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NOCTURNE
REVIEWED BY J. GRENFELL
I love vampire stories. Read my first adult one when still a kid!
But I never took vampires as SERIOUSLY as Keegan makes me take them.
This book makes you stop and think hard. It could have been like
this ... awesome. The characters of Flynn and Bantry really appeal
to me. They've gotten 'cast' in my mindseye, so I'm seeing some
specific actors in the parts (is anyone else but me seeing Antonio
Banderas as Chabrier??? Woohoo...). The best part was the Christmas
scene at the cabin in the French Marshlands. I could SEE it
happening. MK's writing is very evocative. Also, I find myself
having to ask, what happens next to these characters? They're
immortal after all, so, it's 2004 right now. Are they still alive??
And if they're not, why not?? (If Duncan Macleod is alive, why
not Bantry and Flynn?) Sequel! Sequel!
NOCTURNE
REVIEWED BY SUZE
Margaret and I both finished Nocturne over the weekend, after
savouring it for a whole week, and we both had the same initial
reaction: more, please! I said to her, I would love to
see Vince and Michael in the 21st century. Here's an
excerpt of her response:
"I too finished Nocturne this weekend and like yourself I want a sequel!
Preferably set at least a hundred years in the future. I would really like
to see how the vampyres and changelings are doing in the Internet Age...not
to mention...did Vince find a publisher for Michael's stories? Was Phoebe
able to sing again professionally? Was Vince accepted by the vampyre
council? (I can see Vince becoming one of the vampyre
warrior/assassins)...Argh! Inquiring minds want to know!! I also want more
Chabrier (can NEVER have enough Chabrier) and I also want to finally meet
Hypaetia. See? I'm not picky! ..."
I have to say, I want to ask all of the same questions. Now, we
definitely do not want to distract Mel from necessary sequels to
Hellgate and NARC, but if he has a little bit of time when he's
bored (:::cough, cough:::), maybe he might consider a sequel to
this wonderful story. It begs for more, just like us. Vince and
Michael live!
NOCTURNE
REVIEWED BY E.R.
My only "knowledge" of Vampires was gleaned very early on from the old
British "Hammer House of Horror Movies" where they were very much cast
in the role of the "bad guy". I certainly never expected to find myself
feeling sympathy for them.
And then I read "Nocturne" and my whole perception changed for here we
had the very same creatures who were so far removed from the stereotype
of the blood sucking beast to be caught and staked as quickly as possible
as to be unrecognisable. Instead it was the humans: hell bent on
capturing, experimenting and ultimately killing these gentle creatures
in their warped perception of improving the human race who were the bad
guys, which certainly gave me pause for thought.
I, too, would like to see a sequel to follow the adventures of Bantry and
Flynn (as ever beautifully drawn characters who really "come to life").
So I'm herewith lodging a request. Sequel, please? [
Unknown to E.R. — and everyone else at the time of this writing,
the sequal was in progress! It appeared in 2005, entitled
TWILIGHT - Ed ]
AVAILABLE FROM DREAMCRAFT? Yes.
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