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Baen, Apr 2001, 24.00, 337 pp.
ISBN: 0671319817
Richard d'Orleans became a vampire during the medieval times in Normandy. Richard knew almost from the start that he is not an evil person, but actually over the centuries loved (literally and figuratively) women.
In the present in Toronto, he goes by the name of Richard Dun. He has vowed to keep safe many a mortal including his godchildren but especially his beloved Stephanie married to CEO Luis Trujillo. When the emergency e-mail from Stephanie informs him that Alejandro found her, Richard immediately stops everything, including sleep, to fly to Texas to keep his beloved and her family safe. He is too late as everyone except maybe Michael is dead. He will track down the killer starting with Alejandro and enact vengeance, vampire style.
HIS FATHER'S SON is an entertaining vampiric who-done-it that that is reminiscent of the Forever Knight TV show. The story line is fast-paced and filled with action that is interrupted at times with flashback to Richard's past. These trips back through Richard's life provide insight into the character. Thus, the reader who wants action to the nth degree will feel a bit disoriented while those who relish deeper understanding of the hero will find the past enlightening. Nigel Bennett and P.N. Elrod have written an entertaining tale regardless of how much blood the reader desires to envision.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Nigel Bennett and P.N. Elrod Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
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:
- champion of justice
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can change shapes
- mind reading
- mind control
- super strength
- can fly
- can cast many different spells
- Invisibility
- is very quick
- healing
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century
- during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue?
- significantly more descript than dialog
