- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: White Wolf Publishing; First Edition edition (July 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1565048040
- ISBN-13: 978-1565048041
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.7 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 796,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At last, the Clan Novel series starts shaping up. The first book read like a debut novel, the second was better but still a bit limited and the third is apparently terrible (I haven't read it, but no review of it has been good so far). "Setite" manages to be well written, interesting, but most importantly a great ~Vampire~ book: it uses all the situations from the game more maturely than the usual
"Hey! They're vampires! And the Brujah are angry, and the Nossies are ugly! Isn't it cool?!"
you get in the previous books.
"Hey! They're vampires! And the Brujah are angry, and the Nossies are ugly! Isn't it cool?!"
you get in the previous books.
The characters (particularly the Setite Elder) are believable, fully drawn and exciting. The plot involves Vampire/mortal/ghoul relationships, international Kindred politics and a fair amount of messy death, all of which is good.
Basically, this is the first one that fulfills the series' promise of great action, atmosphere and story in the WoD. It does go back to the events from the first book, and shows them from the point of view of someone who couldn't attend the party. That's only a tiny part of it, though, and far from being boring it demonstrates EXACTLY how Elder Kindred would react. Some great details like Kindred-style security precautions and the occasional Assamite make this a very enjoyable read.
Top marks as a stand alone, and a new standard set for the rest of the series.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is slightly out of sinc with the other ones, like the Tzimice book, events that happen in this happen at the same times as in other books, but you see them from different view points. It introduces a good character (IMO) that is certain to return in the Ravnos book of the same series. It won't be the best of the lot, but it is enjoyable, and it certainly isn't the worst by a long shot.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
nicely done
7 Aug 2000
Format:Paperback
I agree with the others that this is perhaps the best written book in the series so far. We get to see very intimately how Kindred interact with mortals. Hesha, the Setite that the story revolves around, is constantly referred to as a "monster" and yet acts so very gentlemanly... we find out in the end what he truly is, just as Liz, our hero, finds out.
This story does in fact stand alone but it does tie into the larger story, adding some rather frightening details that seem to be almost glossed over. Keep your eyes open.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Best of the Bunch?
22 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
I've read everything in this series so far (thru GIOVANNI) and this book is still in the running for the best in the series. Like Gherbod Fleming's GANGREL (the previous installment), it takes a break from the broad sweep of the series' plot to establish a strong main character focus. It's much more light-hearted than GANGREL, tho, and might be a welcome relief for those who found GANGREL too grim. It's still more serious than Kathleen Ryan's other book in the series (RAVNOS) and seems a little stronger for that reason. Here, the main characters are the Setite antiquarian Hesha and his mortal assistant, Liz- the first chance in the series to really see the action through a mortal's eyes.
Despite the cliff-hanger ending, this book is strong enough to be read on its own. The search for the Eye of Hazimel is a good mystery and ends up in some pretty momentous developments for the CLAN NOVEL series. There is also a lot of fascinating interplay and intrigue between characters, compelling enough to hold your attention even if you don't know anything about what's happened in the other books. The story is told as a flashback and a small flaw is that to get everyone to where they need to be in the situation depicted at the start of the book, some alliances seem to shift very abruptly. It's not enough to detract from the overall story, however. The book also takes us all the way to Calcutta- pretty interesting in itself.
Like GANGREL, the book also has a good focus on the title clan (something which was missing from TOREADOR which spent a lot of time using a Toreador-sponsored party to depict Camarilla Elysium politics and from TZIMISCE which was more about the Sabbat generally.) With all its intrigues, this story a good depiction of how the Setites conduct their business (the strongest lies subtly incorporate as much of the truth as possible) and use their powers. It's also a good depiction of a character following a Path of Enlightenment (who degenerates if he does something for purely selfless reasons). It's interesting that, although Hesha can't be called "good" in human terms, he doesn't seem to be exactly evil, either. I ended up both really liking him and wondering if I should.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A Great Book
18 July 2000
Format:Paperback
This series of book, obviously intended for people familar with White Wolf's World of Darkness, are wonderful reading.
As an avid fan of Vampire the Masquerade I have never been widely fond of the "evil" Vampire Clan, The Followers of Set. This book, though, is one of the best in the Vampire series.
As it chronicles the Setite Hesha's search for the Eye of Hazmael it deals explicitely with the relationships the Setite forms with a young woman, Elizabeth and his retainer, Thompson. It is not a book filled with heavy fighting but rather one that details the Setite's being pulled between his humanity and inhumanity.
I heartedly recommend this book for all parties, particularly those who play Vampire the Masquerade roleplaying game. If nothing else it will give you a new understanding of the Followers of Set, something that is very difficult to attain in the roleplaying supplements.
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