Blood Games

Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 10/18/2012
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, October 18, 2012
I got this fair-condition paperback from the Used Book Superstore, as another release copy.

This is the third of Yarbro's ongoing series of historical fiction about heroic vampire Count Saint-Germain; I must have read it soon after it came out, and have followed the series ever since. The series follows the adventures of the noble vampire through time and around the world. [When I say "earliest" here, I mean that it was written early - the books jump around chronologically such that newer books may take place in an earlier time period.] This one's still fairly "early" either way, as it is set in Imperial Rome; it includes the introduction of Roger (here, "Rogerian"), who will be Saint-Germain's friend, companion, servant, ghoul, and sidekick for most of the series. It also introduces Atta Olivia Clemens, one of the great loves of Saint-Germain's long life.

Caveat: this book contains scenes of extreme violence, including torture, physical abuse, and sexual and emotional abuse as well. While Saint-Germain can only provide limited help to the victims of these horrors without risking his own life, I still got quite impatient with him at times. One of the interesting things about the novels is their depiction of the very different social and political restrictions on peoples' actions. These are not the sort of historical novels in which the main characters behave like modern-day citizens of affluent societies; the protocols and class restrictions are very much present, and often the only thing our heroes can do about a bad situation is to get out of it themselves...

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at Little Free Library in Spencertown, New York USA on Monday, October 22, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (10/20/2012 UTC) at Little Free Library in Spencertown, New York USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I left this and a couple of other books in the Little Free Library at the junction of Beale Rd. and Rt. 203 at about 2:30 or so; hope the finder enjoys it!

*** Released as part of the 2012 Chills & Spills release challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2012 Spook-tacular Halloween release challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2012 TICK-TOCK Challenge, for the "AM" embedded in "games". ***

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