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Children of the Night (Diana Tregarde Investigation) [Paperback]

Mercedes Lackey (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (Aug 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0765313189
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765313188
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.9 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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"Easily one of the best things I've read for a couple of years. I loved it."--Marion Zimmer Bradley

"Mercedes Lackey's work is as sharp--and scary--as the suddenly revealed fang of a vampire. She'll keep you up long past your bedtime."--Stephen King
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4.4 out of 5 stars
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but was dragging in some parts 4 Mar 1999
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've been an avid fan of Mercedes Lackey for sometime. I read Jinx High before I read Children of the Night. Children really explained a lot of things that I didn't understand in Jinx High. I enjoyed the novel for the dark atmosphere yet it was riddle with humor. I really liked it. Vampires of the traditional and the pyschic! Magick and gypsies! Lackey was able to blend all of these wonderful elements with the grace of her words. Great Book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A superb novel....romantic and realistically frightening. 21 Nov 1997
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I was sitting on the edge of my seat the entire read....I couldn't put it down! If you enjoy reading about the occult and like a little romance, you'll love this book. Mercedes Lackey has a real talent. "Children of the Night" was so paralyzingly realistic that I thought that it was, perhaps, based on a true story. It's surely the kind of book you want to read more than once. I'm definately going to read it again.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Decently-written (if you don�t read Huff or Hamilton) 9 Jun 1999
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I purchased this book largely on the strength of Amazon readers' reviews, and I was disappointed. I can only assume that most of the reviewers were young (perhaps reviewers should be required to give their ages). What I found stimulating as a teen would not make my current late 20's reading list, and this book isn't in the four-to-five star range. I would consider it slightly better than average.

Comparisons with Tanya Huff and Laurell K. Hamilton are inescapable. Huff and Hamilton both feature strong female protagonists involved with vampiric lovers. In particular, Lackey's characters pale beside Hamilton's Anita Blake and her French vampire consort Jean Claude. Lackey's characters lack depth. A reader would be hard pressed to describe Di or Andre outside of this novel's particular plot conventions, while Hamilton's Anita and Jean Claude are life-like, down to mannerisms and speech patterns. Hamilton and Huff's characters are witty, sharp, and sexually potent. I was disappointed by the tactful omission of the sex scenes between Di and Andre. While Lackey is progressive enough to feature a gay male couple, apparently grown-up sex is still too risqué. As for the assertion that this novel is "realistic", Lackey's Di (able to defeat demons and protect the general populace), when desperately in need of a gun, has apparently never heard of a "credit card." Realism, this is not.

In conclusion, this is decently-written fluff, but not comparable to the works of the better female authors of this sci-fi/horror genre.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun
I loved this, the characters were fun and I was able to empathise with them. It was also a lovely ending that appealed to the romantic in me. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2001
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best Di Tregarde book.
Unlike "Jinx High", "Children of the Night" drags and drags in places (a problem "Burning Water" suffers from to a lesser degree). Read more
Published on 30 July 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply marvelous!
Can't say enough about the Diana Tragarde books except don't stop writing about her. She is a kick butt heroine who can take care of herself!
Published on 16 July 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
This is the first book I read by Mercedes Lackey. I loved it! The main character, Diana, was great! Strong yet vulnerable, you just can't help but like her, as well as the other... Read more
Published on 1 Feb 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Realism doesn't even begin to describe
This is as realistic as fiction can get. Like in Jurassic Park, if you accept the fact about the dinosaurs, everything else follows logically. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very awsome book!!!
My opinion is that Mercedes Lackey did a wonderful job on her book "Children Of The Night". I couldn't put the book down until I find out what is going to happen next. Read more
Published on 8 Dec 1998
4.0 out of 5 stars Children of the night was not one of Lackey's best novels.
Mercedes Lackey should have gotten to the point a whole lot quicker. She took too much time to introduce the characters. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars My personal favorite
Children of the Night was the first Mercedes Lackey book I had ever read. Since then I have gobbled up every single book she has written with enthusiasm. Read more
Published on 21 Sep 1998
4.0 out of 5 stars Completely Entertaining
All books in the series are very entertaining. Couldn't put the book down. I, too, wish Ms. Lackey would write more in the series. I keep looking for more.
Published on 20 May 1998
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, but I expect more from Lackey
I really enjoy Mercedes Lacky's books, and I am upset she seems to have abandoned the Tregarde series. I thought her departure from Valdemar and bards refreshing. Read more
Published on 28 April 1998
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