Helpful Score: 6
This is the second book by Dan Simmons that I have read that offers an alternate view of what we call âvampires'. As in his other book that I read âCarrion Comfort', this offers a different twist on or view of what vampires are.
I enjoyed this book and really thought that the twist was unique. There were parts that were a little heavy with medical lingo and the ending was a bit dramatic, but still a good read.
I enjoyed this book and really thought that the twist was unique. There were parts that were a little heavy with medical lingo and the ending was a bit dramatic, but still a good read.
Helpful Score: 5
A new and intelligent twist on the vampire theme.
Sandi P. (DakotaDreams) reviewed Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror, Bk 2) on + 178 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
A great scientific vampire read. Great imagination!
Rhonda W. (smoky) reviewed Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror, Bk 2) on + 228 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I love how Dan Simmons researches his books. He adds a lot of truth as he tells the tale of VLAd the impalers real life in flashbacks as he tells the tale of our heroine attempting to adopt a baby in the horror of post revolution Romania in the 1990's. No love story between the vampires and the humans here. They are evil just like I like em, the walking dead parasites that they should be and our heros are determined to rid the earth of them!
Nancy M. (imnellen) reviewed Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror, Bk 2) on + 246 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
This is a different kind of vampire novel. I really enjoyed how it unfolded. I had guessed some things and I was totally surprised by other events. Worth the read!
Helpful Score: 3
A great modern vampire novel--a definite stay-up-at-night book!!!
Lisa E. (ocnsangel) reviewed Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror, Bk 2) on + 224 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
great read very good medical take on how vampires
came about.
came about.
Candace G. (Ogre) reviewed Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror, Bk 2) on + 1568 more book reviews
Basic premise is that there REALLY are such things as vampires. Medical facts and procedures are presented to back the premise. Scary!
From back cover:
In a desolate orphanage in what remains of post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion--and flourishes when he's supposed to die. The discovery of his unique immune system may hold the key to the long-awaited cure for cancer and AIDS. For a dedicated American doctor, he promises the medical breakthrough of a lifetime, as well as a very special love she's never been able to find.
But the baby also conceals a shocking intimate link to a clan of vampires and their legendary leader--the fiend the world calls Vlad Dracula, who, for centuries, has triumphed over countless rival tyrants, including death itself...
From back cover:
In a desolate orphanage in what remains of post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion--and flourishes when he's supposed to die. The discovery of his unique immune system may hold the key to the long-awaited cure for cancer and AIDS. For a dedicated American doctor, he promises the medical breakthrough of a lifetime, as well as a very special love she's never been able to find.
But the baby also conceals a shocking intimate link to a clan of vampires and their legendary leader--the fiend the world calls Vlad Dracula, who, for centuries, has triumphed over countless rival tyrants, including death itself...
A well-paced book with lots of twists in the plot and a well thought perspective on the notion of vampirism. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Julie G. (renegadespiritcat) reviewed Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror, Bk 2) on + 198 more book reviews
This book has a entirely new spin on Vlad and all the Dracula stories out there. Very well thought out script and crafted story line held my attention deep into the late hours. Captivating and charismatic characters a wonderful read all the way around.
Cheryl (boomerbooklover) -
Novel involving orphans with a blood/AIDS connection in Romania after the '80's revolution.
Hilda S. (Risingangel1961) reviewed Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror, Bk 2) on + 63 more book reviews
I did not enjoy this story but it is not usually my type of reading.
Kimberly I. (RaccoonGirl) -
In a desolate orphanage in what remains of post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion--- and flourishes when hes supposed to die. The discovery of his unique immune system may hold the key to the long-awaited cure for cancer and AIDS. For a dedicated American doctor, he promises the medical breakthrough of a lifetime, as well as a very special love shes never been able to find. But he also conceals a shocking intimate link to a clan of vampires and their legendary leader--- the fiend the world calls Vlad Dracula, who, for centuries, has triumphed over countless rival tyrants, including death itself
Stacy L. (stacyl67) reviewed Children of the Night (Seasons of Horror, Bk 2) on + 335 more book reviews
In a desolate orphanage in what remains of post-communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion - and flourishes when he's supposed to die. The discovery of his unique immune system may hold the key to the long-awaited cure for cancer and AIDS. For a dedicated American doctor, he promises the medical breakthrough of a lifetime, as well as a very special love she's never been able to find. But he also conceals a shockingly intimate link to a clan of vampires and their legendary leader- the fiend the world calls Vlad Dracula, who, for centuries, has triumphed over countless rival tyrants, including death itself...
