Nightlife

by Jack Ellis

Our fascination with vampires seems never to die -- just look at the continuing popularity of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Now, fans of this hit TV show and its book spin-offs, as well as Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, will devour Nightlife. In his blood-chilling tale, Richard Carnitch cruises the streets in a limousine with plush curtains that block out the sun...feeding on society's outcasts and loners. But a band of survivors...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786012595
• ISBN13: 9780786012596
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

"What do you fear most in all the world?"

Richard Carnitch wants to know. He'll dig deep into your mind, find the very thing that frightens you the most and use it to terrify, right before he makes a meal out of you. Richard's not certain exactly how he came to be, how old he is, or even if there's anyone else like him in the world, but he prides himself on keeping his city clean of the homeless, prostitutes, and other riff-raff. Who really notices these people are missing anyway? Simon does. Simon's just interupted Richard feeding on his homeless friend Phil. Simon can't believe what he's seeing and Richard wants Simon to forget what he saw. Maybe a little scare might keep Simple Simon quiet... and maybe not. Just when I thought I had had enough of vampires, Jack Ellis gave a new turn of the screw. Very entertaining.

One helluva book.

Vampire fiction has become so popular that it's really it's own sub genre of horror fiction. Just take a look at any horror shelf at your local bookstore and calculate the ratio of vampire fiction to other tales. But few manage to breath new life into this theme and write a fun and scary book in the process. Jack Ellis (aka Stephen R. George, author of 13 previous novels,) manages to do just that. And man, what a book. Nightlife is a brilliant variation on the vampire theme. You've never come across a vampire quite like this, I assure you. And most importantly, it's an absolute nail-biter of a horror novel. Ellis/George has a keen understanding of the genre and what readers want from a horror novel, without ever being formulaic or cliched. He has fun when he writes (you can just tell!) and all of his novels are like carefully constructed and expertly paced rollercoaster rides. Do yourself a favor and pick this book up. Hell, buy two of them. You'll end up passing around a copy to your friends and you just might not get one back! (Well, that's what happened to me at least.)

An original story

This is one of the most original vampire novels that I have read with many interesting concepts. A vampire, predator of men, manipulator of minds, is truely a coward at heart? And even though Carnitch has killed thousands, I can't help but feel a little sorry for him and the way the book ended.

A Real Page Turner

I love giving authors I've never heard of a chance. I buy their books and sometimes find myself disappointed and sometimes find myself feeling satisfied. But this time I felt exhilerated! I stayed "on the edge" the whole time. This book is worth looking into! It kept you in dire need to not put down and keep turning those pages...all the way through to the end! Keep up the good work Ellis, sure hope to see more work like this in the future. Thank you!!

A diferent view

After so many books with the vampire as anguished "hero" Jack Ellis takes us back to the orginal, but with a twist. This arrogant vampire who hates humans and delights in their suffering is searching for one of his own kind. But he has revealed his existance to two humans who canot stand by and watch him kill. This novel is a definite page turner, can't put it down. Ellis keeps the suspense going with his many plot twists and his well developed characters.