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Vampire Sire #1
Vampire Sire
I’ve always liked superheroes, but I didn’t like how they rarely took care of the bad guys… permanently.
Then I became a vampire, and I found out there was a whole other world that needed blood. Lots and lots of blood.
And they’d pay good money for it.
Now, I’m out to capture these criminal scumbags, turn them into a meal, and get rich doing it.
But living among elite vampires is a lot more dangerous than I anticipated, so I’m going to have to be careful if I want to get rich and build a massive empire.
Then I became a vampire, and I found out there was a whole other world that needed blood. Lots and lots of blood.
And they’d pay good money for it.
Now, I’m out to capture these criminal scumbags, turn them into a meal, and get rich doing it.
But living among elite vampires is a lot more dangerous than I anticipated, so I’m going to have to be careful if I want to get rich and build a massive empire.
403 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 10, 2021
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December 15, 2021
This is one of the silliest, most nonsensical starts I have read in some time.
The sudden shift in attitude by everyone at the start ruins any attempt at a realistic story. This is one hundred percent pure fantasy bull, with absolutely no credibility.
The sudden shift in attitude by everyone at the start ruins any attempt at a realistic story. This is one hundred percent pure fantasy bull, with absolutely no credibility.
April 1, 2022
Not bad as much as it is not good. I felt very disconnected from the story. A series of events without direction? The voice actors were unable to save the sex scenes. The character connections were way too thin. I guess I didn't care about any of them. None of the characters were likable or despicable. I gave it 3 stars instead of 2 because it obviously made me think enough to write a long rambling review. So this could be your next 5 star adventure!
February 1, 2022
it’s bad
I could barely finish it. I skipped over the sex scenes because they didn’t really bring anything to the story. The plot want good and I am honestly surprised I finished it. I will not read another in the series.
I could barely finish it. I skipped over the sex scenes because they didn’t really bring anything to the story. The plot want good and I am honestly surprised I finished it. I will not read another in the series.
April 6, 2022
Oh gosh. Even the preview of this audiobook was so cringey 😬
January 9, 2022
The lovers are much more interesting & a part of the story than the average polyamory romance story. The vampire angle is interesting, not quiet Space Vampires but absolutely in that direction. This is from a distortion of having read more than a few of books in this subgenre. It is much more satisfying than love triangles in teen angst dramas.
Obfuscating a much larger world would be nice. Logically with a population of a billion, Vearth will be seven times less populated as our planet. That is still a lot of space for animals to roam. Nature would be in the process of taking over abandoned human built structures... It happens a lot quicker than people seem to think.
Yet a billion people is still enough for myriad social strati beyond what the protagonist or his coven is aware. Actually having a segment of rogue humans rebuilding their civilizations in the caverns of Vearth's crust would be easy for a reader to accept. After all, politicians are lazy even if they are vampires.
Actually having super heroes/villains on Hearth would make the world more interesting. Why the group doesn't miniaturized the tech & then overhaul a mansion on Hearth is puzzling. It would protect their stock, as Hearth is made to appear as unaware of the reality of Vampires... hence less threat.
Storing living bodies in the middle of Vearth's New York seems to be a grossly unnecessary risk, given the cyberpunk description. A pillar of cyberpunk stories is the overreaching control of the Powers that Be. When our coven encounters that, it should be them facing the threat of violence by one of those PtBs.
The description of vampires is that they are biological. The more magical traits such as a lack of a beating heart should be taken out. Trying to do both just makes it fail at both. it's like trying to mix oil & water. the two natures separate themselves from each other. That doesn't affect whether or not there is magic in the world.
Would be interesting to me if the protagonist got his coven pregnant. That is where the urge to procreate comes from, & describing it as something that makes the protagonist unique would give Clementine a reason to be less violent when trying to deal with his family.
Hopefully Clementine will be more than just the sire of a rival family. Given the description of her money & resources it seems she should already be aware of both the protagonist & Hearth. History has shown plenty of examples of emergent technologies being invented simultaneously by scientists separate from each other. Altruism is great & noble but on the macro level Greed is a much more reliable motivator for new technological discoveries. So other groups discovering the tech on their own should be due to financial motivations.
Humans being thought of as a dying species on Vearth is described as public knowledge. If it is that widely known, then even more families than just Clementine would be seeking a solution to the problem. The description of animal blood removes it as a possible solution. The rich would never accept it as such.
Emergent advanced technology, punching holes in the fabric of space should do more & larger damage than simply opening a window. Other stories get by this by having the tech be "ancient relics", or gods, so someone or something else already minimized the damage.
