(Part of the Necroscope (#13) Series and E-Branch (#3) Series)
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The packed cruise ship is a terrific nesting ground for a Lord and Lady of the Wamphyri on the run from E-Branch and the new Necroscope, Jake Cutter. By the time the ship is reported missing, the few beings still living on board will no longer be human . . . and the Wamphyri will be long fled to their next conquest.
Korath, the vampire who lurks in Jake Cutter's mind, is determined to gain control of Jake's life, and Jake is equally determined not to let him have it. But to win this struggle Jake must confide in Ben Trask-and Trask, the head of E-Branch, is likely to want Jake dead the minute he learns of Jake's intrusive passenger
The spore garden planted under London by the third Wamphyri, Lord Swartz, is bearing bitter fruit indeed as a mysterious sleeping sickness-with a vampiric taint-slowly spreads among the population of Great Britain.
E-Branch action teams have more on their plates than they can handle. They must locate terrorists who threaten the world with nuclear homicide; permanently close the Gate between the Wamphyri world and Earth; analyze the spore plague; and locate and destroy the three Wamphyri.
Even the powers of Harry Keogh, the original Necroscope, summoned from the Great Beyond via the combined powers of E-Branch's strongest agents, may not be enough to defeat the monsters who have brought Earth to the brink of total destruction.
This description may be from another edition of this product.The book is fine -- my husband has been reading the series.
The book was great. The ending was a bit abrupt. Nevertheless, I hope he has some sort of spin off. All of the characters were well drawn out. The story spans so much time and space. This is longest series I've read next to Patricia Cornwell. It was imaginative, touching, frigtening and beyond original. Jake the final necroscope will be missed.
These are people with special talents that have quite literally moved a world off its axis. Yet, for years upon years (character time) they all seem quite befuddled by emotions and - while telepathic - unable to communicate effectively. This provokes the strong urge in the reader to give each character a swift, hard kick in the hinder with our largest boot. It also seems to make us want to know what happens next.The story, of course, ends at the beginning, just as Brian Lumley has always told us it would. The Necroscope series has moved far beyond a what-happens kind of series, to who does what TO and/or WITH whom, why, how, and how it affects each character.The trio of Great Vampires (Wamphyrii) are now on the run following the events in "Invaders". And there just ain't nuthin' more dangerous than a scared Wamphyr. Meanwhile, the multi-layered interrelationships slowly resolve, and new problems arise that make all the previous ones (and readers of this series know that there have been a few other rather dire situations) seem a little silly.Some of the writing feels reflective of how Mr. Lumley must have felt during the writing process. A bit tired, a bit melancholy, tending to drift off a bit and explore a fascinating detail, wanting to get the story told and yet savoring each element as it unfolds. A 13-novel tale, a triskadecology, fulfills itself and becomes a coherant work. Some may not feel satisfied, but life is not always satisfactory - and neither one is a perfect world (our or Sunside/Starside).A grand work overall, and now Brian Lumley is free, like Harry, to travel elsewhen. -M.
One last leprous, sentient tendril of torment and terror. The 'Greater Majority' may not like the outcome of this classic series. However, I believe that this novel marks a fitting end for the series. Without the prospect of another Necroscope novel, I guess that I will just have to go back and read 'The Source' or 'Deadspawn'. Can't wait to see what Lumley has up his sleeve next.
THIS WAS A BRILLIANT ENDING TO A TERRIFIC SAGA. I FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO PUT THIS ONE DOWN. FROM THE BEGINNING IT PICKS UP EXACTLY WHERE DEFILERS LEFT OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOW ONE OF MY FAVORITES. LUMLEY IS THE MASTER OF PUTTING THE READER RIGHT INTO THE STORY, I FELT THAT I WAS FIGHTING THE BATTLE AGAINST THE WAMPHYRI. IT WILL BE A SHAME TO NOT HAVE ANY MORE NECROSCOPE NOVELS TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
