Reviews

Νεκροσκόπος by Brian Lumley

myshel_g's review against another edition

4.0

I read this book as a challenge from my hubby because he thinks the vampires in my romance novels are lame. This book was good but it tends to drone on about little details that I felt didn’t enhance my reading experience. Also not convinced they’re ‘real’ vampires; they are more like ‘ trill’ like creatures. Overall I liked it, I’ll probably read the rest of series.

neaddean's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

murraybymoonlight's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

fullwom777's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

pdmcguire's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

5.0

I've slowly become a regular consumer of audio books over the years. I decided to give this a try on audio for my second read. I did not expect that James Langton would blow me away with the narration like I did.

For Red Rising Langton sticks to a single voice for Lysander but here he takes on a variety of unique personas that help differentiate between the wide cast of characters.

Necroscope is such a powerful series full of ideas of the sort that make reading enjoyable. A man who speaks with the dead and vampires of immense power come together masterfully. It has many layers beyond that I don't want to spoil. 

This series is not for everyone because it is horror and also has many triggers. Check trigger warnings if you are sensitive.

Even though I read this book over 15 years ago, it all came back while reading including some of the plot of the sequels. I can still remember events from the sequels because they are presented so vividly (even though I do not visualize.)

philo_u62's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, it was some quality pulpy horror. But its the kind of horror where the characters have a lot of agency to fight the evil. In that way it shares some vibes with Ghostbusters and Evil Deas 2 and Army of Darkness. It has some great world building around ESP, Vampires, and super secret espionage groups! A warming this book has some pretty graphic sex scenes that are surprisingly detailed, so be ready for that to just sort of pop up out of nowhere.

gorditacrunchpuzzle's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

chrisnthrclouds's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

4.0

darah_kor's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I had no clue what I was reading the whole time, but it was pretty interesting. To be honest, I thought there would be a better balance between vampire, espionage, and eldritch, so I was a bit disappointed. Although, this was still an interesting read. Sometimes it slogged on, but I promise that it's worth it if you keep on going till the end.

garethgraves's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

For a book/series touted as a "modern vampire classic," I expected more vampire... anything. It's there, but only just.

Not a bad read, entertaining for sure, but it slogs for a while in the first half. Didn't make me want to stop reading, but man, it took me some time to trudge on through.