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Amber Fang #1–3 omnibus
Amber Fang Box Set: Books 1-3
Are you a murderer?
She'll eat you.
Are you a hitwoman with metal hands?
She'll fight you.
Do you like action and adventure vampire stories with a witty twist?
Then you'll instantly love the complete collection of Amber Fang books.
She's a librarian and an assassin and a vampire. And she loves her jobs. Whether it's tracking down murderers, battling mercenaries, or making friends with ninja librarians. She can do it all.
She'll eat you.
Are you a hitwoman with metal hands?
She'll fight you.
Do you like action and adventure vampire stories with a witty twist?
Then you'll instantly love the complete collection of Amber Fang books.
She's a librarian and an assassin and a vampire. And she loves her jobs. Whether it's tracking down murderers, battling mercenaries, or making friends with ninja librarians. She can do it all.
- GenresParanormal
533 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2018
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Arthur Slade
73 books523 followersArthur Slade was raised in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan and began writing at an early age. He is the author of the bestselling The Hunchback Assignments series of books, Dust (which won the Governor General's award), Tribes and Jolted. He lives in Saskatoon, Canada (which really is a real place). Join his creative & somewhat clever newsletter at: what a zany newsletter!
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October 2, 2018
A trilogy with serious bite!
Book 1 The Hunted:
I must be open an honest with you. I am a huge Arthur Slade fan, I just check and I have read almost all of his books and since 2002 have read or reread his books 30 times. That being said this book is something completely new for him. In many ways it reads like a cross between the TV series Dexter with Angel except the lead is a woman, and an aspiring librarian at that. Or a mash up of Tom Clancy, Anne Rice but with more than a little humour smattered in.
This book has a little something for every reader. You have a secret government organization, a beautiful young vampire with a conscience (she only haunts murders and only if they have no remorse), you have academia, high prices shoes, and travelling the globe.
Amber Fang just needs her next meal, as a vampire she needs to feed every 28 days or possible go crazy with a blood lust. And since her mother disappeared she had been moving around, taking courses, working towards becoming a librarian, and using those research skills to find her next meal. But it had to be someone who met her strict criteria, they had to be a murderer and they had to be unrepentant. But things go sideways when on a hunt she is ambushed, drugged and almost captured. So leaving Seattle and the northwest she heads to Montreal starts back at school. There she gets an offer to be all she can be, we at least to have her meals presented on a platter. And soon she is off on adventures to exotic places like Dubai and Iceland. Hop a flight, have a meal return home to studies for a month. But even for a vampire the unlife does not often go as planned.
Amber's mother had always told her to never fall in love with her food, and yet she seems to be falling for her handler. She also realizes that being a hired hitman might not be all it was cracked up to be. And big brother is never really on your side even when he wants or needs something from you. She soon finds out the head of her organization might make Amanda Waller seam pretty tame. What has she gotten herself into? And what should she do now?
This book was a fascinating read, the vampire with a conscience and deep love of books and knowledge. It is just a story about a girl trying to finish school and find her next meal. It is a very fun read.
Book 2 Betrayed:
There are few contemporary Canadian authors who are always on my must read list; Arthur Slade, Cecil Castellucci, and Kenneth Oppel. So when a new book by Slade comes out it immediately jumps to the top of my reading pile. Since I was captivated by Dust, back in 2002 I have read or reread one of his books over 30 times. And this series if fun, and whimsical, humorous and a lot of action all mixed up in one. In my review of book 1 I stated that this series "reads like a cross between the TV series Dexter with Angel except the lead is a woman, and an aspiring librarian at that. Or a mash up of Tom Clancy, Anne Rice but with more than a little humour smattered in." And after book two I would say even more so. Though maybe a dash of Spider Robinson thrown in this time just to mix it up.
