Vampire Twilight by Philip Henry

Kaaliz is back and he is out for blood…

Kaaliz the vampire has spent ten years in a secret government facility. He has been tortured and experimented on nonstop. His future is bleak as it seems there is no hope of escape. Enter Lucinda. She is mortal and dying of cancer, but she isn’t ready to shuffle off this mortal coil without a fight. She hatches a plan and strikes a bargain to free Kaaliz and save her own life.

Kaaliz fulfills his end of the bargain and Lucinda is reborn as Sin the vampire. Together they form a destructive and dangerous team out for revenge. Newly mortal, Claire and Xavier had better watch out.

As with all secret government facilities, things eventually go wrong. In studying and experimenting on the “monsters” that are a threat to mankind, the scientists mistakenly create near-indestructible vampires.

Unlike the first book, the vampires are, for the most part, the bad guys! And we have another addition to the monster family - a near-indestructible vampire created by accident by the secret government scientists. Damn those secret government scientists; they are always messing things up! I mean, despite their intentions, they never seem to make the world a better place. Mulder and Scully were right!!

This is the second novel I have read by Philip Henry and I have to say I am hooked. The first two books in his vampire trilogy push all the right buttons. The stories are funny, scary, and the series promises to be a truly epic and memorable vampire trilogy.

Philip Henry’s vampire books combine all the humour and characterization of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with the scares and cool factor of Resident Evil. It is a treat for all fans of the vampire genre. Vampire Twilight is a genuine contemporary ode to all the great gothic writers past and present.

In short, the North Coast of Ireland has not seen this much action since the Vikings were marauding.