- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; First THUS edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0812589548
- ISBN-13: 978-0812589542
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,337,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Nosferatu meets the Jem H'dar...?,
By A Customer
This review is from: Darklost (Hardcover)
In Darklost the author's use of ancient myth, new age legend and american pop culture spaning the last 40 plus years is an amazing blend of the real and the not quite so real that is so on par with shameless tabloid journalisum that he might wish to borrow from another priviously made film that starred Will Smith and add to his list of institutions to trash as he writes around them. In fact 'Darklost' would be better as a film yet seems an overwritten screen play that was too cumbersome to make it to the screen in one piece. If a customer can't 'knock' or make disparaging comments about an author then neither should the author be allowed to make them in his book lightly hidden behing the flimsy mask of his history burdened but entertaining if some what expected Nosferatu.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Great, But Worth Reading,
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This review is from: Darklost (Paperback)
This vampire novel takes place in Los Angeles, CA. It's about a vampire colony that fled to LA from NY and the "Dark Lost" (1/2 transformed vampires) left in their wake. The circumstances that caused them to flee NY are spelled out in the first book of the series, The Time of Feasting. This story pits the colony against a human cult that is raising an ancient enemy of the vampires, Cthulhu. The story is full and well rounded plus Mr. Farren's idea of vampire history is a new one for me. In his universe vampires are the bio-engineered soldiers of an alien race that conquered Earth about 15,000 years ago. In the background the colony's Master, Victor, is mourning his dead consort. Julia is lusting after power in a weird Oedipus complex/revenge thing. Dahlia and her sister are sorting out their un-dealt with sibling rivalry and re-defining their relationship. Sada is dealing with teenage style angst as she tries to find her place in Vampire society. Lupo is trying to maintain a balance of the old vampire culture and the new emerging one. Segal is trying to grow and be an adult that make his creator/sire proud. All of these different personalities and subplots bring an enjoyable depth to the story and make it more believable. I look forward to reading more of Mr. Farren's novels.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Farren Does It Again--Unfortunately,
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This review is from: Darklost (Paperback)
Farren's family of vampires have become embedded in L.A.'s night life, although most are less than happy to be living there. Unfortunately, he brings little more life to his characters than he did in his last book. His vampires are bland, shallow and unimpressive. Renquist, the 'don' of this coven of vampires is still brooding and a pool of inactivity. Others of the coven I only responded to with anger and dislike. Rather than finding them rebelious or clever and being drawn to them, I found them annoying and couldn't wait until the plot focused elsewhere. Only his human characters seemed to be dealing with anything worth caring about. Infact, I think for the first time in a vampire novel I found the humans more interesting than the blood suckers. Once again he focuses his primary energy on a plot that gives little for his characters to respond to other than to fight. But where Time of Feasting's plot was interesting enough to keep my attention this was merely a rip-off of other writers (i.e. H.P. Lovecraft) and a well-known actor (Marlon Brando). I've heard those two points described as Farren's way of honoring them. The problem is they added nothing to the book. Stealing creatures from Lovecraft that could have been ANY creatures made little difference in the plot. Constantly giving us witty, little pseudonyms for Brando's movies once again, added nothing to the book. Had he given us a new and fresh perspective on these elements, then yes, they would have been worth adding in, but there's nothing new and fresh here. Why he didn't feel confident enough in his OWN imagination to create beasts and characters from there--I'm not sure. Perhaps he felt he was being clever, unfortunately, he wasn't and they only added to making "Darklost" a less-than-impressive read.
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