“One of the volumes comprising Mick's take on the vampire mythos. One of my guilty pleasures is vampire stories, although much of that pleasure has been removed by the gigaton of recent stories featuring whiny, angst-ridden vampires written to appeal to whiny, angst-ridden teens. (Face it, this is a nation of drama queens). If living forever meant agonizing forever, I'd stake myself while diving into a vat of holy water and garlic at sunrise. Fortunately, Mick has forestalled that day with a fine tale featuring a vampire who - while not emotionally dead - isn't an agony aunt and knows when to just bloody well get on with it. A corking good read filled with all the sorts of unusual touches that have made Mick's stories appeal to me for over 30 years.”
baum wrote this review Tuesday, September 18 2007.
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