Tremere: el mirador de la viuda (Mundo de Tinieblas)

Clan Tremere Trilogy #1

by Eric Griffin

The Camarilla lost much ground along the East Coast in its recent war with the Sabbat. But the sect claimed one of the greatest prizes in the world control of New York City. Of course, the Camarilla was never entirely absent from the city, but in recent years no clan held so firmly there, among the enemy, as did the Tremere. Now the story of their covert activities and greatest victory is told.

A fledgling prince restlessly pacing the battlements. A Tremere novice walking the razorwire tightrope.

In the wake of the Camarilla liberation of New York, the real battle is just beginning. A floodtide of refugees, immigrants, opportunists, prospectors, pariahs, carpetbaggers, Anarchs, pioneers and outlaws washes over the city--each of the newcomers intent on carving out his own piece of the blood-red Big Apple. Everyone has a dream, or at least a scheme.

Antigone Baines thinks of herself as the veteran of many lifetimes. There is a trick to picking your way along the Widow's Walk--the treacherous precipice between the quick and the dead--and dancing away again, unscathed. A magic of names. Among the halls of the Chantry of Five Boroughs, Antigone is usually called Novicia in accordance with her rank in the steel-jawed hierarchy that she has come to know as the Tremere Pyramid. Sometimes, in scornful whispers, they call her Jackal, because that is her Pyramid security. Like Anubis, the laughing, jackal-headed, warden of the dead, Antigone keeps careful guard over the house of the undying. She cannot, however, anticipate that her job is about to become rather more complicated.

Genres: World Of Darkness, Horror, Vampires, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy

173 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 19, 2001

Reviews

[Pat Quinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

An uneven but ultimately worthwhile read that left me interested for book two.

There are a lot of liberties taken with World of Darkness canon, the beginning chapters bounce between too many poorly developed characters that meant I frequently flipped back to remember who was who, and ultimately the entire book is just setup for a sequel, but once more recognizable characters show up and the conspiracy starts brewing, it's an intriguing read that I don't regret picking up.

[Krzysztof · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pierwsza część trylogii zaczyna się tak jak przystało na wampirzą opowieść ze Świata Mroku dość tajemniczo. Książka na tyle ciekawa, że już sięgam po kolejną część. Dość wartka akcja oraz wątki wampirzej magii dość ciekawie przeplatają się w tej pozycji. Ale czego innego można spodziewać się po opowieści, której jednymi z głównych bohaterów są wampirzy czarnoksiężnicy klanu Tremere. To także opowieść, która wciąga czytelnika w intrygę i tajemnicze zagadki. Polecam wszystkim fanom Świata Mroku a zwłaszcza miłośnikom klanu Tremere.

[Ken · Rating 1 out of 5]

I only made it through 8 chapters before I gave up on this book. I couldn't figure out WTF was going on. The book seems to starts in the middle of a highly-detailed story and doesn't explain anything. My head was constantly swirling around just trying to keep up with all the characters and their backstory. Let me say that I normally finish 99% of the books I start but Hell, life is too short to force yourself to read something that's making you miserable.

[Deaf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ugh DON'T even start these. The first two books ALMOST set up a good story but the character development is entirely too melodramatic and slow. Petty matters take up pages of dialog and attempts at an esoteric tone just confuses the plot.

[Rainsadventure · Rating 5 out of 5]

I hate to root for someone from house Tremere but I liked this book