This book, and this series, has a little something for every reader. You have a secret government organization, that has been nearly wiped out. The lead character is a young beautiful vampire, but her mother raised her with a conscience (she only hunts murders and only if they have no remorse), you have academia. There is also a billionaire trying to create super soldiers. And a secret society of librarians around the world who are aware of the government organization, Aware of Amber and her Library studies, and aware of the conflict currently going on. But they want to stay impartial and just document.
Amber Fang has been hunting, but not for her next meal. She is trying to find her mother. He mother has been missing for a while now, and has become Amber's first priority. But things do not always go as expected.
In a novel that starts in Antarctica. And journeys around the globe. Amber Fang has a revelation that will change her world forever. But Sometimes it is worse when you find something you were not even aware you were looking for, and then have it turn out to not be what you though.
But be warned this book ends with a huge cliff hanger! This book continues the wonderful Amber Fang series, vampire, assassin, librarian. Now amber has gone from being a girl just trying to finish grad school and find her next meal. To a woman of the world, seeking answers and battling bad guys from more than one side.
Book 3 Revenge:
Before we get to Amber Fang, let's discuss Arthur Slade for a moment. I first started reading his books back in 2002 when I was a bookseller and a mature student in university. I read two of his books that year, one as personal selection for a Children's lit course. I have been a big fan ever since reading that first book Dust, and have read all of the books he has published both as Arthur Slade and as Stephen Shea. But I am always hesitant to read the last book in a series, in part because some have gone downhill, and also because some stories you just do not want to end. But Arthur has hinted enough that thill will likely be other Amber Fang stories in some format, so that fear is alleviated. This story was so entertaining that the first fear was also extinguished.
In my review of book 1 I stated that this series "reads like a cross between the TV series Dexter with Angel except the lead is a woman, and an aspiring librarian at that. Or a mash up of Tom Clancy, Anne Rice but with more than a little humour smattered in." And after book two I would say even more so. Though maybe a dash of Spider Robinson thrown in this time just to mix it up. But first some back story. Amber is a vampire with ethics. Her mother raised her to only take victims that are responsible for terrible crimes and who feel no remorse for it. After her mother disappeared she continued to work on her Masters of library science, research her meals, and search for her mother. Then things changed when she was recruited by a government organization. She became an assassin on contract. That organization has nearly been wiped out. She has discovered a secret organization of librarians around the world who know about the vampires, about Amber and her mother. They try not to interfere but have run a catch and release program.
These books span the globe, and Amber has certainly travelled a lot since learning her studies in Montreal. In the beginning of this book Amber is in Belize, then she journeys to Sweden, climbs a mountain, storms a hidden fortress, battles an intelligent computer. And makes a promise we might all regret. Because of her code of ethics she must keep her promise even if it is to an AI.
Will amber rescue her mother? Does Dermot survive? Will the librarian guild break their rules and help her? There are a lot of questions before we begin this third book and a few new ones that arise.
What is there not to like about Amber, she is a librarian, she is beautiful, and she has a code of ethics. She keeps her promises, and she is devoted to those she cares about. She just happens to be an ex-assassin, and a vampire.
This book was a great wrap up to the first Amber Fang series. From the hints by the author will be producing more works with Amber as a character. As readers we can only hope so. In my reading list I have read books by Arthur Slade a total of 34 times. And the humour and action in this series is very different from anything else he has written. So pick up this book or the whole series the trilogy is worth sinking your teeth into!
Conclusion:
This is a wonderful trilogy and a whole new twist on the vampire trope. So give it a try and you will likely be left wanting more Fang in the future!
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of all other books by Arthur Slade. As well as an author profile and interview with Art.
Book 1 The Hunted:
I must be open an honest with you. I am a huge Arthur Slade fan, I just check and I have read almost all of his books and since 2002 have read or reread his books 30 times. That being said this book is something completely new for him. In many ways it reads like a cross between the TV series Dexter with Angel except the lead is a woman, and an aspiring librarian at that. Or a mash up of Tom Clancy, Anne Rice but with more than a little humour smattered in.
