Review: Short Story Set-Up For The Next Novel
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2013
This short story, about 20 pages or so, is both a prequel to the first novel in the Lawson Vampire series, and a teaser for the fifth novel in the series, “The Kensei.”While the anecdotal item provided by the short story is a complete event in itself, with no overt cliffhanger, it is simply that – an anecdote, an aside, and an interesting piece of information. And it introduces a new villain into the series.That said, the story is informative and the writing is good. However, prequel action or not, you really need to have read previously that first novel in the series, “The Fixer,” to understand anything that’s going on in this short story.