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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “A vampire noir with mafia style clans and zombies, this is easily the coolest vampire book I've read in a long time. |
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“This is a bit of a different twist on the usual vampire story. Charlie Huston's Vampyres have been made so due to a vyrus (the books spelling, not mine). These vampires function in clans reminiscent of the mafia and are all out for themselves. Joe Pitt is a great character, he is violent and can take a beating like you wouldn't believe but has a soft side that come out only in reference to his "girlfriend" Evie. Throw in a few Zombies and a drug addict rockabilly with a pompadour and you have a good book! Plus, you just can't go wrong with Charlie Huston. ”
Deanna B wrote this review Wednesday, May 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very different, but a really good story. It reminds me of a cross between a semi-classic vampire tale and a Sam Spade detective novel. I really enjoyed the characters, flaws and all and the way the plot meandered to it's conclusion. ”
Una wrote this review Friday, May 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book reminded me of a combination of Blade and I Am Legend (the movie version)with a little bit of gang wars, in a new spin of the Vampire tale. Joe Pitt is a vampire who was infected by a virus during a sexual encounter. The virus makes the victim crave blood and rejuvinates the body from most wounds. The one drawback is that sunlight destroys the virus and thus kills its host.
Katamaster wrote this review Wednesday, February 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Pitt is a Grenwich Village rambler that stumbles on a "zombie-like" person that craves human flesh especially, brains. Anyone bitten by the zombie gets infected with what the zombie has and also becomes a zombie. This may all sound silly so far but it is not. After Joe's discovery he is set upon by warring clans of Vampires who control different parts of the city. The uptown clan seems to be very "unhappy" that Joe discovered this zombie and that he didn't "clean" his mess properly. Each vampire clan is concerned that the world will know they exist and want to keep a low profile.
Pitt is recruited by a rich woman to find her missing teenage daughter. This causes problems between Pitt and her husband. Throughout the book Pitt seems to be taking lumps (there is the giant vampire Hurley who likes to put a hurting on him) and at one point is near death himself.
There is a lot of symbolism to the underground culture in New York especially in the ethnic and gay communities. I pretty much enjoyed it.
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“The first in the Joe Pitt vampyre series by Charlie Huston. Great series, each book is great if you like vampyre stories.”
Mr. Schultz wrote this review Saturday, February 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was all right. Not the greatest book mind you although there were parts in there that made me laugh a bit, and then made me cringe so overall it was pretty well written. I suppose it's because I've read the Dresden series before this and I expected it to be similar. No way. Nothing like it. Much more darker and bleaker. It's a quick read so I suggest library take out for this one. It didn't really catch me as a "oh wow this is an awesome novel" but I did give it a chance and no regrets. I might as well read the one after this, just for the hell of it.”
Caroline C wrote this review Tuesday, February 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“A vampire noir with mafia style clans and zombies, this is easily the coolest vampire book I've read in a long time.
DK Thompson wrote this review Tuesday, December 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I'm really looking forward to reading more of these.”
“Huston's vampire-cum-wiseguy series is highly readable. Strongly suggested.”
Grant S wrote this review Wednesday, September 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A Vampyre struggles to stay alive without a blood supply in Charlie Huston's paranormal noir, Already Dead.
Tez Miller wrote this review Tuesday, August 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Every great hero has his nemesis, and for Vampyre Joe Pitt it's Dexter Predo, the head honcho of one of New York's Clans. Joe, meanwhile, goes it alone, though he has his acquaintances, and a HIV-positive girlfriend - which means he has a valid excuse for not exchanging bodily fluids that may or may not infect others.
So what's with the brain-eating zombies, and what do they have to do with the Vampyre? Joe investigates, and when a wealthy couple enlists his help to find their teenaged daughter, he soon learns the two cases are linked - ickily so. We're talking a gentleman predator with a penchant for teen girls - whether they are his daughter's best friend, or his daughter herself. And since the man's wife is an alcoholic, Joe doesn't know who to believe, and it's not surprising that the case leads back to Dexter Predo.
Admittedly I was in a terrible mood for the first half of the book, and thus had trouble connecting. Adding to my difficulties was the use of em-dashes instead of quotation marks, and the complete lack of chapter breaks, which took me a long time to get over. But if you can do that, then like me you'll be hoping to encounter the second Joe Pitt novel, No Dominion, in the near future.”
“Pulp Noir series about vampyres in NYC. Full of violence and foul language. Entertaining.”
Price wrote this review Monday, June 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book took my socks, rocked them, and then turned them into vampires. Pulp detective vampires. You NEED to read this if you like vampires at all. My roommate is pretty much a vampirehead...and he said this was one of the best vampire books he EVER read. That was until he read the second one. That's right kids....there's more of this guy and it gets better.”
Tony R wrote this review Monday, March 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
