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Necroscope (Paperback)

by Brian Lumley (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Voyager (26 Jun 1986)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586066659
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586066652
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,347 in Books (See Bestsellers 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 cliche of the vampire and turns it into a wonderfully contemporary bane.' Fear Magazine

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Harry Keogh is a necroscope -- he knows the thoughts of corpses in their graves. Unfortunately for Harry, his talent works both ways. The outer limits of horror are unleashed when Harry Keogh is recruited by the E-Branch (E for ESP) of the British Secret Service to combat his own evil counterpart, the deadly Romanian Boris Dragosani. Long buried in hallowed ground, bound by earth and silver, the master vampire schemes and plots. Trapped in unlife, neither dead nor living, Thibor Ferenczy hungers for freedom and revenge. The vampire's human tool is Boris Dragosani, part of a super-secret Soviet spy agency. Dragosani is an avid pupil, eager to plumb the depthless evil of the vampire's mind. Ferenczy teaches Dragosani the awful skills of the necromancer, gives him the ability to rip secrets from the mind and bodies of the dead. Dragosani works not for Ferenczy's freedom but is in the pay of an ultra-secret Soviet paranormal agency over which he means to gain power for himself with knowledge raped from the dead. His speciality is tearing secrets from the souls of newly dead traitors. His only opponent: Harry Koegh. Like Dragosani, Harry is a necroscope who can speak with the dead.But Harry is a champion of the dead -- and the living. From the Romanian mausoleum where the undead vampire tests the limits of his bonds, the stage is set for the most horrifying, violent supernatural confrontation ever when Harry Keogh is recruited by the British Secret Service to take on Dragosani. To protect Harry, the dead will do anything -- even rise from their graves!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing beginning to an amazing saga, 17 Nov 2004
I came across this book while I was looking at Brian Lumley's Vampire World Trilogy in a bookshop. I was told by the well clued-in employee there that I should start of reading Necroscope, as Vampire World was just one trilogy of the whole saga.

Being a massive Vampire and horror fan I was amazed at how Lumley manages to combine so many different subject areas into this saga and pull it off. His take on the vampire is on of the most unique I have ever come across, but definitely the most well thought out. The amount of thought that has been put into this series is incredible, with each character described beautifully so you can paint a really detailed mental picture of them (or it).

The book does take a little while to get into before the story starts flowing, but once the main plot is unfolded I can guarantee that you won't be able to put it down. By the end of the book you will feel like you know Harry Keogh like a good friend.

It is simply an amazing beginning to a huge saga spanning around 13 books. I can't read them fast enough!!!!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly an original story idea, 1 Mar 2003
By M. E. Cooper "Fantasybooks" (England) - See all my reviews
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I have often considered reading Brian Lumley but until now I have always put off buying his books. It always seemed to me that Lumley wrote pure horror (not my favourite) but despite appearances (his book covers) Necrosope is not a simple horror story. I would class this as a paranormal thriller.

Harry Keogh is a very special boy that grows into a talented man. He can speak to the dead and they listen! This makes him a Necroscope, a valuable resource to the British Secret Service. Just imagine, an agent is killed with vital information that the British needs. What do they do? Call Harry!

The book is full of great ideas that I have never read about. There are departments within the Russian and British secret services that use ESP to track nuclear Subs, predict the future, question the dead, kill with the evil eye!

Since reading this story, I have bough every single one of Lumley's books. That's how much I enjoyed this story.

Mark E Cooper

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Simply the best book I have ever read!, 19 Nov 2004
Horror, Sci-fi and Fantasy all rolled into an engrossing tale of mystery and en-earthly events happening in a clueless world. To the ordinary world the events that E-Branch and Harry Keog deal with could only be imagined as part of a long lost Myth.
(Imagine Spooks the TV series but the terrorist are vampires! and the Spies all differently talented ESPers!) Vampires Re-invented = WAMPHYRI!
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5.0 out of 5 stars First of a great series
Was leant this book by a work mate,had never heard of Lumley before but i thought id give it a try.So glad i did because now a year later i have read the entire series and can... Read more
Published 7 months ago by billy whizz

4.0 out of 5 stars Just read it, 'cos it's really really really good.
I've just finished reading this, my first Brian Lumley book. As is always the case when switching from one author to another I found it a bit difficult to properly 'get into' but... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Wuzart

5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginitive and unpredictable
Two words any reader wants to see. Lumley delivers a great piece of horror fiction with Necroscope. It's a slow builder, carefully building a detailed history of the two main... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. G. Battle

5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of a very original horror cycle
I discovered the Necroscope cycle a little by chance, buying a second hand cheap copy of the second book in the series and began to read it in a train. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Maciej K.

4.0 out of 5 stars Brian Lumley
The Necroscope is a fantastic book and is well written. The idea behind the necroscope is not original in itself but is written in an original way. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2006 by Lefty Left

4.0 out of 5 stars Do I or don't I?
Ive just finished the third in this series and I dont know why. It's like the sum is not equal to its parts. Read more
Published on 27 April 2006 by A. Dad

5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of something very special.
I need to give two quick pieces of advice before starting the "Necroscope" series. The first one being, don't read the third in the series before reading the first (as I did) -... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2004 by D. Gore

5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of something very special.
I need to give two quick pieces of advice before starting the "Necroscope" series. The first one being, don't read the third in the series before reading the first - even though... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2004 by D. Gore

5.0 out of 5 stars Where others feared to tread ...
... Brian Lumley went again and again and again.

One of the truly great pieces of modern vampire fiction but by no means is that the be all and end all of the substance. Read more

Published on 7 Oct 2004 by Ronan James Lowe

5.0 out of 5 stars how to pick fantacy from fiction
As a house wife, mother of two, carer of two disabled relatives finding time to read a book let alone a hole series can be next to imposible but who needs sleep anyway. Read more
Published on 19 Jul 2003 by bubbles

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