This book has a little something for every reader. You have a secret government organization, a beautiful young vampire with a conscience (she only haunts murders and only if they have no remorse), you have academia, high prices shoes, and travelling the globe.
Amber Fang just needs her next meal, as a vampire she needs to feed every 28 days or possible go crazy with a blood lust. And since her mother disappeared she had been moving around, taking courses, working towards becoming a librarian, and using those research skills to find her next meal. But it had to be someone who met her strict criteria, they had to be a murderer and they had to be unrepentant. But things go sideways when on a hunt she is ambushed, drugged and almost captured. So leaving Seattle and the northwest she heads to Montreal starts back at school. There she gets an offer to be all she can be, we at least to have her meals presented on a platter. And soon she is off on adventures to exotic places like Dubai and Iceland. Hop a flight, have a meal return home to studies for a month. But even for a vampire the unlife does not often go as planned.
Amber's mother had always told her to never fall in love with her food, and yet she seems to be falling for her handler. She also realizes that being a hired hitman might not be all it was cracked up to be. And big brother is never really on your side even when he wants or needs something from you. She soon finds out the head of her organization might make Amanda Waller seam pretty tame. What has she gotten herself into? And what should she do now?
This book was a fascinating read, the vampire with a conscience and deep love of books and knowledge. It is just a story about a girl trying to finish school and find her next meal. It is a very fun read.
Book 2 Betrayed:
There are few contemporary Canadian authors who are always on my must read list; Arthur Slade, Cecil Castellucci, and Kenneth Oppel. So when a new book by Slade comes out it immediately jumps to the top of my reading pile. Since I was captivated by Dust, back in 2002 I have read or reread one of his books over 30 times. And this series if fun, and whimsical, humorous and a lot of action all mixed up in one. In my review of book 1 I stated that this series "reads like a cross between the TV series Dexter with Angel except the lead is a woman, and an aspiring librarian at that. Or a mash up of Tom Clancy, Anne Rice but with more than a little humour smattered in." And after book two I would say even more so. Though maybe a dash of Spider Robinson thrown in this time just to mix it up.
This book, and this series, has a little something for every reader. You have a secret government organization, that has been nearly wiped out. The lead character is a young beautiful vampire, but her mother raised her with a conscience (she only hunts murders and only if they have no remorse), you have academia. There is also a billionaire trying to create super soldiers. And a secret society of librarians around the world who are aware of the government organization, Aware of Amber and her Library studies, and aware of the conflict currently going on. But they want to stay impartial and just document.
Amber Fang has been hunting, but not for her next meal. She is trying to find her mother. He mother has been missing for a while now, and has become Amber's first priority. But things do not always go as expected.
In a novel that starts in Antarctica. And journeys around the globe. Amber Fang has a revelation that will change her world forever. But Sometimes it is worse when you find something you were not even aware you were looking for, and then have it turn out to not be what you though.
But be warned this book ends with a huge cliff hanger! This book continues the wonderful Amber Fang series, vampire, assassin, librarian. Now amber has gone from being a girl just trying to finish grad school and find her next meal. To a woman of the world, seeking answers and battling bad guys from more than one side.
Book 3 Revenge:
Before we get to Amber Fang, let's discuss Arthur Slade for a moment. I first started reading his books back in 2002 when I was a bookseller and a mature student in university. I read two of his books that year, one as personal selection for a Children's lit course. I have been a big fan ever since reading that first book Dust, and have read all of the books he has published both as Arthur Slade and as Stephen Shea. But I am always hesitant to read the last book in a series, in part because some have gone downhill, and also because some stories you just do not want to end. But Arthur has hinted enough that thill will likely be other Amber Fang stories in some format, so that fear is alleviated. This story was so entertaining that the first fear was also extinguished.
