The Vampire the Masquerade Clan Novel Saga is a thirteen volume masterpiece, presenting the war between the established Camarilla leadership, and the growing power of the brutal Sabbat on the east coast of the United States. Each novel is told from the persepective of one of the thirteen clans, intertwining with the others, and filling in missing pieces artfully as we follow battle after battle, intrigue after intrigue-and the appearance of a strange artifact that falls into the hands of a solitary Toreador sculptor. Clan Novel Ventrue is the fifth in the series. War rages among the children of the night. The monstrous vampires of the Sabbat ravage the East Coast from Savannah to Washington, D.C. Camarilla princes who ruled for centuries are ashes on the wind, burning cities the only witnesses to their passing.Elders of the Camarilla call on Jan Pieterzoon, Ventrue childe of privilege, to turn the tide of battle. To succeed in his task, he must navigate a minefield of shifting alliances, where tonight's co-conspirator is tomorrow's enemy. If Jan can survive his friends, he might just have a chance against the Sabbat. This series is a monumental, 13-novel exploration of the forbidden world of the Kindred. What began in Clan Novel: Toreador continues here, and its ending will determine the fate of every human-and inhuman-being in the world.
If you like vampire stories, read this series. It's full of all the plotting and intrigue you would expect from characters who live forever. I mean, what else do they have to do. The whole series is full of unexpected plot twists.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I've read all the books in the series before this and this is the best one yet. At first I thought the series was going to be a waste, but this book gives it a chance. The Ventrue were done good and the Brujah were done better. Read this book.
At this point the series has become really good.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Clan Ventrue was nicely done, not as awesome as the Setites but great none the less. I do agree with one of the other readers, the clan need to display some awe and dominance of their will. I think the best thing about the book is displaying how much the clan Toreador complicates the unlife of the clan Ventrue.
getting better
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Most people would consider Ventrue wimps as far as fighting goes. They would be wrong. Dominate,Fortitude,and Presence these three Disciplines(of Ventrue) could be used quite devastating in a fight. Someone should of told Gherbod that. Other than the Ventrue's apparent wimpiness I whould have to say this was the best book so far and my hopes for this series have returned. This book is what I expected from Gherbod(after reading the blood curse).ps was Gangrel a ghost author???
At last back to the main story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Tzimice and Toreador were good books. The departure from the main story in Gangrel and Setite lessened the series as a whole. However, Ventrue has restored my faith that perhaps this series will in fact be one of the great collections of vampire fiction. I hope Lasombra is as good as Ventrue
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