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Originally Posted by alansplace
never heard of it...so...i just went to amazon and checked it out. since i'm highly motivated to try something new mostly by how intriguing its cover art appears to me. well, those covers give me negative vibes and do nothing to motivate me, i probably would never try that series unless it was recommended by someone [like yourself, who seems to have similar sensibilities as myself].
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That depends on how you feel about "romance-ish" novels. The Black Dagger Brotherhood is about a group of vampire warriors who live and work together to protect the world and themselves from "Lessers" (evil former human beings with no souls).
Each book is dedicated to a specific warrior, their abilities, weakness, etc, and how they came to be with their significant other.
I think what I like most about the series is: The twists made to the vampire mythos; How utterly imperfect these "men" are; and how well they seem to fit together to make up the brotherhood. The enemy is also weird and like nothing I've read before.
From what I remember (its been at least 2 years since I've read them), the romance part of it is good, in that its neither overly mushy nor ridiculously star crossed. It just is what it is, for better or for worse, and sometimes its really hot.
Here is a synopsis of the first book:
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Dark Lover is the first book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. It tells the story of Wrath - the last purebred vampire left on the planet. The un-ascended king of the vampire species, Wrath lives only to fight in an endless war with the soulless vampire slayers, Lessers, who brutally murdered his parents centuries ago. As leader of the Brotherhood, his only solace is in fighting, not looking to the past or future, shunning his duties as King.
Within the vampire world, Wrath is known as the Blind King, due to his extremely poor eyesight, though this does not affect his powers on the battlefield nor his ability to sense the feelings of others around him.
Blaming himself for not intervening when his parents were slain, Wrath has wrapped himself in a cocoon of self-hatred and emotional distance, but Dark Lover tells of his enlivening. When the Lessers kill one of his best fighters, Darius, Wrath is left with the responsibility to help the warrior’s half-human daughter, Beth, through her transition. It is through Beth that Wrath learns to feel and look toward the future of his life and of the species as a whole.
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Originally Posted by siraks
i'm right near the end of this one too and i have to agree, quite a bit goes on and am liking this book a lot. probably more so than the first.
and to touch on murphy, i find myself angered by her actions as well and sometimes catch myself saying "Really??" out loud haha.
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Murphy has made me grumble to myself on more than one occasion.
I remember almost yelling "Are you kidding me!?!" while reading
Storm Front, when:
I think I'd like to start a Dresden Files series thread.