In my review of book 1 I stated that this series "reads like a cross between the TV series Dexter with Angel except the lead is a woman, and an aspiring librarian at that. Or a mash up of Tom Clancy, Anne Rice but with more than a little humour smattered in." And after book two I would say even more so. Though maybe a dash of Spider Robinson thrown in this time just to mix it up. But first some back story. Amber is a vampire with ethics. Her mother raised her to only take victims that are responsible for terrible crimes and who feel no remorse for it. After her mother disappeared she continued to work on her Masters of library science, research her meals, and search for her mother. Then things changed when she was recruited by a government organization. She became an assassin on contract. That organization has nearly been wiped out. She has discovered a secret organization of librarians around the world who know about the vampires, about Amber and her mother. They try not to interfere but have run a catch and release program.
These books span the globe, and Amber has certainly travelled a lot since learning her studies in Montreal. In the beginning of this book Amber is in Belize, then she journeys to Sweden, climbs a mountain, storms a hidden fortress, battles an intelligent computer. And makes a promise we might all regret. Because of her code of ethics she must keep her promise even if it is to an AI.
Will amber rescue her mother? Does Dermot survive? Will the librarian guild break their rules and help her? There are a lot of questions before we begin this third book and a few new ones that arise.
What is there not to like about Amber, she is a librarian, she is beautiful, and she has a code of ethics. She keeps her promises, and she is devoted to those she cares about. She just happens to be an ex-assassin, and a vampire.
This book was a great wrap up to the first Amber Fang series. From the hints by the author will be producing more works with Amber as a character. As readers we can only hope so. In my reading list I have read books by Arthur Slade a total of 34 times. And the humour and action in this series is very different from anything else he has written. So pick up this book or the whole series the trilogy is worth sinking your teeth into!
Conclusion:
This is a wonderful trilogy and a whole new twist on the vampire trope. So give it a try and you will likely be left wanting more Fang in the future!
Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More and reviews of all other books by Arthur Slade. As well as an author profile and interview with Art.
October 17, 2022
I have to say this book is not what I was expecting. But, in all fairness, what should have been my expectations about a novel whose main character is a vampire/librarian/assassin? Amber Fang is currently my morning treadmill read, and by all indications, I'm going to be putting in some extra minutes.
I am now finished Book One. I'll set the rest aside momentarily to read a Middle Grade Book (not by Arthur). I found Amber Fang: The Hunted to be a book I could sink my teeth into (pardon the pun). It is fast-paced and funny. I expect to enjoy the other two instalments in the series just as much.
I am now finished Book One. I'll set the rest aside momentarily to read a Middle Grade Book (not by Arthur). I found Amber Fang: The Hunted to be a book I could sink my teeth into (pardon the pun). It is fast-paced and funny. I expect to enjoy the other two instalments in the series just as much.
May 10, 2023
I had high hopes for this series and still like the premise, but I cannot give it more than 2 stars. (it's a 5/10 or 2.5, but definitely not a 3). My problem with the book was not the plot holes, of which there were many - this is fiction, and we have to suspend our disbelief and allow writers their fun. No, my issue was with the character of Amber Fang herself. We are led to believe that Amber is an intelligent and highly resourceful young adult pursuing her Master of Library and Information Science degree and that her mother burned into her to be cautious and guarded. Yet she continually shows that she is naive and reckless to the point where in my opinion, she could never have survived on her own. I often had to put the books down out of frustration over things the character did that were just plain stupid - things I didn't believe were in the character's nature.
That said, many people seem to absolutely love these books, and mine is but one opinion. So read the first book. If you love it or hate it, you know what to do. If, like me, you're on the fence at the end of book one, I can assure you it doesn't get any better - so make your choice based on that thought.
That said, many people seem to absolutely love these books, and mine is but one opinion. So read the first book. If you love it or hate it, you know what to do. If, like me, you're on the fence at the end of book one, I can assure you it doesn't get any better - so make your choice based on that thought.
