Title: Blood Prophecy
Author: Stefan Petrucha
Pages: 368
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date: November 1, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0446555999
Summary
Man and monster are in his blood... His name is Jeremiah Fall. A soldier of fortune, he has been fighting his own war for 150 years--ever since the beast in him was born. Desperate to restore his lost humanity, Fall crosses the sands of Egypt, discovers a lost city off the coast of France, and finally arrives at the birthplace of all mankind. Shunning daylight and feeding only when he must, he battles the monster who transformed him forever. He can share his deepest secret with no one . . . not even the beautiful woman he starts to love, the only human who grasps the mysteries of an ebony stone as old as creation itself. Across the world, across time, Fall seeks the stone's secret. But has he found a cure for himself or unleashed a final curse on all mankind?Review
I really loved Mr. Petrucha's writing style. The only reason the book received a 4.5/5 is because of the lack of romance it spun...but the romance-interest made for an awesome twist. However, Petrucha spins a great page-turning adventure in Blood Prophecy; it was really hard to put down the book. Petrucha puts together historical facts with his rendition of the Christian creation tale and merges it with the vampires' origin. The main character, Jeremiah Fall, an early Puritan for the early settlements in the United States, stumbles upon an old burial mound releasing an age old "beast". After this run in, he's infected by the vampire and travels across the world looking for a cure. The author's writing style is greatly descriptive, has plenty of action to keep the reader captivated, and combines historical information to make the book sound believable and real.Another thing I really appreciated from this author was the fact that even though Jeremiah tries to stay human, he doesn't become a whinny...well, bitch. He kicks butt and continues on his journey even though he seems to be caught between a rock and a hard place. A whinny hero/heroine is one of my pet peeves and almost an instant deal breaker; I'm glad this didn't happen in this case.
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