I’ve just discovered another author, which I would commend as she is on par with my all time fav Anne Rice - Laurell K Hamilton
Anne first guided me to the world of sensual, morality ridden vamps in her vamp series.
(amongst her other books - cry to heaven is a brilliant read about Venetian eunuchs for opera;
The Witching hour + Lasher series about modern witches and a long lost species;
Feast of all Saints about one French guy’s self-searching;
The mummy (title is self explanatory); Servant of the bones is about a spirit trapped in his own bones..
for those of u who are interested in 5star erotica (the S&M kind..) voila! writing as Ann Rampling/ J A Roulequare..there is a highly disturbing but sensual tale of Sleeping Beauty, how she was awakened to become a sex slave, then trained to be an A star BDSM slave, then finally realising that she cannot help it but become a BDSM queen/slave. err…nuff said.
I’ve all her books (yes, i am a nerd) except the erotica range (again, those who know me: self explanatory..but i’ve read them obviously through ingenious ways) If anyone wants to borrow..*sic*
Now when I was wandering in Melb Uni’s Rowden White Library I happened to chance across this Laurel K Hamilton’s Vampire hunter series. Her ‘heroine’ is a Ms. Anita Blake, skills being animator (raises zombies fr graves), vampire excecutioner,and also a powerful necromancer i.e. controls the dead like there’s no tomorrow.
Her vamps are essantially similar to Anne’s vamps i.e. sensual (lusty!) and beautiful. After hundreds/thousand years of training..wouldn’t one perfect the art of seduction and trickery? well..
but Laurell takes it to another level..she dabbles in the world of shapeshifters (read: were-wolves, were-hyenas, were-rats, were-leopards, were..etc), ancient creatures e.g. naga @dragon @serpentine creature of the Indian culture, and her world is filled with vampires with legal status, lycantropes married with humans, etc weird stuff plus the occasional romance btw Anita + a werewolf + a few vampires + a wereleopard +humans hahaha… (yes, it is a sexual menage de trois)
anyway, point is ..it brought me to a fantasy ridden high which i have not experienced since Anne’s books…so..its a good read..recommended MA18+ though..*wink*
comments if anyone is interested in what i’ve just babbled about