Necroscope: Avengers

The book is fine -- my husband has been reading the series.

The book was great. The ending was a bit abrupt. Nevertheless, I hope he has some sort of spin off. All of the characters were well drawn out. The story spans so much time and space. This is longest series I've read next to Patricia Cornwell. It was imaginative, touching, frigtening and beyond original. Jake the final necroscope will be missed.

These are people with special talents that have quite literally moved a world off its axis. Yet, for years upon years (character time) they all seem quite befuddled by emotions and - while telepathic - unable to communicate effectively. This provokes the strong urge in the reader to give each character a swift, hard kick in the hinder with our largest boot. It also seems to make us want to know what happens next.The story, of course, ends at the beginning, just as Brian Lumley has always told us it would. The Necroscope series has moved far beyond a what-happens kind of series, to who does what TO and/or WITH whom, why, how, and how it affects each character.The trio of Great Vampires (Wamphyrii) are now on the run following the events in "Invaders". And there just ain't nuthin' more dangerous than a scared Wamphyr. Meanwhile, the multi-layered interrelationships slowly resolve, and new problems arise that make all the previous ones (and readers of this series know that there have been a few other rather dire situations) seem a little silly.Some of the writing feels reflective of how Mr. Lumley must have felt during the writing process. A bit tired, a bit melancholy, tending to drift off a bit and explore a fascinating detail, wanting to get the story told and yet savoring each element as it unfolds. A 13-novel tale, a triskadecology, fulfills itself and becomes a coherant work. Some may not feel satisfied, but life is not always satisfactory - and neither one is a perfect world (our or Sunside/Starside).A grand work overall, and now Brian Lumley is free, like Harry, to travel elsewhen. -M.

One last leprous, sentient tendril of torment and terror. The 'Greater Majority' may not like the outcome of this classic series. However, I believe that this novel marks a fitting end for the series. Without the prospect of another Necroscope novel, I guess that I will just have to go back and read 'The Source' or 'Deadspawn'. Can't wait to see what Lumley has up his sleeve next.

THIS WAS A BRILLIANT ENDING TO A TERRIFIC SAGA. I FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO PUT THIS ONE DOWN. FROM THE BEGINNING IT PICKS UP EXACTLY WHERE DEFILERS LEFT OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOW ONE OF MY FAVORITES. LUMLEY IS THE MASTER OF PUTTING THE READER RIGHT INTO THE STORY, I FELT THAT I WAS FIGHTING THE BATTLE AGAINST THE WAMPHYRI. IT WILL BE A SHAME TO NOT HAVE ANY MORE NECROSCOPE NOVELS TO LOOK FORWARD TO.