It would be more interesting if Vearth is a larger planet than Hearth. Not terribly larger & a lower density could keep the gravity the same. There could be a couple continent sized geodes in the mantle like in the movie Core. It would give more space for plants & nature to throw problems at the vampire civilization.
Most important of all is both Vearth & Hearth need to change due to actions & choices by entities/groups beyond the awareness of even ninety-six percent of Vearth New York covens. Earth is a big place, & most stories seem to treat it as if it is a small city or at most a state. The trick to telling such a story is a matter of perspective, more specifically limiting the perspective to the protagonist's senses.
At least this is simply what is seen by me. For Gravity being shared by you, grateful am I. May the Goddess be asked to alighten a path towards love, joy , & happiness along the self'determined life'cycle chosen by the higher'self of yours by you, pray do I.
Obfuscating a much larger world would be nice. Logically with a population of a billion, Vearth will be seven times less populated as our planet. That is still a lot of space for animals to roam. Nature would be in the process of taking over abandoned human built structures... It happens a lot quicker than people seem to think.
Yet a billion people is still enough for myriad social strati beyond what the protagonist or his coven is aware. Actually having a segment of rogue humans rebuilding their civilizations in the caverns of Vearth's crust would be easy for a reader to accept. After all, politicians are lazy even if they are vampires.
Actually having super heroes/villains on Hearth would make the world more interesting. Why the group doesn't miniaturized the tech & then overhaul a mansion on Hearth is puzzling. It would protect their stock, as Hearth is made to appear as unaware of the reality of Vampires... hence less threat.
Storing living bodies in the middle of Vearth's New York seems to be a grossly unnecessary risk, given the cyberpunk description. A pillar of cyberpunk stories is the overreaching control of the Powers that Be. When our coven encounters that, it should be them facing the threat of violence by one of those PtBs.
The description of vampires is that they are biological. The more magical traits such as a lack of a beating heart should be taken out. Trying to do both just makes it fail at both. it's like trying to mix oil & water. the two natures separate themselves from each other. That doesn't affect whether or not there is magic in the world.
Would be interesting to me if the protagonist got his coven pregnant. That is where the urge to procreate comes from, & describing it as something that makes the protagonist unique would give Clementine a reason to be less violent when trying to deal with his family.
Hopefully Clementine will be more than just the sire of a rival family. Given the description of her money & resources it seems she should already be aware of both the protagonist & Hearth. History has shown plenty of examples of emergent technologies being invented simultaneously by scientists separate from each other. Altruism is great & noble but on the macro level Greed is a much more reliable motivator for new technological discoveries. So other groups discovering the tech on their own should be due to financial motivations.
Humans being thought of as a dying species on Vearth is described as public knowledge. If it is that widely known, then even more families than just Clementine would be seeking a solution to the problem. The description of animal blood removes it as a possible solution. The rich would never accept it as such.
Emergent advanced technology, punching holes in the fabric of space should do more & larger damage than simply opening a window. Other stories get by this by having the tech be "ancient relics", or gods, so someone or something else already minimized the damage.
It would be more interesting if Vearth is a larger planet than Hearth. Not terribly larger & a lower density could keep the gravity the same. There could be a couple continent sized geodes in the mantle like in the movie Core. It would give more space for plants & nature to throw problems at the vampire civilization.
Most important of all is both Vearth & Hearth need to change due to actions & choices by entities/groups beyond the awareness of even ninety-six percent of Vearth New York covens. Earth is a big place, & most stories seem to treat it as if it is a small city or at most a state. The trick to telling such a story is a matter of perspective, more specifically limiting the perspective to the protagonist's senses.
At least this is simply what is seen by me. For Gravity being shared by you, grateful am I. May the Goddess be asked to alighten a path towards love, joy , & happiness along the self'determined life'cycle chosen by the higher'self of yours by you, pray do I.
December 26, 2021
They are interesting urban fantasy
At first starting it seems like a typical vampire story but it is different because it's about a young man who never even wanted to live in that kind of world. Also I like the way the characters keep the story flowing. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five was because it's a vampire story written good but not quite a five-star in my opinion.
At first starting it seems like a typical vampire story but it is different because it's about a young man who never even wanted to live in that kind of world. Also I like the way the characters keep the story flowing. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five was because it's a vampire story written good but not quite a five-star in my opinion.
December 31, 2021
Interesting and Different
This book has a very unusual basic premise. The idea of the main character being in essence a. Vampire vigilante has promise, but was barely touched upon in this first Volume. The concept of cross-dimensional business operations is also intriguing, but equally undeveloped. I definitely look forward to seeing how these concepts are developed in subsequent books in this series.
