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Necroscope (Necroscope, Bk 1)
Necroscope - Necroscope, Bk 1
Author: Brian Lumley
Except to Harry Keogh, Necroscope. And what they tell him is horrifying. — In the Balkan mountains of Rumania, a terrible evil is growing. Long buried in hallowed ground, bound by earth and silver, the master vampire schemes and plots. Trapped in unlife, neither dead nor living, Thibor Ferenczy hungers for freedom and revenge. — The vampire's ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812521375
ISBN-10: 0812521374
Publication Date: 1/15/1992
Pages: 512
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 98 ratings
Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed Necroscope (Necroscope, Bk 1) on + 58 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Excellent story - not quite what I expected (I thought it was all about evil vampires - they're only a tiny part of the story) but so excellent!
xiqtem avatar reviewed Necroscope (Necroscope, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 3
This book is a genre bender. I would warn you that there is graphic violent and sexual content. The book mixes cold-war, espionage, esp, and vampires. This works and is very cool.
reviewed Necroscope (Necroscope, Bk 1) on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
not so much a vampire book, really enjoyed it! The others in the series will have more to do with vampires I am sure and I am looking forward to them, this is just a good kind of creepy read...with an ending I should have seen coming but I didn't.
reviewed Necroscope (Necroscope, Bk 1) on + 228 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is my first Lumley book. Very good take on the vampire. He adds in Cold War espionage from a supernatural perspective. I'll be reading more in this series! Good Characters!
zenaphobe avatar reviewed Necroscope (Necroscope, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 2
The premise of the book is fascinating, but the writing isn't all that great. I felt like there were a lot of cliche expressions and near the end I felt the author pulled a Deus ex machina. The main character (Harry) just seems to rely on answers landing in his lap that I didn't ever feel that he was ever in serious jeopardy.

I'm really not sure I want to plod through the next title of the series if it is going to be as mediocre this one was.
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ladyofavalon avatar reviewed Necroscope (Necroscope, Bk 1) on + 88 more book reviews
my favorite vampires since anne rice, though these are of a completely more ghastly and terrible nature. Harry Keogh is a great brooding, sci-fi hero who can speak to the dead. After we get his life story, the real plot begins and we get to see some nasty evil beings, USSR vs UK action, and wolf-headed wamhyri! lumley made me love gory creatures, otherworldly monsters and ultimately HP Lovecraft.
reviewed Necroscope (Necroscope, Bk 1) on + 9 more book reviews
A very different take on vampires and the supernatural. Very well written and a fun read overall. I especially liked the "science" behind everything.
reviewed Necroscope (Necroscope, Bk 1) on + 2 more book reviews
I didn't feel that the book was written all that well.It seemed a little too fantastical to me. As much as I adore vampire novels, like Forests of the Night, this one wasn't one of my personal favorites.
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