The fist book concerncing Vlad von Carnstein is the biggest letdown for it starts so promising with his mysterious arrival at von Drak's deathbed to marry of Isabella. Yet only in one of these book is that promise fulfilled. This should have been three books describing mesmerising yet revolting legendary vampire lords in a dark twisted tale off ambition, obsession and madness. I can't say I am happy after reading this. Like Vampires? Then you will enjoy this trilogy of von Carstein and his "Vampire Wars".more This large omnibus is essentially the tale of the von Carstein line and their wars of conquest as well as their dynastic conflicts. Often called the greatest of Vald's progeny -Mannfred is a true threat to the lands of the living. Intelligent, ruthless and a powerful necromancer- Mannfred reignites the terror of Undead legions marching on the living. Mannfred is as great a character as Vlad. "Retribution" is the story of Vald's firstborn- Mannfred. I didn't particularly like Konrad, his madness made him unpredictable and he lacked Vlad's raw power and charisma. Konrad seeks the magical power of Vlad and attempts to mold his new vampire nation into a version of Vlad's conquering Empire. But his vampire nation is fragmented and operates out of the shadows. In the wake of the end of the first Vampire War and Vlad's demise-Konrad takes up the reins of power. "Dominion" tells the story, several years after the events of the first, of Konrad von Carstein. The internal conflicts of the von Carstein's is interesting as random members jockey for power. Classy and ruthless, he is the bane of the Empire and their Dwarven allies, as they struggle to contain the horrifying threat of legions of zombies and other foul creatures march on their lands. This was an excellent story and Vlad is a great character. His was the first vision of masses of undead armies led by vampire warriors overruning the human population. "Inheritence" starts the story telling the story of the first great "Vampire Counts"- Vlad.
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This omnibus collects the stories of the three most famous and powerful of the von Carstein line. In a strange way it reminds me of a Game of Thrones story. This is the story of the "Vampire Wars" of Sylvania. Over 200 hundred years later-the real story begins. Drakenhof now belongs to the Count von Carstein and his newly minted bride- Isabella von Carstein. Suffice to say this is the end of the von Drak tale. On that night the van Drak family is visited by the noble Vlad von Carstein. His equally cruel young wife, Isabella, and his brother are vying to see who shall inherit. This is the story of the "Vampire Wars" In the winter of 1797 in Drakenhof, the tyrannical despot Count Otto van Drak is dying.
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He'd sustained himself on lies, letting none see how he starved.Īnd he served in his cold-hearted father's empire, enduring the silent sneers of brothers he despised.In the winter of 1797 in Drakenhof, the tyrannical despot Count Otto van Drak is dying. He'd led his fleets, he'd embraced his sons, he'd told himself that blood was thicker than water, and that the Eaters of Worlds were the army he wanted and the horde he deserved. He'd played their games, living another man's life. He'd listened to the others that begged him, that needed it all to matter. His destiny was to be with the men and women who needed him, who called for him, who followed him into the mountains, and died without him. He was walking another man's destiny now. He remembered the cold moment of truth as he stood in the dark, his hurting eyes healing, that every day he breathed was an unwanted gift. He remembered the mechanical thunder of absolute betrayal, when he was stolen from the death he'd so richly earned. He remembered refusing to abandon his brothers and sisters, beneath a blue sky at high-sun, far from the city of Desh'ea.
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“He remembered being blinded by his father's light.