This book has a very unusual basic premise. The idea of the main character being in essence a. Vampire vigilante has promise, but was barely touched upon in this first Volume. The concept of cross-dimensional business operations is also intriguing, but equally undeveloped. I definitely look forward to seeing how these concepts are developed in subsequent books in this series.
December 13, 2021
Off to a promising start
Definitely worth the read and the series is off with interesting and promising start.
The premise is intriguing, and gives impressions of Daybreakers, but with a better twist and way more interesting characters.
Definitely looking forward to seeing more of this series!
Definitely worth the read and the series is off with interesting and promising start.
The premise is intriguing, and gives impressions of Daybreakers, but with a better twist and way more interesting characters.
Definitely looking forward to seeing more of this series!
September 26, 2024
There's a part where they take 3 Crack heads who have hurt people, okay good so far. But then they wipe the minds of the Crack dealers and LET THEM GO. What? If you can't bring them back with you, then fucking eat them! The dealers are worse than the users. Literally EVERYONE knows that. Besides that, I enjoyed the book. Lost a star because of that idiocy though.
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December 11, 2021
HOT DAMN!!!
I've always thought that if Eric Vall created a vampire series it would be great but I was wrong it was F**KING FANTASTIC and I hope book 2 comes out soon and the Audio book for this one I'm so EXCITED
I've always thought that if Eric Vall created a vampire series it would be great but I was wrong it was F**KING FANTASTIC and I hope book 2 comes out soon and the Audio book for this one I'm so EXCITED
December 16, 2021
Shooting for the leader board
This was an absolutely fantastic foray into a dark urban fantasy, with an utterly fascinating premise! The characters and world building are truly top notch, and I eagerly await the next one!
This was an absolutely fantastic foray into a dark urban fantasy, with an utterly fascinating premise! The characters and world building are truly top notch, and I eagerly await the next one!
December 16, 2021
New Vall series!
I have to winner why Vall hasn't taken in Vampires before, then he throws us into a Shadowrun style world filled with vampires, and dimension hopping. Looking forward to Jace taking out the bbegs!
I have to winner why Vall hasn't taken in Vampires before, then he throws us into a Shadowrun style world filled with vampires, and dimension hopping. Looking forward to Jace taking out the bbegs!
December 19, 2021
Not quite Dracula
Weirdly different take on vampires. Their from, apparently, a different timeline or dimension. Can't wait to find out their origin story. Call ha again created a different world that still is earth. Strangely changed world view but still slightly familiar.
Weirdly different take on vampires. Their from, apparently, a different timeline or dimension. Can't wait to find out their origin story. Call ha again created a different world that still is earth. Strangely changed world view but still slightly familiar.
December 21, 2021
Great read!!
If you are into vampires and one with a twist then this is the book for you!!
It has great characters, a great storyline and enough blood and killing to make you wanting more!!
If you are into vampires and one with a twist then this is the book for you!!
It has great characters, a great storyline and enough blood and killing to make you wanting more!!
May 31, 2022
Bad
Very hard to get into the story as it doesn't seem to have a lot of interesting people. The best way to say this is that it is not up to Eric Hall standards, lack of follow through and no real fun to read. Gang was OK.
Very hard to get into the story as it doesn't seem to have a lot of interesting people. The best way to say this is that it is not up to Eric Hall standards, lack of follow through and no real fun to read. Gang was OK.
December 12, 2021
Loved the new vampire series
The book takes place on a vampire populated world with futuristic technology. It is a good start to a new new series
The book takes place on a vampire populated world with futuristic technology. It is a good start to a new new series
December 12, 2021
Excellent
Fantastic read! I absolutely loved it! I can not wait for the next one to be release! Such great characters in this book!
Fantastic read! I absolutely loved it! I can not wait for the next one to be release! Such great characters in this book!
December 15, 2021
Excellent
A good start to a new series can’t wait to see where it goes from here and how the coven will grow and to see if more powers pop up
A good start to a new series can’t wait to see where it goes from here and how the coven will grow and to see if more powers pop up
December 20, 2021
Some novel concepts but Too dark for my taste but some might like it. Not up to Eric's usual standard.
December 24, 2021
Great read
Another start to a good series, now just have to impatiently wait for book 2 😂 can’t wait for it
Another start to a good series, now just have to impatiently wait for book 2 😂 can’t wait for it
April 6, 2022
Good Book as always
I loved it anyway, I hope you do as well. Hope it turns into a long series. Good luck Eric Vall.
I loved it anyway, I hope you do as well. Hope it turns into a long series. Good luck Eric Vall.
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