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    Descendant

    By Graham Masterton

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    Californian James Falcon's compelling Romanian mother told him so many folk stories that by the time he reaches college in 1943, he is something of an expert on the strigoi, the legendary, undying vampires who infested the most isolated forests of Wallachia. Mostly as a joke, he writes a term paper on the strigoi. But the joke turns serious when US counterintelligence approach him to recruit his expertise. James hunts down strigoi murderers in war-ravaged Europe, Nazi assassins hired to run down run down the French and Belgian resistance in exchange for Transylvanian independence, although the principal one, the terrible Dorin Duca, continues to elude him. In the Cold War, he must fight once more, as Duca goes on the rampage, spreading his strigoi infection all across London, England.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSevern House Publishers
    Release dateOct 1, 2013
    ISBN9781448301164
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    Graham Masterton

    Graham Masterton (born 1946, Edinburgh) is a British horror author. Originally editor of Mayfair and the British edition of Penthouse, Graham Masterton's first novel The Manitou was published in 1976 and adapted for the film in 1978. Further works garnered critical acclaim, including a Special Edgar award by the Mystery Writers of America for Charnel House and a Silver Medal by the West Coast Review of Books for Mirror. He is also the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger for his novel Family Portrait, an imaginative reworking of the Oscar Wilde novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Masterton's novels often contain visceral sex and horror. In addition to his novels, Masterton has written a number of sex instruction books, including How To Drive Your Man Wild In Bed and Wild Sex for New Lovers. Visit www.grahammasterton.co.uk

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    • 4/5
      This was a vast disappointment to me compared to the other wonderful works that Masterton has crafted. The plot clears up way too easily when it deserved to be vastly expanded on to sort out the plot threads that were criminally unexplored. It starts off well enough with a very promising premise in that a student from America has been recruited by the Allies to fight off strigoi gained by Nazi Germany due to a deal made with Romania. These strigoi are much harder to kill than normal vampires, and their threat is very real, causing the protagonist to almost lose everything he has.All in all this had a great idea, but a terrible execution. I expected much better from Masterton, especially in his characterization of the main character, who cheats on his wife with almost no guilt, and then ends his relationship with her in one of the poorest ways I've ever seen in a novel. I felt cheated myself at the way the book ended, and really wanted to see it fleshed out into what was actually promised by the book's description. For Masterton die-hard fans only.
    • 3/5
      Descendant is almost a prequel to Manitou Blood, with the Romanian folklore of strigoi (vampires) being explored and utilised for as much carnage as possible. Descendant never really ramps up in terms of suspense or chills, but delivers a solid story, spread from World War II until today, with most of the story occurring in the 1950's. This unusual approach allows Masterton to play with the the options - technology being rather limited at these times ensured some grisly up close and personal approaches to strigoi hunting. It's a short read and although it adds very little to this crowded genre, it is plotted cleverly enough to keep you engaged throughout.