Author: Ioana Visan
Format: ebook
Release
date: April 14, 2013
Age
group: Adult
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal
In a world crawling with vampires,
Romania is the safest place left on earth. Thanks to the Little Council, there
hasn't been a vampire on Romanian ground in over five centuries. But one day,
Liana Cantacuzino, also a member of the Little Council and a descendant of one
of the old noble families, is ordered to bring one in, covertly. Enter
Maximilien Hess, a thousand years old vampire determined to ruin the existing
order of things.
Suddenly, Liana finds herself forced to protect Hess, instead of having the pandurs kill him. With the help from her trustful friends, Rodica Ghica and Ştefan Sturdza, and that of an innocent bystander, Dr. Jesse Carver, Liana has to find out what is going on and what the President is hiding from her. When all is revealed, Hess's secret changes everything.
The first novella in The Impaler Legacy series, a vampire
saga like no other.
My review:
After reading “Blue Moon Café Series: Where Shifters
Meet for Drinks” I knew that I
won’t be disappointed by Ioana Visan’s new novella, “The
Impaler’s Revenge”. The story is interesting and
very different from what I was expecting when I first heard about it. The heroine,
Liana Cantacuzino, is a tough, capable and intelligent woman, who can handle
herself even in the presence of a powerful creature such as a vampire. She is open-minded
and despite her own beliefs she can make necessary decisions so that her
country can be saved from the coming danger. I would have liked to know more
about her feelings and fears, but I’m sure I will find more about that in the
next parts.
Our dear vampire,
Maximilien Hess, was charming and quite funny sometimes, so except for his
craving for blood he might have been a great guest and friend. The relationship
between him and Liana was exciting to follow. I knew that Liana hated vampires
because of her roots, but she can compromise that in behalf of everyone’s safety.
This makes her a great character and someone we can understand and be friends
with.
We also have Dr. Jesse Carter, who seems to be accustomed with vampires and helps Liana to find blood for Max. They share the antipathy for the bloodsuckers, so they easily connect. He is exactly what Liana needs when everything changes, someone to take care and support her. I can't wait to read more about them.
I’m very proud of the
author, because she wrote this story about vampires in such a personal manner.
It was the time for a Romanian to tell our side of the story, because after all
the myth about vampires is part of our culture and history and not many know
about that. So I’m really glad she did it.
What I also enjoyed were the similarities
between Romania nowadays and the country I read about in “The Impaler’s
Revenge”, which is awesome. The resembling is great and it gives an air of veracity,
including the fantasy side. I would gladly live into a universe where we are the tough guys. Finally! :D
In the end, I want to
say that I can’t wait for sequel and anything written by Ioana. If you haven't read this book yet, you should. You won't be disappointed.
Note: I received a copy of the book from the author for an honest review.
Note: I received a copy of the book from the author for an honest review.
My rate:
Great book! You need to read it.
Great book! You need to read it.
About the Author:
Award-winning writer Ioana Visan has always dreamed about reaching the stars, but since
she can't, she writes about it.
She made her debut in English with a short story published by Every Day Fiction, and also has one included in Evolved Publishing's "Evolution: Vol. 2" short story collection. After fighting the apocalypse aftermath in "Human Instincts", she played with shapeshifters in “Blue Moon Café Series: Where Shifters Meet for Drinks”, and then she dealt with vampires in “The Impaler’s Revenge”, before tackling longer works like a fantasy trilogy and a science fiction series.
She made her debut in English with a short story published by Every Day Fiction, and also has one included in Evolved Publishing's "Evolution: Vol. 2" short story collection. After fighting the apocalypse aftermath in "Human Instincts", she played with shapeshifters in “Blue Moon Café Series: Where Shifters Meet for Drinks”, and then she dealt with vampires in “The Impaler’s Revenge”, before tackling longer works like a fantasy trilogy and a science fiction series.
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