Blood Oath
The President's Vampire 1
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4.3 • 12 Ratings
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
There are worse things in this world than al-Qaeda and North Korea, Zach. And they are just waiting for their chance at us.' Sharp and ambitious, Zach Barrows is on his way up. But when he gets a call from the White House, it’s not quite the promotion he expected. Zach is to be the new political liaison officer to America’s best kept secret: Nathaniel Cade. The President’s vampire. And Cade is the world’s only hope against a horrifying new terrorist threat advancing from the Middle East. The fight is deadlier than ever, and time is running out . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This action-filled debut by scriptwriter Farnsworth reads like a cross between P.N. Elrod's historical vampire adventures and Thomas Greanias's conspiracy thrillers. Nathaniel Cade, the president's vampire, swore to fight on the side of President Andrew Jackson and all his successors. In the present day, Zach Barrows, a rising political star caught canoodling with the president's daughter, suddenly finds himself training to be Cade's handler after tough, wise special agent William Griffin retires. As they try to stop Cade's old nemesis, Dr. Johann Konrad, from creating an army of Frankensteinian monster soldiers, they uncover a deeper government conspiracy. Entertainingly plausible historical documents at the beginning of each chapter and a sense that this fight is just a skirmish in a larger war help elevate the book above its sometimes bland characters and their predictable motivations.
Customer Reviews
Page-turner, but still formulaic
I enjoyed this, and it's ideal reading for those times when one doesn't want to be intellectually stretched or challenged, but it's nevertheless fairly 2D. The characters are for the most part sketched rather than drawn with shadows, and I didn't really find myself caring about any of them.
The end feels very "first in series - buy the next!" which does annoy me a little. I like a book to stand perfectly, alone.
On the other hand, I may still try the sequel - there were enough cute touches to encourage a little more investment, and the premise is a fun one.