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‘Since reading Lumley’s Necroscope series, I know that vampires really do exist.’ H.R. Giger
‘Like the vampires it so full-bloodedly portrays, Brian Lumley's Necroscope series just gets stronger. His lively mix of action and monstrosity transmutes the base cliché of the vampire and turns it into a wonderfully contemporary bane.’ Fear Magazine
‘This fourth volume in the popular series pays particular homage to Bram Stoker's Dracula … Lumley retains much of the florid melodrama that Stoker reveled in, with an increased explicitness suited to the present day. Still, the traditions are there: vampires can change form, are vulnerable to silver and garlic and must receive permission before entering either a dwelling or a mind. Lumley provides more rationale than Stoker [to] give the novel an Ian Fleming/Stephen King crossover feel … a fast-moving tale of the primal horror of an undead parasite worthy of Stoker's original.’ Publishers Weekly
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Harry Keogh is back from the sheer hell of Starside, the vampire sourceworld, but he has been robbed of his supernatural powers. Stalked by vampires, he is in danger of becoming one himself, undead for ever …
A multinational team of vampire hunters, who rely on the latest technology, scour Europe in the hope they can foil a master vampire's plans to move his nest and expand his troop of thralls.
The hunt takes Harry Keogh, formerly a necroscope, into misty Transylvania, where he fights the resurrected Janos Ferenczy in his ruined castle for possession of his lady love, Sandra.
But Harry is a mere man again, denied access to the metaphysical Mobius Continuum and no longer able to communicate with the dead. Crumbling in their graves, the teeming dead (the Great Majority) fear for Harry. If the ex-necroscope can’t destroy the last of the Ferenczys, that nightmare vampire dynasty, the old threat will rise all over again.
E-Branch, Britains paranormal spy organization, and Harry’s countless dead friends across the world need Harry to recapture his powers – and so does Sandra, who is in Ferenczy’s power.
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The villain in this piece fascinates me more than most and the settings are amazing, leading to two or three scenes that stayed with me long after I finished the book.
Book will make you desperate to read book 5!
Deadspeak is enjoyable but I did not find it as engaging as the first three in the series. There is definitely a darker tone in this one which lends itself nicely to the problems faced by the central character. The good points are that some characters from previous books are brought back and utilised in a constructive way, and there is more emphasis on future events rather than using the past to explain plot lines.
On the down side I found Deadspeak lacking the fluid style from the first three books. Some events are given a slow build up, others (and arguably more important events) are given less time. Without wanting to spoil, first I wanted to know more about Harry's eventful exit from Starside. Second I found the final showdown very rushed and lacking the magnitude which was promised in the build up and would have been justified given the villain's strength.
I look forward to book five and the conclusion of this series. Some plot lines are revealed by Deadspeak and they should make it an interesting finale.
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