V-Wars

author: Jonathan Maberry

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.71

book published: 2012

rating: 3

read at: 2014/04/24

date added: 2014/04/24

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review:

'V-Wars' edited by Jonathan Maberry is a series of shared universe stories in which a vampire virus outbreak has occurred. There are some shared events, and a couple shared characters, a patient zero and a vampire expert. The nice twist is that the virus resides in our dna in what is known as junk dna. How it manifests depends on your ethnic heritage. So, some become Chinese hopping ghosts, or werewolves, or european vampires.



The stories feature a wide range of characters in this strange new world. From an undercover law enforcement agent travelling the US borders with a gang of vampire killing vipers to a talk show host who has to figure out how to quell her hunger. There is also the story of a vampire enforcer trying to track his sister down and a local politician who finds that being a vampire might hamper his election.



There are a wide range of authors, including Maberry. John Everson, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Scott Nicholson, Nancy Holder, Yvonne Navarro, James A. Moore and Gregory Frost all contribute stories. The stories intertwine throughout the book. I liked some of the stories better than others, but the stories are short enough to read and move through.



I was given a review copy of this ebook by Open Road Integrated Media and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.





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