It also revisits the concept of Necromancy, and what exactly happened to Boris Dragosani. It casts some illumination on the events that occur in that novel, some of which I didn’t completely understand. I would strongly urge that you read this as soon as possible after Necroscope. It was a man's face after all and not a skull, but there was that which was wolfish about it, an almost freakish longness of jaws and ears.

The man in the cape drew closer and the moon shone fully in his face. These Vampires are a far, far cry from the twinkling pretty-boy variety, although they are able to seduce and enthrall their victims easily enough. Again, this is a Horror series and not Urban Fantasy. There is something rather distressing about how ordinary people’s live intertwine and are touched (read devastated) by these despicable creatures, and that’s even before the descriptive paragraphs start. Unable to tear his eyes away, groaned and grew pale at the sight of that which followed. There is a fairly clear depiction of the various states of Wamphyri-hood, which clears up the water a bit, even if it is grim as hell. Some of the concepts are fairly familiar, while others are certainly pretty out of the box. Vamphyri! is rich with lore and history, and goes a long way in establishing Lumley’s Vampire mythology. The old Thing in the ground had lived for five hundred years, and as long again had lain undead in his unhallowed grave. The first novel dealt with many themes, but not so very prominently with the theme of the Vamphyri (or, rather, Wamphyri). As the very title of this novel suggests, this is where the Vampire theme of the Necroscope series starts coming into its own. This is a long ish review, because, frankly, it can hardly be anything but. If you think what you've seen so far is unpleasant, what you're about to see is far worse!

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