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The Vampyricon #2
The Lady of Serpents
With ancient sorceries unleashed, this game of thrones and vampires begins anew as a dark adversary holds Aleric, the Falconer, prisoner -- and prey. In this, the second book of The Vampyricon, New York Times bestselling author Douglas Clegg continues the epic dark saga of Aleric, the newly-anointed priest-king of the tribe of vampyres.
The kingdom is home of the shadow-priests of the Veil, who whisper dark secrets to their new queen as white towers rise and forests fall. Heretics burn on the Illumination Nights and an enormous arena houses endless gladiatorial blood-fights between vampyre and shapeshifter, and somewhere in the bowels of the castle sits an infernal machine for the torment of the vampyre race -- called the Red Scorpion.
In a medieval world, within a forgotten century where dark and dangerous magic lies hidden among lost cities of legend, Aleric the Falconer must escape his prison and find the vampyre Pythia, who has been taken prisoner herself halfway across the world.
The kingdom is home of the shadow-priests of the Veil, who whisper dark secrets to their new queen as white towers rise and forests fall. Heretics burn on the Illumination Nights and an enormous arena houses endless gladiatorial blood-fights between vampyre and shapeshifter, and somewhere in the bowels of the castle sits an infernal machine for the torment of the vampyre race -- called the Red Scorpion.
In a medieval world, within a forgotten century where dark and dangerous magic lies hidden among lost cities of legend, Aleric the Falconer must escape his prison and find the vampyre Pythia, who has been taken prisoner herself halfway across the world.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 5, 2006
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December 17, 2009
To hell with whiny vampires ! Rock on Aleric ! Who said epic stories needed to be thousand pagers ? The mythology of the Vampyricon is deep and the characters are strong. It's been a while since I read something so compelling, original and complex (especially a vampire story with these properties).
Originaly published on Amazon.ca
Originaly published on Amazon.ca
January 5, 2019
Wow
Wow is right. This is quite the epic story. Exciting and so different than any other vampire story I have ever read. I have one small complaint and.It just may be.my taste but I'm a.lot of places they will repeat the same thing multiple times. I'm talking about the subjects in the story and it just gets repetitive. Almost like the author thinks he.has to make.sure.They explain things.to use two.or three times so we.I understand what's going on and what it means. Nope got.It the first time! But besides that I really did like the story....although it would be a.shorter one of certain things weren't repeated over and over again throughout the book. I do think that its a good epic was and exciting book though. I really feel for Aleric the falcon and have to keep telling myself he.is.Really going and naive not stupid lol. But yes worth reading this series.for sure!
Wow is right. This is quite the epic story. Exciting and so different than any other vampire story I have ever read. I have one small complaint and.It just may be.my taste but I'm a.lot of places they will repeat the same thing multiple times. I'm talking about the subjects in the story and it just gets repetitive. Almost like the author thinks he.has to make.sure.They explain things.to use two.or three times so we.I understand what's going on and what it means. Nope got.It the first time! But besides that I really did like the story....although it would be a.shorter one of certain things weren't repeated over and over again throughout the book. I do think that its a good epic was and exciting book though. I really feel for Aleric the falcon and have to keep telling myself he.is.Really going and naive not stupid lol. But yes worth reading this series.for sure!
November 25, 2019
Why does aleric see pregnant vampires yet nezahual says his women are infertile?
August 26, 2011
I always enjoy the works of Douglas Clegg. His writing is literate and readable.
As you all know, I am not about the spoilers. If you read The Priest of Blood, you need to read The Lady of Serpents. I am looking forward to his The Queen of Wolves when I get back from this two-week trip. When I get home, I should have an Amazon gift card waiting for me.
Once I have read the next in the Vampyricon series, I will probably write a more comprehensive review.
As you all know, I am not about the spoilers. If you read The Priest of Blood, you need to read The Lady of Serpents. I am looking forward to his The Queen of Wolves when I get back from this two-week trip. When I get home, I should have an Amazon gift card waiting for me.
Once I have read the next in the Vampyricon series, I will probably write a more comprehensive review.
June 25, 2008
I honestly can't remember much from this book and I read it only a few months ago. The setting was so much more frightening than the previous books, it definitely had a distinct feel to it, but that's all I can really remember.
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October 22, 2008filled with mystrys and excitment.
October 11, 2015
#5. on my 2015 HALLOWEEN READING LIST
November 14, 2007
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