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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click hither. his was my start book by Robert Doherty. Afterwards I understood that this book was but one of the series of Area 51. Fortunally it could exist read as stand-alone... Well I enjoyed the book just information technology didn't brand me want to social club other books. If I constitute it on a store I would purchase information technology but not social club information technology.

This book starts nicely and gives us an introduction of few elments for the series and the history backside it interested me. I call up that is one of the most of import things on a book. The background..

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his was my start volume past Robert Doherty. Subsequently I understood that this book was just 1 of the serial of Area 51. Fortunally it could be read as stand up-alone... Well I enjoyed the book but it didn't brand me desire to order other books. If I plant it on a store I would purchase information technology only not order it.

This volume starts nicely and gives the states an introduction of few elments for the serial and the history behind it interested me. I retrieve that is one of the nearly of import things on a volume. The groundwork..

We get to know near the aliens Airlia and the story in the past and how they shaped our history. Our principal history is Nosferatu and we larn how where they created (bred) only for they could awake and feed on human blood and it plow fed upon the gods. We learn most the love that Nosferatu held with Nekhbet that was sentenced to a living death inside her tube. From this moment on this volume turns into a love story (a race to get his dear) and the calendar of another ane called Vampyr.

The all love story and the sadness of beingness apart is very well portrayed. We feel like Nosferatu feels (or every bit the author wanted united states to feel).

It is recommend for anyone who life Robert Dohery novels and anyone who likes vampires and want to read a different way of making them.

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Sep 10, 2019 Maria Rose rated it information technology was amazing

I get the impression that the author was trying to explain how events in our history fit this storyline of the Area 51 series. In this volume, he attempts to give us a view of one of the ways the Airlia "developed" humans for Airlia use. The characters discussed in this book are 1/two Airlia made from "crossbreed" mating/rape of human women which resulted in children who has traits from both sides but have the Airlia virus which gives them a meliorate vitality and a longer lifespan than humans but are I become the impression that the author was trying to explain how events in our history fit this storyline of the Area 51 series. In this book, he attempts to give us a view of one of the ways the Airlia "developed" humans for Airlia utilise. The characters discussed in this book are ane/ii Airlia fabricated from "crossbreed" mating/rape of human women which resulted in children who has traits from both sides but have the Airlia virus which gives them a better vitality and a longer lifespan than humans just are not immortal. The only contact with the Grail, which appears to modify/ encourage the Airlia virus vitality. These halfbreeds are a food supply for the Airlia who demand to keep their claret supplied with the virus since they don't accept total access to the Grail, which is non used by everyone. The main halfbreeds in this book are Nosferatu, who was the kickoff made in the initial flow of time when the Airlia who had been left behind on Globe, were developing the Egyptian civilisation prior to the edifice of the buildings and monuments at Giza, forth with Nekhbet and Vampyr, the second made along with his twin Lilith. At that place were more than sets of ii halfbreeds totally 6, ane each for the Airlia Gods Rulers, just in the escape from their entombed cells, aided by Donnchadh, 1 of them killed by the Airlia Foo baby-sit which is a machine-driven spider creature, using Airlia engineering and the three females recaptured past the Airlia. Both Nosferatu and Vampyr want to rescue their females but are held back by the Watcher who guides them out to watch the penalisation rendered and then gives them the means to escape after they both remove their re-generation tubes. Both go split up ways. The experiences they take along the long time periods they are agile, are used to explain the rise of certain individuals known to history--Male monarch Mineas of Crete, a member of the famous 300, Vlad the Impaler--all versions of titles taken by Vampyr. Nosferatu tries to keep a lower profile, for awhile using the ages to slumber subconscious in his tube, but to feed periodically, until he decides it is time to get back to Giza to rescue Nekhbet from the eternal sleep she is confined to. He manages to do this, aided once again past a Watcher. He is forced to put Nekhbet back into dormant sleep Eventually he meets up with Asparia'due south shadow, who spares him by sending him on a quest to China to go Airlia claret from the site where Artad had hidden in the tomb chosen Quian-Ling. But to get there, he needs to accompany the Guide Leader under Asparia'due south influence called Alexander the Groovy, whom he stays with for awhile. When he gets to China, he meets up with Tian Dao Lin, an undead like himself but an offspring of Artad, who has, in turn, created Quarter breeds considering he likes to interact and have others around. Tian informs and shows Nosferatu that it is impossible to go to the Airlia in the tomb because of the alarms in place. The two of them are captured for a time menses past Artad's active Airlia and put into a deep sleep. One of Tian's Quarter's leaves the area around Quian-Ling and goes W, joining and becoming the leader of the Mongols, becoming know as Genghis Khan for a time period until he fakes his decease. He comes back equally Ivan the Terrible for a time situating himself in power in Moscow since he couldn't go it in China, undergoing diverse reincarnations until the present every bit Adrik. When Nosferatu and Tian are waked by the Airlia in China, they are given the chore as scouts to accompany the trek to impale Asparia'south Shadow, but it really was to place a weapon (the ruby Sphere) in identify to brand Asparia'due south Shadow declare a truce. The full general they accompany is Cing Ho. What I found hilarious about this incident was our author using the ascension of the religious state of war of Jihad in the name of Allah, to explicate Asparia'due south Shadow deportment. In the present time, Nosferatu has chosen a coming together of the 4 main Undead in ability and proposes means for them to achieve immortality by gathering all the blood supply available of Airlia claret. His programme includes the 5th Undead Nekhbet. After Vampyr does his predictable attempt to kill all the others, Nekhbet and Nosferatu leave to live their immortal lives, afterwards disposing of Vampyr. ...more than

