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Vampire: The Masquerade: Clan Novel #11
Clan Novel Brujah: Book 11 of The Clan Novel Saga
The Vampire the Masquerade Clan Novel Saga is a thirteen-volume masterpiece, presenting the war between the established Camarilla leadership and the growing power of the brutal Sabbat on the East Coast of the United States. Each novel is told from the perspective of one of the thirteen clans, intertwining with the others, and filling in missing pieces artfully as we follow battle after battle, intrigue after intrigue—and the appearance of a strange artifact that falls into the hands of a solitary Toreador sculptor.
Clan Novel Brujah is the eleventh novel in the series.
The monstrous vampires of the Sabbat are swarming north in ever-increasing numbers and threatening to overwhelm Baltimore, the last bastion of Camarilla power on the U.S. East Coast. Theo Bell, archon of Clan Brujah, is the Kindred in the trenches. While the elders pontificate and vie for influence, he's holding the city's defenses together. He's undermanned, out-gunned, and, as if that weren't enough, he's forced to dodge fallout from the personal agendas and intrigues of his allies.
Is a spy leaking vital information to the Sabbat? Who is behind the plot against Prince Garlotte of Baltimore? How much do the secretive Nosferatu really know? Is Theo's Ventrue partner, Jan Pieterzoon, on the level?
Too many potentially lethal distractions for Theo, and meanwhile the Sabbat keep coming...
This series is a monumental, 13-novel exploration of the forbidden world of the Kindred. What began in Clan Novel: Toreador continues here, and its ending will determine the fate of every human–and inhuman–being in the world.
Clan Novel Brujah is the eleventh novel in the series.
The monstrous vampires of the Sabbat are swarming north in ever-increasing numbers and threatening to overwhelm Baltimore, the last bastion of Camarilla power on the U.S. East Coast. Theo Bell, archon of Clan Brujah, is the Kindred in the trenches. While the elders pontificate and vie for influence, he's holding the city's defenses together. He's undermanned, out-gunned, and, as if that weren't enough, he's forced to dodge fallout from the personal agendas and intrigues of his allies.
Is a spy leaking vital information to the Sabbat? Who is behind the plot against Prince Garlotte of Baltimore? How much do the secretive Nosferatu really know? Is Theo's Ventrue partner, Jan Pieterzoon, on the level?
Too many potentially lethal distractions for Theo, and meanwhile the Sabbat keep coming...
This series is a monumental, 13-novel exploration of the forbidden world of the Kindred. What began in Clan Novel: Toreador continues here, and its ending will determine the fate of every human–and inhuman–being in the world.
220 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 30, 2000
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July 6, 2015
The end of the siege of Baltimore is concluded here. This one is focused and has some interesting characters, but nothing more to write home about
February 18, 2009
It's a fairly good book that's somewhat introspective, with intrigue, betrayal and all the wobbly throes of intense, back-stabbing vampire politics.
However, the format of the series itself is something I'm not certain if I love or hate. Of course nothing is black and white, yet I see (what I feel are) great flaws and some advantages to this style.
It's a series that does not belong to one author alone and or one set of characters, but rather what does remain is the hidden inner plot surrounding or even controlling all of these events.
While there are temporary main characters, it's safe to say never get too attached to them. First of all, the temporary lead characters are just that, in the spotlight as long as the appropriate clan book is until the next book with sometimes a different author and a possible small cameo by said characters later (if they aren't dead),.
Second of all, while I'm not that much of a fan of unrealistically happy tales alternatively I'm not fond of overtly pessimistic, dour stories, which I've found is the case a lot of the time in the clan books I've read.
But most of all under the surface strengths of roller-coaster horror and interesting chess-like political development, the characters leave something to be desired for me, having an almost latent emptiness and lifelessness that really down-plays the suspenseful parts in conjunction with an infectious pessimism that left me almost apathetic when something tragic happened.
To be fair, I haven't read the entire clan book series, but I think I've read enough to say that I like it, but I don't see it as the most memorable series, and it's flaws so far have left me wondering if getting the rest is something I want to do.
However, the format of the series itself is something I'm not certain if I love or hate. Of course nothing is black and white, yet I see (what I feel are) great flaws and some advantages to this style.
It's a series that does not belong to one author alone and or one set of characters, but rather what does remain is the hidden inner plot surrounding or even controlling all of these events.
While there are temporary main characters, it's safe to say never get too attached to them. First of all, the temporary lead characters are just that, in the spotlight as long as the appropriate clan book is until the next book with sometimes a different author and a possible small cameo by said characters later (if they aren't dead),.
Second of all, while I'm not that much of a fan of unrealistically happy tales alternatively I'm not fond of overtly pessimistic, dour stories, which I've found is the case a lot of the time in the clan books I've read.
