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The history of Vampire Earth is something I’ve worked on for about eight years. The world is a stew containing ingredients from all the pulp influences of my youth: R. E. Howard’s Conan, H. P. Lovecraft’s erudite heroes, C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower, and Louis L’Amour’s tough Apaches and Western villains. As I grew older I learned to appreciate Tolkien and Lewis, Bradbury and Heinlein. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then I’m flattering those and many others with my milieu. One interesting thing I discovered in my research is that many cultures have vampire legends, not just European ones as described in Stoker’s Dracula. The creatures I describe come from many of these sources, as well as my own imagination. I hope that readers will enjoy experiencing my work as much as I enjoyed creating it.” – E. E. Knight
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
E E Knight's "Way of the Wolf" is a book about survival. Survival for the human species in a world that barely resembles our own of today, and survival of the main character David Valentine. Behind the struggle for life, though, are questions as to is this post-apocalyptic Earth a better one? The Wolves (An elite collection of soldiers) are fighting for a better life, for the old life, but should they be? Perhaps a world where the vampires are Lords and leaders is how things are meant to be. There is no pollution, no mass famine, the water in rivers is clean and the way of life is simple but of course, there's a catch, the vampire's Reapers, the hunters of the night that feed on any human they can find.
But through all of this uncertainty and devastation Valentine never loses passion for the hunt - Driven by a tremendous loss as a child he strives, as a 20 year old, to make a difference.
This book is an excellent foray into the Sci-Fi/Horror genres and is written with a quick pace that doesn't leave you bored and wanting to get to the next best bit! Valentine is a strong character, giving us a reluctant hero who often doesn't understand how he's survived this long, as if he's oblivious to his own talents as a Wolf, a hunter and a killer.
If you're not too fond of the Sci-Fi genre don't let that label put you off buying this book. If you like a good strong storyline with well developed characters and a bit of violence here and there, some romance and an 'against all odds' battle at the end, then that's all you need to know. Personally, I just like to see the Human Race reduced to Medieval ways of life and a few vampires thrown in the mix for good measure!
But through all of this uncertainty and devastation Valentine never loses passion for the hunt - Driven by a tremendous loss as a child he strives, as a 20 year old, to make a difference.
This book is an excellent foray into the Sci-Fi/Horror genres and is written with a quick pace that doesn't leave you bored and wanting to get to the next best bit! Valentine is a strong character, giving us a reluctant hero who often doesn't understand how he's survived this long, as if he's oblivious to his own talents as a Wolf, a hunter and a killer.
If you're not too fond of the Sci-Fi genre don't let that label put you off buying this book. If you like a good strong storyline with well developed characters and a bit of violence here and there, some romance and an 'against all odds' battle at the end, then that's all you need to know. Personally, I just like to see the Human Race reduced to Medieval ways of life and a few vampires thrown in the mix for good measure!
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
E. E. Knight's Way of the Wolf: Book One of The Vampire Earth is one of the most impressive debut novels I have ever read. I'm not sure why the author uses a pen name; if I had written a novel this original and absorbing, I would want my real name plastered across it in gigantic letters. Roc has released the book in its science fiction line, but the story strikes me as dark fantasy with militaristic overtones. Proudly drawing on the work of many great authors of the past - men such as Robert Howard, C.S. Forester, and Louis L'Amour - Knight creates a wholly original world that lives and breathes in the imagination of the reader. Readers should not see the reference to vampires in the title and simply dismiss this book as "yet another vampire novel." The vampires in command of Earth in the year 2065 are like no vampires you have ever encountered, and they do not even take an active part in the proceedings recorded in this first volume of a truly noteworthy new series.
Way of the Wolf introduces us to David Valentine, a young Lieutenant in the Southern Command and an extraordinarily human and likeable hero in a post-apocalyptic world. The mythology Knight constructs for this series is rather complex, but basically the earth is, in 2065, under the control of vicious minions from the planet Kur. Long before civilization was borne on the planet, a race of pre-Entities discovered the means for traveling between worlds, arriving on Earth but dying out before the dawn of human history. Another race eventually discovered the secrets of the Interworld Tree, and creatures from the planet Kur invaded and took over the earth after discovering they could essentially live forever by feeding on the auras of other living creatures (namely, human beings). Lifeweavers have long opposed the Kurians, but they exist on earth in numbers insufficient to challenge the Kurian New World Order directly. Their knowledge is passed on to human heroes such as the Wolves, however, men and women who patrol the boundaries of humanity's threatened refuge in the middle of what used to be America. The Kurians have created the ever-dangerous Grogs to help enforce their rule, and some humans (Quislings) have chosen to serve the New World Order rather than perish. It is the Reapers, however, who pose the greatest threat to mankind. Reapers are brutish vampiric creatures able to detect and hunt down human beings; they feed on the blood of their victims while also serving as the conduit for their Overlords' absorption of human auras.
This book basically describes David's life from the time in which his family is killed up through his first year of service in the Wolves. We follow his career from his induction into the order through a number of scouting missions, mourn alongside him the terrible loss of several good comrades, and marvel at his ingenuity, instinct for self-preservation, and innovative offensive skills in a number of deadly situations. Eventually, fate leads him to a farm in a Kurian-controlled zone, and here he experiences "normal" life to a degree he has not known since the time before his parents' deaths. Love now enters the mix alongside bravery, duty, and honor, making this an even more poignantly human tale. All of this leads up to a riveting conclusion, one which satisfies the reader while setting the stage for what is to come next in the series. I can't wait to rejoin David Valentine in the forthcoming second volume of The Vampire Earth.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was a random purchase for me with limited expectations made as none of my regular favourites had anything new to read.
I started the book on a 1 hour train journey and my interest developed. The story picks up pace throughout and I literally carried on to the last page in the early hours of the morning.
To me it was Similar in feel to David Gemmell but a unique blend of future earth, mythology and out and out action adventure.
I lent it to a friend who also read the full book in one go.
I am now waiting for Book 2 which according to the web site is due out in the spring.
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Great Environment
This book is worth the price of admission if only to become immersed in one of the most clever, scary, and ultimately believable post-civilization environments ever created. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Anthony G. Decosmo
An exciting, thought provoking world. Don't expect Transylvania!
How very glad I am that I chanced upon this book. It was a very exciting, thought provoking concept of what this planet could be like if certain things were to take place. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2010 by J. Lesley
Lacks polish
Don't let my low rating discourage you entirely. This book has some good qualities and you could easily spend your money on worse books than this one. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2009 by Flemming Nielsen
Nice boost for the post-apocalyptic reader
Thoroughly good read, well developed characters and fun plot. I will certainly buy the ret of the series.
Published on 13 Jun 2008 by blackbour
Best fantasy book I've read in ages
This book definitely keeps you guessing - a bit like James Barclay in the way that the author doesn't flinch at killing off characters - you know the type, "the six heroes battled... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2007 by Insomniac reader
excellent book - excellent series
I read it a couple of years ago and it again is a very exciting book and one that I kept reading well into the night. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2007 by Green Book Addict Librarian
The best book I've read in ages!
It's not often I say this about a book, but this one was seriously excellent. I've read books from loads of genres but this one takes the biscuit! Read more
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