Having enjoyed various books of Robert Doherty'south Expanse 51 serial, I was thrilled to learn that he wrote series of prequel books gear up in that aforementioned world. Area 51: Nosferatu is the starting time of that prequel series, and I have to admit that Doherty really surprised me with the subject thing: vampires. At first glance, i might question the introduction of vampires into the Area 51 mythology, thinking that vampires have been washed to death and don't seem to belong in Doherty'southward alternate history of the ea Having enjoyed various books of Robert Doherty's Surface area 51 series, I was thrilled to learn that he wrote series of prequel books set up in that same world. Area 51: Nosferatu is the kickoff of that prequel series, and I have to admit that Doherty really surprised me with the subject affair: vampires. At first glance, one might question the introduction of vampires into the Surface area 51 mythology, thinking that vampires have been done to expiry and don't seem to belong in Doherty's alternate history of the earth. To Doherty's credit, however, the new book does work, providing a new twist on the creation and nature of vampires while melding his Undead characters quite well into human history. The novel opens in the immediate aftermath of the human victory over the Airlia, extraterrestrials who had used and abused mankind for as long as men had walked on two legs. The Eldest amidst the world'south small number of vampires, Nosferatu, knows that the Airlia defeat has finally made conditions correct for a new historic period, an age of the Undead. All he needs is a supply of pure Airlia blood, which tin can exist taken from the frozen expressionless bodies of 3 aliens most the pinnacle of Mount Everest, in the defeated Airlia mothership orbiting the globe, and in a few other hard-to-attain places. His one truthful aim is to awaken his beloved Nekhbet, who has passed the millennia in a deep slumber, waiting for the pure Airlia blood she must have in order to get out her protective tomb. Nosferatu's chore is complicated by the beingness of a rogue vampire named Vampyr, a man bent on destroying the Airlia, mankind, and any fellow vampire who gets in his way.Nosferatu and five other vampires were created before 8000 BC to serve as little more than the nutrient of the gods. Chained within a tube, they awoke only to feed on cold man claret or to exist fed upon by the gods. When the vampires managed to escape, Nekhbet was captured and sentenced to a living expiry inside her tube. Nosferatu's dear for her grows stronger every twenty-four hours they are apart. In this world, vampires are half-Airlia and one-half-human; they need man claret in guild to feed the Airlia half of the blood what it needs to proceed them alive. Nosferatu kills only when he has to in order to survive, quite dissimilar Vampyr. Nosferatu works silently in the background of the globe, only Vampyr becomes famous under a guise of names for his fell cruelty: Vlad Tepes is by no means Vampyr's only incarnation in the history of violence on earth. After following these vampires over the form of history, the final chapters describe the inevitable confrontation of the two vampiric forces, closing out quite strongly while setting the stage for the adjacent book. Overall, While the novel doesn't quite build the suspense that characterized the original Area 51 books, the incorporation of the unusual nevertheless really quite beautiful beloved story between Nosferatu and Nekhbet gives it a personal dimension lacking in Doherty's previous books.
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I starting reading this after volume 7 and I had to put it down and cheque out some reviews. People were saying it wasn't like the other previous 7 books, but it did explain a flake of meta-plot. If in that location weren't 11 books at this point I'd probably say things like Vamparism is going a flake far in a Sci-Fi series, or why couldn't a vampire be named something elementary similar Joe, then this stuff is more tolerable. I had to check out reviews for the adjacent couple of books to really know and I decided to encounter how

