One Foot in the Grave Halflife Chronicles Book 1 eBook William Mark Simmons
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UNFORTUNATELY, THEY BELIEVE IN HIM...
Christopher Csejthe doesn't believe in vampires. Not until he becomes one. He doesn't believe in witches or werewolves, either. Not until they make him an offer he can't refuse....
Flight of the Living Dead
A scream sliced the night air—an animal sound as far removed from a human voice as the previous scream of tortured metal. It was a sound that went on and on as we hurried toward the RV. Mooncloud yanked the passenger door open and then ran around to the driver's side as I climbed up onto the bench seat. As she slid behind the wheel the other woman leapt from the building's rear doorway, sailing over the stairs and landing on the ground below. As she crouched on the asphalt, there was a shattering roar that canceled out the screaming. A ball of flame rolled out from the doorway like an orange party favor, licking the air just a few feet above her head.
Mooncloud threw the van in gear and brought it skidding around as the blaze snapped back through the opening.
Before I could reach for the door handle the woman was springing through the open window to land across my lap.
"Go!" she shouted, but Mooncloud was already whipping the vehicle in a tight turn and accelerating toward the parking lot's north exit. The speed bump smacked my head against the roof of the cab and, by the time my vision cleared, we were driving more sedately down a side street, the woman with the crossbow sitting between me and the passenger door. In the rear-view mirror a pillar of flame was climbing from the roof of the old dormitory that housed the radio station.
I shook my head to clear away the last of the planetarium show and gripped the dashboard. "Will somebody please tell me what's going on?"
"It's very simple, Mr. Csejthe," Dr. Mooncloud said, pressing a button that locked the cab doors. "You are a dead man."
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One Foot in the Grave Halflife Chronicles Book 1 eBook William Mark Simmons
When you suddenly find yourself taking a night job, avoiding light, and losing weight because tuna wraps just no longer satisfy you might just have a bad cold. Or, maybe, the bug you've got is one you get from something other than a rabid mosquito Maybe, just maybe, you've got a severe case of undeaditis. And that's the lot of Christopher Csejthe, who loses his wife and child, and then discovers that he may also have managed to lose his own life.Suddenly he is extracted to a vampire enclave in Seattle, subjected to a battery of tests to determine why he is stuck halfway between human and vampire, and generally pushed about in a world he doesn't even believe him. Not just vampires, but werewolves, six kinds of fairy, and even gangsters (yes, I said gangsters) dog his path and light up his night. This would be hard on someone who has a good sense of the political niceties, but Chris has attitude where most near vamps have good sense. It's not long before even Chris's new friends are fingering their stakes.
The story resolves into a cross country chase with Chris chasing the monsters that are chasing him, looking for answers and only getting in trouble. There is a lot of back and forth banter and sly character interaction to give Simmons take on life as a neck-biter both human interest and a strong, interesting plot. There are some surprises on the way to an ending that has more than a few novel twists and, overall, this is a novel worth searching for if you are looking for something different from yet another Anita Blake yarn.
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One Foot in the Grave Halflife Chronicles Book 1 eBook William Mark Simmons Reviews
I love this book. The combination of mystery, thriller, and coming of age (in an extended sense) novel works very well. The characters are interesting, the plot isn't monotonous or predictable, and the whole concept of vampirism as a virus (not totally original) is intreaguing; however, this is definately a Baen book. Like most Baen books, this one is character centered and the character "comes of age" in a sense. The dialogue and first person point of view monologue, also typical of Baen books, is lightly sarcastic, with the sarcasim takes the form of many references to the literary world (other Baen books make well researched references to music groups or historical details). Finally, there isn't too much angst. All in all, its a feel good novel w/ just enough tension for the reader to appreciate the good parts.
What is a Baen book? Baen is the publishing imprint that publishes (or used to publish) most of fantasy by the following authors Mercedes Lackey, David Weber, Ellen Guon, and Mark Shepperd. In general, I characterize them as older adolescent or adult fun books. They tend to fit in about a PG-13 or light R rating, with just enough sex and violence to be interesting without being overwhelming.
