Nocturnes and Neon - Joseph Armstead Book Review

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"Enter a seductive world of danger, mystery and mayhem on an adventure into the nightworld of the vampiric Moon-Chosen. Immortal vampire hunter Montgomery Quinn, called "The Adversary", fights a neverending secretive shadow-war to prevent the vampires from perfecting a drug that allows them to walk in the daylight, undistinguishable from their human prey! "
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%

Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - vampires taking a quick bite

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - private investigator
Age: - long lived adults
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - clairvoyant - super strength - teleportation - is very quick - healing
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - killer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can fly - can read emotions - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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