"Barb & J. C. Hendee - Noble Dead 02 - Thief of Lives" - читать интересную книгу автора (Hendee JC & Barb) Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
[version history] Magiere the dhampir thinks that her nights of hunting vampires are over. After settling down in her newly adoptedvillageofMiiska тАФnow vampire-free thanks to her and her half-elf partner, LeesilтАФshe looks forward to quiet days tending to her tavern. But far away in the capital city ofBela , a prominent councilmanтАЩs daughter has been found dead on her own doorstep...and all signs point to a vampire. Knowing that the battered and burnedvillageofMiiska could use an infusion of cash, BelaтАЩs town council offers a generous bounty to the dhampir if she will slay their vampire. Magiere resists, wanting nothing more than to forget her past and ignore her half-vampire nature. Only Leesil can persuade Magiere to follow her destinyтАФbefore more innocents are claimed by darkness. Praise for Barb and J. C. HendeeтАЩsDhampir тАЬDhampirmaintains a high level of excitement through interesting characters, both heroes and villains, colliding in well-written action scenes. Instead of overloading us with their world-building and the maps and glossaries typical of so much fantasy, the Hendees provide well-rounded characters that go a lot further than maps in making a lively fantasy world.тАЭ Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html тАФTheDenver Post тАЬTake Anita Blake, vampire hunter, and drop her into a standard fantasy world and you might end up with something like this exciting first novel.... A well-conceived imagined world, some nasty villains, and a very engaging hero move this one into the winnerтАЩs column.тАЭ тАФChronicle тАЬThisBuffy-like story in a medieval setting wonтАЩt disappoint vampire aficionados.тАЭ тАФBooklist |
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