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Thirst No. 5 : The Sacred Veil By: Christopher Pike (Book Review)

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(There will be spoilers) Summary: In her five thousand years as a vampire, Alisa or Sita, as she was originally called has experienced the equivalent of fifty lifetimes. Every moment of her immortal life is seared deep into her being. Every person she has loved, every victim she has killed their faces re forever a part of her. Yet, strangely, a handful of memories have been lost to Alisa. As she and her friends embark on a search for the location of a sacred artifact; an ancient veil that may hold the key to mankind's salvation, Alisa soon realizes that her own mind may be her greatest enemy. The memories she is blocking deal with the most horrifying period in mankind's history, a time when she was tortured by a madman responsible for the death of millions. But what information did her torture yield? For a long time I was afraid that this was going to be the final book in the series and if it wasn't for the fact that Pike confirmed there will be two more books I would'v...

Thirst No. 4 : The Shadow Of Death By: Christopher Pike (Book Review)

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 (((This review will contain spoilers))) Summary: Alisa is a five-thousand year old vampire, stronger and more cunning than her adversaries. But now she's trapped in the body of a newborn vampire and at the mercy of a terrible thirst. Worst of all, she's facing enemies whose fierce desire for domination grows ever stronger. The immortal race the Telar is threatening to release a virus to decimate humanity. But Alisa and her friends can't take down the Telar on their own, and they must turn to the mysterious organization the IIC for help. But the IIC has secrets of its own and may have ulterior motives. With two rivals and no one to trust, Alisa must rely on her dark side to defeat them. But it could cost her life, or her soul... Body transference is not a new concept within this series. We saw examples of it when it came to the followers of Set, however, Sita being in Terri's body was something that no one saw coming. We always associated body transference as being some...

Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood and Red Dice By: Christopher Pike (Book Review)

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 (There will be spoilers in this review) Summary: Alisa has been in control of her urges for the five thousand years she has been a vampire. She feeds but does no kill, and she lives her life on the fringe to maintain her secret. But when her creator returns to hunt her, she must break her ow rules in order to survive. Her quest leads her to ray. he is the only person who can help her; he also has every reason to fear her. Alisa must get closer to him to ensure her immortality. But as she begins to fall in love with Ray, suddenly there is more at stake than her own life... When it comes to vampire novels, most of the time said vampire is a powerful and strong male who protects the damsel in distress. With this one, however, we have Alissa Aka Sita who is a five thousand year old vampire that is powerful, intelligent and kicks ass. And she has to protect her male counterparts. Now, that is a story I can absolutely appreciate. Funny enough, this was written by a male author.  I ...