November 27, 2021
Amber Fang is a fast-paced, smart, and incredibly funny series. I'm halfway through it but I couldn't wait to share this review of book 1 : The Hunted.
Librarian. Assassin. Vampire. Three utterly incongruous nouns that make up one irreverent and original main character whom we fall in love with. Amber was told not to play with her food (by her mother) among other witty aphorisms which pop up at regular intervals. I found myself laughing out loud at a few scenes which were over the top but so well written. The dialogue is one of the best aspects of this novel. Amber's inner monologue and repartee is to die for! Literally. Cannot wait to finish the series. Stay tuned and start reading.
Highly recommended.
Librarian. Assassin. Vampire. Three utterly incongruous nouns that make up one irreverent and original main character whom we fall in love with. Amber was told not to play with her food (by her mother) among other witty aphorisms which pop up at regular intervals. I found myself laughing out loud at a few scenes which were over the top but so well written. The dialogue is one of the best aspects of this novel. Amber's inner monologue and repartee is to die for! Literally. Cannot wait to finish the series. Stay tuned and start reading.
Highly recommended.
December 15, 2021
Dnf. I read the first two books, but Amber is just too stupid. I am all for fallible, hell even impulsive characters, but after getting a shit ton of people killed, this supposedly moral creature learns nothing. Oh, i can understand more impulsive behavior during blood lust, or the hangry phase, but this was all the time. And she was supposedly a librarian (in progress - she hasn’t earned her masters). Librarians are methodical people, in general, with a penchant for order and saving things. Not Amber. She’s a toddler with some fun skills and abilities. But her snark wasn’t even all that good.
October 29, 2021
An Excellent Read
I don't often review books but this trilogy was too good to skip reviewing. The story pulls you in and won't let go. I haven't been able to read anything else since I bought these books. Do yourself a favor and give just one a try. You'll be sucked in and an avid Arthur Slade fan in no time.
I don't often review books but this trilogy was too good to skip reviewing. The story pulls you in and won't let go. I haven't been able to read anything else since I bought these books. Do yourself a favor and give just one a try. You'll be sucked in and an avid Arthur Slade fan in no time.
November 19, 2021
Great trilogy
Fun vampire thriller. Amber needs to drink blood of murderers to live. She's searching for her mother who disappeared three years ago. Hostile vampires and a arms dealer are trying to capture her. An organisation called the League offers her the chance to have ethical kills as an assassin of their enemies...
Fun vampire thriller. Amber needs to drink blood of murderers to live. She's searching for her mother who disappeared three years ago. Hostile vampires and a arms dealer are trying to capture her. An organisation called the League offers her the chance to have ethical kills as an assassin of their enemies...
October 5, 2018
An AWESOME trilogy, now in one great value boxset. Read it, what more do I need to say?
(Seriously. If I need to say more, look at my reviews on the individual books)
Ps loving the kickass new cover!
(Seriously. If I need to say more, look at my reviews on the individual books)
Ps loving the kickass new cover!
October 28, 2021
Once a vampire learns some ethics
Where will it end? Amber has to find her mother. And only dine on remorseless killers.. and keep her word, to a coworker who may become more, and perhaps to an enemy as well…
Where will it end? Amber has to find her mother. And only dine on remorseless killers.. and keep her word, to a coworker who may become more, and perhaps to an enemy as well…
November 3, 2021
Review of: Amber Fang Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
I usually read mostly Sci-fi, but I love a good Witch or Vamp story. To use the pun, it's in my blood! Lots of action and adventure are in store for the reader. Hope you enjoy as much as I have.
I usually read mostly Sci-fi, but I love a good Witch or Vamp story. To use the pun, it's in my blood! Lots of action and adventure are in store for the reader. Hope you enjoy as much as I have.
October 24, 2018
Wonderful book, it kept me on my toes.
This book is a different kind of story line than most vampire books it has twists and turns that keep you guessing!
This book is a different kind of story line than most vampire books it has twists and turns that keep you guessing!
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