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Review: 7/10

Circus of the Damned
Review by Beverley Richardson, submitted on 29-Mar-2002

CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED by Laurell K. Hamilton. 1995

This is the third book in the series concerning Anita Blake, necromancer, animator of the dead and vampire hunter. In this alternate American reality, vampires, werewolves and other monsters are common and have the same rights as humans. Jean Claude, the vampire Master of the City has had the hots for Anita for a long time. He has already bitten her twice and after two more bites she will become his human servant - a fate she wants to avoid at all cost.

In this book, her life becomes more difficult as a new vampire moves into town and wants to take over the city. She is the pawn caught in the middle of the power struggle.

Like the first two books (Guilty Pleasures and The Laughing Corpse), this book has plenty of suspense, action, and bits of humour thrown in. I hope there will be more in this series.




Posted by Dracula's Guest
Fri, 03/29/2002 - 04:00

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