westerns, Urban Fantasy

ebook

First published April 1, 2009

Reviews

[Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now reading the first book, I already love Rick and it was good to see where his beginning was.

[Alina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for Hide and Horns by Joe R. Lansdale

Oh, the dark humor in this one! Excellent writing; the story is a strangish western, with ‘hints’ of racism.

[Delta · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Conquistador de la Noche” by Carrie Vaughn details the vampire origins of Ricardo de Avila (from the Kitty Norville series). The story will bring you firmly into “Camp Ricardo.” What a fascinating character!

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this once before, but read it again because it's really good. We've all been just as curious as Kitty about Rick's past.

[Charles Chlipala · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review is only about Carrie Vaughn 's Conquistador De La Noche. Finally found Rick 's origin story available online and it was free. Good origin story, but not as good as Kitty 's.

[S.M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even without (maybe especially without?) context for the rest of the series, I really enjoyed this. Ricardo is hugely sympathetic, and I found his moral battle believable both righteous and believable on a level I hadn't expected to. The story itself is well constructed and well written. Definitely recommend.

[Larisa]

Rick's origin story - pure love.

[Susan]

available free on the internet
collected in Bleeding Shadows

[Angie Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was great!

[Louisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really interesting to read Rick's beginning, he's an interesting character! Can't wait to read more!

[Veronica Berry (Thomas) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read - I really enjoyed learning a bit more about Rick

[Andreas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buffalo soldier Deadwood Dick encounters a black man with one leg pinned under a dead horse and the white men on his trail. A bunch of Chinese girls and racist white men from the eponymous settling add additional colours to the shooting action.

Full review at my blog.