I am always looking for some light reading for my wife, who doesn’t read much escapism. I try to get her to read more nonessential stuff to help her relax at night in order to sleep better. John Scalzi featured an interview with the author and the article intrigued me, so I bought it for her. So over the weekend, while my wife and daughter were in Orlando, I took a break from the great book I am reading and consumed this one. I was impressed. And annoyed to find out its the 1st of a trilogy that hasn’t been written yet.
Staked is the story of Eric, a newly undead, but powerful, vampire with a bit of a memory problem. He lives the dark lifestyle, running a strip club for menu selection, hangs with a bunch of over vamps, and has girlfriend issues made worse by letting her talk him into turning her too. He finds himself in the middle of a war with the werewolves for reasons he can’t understand.
This is not your typical vampire novel, so Anne Rice lovers will need to look elsewhere. This is a more intelligent take on the blood-sucker genre but still is a light read that I consumed in 4 days. Not a record, even for me, but much faster than most books lately. This is the first Vamp book that I really enjoyed for its logical storyline and decent belief-suspension qualities. No over-the-top sexual situations or mind-groaning magical assertions, beyond the necessary to set the situation, of course. Read the Scalzi feature and get the book. It doesn’t disappoint.
3 April 2008 at 16:24 |
Hi, Frank!
I’m glad you enjoyed Staked. If it helps, the manuscript for the proposed sequel (tentatively titled – ReVamped) is finished and has been sent off to my editor for the big Yes, No, Change It or variations of the three. I’m roughly a third of the way in on what I would like to be book three, as well a spin-off I want to do… I tend to work on more than one book at a time.
Best,
Jeremy
4 April 2008 at 8:38 |
I am humbled! A personal note from the author, with an address to my only complaint. Of course, my complaint was that I now have to actually wait for the next books, darn it, because I want to read more now!
But seriously: this is surprising and awfully generous. I am really impressed and it’s a nice stroke for my own ego. Thank you very much, Jeremy. I do sincerely hope you have success in your writing; it deserves as much.