Lords of Darkness: The Soulless
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.21 (650 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0974363995 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 387 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-09-06 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She currently resides in a suburb of Chicago.. Leslie Burbank has been writing for over eight years
Only the endless march of time will tell!. For now, he is no more than a young pup, and one sorely in need of much education on the way of the undead. He tries my patience, refuses to listen to my words, and asks more questions than there are stars in the sky, but he also amuses me. After the fall of the Egyptian Empire, I remained undisturbed, feeding off the countless dead buried beneath the shifting sands, until now. But you should always take care in what you wish for. I am told he is to be the savior of all mankind. And so, I will reveal to him that whcih he long
Carmilla said A worthy try.. While this book was a great first effort by Burbank, it fell flat in many areas, thus keeping it from Hendee or Hamilton status.Mordred was a pretty cool main character but to me he accepted his new fate quite too easily.He chose his new role, as the Chosen One, quite too quickly.It was also very convenient for him to be this new savior since he was the typical scruffy loner. How originalAnd this Vlad guy who is he? He was never really built upon except that we know that he is trying to conquer the world in darkness. Another typical 'Lord of Darkness' as the main. "Vampires Don't Sunbathe" according to Marc Ruby™. When Mordred Soulis took a job as a mercenary in the Second Crusade, he didn't count on finding out that his employer (King Conrad) was a complete nitwit. After several examples of military ineptness Conrad manages to get his men killed off and stranded in the Arabian desert, until finally Mordred alone is alive, and that only barely. Just as our doughty Scots hero is about to die he is killed instead by Vlad the vampire. Next he finds himself collected by a group of mystics that apparently specialize in picking up Vlad's leftovers.One the get the knight into sha. A Customer said truly terrific horror novel. In 11truly terrific horror novel A Customer In 1147, mercenary Mordred Soulis leads the troops of King Conrad on the second Crusade when most of the soldiers die in Donylaeum. King Conrad and a few of his guards sneak away leaving Mordred to guide the remaining men out of the desert. Except for Mordred, the desert takes the lives of the remaining crusaders but Vlad the Vampyre bites Mordred; he becomes a half-born fledging who must be taught how to use his powers.The Guardians of the Tree of Knowledge succor him until he is strong enough to be taken to the Knights Templar. Their leader believes he is the C. 7, mercenary Mordred Soulis leads the troops of King Conrad on the second Crusade when most of the soldiers die in Donylaeum. King Conrad and a few of his guards sneak away leaving Mordred to guide the remaining men out of the desert. Except for Mordred, the desert takes the lives of the remaining crusaders but Vlad the Vampyre bites Mordred; he becomes a half-born fledging who must be taught how to use his powers.The Guardians of the Tree of Knowledge succor him until he is strong enough to be taken to the Knights Templar. Their leader believes he is the C
The sexy Soulis (he later seduces 12 virgins in one night) learns that he has become a "soul stealer" and "the Chosen One" who must destroy the evil Vlad, even if the task takes centuries. . Despite flat prose that struggles between sounding historically authentic and oddly contemporary, the text generates a madcap energy that’s impressive even when it becomes a little overheated. Though the author fails to suggest the mystery of Bram Stoker or the stylish eroticism of Anne Rice, this wacky mix of Egyptian legend with Templar and Celtic lore will delight fans who don’t take the whole subject too seriously. Pen-and-ink illustrations by Adam Mock enliven the narrative.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly Set in 1127 A.D., Burbank’s intriguing horror debut, the first of a series, injects new blood into the anemic vampire genre. Mordred Soulis, a former Crusader turned fledgling vamp, learns th