Shadows
The events in this novel take place after those in Nasaw's The World on Blood (Dutton, 1996). Although the same irreverent tone is evident in both, this new work is grittier and darker and lacks the rollicking humor found in its predecessor. The focus here is on psychopathic hit man Aldo's attempt to destroy Jamey Whistler along with everything and everyone who ever meant anything to him. Jamey and Aldo are both vampires, which here means human beings capable of getting high on human blood. When drinking blood, these vampires are also slower to age, are immune to disease, and experience the greatest sex imaginable. Aldo, a former member of the Romanian secret police, almost succeeds in his task, but Jamey finds a savior in Selene, his lover and a High Priestess of Wicca. Nasaw tells a mesmerizing tale with credible, three-dimensional characters. For public libraries where Anne Rice is popular.?Patricia Altner, Information Seekers, Bowie, Md.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.