Sister of the Dead FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
Sister of the Dead, the third Noble Dead novel by husband-wife writing duo Barb and J. C. Hendee (Dhampir and Thief of Lives), continues the adventures of Magiere and Leesil -- a half-dead vampire hunter and a half-breed elf -- in a fantasy series that is a blend of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake saga.
As Sister of the Dead begins, Magiere and Leesil -- along with their dog, Chap, and an apprentice sage named Wynn -- begin a quest to uncover the secrets of their arcane origins. But as Magiere (who is a dhampir: a half human, half vampire created to slay the undead) gets closer to the rural village where she was born and raised, she finds only more questions. Who was her mother, and how did she die? What kind of monstrosity was her father, and why would he breed a creature capable of slaughtering his own kind? What kind of fame -- or infamy -- is Magiere destined for? But just as she begins to unravel her mysterious past, she and Leesil are forced to fight an undead sorcerer who is sucking the life essence out of every living thing in a nearby village. The confrontation leads Magiere to a necromancer who was actually present when her mother was kidnapped, defiled, and eventually killed in a bizarre ritual that involved the mixed blood of mythical racesﾽ
The Hendees have created an intriguing series characterized by nonstop adventure, multilayered mysteries, and enough blood-sucking characters to satisfy even the most hard-core vampire fan. Paul Goat Allen
ANNOTATION
Magiere is a dhampir (half human, half vampire) sired for the purpose of slaying the undead.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Magiere the dhampir and her partner, the half-elf Leesil, are on a journey to uncover the secrets of their mysterious pasts. But first their expertise as vampire hunters is required on behalf of a small village being tormented by a creature of unlimited and unimaginable power.
SYNOPSIS
THE NOBLE DEAD SAGA CONTINUES AS MAGIERE AND LEESIL, THE
SLAYERS OF THE UNDEAD FROM *DHAMPIR* AND *THIEF OF LIVES*, EMBARK ON A QUEST TO
UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF THEIR MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS - AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR
ORCHESTRATING THE EVENTS THAT BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER....
Magiere the dhampir - half human, half
vampire - sired for the purpose of slaying the undead. Outside the village of
Chemestﾽk, where she was born and raised, stands her father's keep. Within its
walls, she hopes to discover the secrets of her past and figure out why a
vampire would wish to breed a creature capable of slaughtering his own kind....
But there are those who don't want
Magiere to learn the truth - and when her half-elven partner, Leesil, makes a
startling discovery in the keep, he can understand why. Before Leesil can reveal
the truth to Magiere, they must vanquish a creature of unimaginable and
unlimited power who has damned a small village of people with a horrifying
curse...
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