Tomes of Shadowstalking

Welcome to the land of shadows, where evil is the greatest power, where nightfall marks the birth of terror, where your very soul is at risk. Join me as I investigate worlds filled with black magic and dark souls and encounter the monsters rule these wicked places.

This review does not represent the opinions of the general public. It reflects my personal thoughts and opinions on the book.

That said, on to the review!

Nathan Kiklu, visitor from another world, has received his father's final gift: the Mobius Continuum. Now, armed with the metaphysical abilities of two worlds, knowledge of the geography of one and the weaponry and military tactics of another, he is ready to return to the vampire source world and put and end to the Wamphyri domination of the Szgany and the Travellers once and for all. However, the vampires trapped in his homeland aren't his only foes. There is the Russian Opposition, who imprisoned him when he first arrived in his father's home world, and he has a special score to settle with their leader, Turkur Tzonov. But there is also someone closer to home--England, anyway--buried deep within the upper echelons of the Combined Military Intelligence who wants something that only Nathan and the Wamphyri of the source world can give him. Can Nathan survive threats from two worlds on three fronts long enough to put an end to Wamphyri domination?

Oh, now this is what I call a titanic conclusion! There was so much action going on that it was almost dizzying, but it's so interesting you wouldn't dare get lost. Everything finally comes to a head in two worlds, with all loose ends finally tied off and resolved. You have brother against brother in a final confrontation. You have Wamphyri against Wamphyri in the skies above Olden Starside. You have Wamphyri against something more-and-less-than-Wamphyri in the depths of Turgosheim. You have E-Branch, the Szgany Lidesci and the Travellers against the Wamphyri. You have E-Branch--specifically Nathan--against the CMI refugees' leader...who will come as something of a surprise unless you've read the original series. If you want every single question you've ever had about the Necroscopes answered, then here's the place to be.

Now, what's really interesting is that the author pulled in all the tiny, minuscule story threads from the original series that were more or less negligible and made them all mean something. For example, in Necroscope III: The Source there was a reference to a "watcher" in the keep at the pass; now we get to see what remains of it. We also get to actually see the keep at the pass instead of just hear about it. Bodrogk and Sophia (from Necroscope IV: Deadspeak) also make a brief appearance when Nathan visits them to learn of his true father, Harry Keogh. Oh, and let's not forget the Dweller's previously unknown way of traversing between universes that not even his father could comprehend. It's these small details that emphasize the grand picture, so seeing these things mentioned again at the last provides a wonderful sense of closure.

Book three of the Vampire World trilogy brings to an end the evil of the Wamphyri and the vampire swamps. Oh, and what an end scene! What better symbol for hope of a bright future can there be than a...well, better not tell you. You have got to read the book if you want to experience the ending. Enjoy! Warning: contains some graphic/sexual content.

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