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Lilith
They have always been with us: the children of the Wastelands. The spawn of human dreams. Born of human yearning - born from dreams of lust. Intellects created out of unbridled hunger. The Succubi. Feeding from our love, they walk amongst us, wearing the bodies of our dead. And their love kills as surely as a severed vein. Lilith: Be careful what you wish for.
312 pages, Paperback
First published March 16, 2007
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February 26, 2025
Dreams create worlds all their own. Dreams can become alive. Those that are born of dreams must consume dreams to live. This is a story about the Succubi, a race of creatures that exist only in the dream world. Vampires of emotion, they feed off human desire to keep themselves alive. They want to be more than just parasites. They want dreams of their own.
The book starts off with Artist Angst. Really, the first half of the book reeks of the author’s frustration with art not being appreciated in the world. Thankfully it minimizes after the midpoint. That’s when the real action starts up and it becomes an enjoyable, often confusing read. The POV flipping changes the story’s focus frequently. At times I wished the author would just choose a point of view and stick with it. Paul also uses so many similes they become dandelions in the narration. But again, after the second half, when Paul Kidd stops brooding on the plight of artists wasting their lives and talent in mundane jobs, servicing the uncreative who for some reason make all the money, all of that fades away and the story finally begins.
It’s an exciting read past the midpoint, until the ending. I’m not too sure I understand what happened. I caught what Morgana was trying to do, but not the method. The sudden introduction of the “real” villain in the second to last chapter was a bit jarring. I don’t think Paul quite figured out the logic of what was happening, because there was an awful lot of justification dialogue and narration in the final battle. It left me confused about what happened, and how Lilith and Morgana gain the ability to dream their own dreams. The discovery of this center point to the dream world felt…stupid. I don’t understand the logic behind how they got there—was it that easy? And now that I think about it, what did Morgana hope to accomplish by going there? Why was Lilith against it?
The world’s logic needed to be solidified. I understood it at first, but there were a few times when future events contradicted the established rules. Especially the ending. How… Why… What…? How did the dream creatures gain the ability to dream their own dreams? Why would Lilith try to stop Morgana from achieving this? Was it misunderstanding, or a sudden change of plans? I don’t get it.
The story is another almost. It was almost profound. Almost coherent. Really, the most interesting part for me was when Lilith gave David the ability to see the dream creatures. I love the image of the wooden puppets imitating people to take over their lives—I wanted to know more about those guys!
Paul seems to have this thing for powerful female characters and minimized males. Nothing wrong with that, but after the 100th passage describing perfect female bodies in tight spandex outfits and long, flowing, blonde hair, it became distracting. It reminded me a lot of Whisper of Wings—two hot females dukin’ it out Matrix-style while the males just sit to the side and let the babes battle. It’s not a bad read, but it left me puzzled at the end.
The book starts off with Artist Angst. Really, the first half of the book reeks of the author’s frustration with art not being appreciated in the world. Thankfully it minimizes after the midpoint. That’s when the real action starts up and it becomes an enjoyable, often confusing read. The POV flipping changes the story’s focus frequently. At times I wished the author would just choose a point of view and stick with it. Paul also uses so many similes they become dandelions in the narration. But again, after the second half, when Paul Kidd stops brooding on the plight of artists wasting their lives and talent in mundane jobs, servicing the uncreative who for some reason make all the money, all of that fades away and the story finally begins.
It’s an exciting read past the midpoint, until the ending. I’m not too sure I understand what happened. I caught what Morgana was trying to do, but not the method. The sudden introduction of the “real” villain in the second to last chapter was a bit jarring. I don’t think Paul quite figured out the logic of what was happening, because there was an awful lot of justification dialogue and narration in the final battle. It left me confused about what happened, and how Lilith and Morgana gain the ability to dream their own dreams. The discovery of this center point to the dream world felt…stupid. I don’t understand the logic behind how they got there—was it that easy? And now that I think about it, what did Morgana hope to accomplish by going there? Why was Lilith against it?
The world’s logic needed to be solidified. I understood it at first, but there were a few times when future events contradicted the established rules. Especially the ending. How… Why… What…? How did the dream creatures gain the ability to dream their own dreams? Why would Lilith try to stop Morgana from achieving this? Was it misunderstanding, or a sudden change of plans? I don’t get it.
The story is another almost. It was almost profound. Almost coherent. Really, the most interesting part for me was when Lilith gave David the ability to see the dream creatures. I love the image of the wooden puppets imitating people to take over their lives—I wanted to know more about those guys!
Paul seems to have this thing for powerful female characters and minimized males. Nothing wrong with that, but after the 100th passage describing perfect female bodies in tight spandex outfits and long, flowing, blonde hair, it became distracting. It reminded me a lot of Whisper of Wings—two hot females dukin’ it out Matrix-style while the males just sit to the side and let the babes battle. It’s not a bad read, but it left me puzzled at the end.
June 22, 2013
This book is what a Twilight-like story could be when done right. A creature that feeds on human emotions (sort of an emphatic vampire), who cares for humanity and tries to exist somewhere between our world and the supernatural one.
To be honest, just because of what it is I probably never would have picked it up if it hadn't been a kidd book.
I'm really glad I did.
To be honest, just because of what it is I probably never would have picked it up if it hadn't been a kidd book.
I'm really glad I did.
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