About book VWars: A Chronicle Of The Vampire Wars (2013)
'V-Wars' edited by Jonathan Maberry is a series of shared universe stories in which a vampire virus outbreak has occurred. There are some shared events, and a couple shared characters, a patient zero and a vampire expert. The nice twist is that the virus resides in our dna in what is known as junk dna. How it manifests depends on your ethnic heritage. So, some become Chinese hopping ghosts, or werewolves, or european vampires.The stories feature a wide range of characters in this strange new world. From an undercover law enforcement agent travelling the US borders with a gang of vampire killing vipers to a talk show host who has to figure out how to quell her hunger. There is also the story of a vampire enforcer trying to track his sister down and a local politician who finds that being a vampire might hamper his election.There are a wide range of authors, including Maberry. John Everson, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Scott Nicholson, Nancy Holder, Yvonne Navarro, James A. Moore and Gregory Frost all contribute stories. The stories intertwine throughout the book. I liked some of the stories better than others, but the stories are short enough to read and move through. I was given a review copy of this ebook by Open Road Integrated Media and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook. So I was pleasantly surprised to learn as I was reading that this is basically an anthology of vampire stories set in the same universe, recounted in a compelling nonlinear pattern. Based on personal aesthetic, each story was well-written and I enjoyed the flavor of the differing authorial voices. At no point was I jarred out of a story by a false note indicative that the character, and his or her respective storyline, was not joined to the collective plot. If you’ve read other reviews of mine, you’ll know this is an issue that will put me off a book. I don’t like giving much away through a traditional summary review, but I do suggest horror readers take the plunge and give it a try. My wonderful SO introduced me to Maberry as he’s been making his way through Maberry’s Rot and Ruin zombie series. I’m looking forward to reading more of Maberry’s work in the future.P.S. I highly recommend not skipping Dacre Stoker’s introduction…for any vampire lore nerd, it’s pretty brilliant.
Do You like book VWars: A Chronicle Of The Vampire Wars (2013)?
Some of the story sections were really good, and some were really, really good.
—kty_kto
Not bad, some of the author's takes were pretty good...I would buy a sequel
—Claire
Excellent... Didn't want it to end. Hoping there is more to the story!
—alw2687
