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- Bloodgod -
- Paul Stuart Kemp -

The world is full of vampires. This is of course the world in 'Bloodgod'. The
story is set mainly in London, where vampires reside in the backstreets but they
are running scared. Vampires are being murdered and not by the traditional methods
we all know, they are being hideously disfigured. For the community of vampires,
it is not the first time their kind is being destroyed. They originally come from
a desert land called 'Kar'mi'shah' where they were being hunted like animals, only
the fortunate made it out. Human hunters called 'Skulkers' know all about the 
vampires of London and set out on their own mission to destroy them. But who gets
the kill, the 'Skulkers' or something else. 
'Jenner Hoard', the main character, has just got out of prison, he wants to give 
up and the other is to break into a flat to steal an old box.
Should he feed his curiosity and open that box?
Paul Stuart sells most of his books through his web site or by mail order from his
publisher, 'Decapita'. 
He even adds a personalised greeting inside each book. 
I liked the story because it gave a different twist to the normal vampire story. 
It showed the vampire being a victim of a monster. I found this refreshing and 
original. 
In general I did like his style of writing but found it hard to keep up with the
story in places and it also jumped around a lot.
I also found when the story moved from London to 'Kar'mi'shah' I got a little 
bored and the characters seemed to lose their edge. 
As much as this sounds negative I would recommend this book to anyone and I will
be reading his other books. 
Paul Stuart Kemp has a style of his own and should go far in the literary world.

Reviewed By Zilliah.

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