Blood Oath
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4.3 • 324 Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
The ultimate secret. The ultimate agent. The President's vampire.
Zach Barrows is a cocky, ambitious White House employee until he's abruptly transferred out and partnered with Nathaniel Cade, a secret agent sworn to protect the president.
But Cade is no ordinary civil servant. Bound 140 years ago by a special blood oath, Nathanial Cade is a vampire. On the orders of the president he defends the nation against enemies far stranger-and even more dangerous-than civilians like Zach could ever imagine.
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 Entertainingly plausible historical documents at the beginning of each chapter and a sense that this fight is just a skirmish in a larger war help elevate the book above its sometimes bland characters and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
Gets the job done.
A fun ( yes, fun!) vampire thriller that is serious without taking itself seriously. I wish Vince Flynn and Brad Thor would read this guy and maybe loosen up a little.
Terrible writing
This book is hard to follow. The author switches story lines in such a way that the reader becomes confused. The text is put together with incomplete thought. It's like the book rambles on and on without adding anything to the story. The first ten pages are good but the rest of the book is awful. Don't waste your money on this one.
READ IT!
I am not usually someone who reads this genre, in fact the only reason I purchased this to begin with was because I sat next to the authors mother on a plane, but I am so glad that I did! After reading the first one I was HOOKED! I have since purchased and read the rest of the series and can say that I am definitely a Christopher Farnsworth fan!