Review: A mix of traditional vampire lore with a twist
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2013
Vampire stories without history are like zombie stories without a viral or chemical backstory; they just plop a theme down and say with a sigh, "here you go, enjoy". Vampire Elite starts back in ancient Egypt, and gets the gods of that era pretty straight-on so the novel established at the very beginning the one best thing which can be said about the beginning of any novel: suspension of disbelief came early and easy.  By that point I'm in for just about any ride.And while the Vampire backstory and particulars of vampires in this novel have been seen elsewhere, the immortals provide a unique twist. These immortals, the Amiti, serve as a kind super blood producer for the vampire's diet, and the novel is about an ongoing war between the two, which while it has simmered down for a few epochs, has livened up again with a new leader among the Amiti. This new Queen herself spent time among the vampires as a food source, kept alive only to have a catheter stuck into her to feed blood into the food supply.The novels hits home in three ways, complex plot with backstory, mix of traditional stuff (Vampires) with new and unique (Amiti) and a narrative that is easy to follow with none of syntax errors which plague a lot of Kindle reads. I'd guess Irina Argo, the author, availed herself of an editor, or she has such perfect command of language that her English teachers cried at her leaving at the end of each term.