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Necroscope by Brian Lumley
Mar. 31st, 2011 10:20 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
The outer limits of horror ...
From the undead vampire in the Romanian mausoleum, Boris Dragosani tries to draw an evil force so powerful he will gain supremacy in the ultra-secret paranormal agency he works for in Russia. His official job is as a NECROSCOPE – his speciality is tearing secrets from the souls of newly-dead traitors.
And England too has her necroscope – her communicator with the dead. When Harry Keogh is recruited by the British Secret Service to take on the paranormal menace from behind the Iron Curtain, the stage is set for the most horrifying supernatural confrontation ever ...
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The first in a popular horror series, this book was densely plotted with some chilling scenes and plays around with vampire mythology via the idea of vampires as symbiotic parasites. However some of the scenes offer little other than schlock and titillation and the pacing falls apart in the final quarter, with Lumley trying to do too much at once, which creates a deux ex machina feel. Still, it kept me turning the pages and I will probably check out the others in the series.
From the undead vampire in the Romanian mausoleum, Boris Dragosani tries to draw an evil force so powerful he will gain supremacy in the ultra-secret paranormal agency he works for in Russia. His official job is as a NECROSCOPE – his speciality is tearing secrets from the souls of newly-dead traitors.
And England too has her necroscope – her communicator with the dead. When Harry Keogh is recruited by the British Secret Service to take on the paranormal menace from behind the Iron Curtain, the stage is set for the most horrifying supernatural confrontation ever ...
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The first in a popular horror series, this book was densely plotted with some chilling scenes and plays around with vampire mythology via the idea of vampires as symbiotic parasites. However some of the scenes offer little other than schlock and titillation and the pacing falls apart in the final quarter, with Lumley trying to do too much at once, which creates a deux ex machina feel. Still, it kept me turning the pages and I will probably check out the others in the series.
