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Time's Convert
Time's Convert
Deborah E. Harkness | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
9
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
9 of 230
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Times Convert
By Deborah Harkness

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Marcus Whitmore was made a vampire in the eighteenth century. Over two hundred years later, he finds himself in love with Phoebe Taylor, a human who decides to become a vampire herself.

And with tradition enforcing separation from Marcus, Phoebe's transformation will prove as challenging now as it was for Marcus when he first encountered Matthew de Clermont, his sire.

Time's Convert moves with epic sweep from the battlefields of the American Revolutionary War, through the treachery of the French Revolution to a bloody finale in New Orleans.


This is one of my favourite books as it follows on from one of my favourite series The All Souls Trilogy!
  
Blade (1998)
Blade (1998)
1998 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
7
7.5 (32 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Blade.

The Daywalker.

The half human/half vampire hybrid, waging a one-man war on the vampire underground.


And still to officially enter the MCU, with this film pre-dating even the creation of that cinematic universe by a good 10 years or so, and very much a product of its time: lots of leather and shades!

It also stars a pre-prison for tax evasion Wesley Snipes as the titular character, and is quite a bit gorier than the MCU movies tend to be.

I remember, also, thinking at the time just how much of a letdown La Magra, the Blood God, made out to be the 'big bad' was as well ...
  
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EmmaUna (29 KP) created a poll

Sep 4, 2018  
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Top 10 fantasy/SciFi tv series? (These are just the ones I've watched, feel free to make suggestions)

Vampire Diaries
Supernatural
Teen Wolf
Bitten
Tru Blood
IZombie
Buffy
Angel
Hemlock Grove
Shadow Hunters
The Originals
Van Helsing
The Magicians
Altered Carbon
Dr Who
Charmed
The Colony
Between
Salem
The Mist
The Rain
Dark
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Magic Edge (Dragon Born Alexandria #1)
Magic Edge (Dragon Born Alexandria #1)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I enjoyed this.

I managed to keep up with the plot even though the vampire elves threw me off a little at the beginning. The romantic thing she had going on with a certain asassin was also kinda entertaining. I'm interesting in following both of these and I'm off to borrow book 2.
  
Daybreakers (2009)
Daybreakers (2009)
2009 | Action, Drama, Horror
A great take on a vampire film
I can't believe I've never seen this film before. Not only do I love vampire films, I also have a soft spot for Sam Neill and Ethan Hawke, so I should've watched this a long time ago!

This is a very refreshing and original take on a vampire film. It's not an idea I've seen before, and it works really well. The background to the story and vampires is flashed over so quickly during the opening scenes and credits, and at a 1hr40 runtime this film really doesn't mess around. The vampire world looks great and I loved the grayscale and darker camera shots whenever the vampires were on screen, it made a stark contrast to the scenes set in daylight. This is such a different version of vampires to what we're used to and there are parts of this where you almost feel sorry for them.

Ethan Hawke is wonderful as Ed, and Sam Neill is deliciously wicked as he has been in other films, despite the fact I cant stop seeing him as Alan Grant! I think Willem Dafoe was a tad underused thought. The best thing I loved about this film was the gore and physical effects. It's an 18 for a reason and I loved all of the blood and guts. Admittedly some of the gore seemed a little over the top and ridiculous towards the end, but this just made it all the more hilariously enjoyable.

This film isn't perfect. I think some of the CGI is dodgy in parts which is a shame as the rest of the effects are rather good. And the sub plot about Sam Neill's daughter seemed a little flimsy. But aside from this, I think Daybreakers is a great underrated vampire film with a unique story, that seems to have gone without the recognition it deserves.
  
Here Be Sexist Vampires (Deep In Your Veins book #1)
Here Be Sexist Vampires (Deep In Your Veins book #1)
Suzanne Wright | 2019 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
9.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Just brilliant
Sam Parker is a vampire with a gift so strong and substantial that she is invited to partake in a test for a place in the Grand High Master Vampire’s private army. She finds that not only has the army never included a woman, but it has never included a Sventé vampire; a breed that is regarded by the super strong Pagori breed and the hypnotically beautiful Keja breed to be too tame and human-like. Most refuse to take her seriously, especially a Pagori commander named Jared who she craves in spite of herself.

The Grand High Master, however, sees her potential and offers her the position of Jared’s co-commander to help train the newest squad in time for the impending attack on his home. Sam has to demonstrate to Jared and the squad of chauvinists why it is incredibly foolish to underestimate a willful, temperamental, borderline-homicidal Sventé female.

Warning: This novel contains an iron-willed female vampire with an energy whip, a sexist male vampire who is determined to have her, explicit vampy sex, and a romance story with real bite.So when I looked at the title I thought this isn't going to be good but I am so glad I was wrong!! I loved it! From start to finish it was brilliant. I love that she's British I love that she kicks arse! Jared's not to bad either. It did remind me of the same style as some of Keri Arthur's books which I also love. So looking forward to reading more from Suzanne.