If you like this, I recommend the following vampire books/series Mercedes Lackey's "Children of the Night," Susan Sizemore's Laws of the Blood Bk. #1 "The Hunt," and Hays & McCalls' "The Cowboy and the Vampire"
So, why the four stars? Well, it just isn't as good as Christopher Golden's The Shadow Saga trilogy or Tanja Huff's Blood Series (both of which lean towards series R ratings or, in the case of Golden's series, towards an NC-17 rating).
I bought this book thinking to read a gay-themed vampire novel which unfortunately is not the case.
Luckily enough though, this story is quite good. Christopher, the likeable main character, very well rounded, witty, deep, finds himself thrown into a new world populated by every possible mythical creatures, many of which not exactly friendly.
While the book is undoubtedly fun there are still some flaws from time to time Mr Simmons loses his compass his writing gets confused, hurried, most of all during action scenes; his sentences are clumsy and disconnected, whole paragraphs in need of a thourough editing.
Some minor inconsistencies are to be found here and there; literary references are not always to the point while pop culture ones are hard to grasp for a foreigner.
Because of gore this book is not suitable for children.
I like the cover art on this paperback as well as the description of it as "Dracula meets the Godfather". I figured it would be good for some cheesy vampire action; you know, one of those books you have to read because it's so laughingly bad. I'm pleased to say I was completely wrong!
The novel begins with Chris Csejthe trying to find a cure for the mysterious disease that started to plague him shortly after the deaths of his wife and daughter. Chris, who narrates the story, then finds himself in the middle of a bizarre life-or-death situation while two powerful vampire "families" (in the mob sense) fight over him. Turns out Chris is in the middle of vampire transformation; neither human nor vampire, Chris begins an adventure of discovering who he is, testing his new powers, and solving the mystery of the tragedy that took the people he loved. Along the way he meets Dr. Mooncloud, Bassarab, Lupe, Suki, Elizabeth, and a whole slew of other-worldly creatures such as elves, goblins, dryads, nagas, knockers, sprites, and many others. All the while, he narrates the events around him with sarcastic humor, literary references and some healthy wariness. Any vampire novel that can weave an enchanting tale of an alternate history such as this while quoting Sappho, Yeats, Victor Hugo, Donne, Wordsworth, Oscar Wilde etc. deserves more recognition! Simmons has created a fascinating world filled with funny, intelligent characters. The dialogue is snappy, the plot is filled with twists and turns, the story is suspenseful, and the book itself is impossible to put down. I am so pleasantly surprised by this novel, and I sincerely hope that Simmons will revisit these characters and give us a sequel! I found this book in the fantasy/sci-fi section, but it easily crosses into horror, humor, drama as well. It has something for everyone humor, action (you'll find lots of weapons and methods of killing without intense graphic gore), suspense, mystery, fantasy. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.
When you suddenly find yourself taking a night job, avoiding light, and losing weight because tuna wraps just no longer satisfy you might just have a bad cold. Or, maybe, the bug you've got is one you get from something other than a rabid mosquito Maybe, just maybe, you've got a severe case of undeaditis. And that's the lot of Christopher Csejthe, who loses his wife and child, and then discovers that he may also have managed to lose his own life.
Suddenly he is extracted to a vampire enclave in Seattle, subjected to a battery of tests to determine why he is stuck halfway between human and vampire, and generally pushed about in a world he doesn't even believe him. Not just vampires, but werewolves, six kinds of fairy, and even gangsters (yes, I said gangsters) dog his path and light up his night. This would be hard on someone who has a good sense of the political niceties, but Chris has attitude where most near vamps have good sense. It's not long before even Chris's new friends are fingering their stakes.
The story resolves into a cross country chase with Chris chasing the monsters that are chasing him, looking for answers and only getting in trouble. There is a lot of back and forth banter and sly character interaction to give Simmons take on life as a neck-biter both human interest and a strong, interesting plot. There are some surprises on the way to an ending that has more than a few novel twists and, overall, this is a novel worth searching for if you are looking for something different from yet another Anita Blake yarn.
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