- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; 1 Hardcovr edition (Dec 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312878397
- ISBN-13: 978-0312878399
- Product Dimensions: 24 x 16.1 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,302,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.Product Description
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.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For me, book four of the Necroscope series is not only a return to the form of the first book, but may actually be an improvement. It is my favourite in the series, for certain.
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!
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!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Number four in the best vampire series ever produced. Each one of the volumes although they can be read seperately are much better read in sequence and how these books havent ended up on the big screen is hollywood's loss as these books combine to make an epic adventure. Necroscope rocks !!!
Format:Paperback
This fourth book in the Necroscope series finds us back in more familiar settings than book three - entirely back on Earth. But the subject matter remains the same and is a continuation in the saga.
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.
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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Volume four and still fresh
Deadspeak will make far more sense if you're up to speed with the previous three Necroscope novels. This entry offers a fresh story and villain, utilising a myriad of characters... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2009 by Mr. G. Battle
The best single chapter in the Necroscope chronicles
Deadspeak is the book that really brings the Necroscope saga into its own. Harry Keogh must confront both his own newly imposed limitations, and the hardest battle he has, or... Read more
Published on 16 July 2000
this is the greatest series ever writtten.
This is the greatest series ever written all of Brian Lumleys books are great reads.Buy them all no one will be disappointed.
Published on 29 Dec 1997
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