[bookshare-discuss] Re: Vampires, shifters, and witches, oh my!

  • From: lana <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 20:03:53 -0600

With Barnabas, there were always times when he wasn't a vampire, and when he 
struggled against his condition.  In Valley of Silence, Nora Roberts resolves 
the problem rather nicely.  Some may say it was contrived, but not really, when 
you consider the whole series.  Christine Fehan's Carpathians aren't exactly 
the same as vampires. They follow a strong code of conduct.  One thing nice 
about fantasy is that a writer can make up her own rules, as long as they are 
internally consistant, and she sticks to them, or has a logical explanation for 
breaking them.  Some of the novels out there glorify evil more than I would 
like.  More accurately, they fail to balance it with the good, but I'm getting 
too opinionated, here; so had better quit. 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2008/05/20 01:17:45
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Vampires, shifters, and witches,  oh my!

>
>
> Dear Shannon,
> 
> I'm behind on my vampires and curious. How can they be redeemed by love. I 
> thought their condition was permanent and the only way to change them was to 
> kill them with sunlight or stakes through their hearts.
> 
> Since I'm speaking up on this topic I'll tell you that I enjoyed Vampire 
> LaStat and Interview With A Vampire by Rice, but she lost me in the third 
> book which was too saturated with evil and had way more gore than I prefer. 
> I liked Barnabas in Dark Shadows. I wanted to see him cured and happy.
> 
> Always with love,
> 
> Lissi
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shannon" <shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 7:05 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Vampires, shifters, and witches, oh my!
> 
> 
> >
> > The only paranormal trilogy by Nora Roberts I've read were her Three 
> > Sisters books, which I liked. As for vampires, they don't really float my 
> > boat, but I do think a lot of it is the tragic flaw someone mentioned, and 
> > the fact that they can be redeemed with the right amount of love. :-)
> >
> > Natalia, I really would like to know what you think of the Charlaine 
> > Harris books. I was offered the chance to review the latest one on the 
> > group blog I write for, but turned it down because I haven't read the 
> > books.
> >
> > Shannon
> >
> >
> > At 07:07 PM 5/17/2008, Natalia Sulca wrote:
> >
> >>Actually, I haven't read those. I've read the In The Garden though.
> >>
> >>
> >>Nati
> >>
> >>Now Reading Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris
> >> > From: lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Vampires, shifters, and witches, oh 
> >> > my!
> >> > Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 17:33:44 -0600
> >> >
> >> > Not vampires, but don't forget the key series, also by Nora
> >> Roberts, Key of light, of knowledge and vallour.
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: Natalia Sulca
> >> > To:
> >> > Date: 2008/05/17 22:56:26
> >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Vampires, shifters, and witches, oh 
> >> > my!
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Funny you named the subject line that way because the circles
> >> trilogy contains all of what you listed. As for me, my introduction to 
> >> vampires was The silver kiss by Annette Curtis Klause. Then, I tried to 
> >> read the Vampire chronicals by ann Rice, but I don't know I just didn't 
> >> really like it. I loved the twilight series by Stephenie Meyer and the 
> >> Vampire diaries by L.J. Smith. I also enjoy Annita Blake by Laurell K 
> >> Hamilton. Today I started the Southern vampire series by Charlaine 
> >> Harris. It's too soon to tell but they seem pretty good so far.As for 
> >> wicca, the only things I've read are by Nora Roberts's the Donovan 
> >> legacy, and of course circles. What can I say I'm a romantic fool.
> >> >>
> >> >> Funny you named the subject line that way because the circles
> >> trilogy contains all of what you listed. As for me, my introduction to 
> >> vampires was The silver kiss by Annette Curtis Klause. Then, I tried to 
> >> read the Vampire chronicals by ann Rice, but I don't know I just didn't 
> >> really like it. I loved the twilight series by Stephenie Meyer and the 
> >> Vampire diaries by L.J. Smith. I also enjoy Annita Blake by Laurell K 
> >> Hamilton. Today I started the Southern vampire series by Charlaine 
> >> Harris. It's too soon to tell but they seem pretty good so far. As for 
> >> wicca, the only things I've read are by Nora Roberts's the Donovan 
> >> legacy, and of course circles. What can I say? I'm a romantic fool.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Nati
> >> >>
> >> >> Now Reading Dead until Dark by Charlaine arris.
> >> >>> From: mekawh@xxxxxxxxx
> >> >>> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Vampires, shifters, and witches, oh my!
> >> >>> Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 14:43:04 -0700
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Just thought I'd change the subject line and throw in my own two 
> >> >>> cents
> >> >>> worth.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I am a romantic and a lover of fantasy and romance. Vampires
> >> are indeed the
> >> >>> tragic heroes, walking the night alone, never being understood
> >> and in a lot
> >> >>> of books, constantly afraid that their dark side and the beast
> >> within will
> >> >>> override their good judgment and they will lose their humanity.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I couldn't read all of the anne Rice stuff, but my introduction back 
> >> >>> to
> >> >>> vampire land started with the Carpathian series by christine
> >> Feehan and it's
> >> >>> just escalated from there.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I also love books about shifters. There is an excellent book called 
> >> >>> Slave
> >> >>> to Sensation by Nalini Singhe. It's what I would call a futuristic
> >> >>> paranormal and is available on bookshare.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I thoroughly enjoyed the Circle Trilogy and am always looking for 
> >> >>> more
> >> >>> fiction books which give a realistic representation of witchcraft, or 
> >> >>> at
> >> >>> least a decent representation based on some of the principals of 
> >> >>> wicca.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Ahh, and how could I forget J. R. Ward's Black dagger Brotherhood 
> >> >>> series,
> >> >>> also on bookshare?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> For me it is the mystery and the allure which draws me to these types 
> >> >>> of
> >> >>> stories.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Meka
> >> >>>
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