Review: A solid start to a new series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2013
I've just finished reading 'I Am Eternal' by Athanasios. It's a vampire short story that ironically has Simeon (the main character) complain about the glut of vampire fiction. In fairness the vampires in this world are not the romanticized versions that have become so popular in books and film.The story itself is well written and well paced, although the ending feels a little abrupt, but does set up the rest of the series well. The language is a little stilted, with an archaic tone, but that works considering the character.Simeon provides some interesting observations on his time on Earth and I felt that more could have been done with this.I had a couple of minor issues, the first is that some pre-existing knowledge is assumed. For the most part they don't affect the main plot. I'm a game developer so I found the slightly changed names of real companies off-putting, it might have been better to create a fictional company.They're minor complaints, it was an enjoyable story,that brings something a little different to the table and is well worth checking out.