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DayStalker
Robert Gaunt says he is not a vampire. He has a reflection, quite partial to looking at it; he enjoys the daylight and loves sitting in the sun; he sleeps in a bed not a coffin. The fact that he is over 500 years old, lives entirely on blood and the occasional Bloody Mary, and has pointy canine teeth suggest otherwise.
The technical name is Haematophagous – an animal which lives off blood. Like any animal Robert Gaunt was born in this state, he did not catch it. He is mortal, if you care to kill him. And like any animal he needs to find a mate who will give him a child.
Mandy seems a likely candidate for this task. A perfect brood mare who will give him a good strong son. Or will she…?
Yet again, Kristen Stone gives us a book unlike any of her others. Yet again, she creates a frightful yet believable character in a story that moves so fast you find it difficult to put down.
The technical name is Haematophagous – an animal which lives off blood. Like any animal Robert Gaunt was born in this state, he did not catch it. He is mortal, if you care to kill him. And like any animal he needs to find a mate who will give him a child.
Mandy seems a likely candidate for this task. A perfect brood mare who will give him a good strong son. Or will she…?
Yet again, Kristen Stone gives us a book unlike any of her others. Yet again, she creates a frightful yet believable character in a story that moves so fast you find it difficult to put down.
118 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 29, 2012
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February 4, 2013
This isn't my usual type of book and I was pleasantly surprised. The story is well told, the writing accessible. It is well placed and an easy read. It's also good to see blood drinkers portrayed as the monsters they really are!
October 10, 2012
With this novel Kristen Stone, turns her attention to one of the most enduring and iconic creatures of the horror genre, the Vampire; and cleverly and slyly subverts reader expectations by shifting the emphasis from the long established literary convention of the supernatural menace stalking by night. In this book, the comforting and reassuring rule that the daylight will protect the characters is shattered with gleeful and inventive abandon by the author to maximum affect.
Stone's creature, Robert Gaunt, is a complex and compelling anti-hero: a wry, sophisticated, mordantly humorous, remorseless, and pitiless predator; whose century's long single-minded drive to survive and procreate his species dominates the story and propels the reader forward from one imaginatively visceral, blood-splattered set-piece to the next.
The author adds considerable punch to the all-pervading atmosphere of unnatural horror by deftly inserting the otherworldly character of Gaunt into the prosaic, instantly recognisable, everyday suburban life of her supporting characters with perfectly judged skill. Something which serves to both highlight Gaunt's own inhumanity, while at the same time adding to the very real, very fragile humanity of the humans he preys upon.
As a supernatural urban horror novel, DayStalker is a superior example of the genre. And as a character, Robert Gaunt is both compelling - and more than deserving of featuring in further adventures.
Highly recommended.
Stone's creature, Robert Gaunt, is a complex and compelling anti-hero: a wry, sophisticated, mordantly humorous, remorseless, and pitiless predator; whose century's long single-minded drive to survive and procreate his species dominates the story and propels the reader forward from one imaginatively visceral, blood-splattered set-piece to the next.
The author adds considerable punch to the all-pervading atmosphere of unnatural horror by deftly inserting the otherworldly character of Gaunt into the prosaic, instantly recognisable, everyday suburban life of her supporting characters with perfectly judged skill. Something which serves to both highlight Gaunt's own inhumanity, while at the same time adding to the very real, very fragile humanity of the humans he preys upon.
As a supernatural urban horror novel, DayStalker is a superior example of the genre. And as a character, Robert Gaunt is both compelling - and more than deserving of featuring in further adventures.
Highly recommended.
July 3, 2013
When a number of bodies show up all with the same distinguished bite marks to the neck, DI Morrison is on the case. It soon becomes clear that this is not the usual serial killer they are dealing with; in fact there is something rather unusual about this case.
All Robert wants to do is feed and there are plenty of victims around for him to give into his craving. When he meets Mandy her low confidence allows him to manipulate her and to take control over her, because he has big plans for Mandy.
The thing I do like about Kristen Stone books is that she does not seem to stick to one genre; therefore all her books are completely different from one another. I would say this book was an erotic horror story, there are some steamy scenes and it is a very dark book. It would usually be a book I would shy away from due to some of the graphic scenes, but the author writes so brilliantly that you are compelled and gripped to read on and it is a book you could easily read in one sitting. The only thing I did not like about this book was that it does come to an abrupt end, but it certainly got me thinking. This book would only be suitable for adults. All in all it is a good read to get your teeth into!
All Robert wants to do is feed and there are plenty of victims around for him to give into his craving. When he meets Mandy her low confidence allows him to manipulate her and to take control over her, because he has big plans for Mandy.
The thing I do like about Kristen Stone books is that she does not seem to stick to one genre; therefore all her books are completely different from one another. I would say this book was an erotic horror story, there are some steamy scenes and it is a very dark book. It would usually be a book I would shy away from due to some of the graphic scenes, but the author writes so brilliantly that you are compelled and gripped to read on and it is a book you could easily read in one sitting. The only thing I did not like about this book was that it does come to an abrupt end, but it certainly got me thinking. This book would only be suitable for adults. All in all it is a good read to get your teeth into!
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