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 No Dominion - Charlie Huston
 No Dominion - Charlie Huston ... decidedly dirty job: finding the source of a powerful drug that's hit the street, one strong enough to affect Vampyres and make its users do unpredictable things, things that could bring unwelcome exposure to New York's Vampyre community. Unfortunately, that entails crossing the mid-Manhattan turf of the Coalition into the equally fearsome territory of the Hood in Harlem. One thing about Vampyres: they have plenty of time on their bloodstained hands to engage in complex, violent feuds. Worse, Joe might be some powerful player's idea of a sacrificial pawn.Newest Review: ... a new drug that is killing newly made vampires. Will Joe be able to uncover the truth and work around all the politics, in a ... more ... world were politics is often deadly.
I really enjoy the universe that Huston has created in his Joe Pitt novels and with 'No Dominion' he really expands on his ideas. The first book explored the attempts by a Vampire clan to create a cure, but this book looks more into the politics of the clans. There are essentially 4 major interests on Manhattan Island that all want what's best for themselves, but also to keep the existence of vampires hidden from the general populous. Huston has created in Pike a chara...more |
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No Dominion - Charlie Huston: Oh Oh, I'm a Vampire in New York (735 words)
by samueltyler - written on 30/11/07 (Very useful, 60 readings)
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If you think about it Vampirism is not unlike many diseases. STDs like HIV or even the common cold are usually caught off someone else. The only difference here is that you got infected when someone was chewing on your neck. Charlie Huston has taken this concept of Vampirism as a disease to an interesting level in his Joe Pitt novels. If you are infected you have symptoms; strength, cravings and a slight aversion to light. However, like any disease can we not search for a cure? Or are we too busy knocking heads together to really care? It's sometime after the events of 'Already Dead' and Joe Pitt is desperate for work. His money stash is running ...
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