But most of all under the surface strengths of roller-coaster horror and interesting chess-like political development, the characters leave something to be desired for me, having an almost latent emptiness and lifelessness that really down-plays the suspenseful parts in conjunction with an infectious pessimism that left me almost apathetic when something tragic happened.
To be fair, I haven't read the entire clan book series, but I think I've read enough to say that I like it, but I don't see it as the most memorable series, and it's flaws so far have left me wondering if getting the rest is something I want to do.
February 9, 2010
In general, I haven't been much impressed with this series, so it might be construed as "damning with faint praise" to say that this is the best of the series so far, but for what it's worth, it is. This is largely due to the fact that the primary character for this book, Brujah Archon Theo Bell, is easily the most interesting, most sympathetic character that we've seen in the series. Granted, we've seen him in earlier books, and had a definite impression that he was a likeable character (if not one that I'd necessarily want to meet in a dark alley)even then. But this book fleshes out the character quite well, and makes him even more worth knowing about in the process. Impressive, considering that I've never considered clan Brujah to be my favorite clan.
August 13, 2018
Fuller review here:
http://jamesgenrebooks.blogspot.com/2...
Fun read, and a welcome relief from some of the awkward plotting in previous volumes.
http://jamesgenrebooks.blogspot.com/2...
Fun read, and a welcome relief from some of the awkward plotting in previous volumes.
February 13, 2021
This book likely reads better in context of the series but I picked this book out of the series.
The way the story and characters jumped around with little marker and the deep mix of V:tM language with no context or explanation of it made for a tedious read.
There were several pages of repetitive feeling introspection that felt like word filler at times as well. It would also frequently jump into the perspective of seemingly random characters not established only so we could watch them be killed first person.
The book also read like a massive chapter in a bigger story, with a weak ending with few resolutions or significant character development.
I will give that the action and emotional scenes were well written and i would maybe enjoy this more if i read every V:tM novel before it, but I was currently most interested in learning more about the Brujah.
Frequent typos in the kindle version also did not help the books case.
The way the story and characters jumped around with little marker and the deep mix of V:tM language with no context or explanation of it made for a tedious read.
There were several pages of repetitive feeling introspection that felt like word filler at times as well. It would also frequently jump into the perspective of seemingly random characters not established only so we could watch them be killed first person.
The book also read like a massive chapter in a bigger story, with a weak ending with few resolutions or significant character development.
I will give that the action and emotional scenes were well written and i would maybe enjoy this more if i read every V:tM novel before it, but I was currently most interested in learning more about the Brujah.
Frequent typos in the kindle version also did not help the books case.
May 25, 2025
I really liked this one. The book moved the overall story-arch nicely along, but it did drag on a bit with many, more or less, pointless scenes of violence, or physical action; the overall story was more interesting. It's was also nice that we followed more characters, mainly Theo Bell, but also others.
Not one to skip, if you are not reading them in series.
Not one to skip, if you are not reading them in series.
January 18, 2019
I am blogging the reviews to this whole series.
It starts here: http://pseudopod.org/2018/10/25/the-c...
And for this book:
http://pseudopod.org/2019/01/17/the-c...
It starts here: http://pseudopod.org/2018/10/25/the-c...
And for this book:
http://pseudopod.org/2019/01/17/the-c...
July 12, 2017
A great one in the series after a couple of lackluster ones.
February 4, 2020
Me a gustado esta novela conrespecto a las otras. El clan Brujah y Theo el personaje principal son interesantes de seguir, en su enfrentamiento con el Sabath.
October 26, 2020
Resistance
This book clearly illustrates the way that the Brujah clan thinks and operates. Just as importantly, it shows why by illustrating some of the lack of communication for the sake of political power exhibited by the Camarilla.
This book clearly illustrates the way that the Brujah clan thinks and operates. Just as importantly, it shows why by illustrating some of the lack of communication for the sake of political power exhibited by the Camarilla.
February 4, 2016
I really liked this installment in the series. Things are certainly coming to head, and I have to be honest when a certain someone showed up with a certain something at the end I couldn't help but cringe. It wasn't creepy at first but now, after the cave and the Gangrels, it's gotten really weird. Not to mention the Malk scrawl. I love it.
February 14, 2011
This is a fantastic series if you are a fan or player of the Vampire the Masquerade Table Top game. I gave it a 3 because I don't recomend this series to those who are not.
February 22, 2019
Finally the Brujah! Does not disappoint
December 30, 2015
Reseña en proceso
October 4, 2016
Sólo si te gusta Mundo de Tinieblas y Vampiro:La Mascarada. Normalico.
March 2, 2014
The Brujah are a clan of big-mouths and bullies. Not my favorite clan to read about.
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