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Dark
In Alice’s world – a world of the future, where London is a ghost city and the daylight is poisoned by a mysterious Cloud – vampires are real. They are not some paranormal species that has prowled the earth for millennia, but escapees from a military project gone disastrously wrong. These creatures, only twenty-seven in number, reproduce and garner the name ‘vampires’ for their strength, speed, super-human senses . . . and their taste for human blood.
Most of the inhabitants have fled. Those that stay know better than to go into the empty districts, the vampire districts . . . but Alice is a journalist. She’s stubborn that way. Walking home from work one night she discovers a vampire corpse in an alleyway, its head cut in two, and from that moment her life is irretrievably changed.
She wakes, two nights later, in a strange bed with a strange man. She has no memory of how she got there, of where she is or who he is. He tells her his name is Dark, and he is a vampire hunter – or ‘agent’, as they call themselves. Their institute is the Temple, a converted hospital buried in its own grounds and unknown, even, to the authorities. And Alice, it seems, is their newest member.
Most of the inhabitants have fled. Those that stay know better than to go into the empty districts, the vampire districts . . . but Alice is a journalist. She’s stubborn that way. Walking home from work one night she discovers a vampire corpse in an alleyway, its head cut in two, and from that moment her life is irretrievably changed.
She wakes, two nights later, in a strange bed with a strange man. She has no memory of how she got there, of where she is or who he is. He tells her his name is Dark, and he is a vampire hunter – or ‘agent’, as they call themselves. Their institute is the Temple, a converted hospital buried in its own grounds and unknown, even, to the authorities. And Alice, it seems, is their newest member.
442 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 24, 2012
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December 30, 2015
I started this book with a good feeling. Great cover; good write up on the overview. However by the end of the second page I couldn't make myself continue. Was it that bad? No. But it was like the author was trying too hard with the descriptions. So many colours and textures. Too many. You know sometimes it's just time to get to the story. That's what I wanted ...to read a good story.
Anyway, one day if I am of the mind and feeling patient I may attempt it again.
Anyway, one day if I am of the mind and feeling patient I may attempt it again.
February 17, 2013
Set in a world of the future, where London is a ghost city and a mysterious Cloud shrouds the daylight – vampires are real. They are not some paranormal species but escapees from a military project gone wrong. These creatures, reproduce and garner the name ‘vampires’ for their strength, speed, super-human senses . . . and their taste for human blood.
This book is an interesting and different take on the vampire genre. It’s dark and atmospheric and I found myself fascinated and sucked into the story quite quickly. It does have a lot of violence, blood and gore and a bit of romance in it too. I liked the characters Alice the journalist and Dark the Vampire Hunter (I even fell a bit in love with Dark!) and I feel there are further stories to be told about the other vampire hunters in the institute.
However, I did find the author’s writing style difficult to get used to. I’m all for setting a scene and creating an atmosphere and it worked at the beginning, but the author’s constant use of descriptive phrases throughout the whole book became a bit wearing and I found myself thinking “just get on with it!” Also, the author seemed to have a fixation with the word “swoon” which was seriously over used, sometimes in obscure contexts, to the point where it became annoying.
As I said earlier though, I was sucked into the story and I stuck with it because I really wanted to know how it ended. The ending was eventful and unresolved, and now I have to wait for the next book!
This book is an interesting and different take on the vampire genre. It’s dark and atmospheric and I found myself fascinated and sucked into the story quite quickly. It does have a lot of violence, blood and gore and a bit of romance in it too. I liked the characters Alice the journalist and Dark the Vampire Hunter (I even fell a bit in love with Dark!) and I feel there are further stories to be told about the other vampire hunters in the institute.
However, I did find the author’s writing style difficult to get used to. I’m all for setting a scene and creating an atmosphere and it worked at the beginning, but the author’s constant use of descriptive phrases throughout the whole book became a bit wearing and I found myself thinking “just get on with it!” Also, the author seemed to have a fixation with the word “swoon” which was seriously over used, sometimes in obscure contexts, to the point where it became annoying.
As I said earlier though, I was sucked into the story and I stuck with it because I really wanted to know how it ended. The ending was eventful and unresolved, and now I have to wait for the next book!
May 4, 2013
Somewhat unsual plot. Unexpected ending. Please tell me there is a sequel??
June 13, 2014
Briefly, a generous 3 star rating.
The book failed to inspire me to want to read the next book in the series.
The book failed to inspire me to want to read the next book in the series.
May 8, 2013
i do not like how this book ends. it leaves u hanging more then a normal book would...
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