I starting reading this after book 7 and I had to put it down and check out some reviews. People were saying it wasn't like the other previous vii books, but information technology did explicate a bit of meta-plot. If there weren't 11 books at this indicate I'd probably say things like Vamparism is going a chip far in a Sci-Fi series, or why couldn't a vampire be named something simple like Joe, so this stuff is more tolerable. I had to cheque out reviews for the side by side couple of books to really know and I decided to run across how far I can make it. This serial has potential, inside the local solar arrangement, but if information technology keeps pointing down and back in time I'm probably going to write a horrible review of this author. That being said, this book was released nether the pseudonym Robert Doherty. I imagine information technology was for a reason. This book did not fiddle in the "Twilight"-ism of the vampires, but took a more survivalist arroyo, which in novels is about like an anti-hero like Venom (Trailer #2) [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLCn8... ]. Whichever, character you lot may take sides on, Aspacia'south shadow, Nosferatu or whatever other introduced character, this could thicken future plots of the books every bit this book does take place from roughly after the truce between the ii side and does explain the state of war over thousands of years. As a history guy, I'one thousand not a huge far of the twisting of bodily historical figures into this mythos, just otherwise I'd be reading my textbooks. I'm going to continue reading, but if you await into my library and see that I haven't finished the series. You will know why. I only hope that the pace of release is for good reason.

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Compared to the rest of the series, this volume was lackluster at best. None of the previous characters made an appearance.

75% of the book was focused on what happened in the past, and none of information technology had much to do with the main storyline of the series. All of the activeness took place in the last five% of the book.

In all honesty, the few of import $.25 of this book could have been weaved into the previous 3 books and nothing would take been lost. If yous're reading the series, skip it, every bit it doesn't really

Compared to the residuum of the series, this volume was lackluster at best. None of the previous characters made an advent.

75% of the book was focused on what happened in the past, and none of it had much to do with the principal storyline of the series. All of the activeness took place in the final 5% of the book.

In all honesty, the few important $.25 of this book could have been weaved into the previous iii books and cypher would accept been lost. If you're reading the series, skip it, as it doesn't really add anything at all to the overall story.

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I remember reading Mayer'south Area 51 series and actually liking information technology. I too remember that, when I read the series, the general consensus seemed to be to skip Nosferatu because it really wasn't a continuation of the story. Male child, I really wish I would have listened to that consensus at present.

Nosferatu is basically a rehashing of the entire Area 51 mythos from the perspective of... Nosferatu! You guessed it, he'south a vampire. He witnessed/took part in lots of history's more than pivotal moments and is, in fact, a pr

I remember reading Mayer's Area 51 series and really liking it. I likewise call back that, when I read the serial, the full general consensus seemed to be to skip Nosferatu considering it really wasn't a continuation of the story. Boy, I really wish I would have listened to that consensus now.

Nosferatu is basically a rehashing of the unabridged Area 51 mythos from the perspective of... Nosferatu! You guessed it, he's a vampire. He witnessed/took role in lots of history's more pivotal moments and is, in fact, a pretty nice guy once you get past the whole drinking-human-blood thing. Not at all like that shithead Vampyr, he's a existent shit head.

If information technology wasn't for my stubbornness about finishing books, I wouldn't have forced myself to finish this one. Thank god it was short.

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Very Different. Very Good.

Not what I was expecting, merely still an fantabulous read. I've read all this author's books in order to this point. Information technology looks similar I'll be reading them all.

Very Different. Very Good.

Non what I was expecting, just still an splendid read. I've read all this author's books in society to this point. It looks like I'll be reading them all.

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Feb 28, 2019 Larissa rated it information technology was amazing

This was interesting seeing them go through their lives and what was going on with them. I'm curious as to how things are going to play out. This was interesting seeing them get through their lives and what was going on with them. I'm curious as to how things are going to play out. ...more

Not his best work. Seemed as well...forced.

More than similar an introduction than a book

This volume felt like an introduction to a new arc just to keep the series, not my favorite. I about did not finish it

A sudden departure and I didn't quite go to grips with the characters in this one.curious about the next book. A sudden departure and I didn't quite get to grips with the characters in this i.curious virtually the next book. ...more

Bob Mayer is one of my favourite writers so I make no apologies for my loftier ratings. Due to the large amount of books he has done I'm going to do series reviews for sets of books and individual reviews for the single or shorter serial. So... area 51.

In that location are confusingly two area 51 series. This is the original series. (The other series became the time patrol novels.) Originally published under the pseudonym Robert Doherty this has long been a favourite set up of books. The series consists of 7

Bob Mayer is i of my favourite writers so I make no apologies for my high ratings. Due to the large amount of books he has done I'g going to do series reviews for sets of books and individual reviews for the single or shorter serial. So... area 51.

There are confusingly two area 51 series. This is the original serial. (The other series became the time patrol novels.) Originally published under the pseudonym Robert Doherty this has long been a favourite set of books. The series consists of seven novels and then two prequels but Bob returned to the series and has published several books prepare afterward the original final novel (the truth.) Our lead characters discover strange goings on at expanse 51. What follows is a world spanning and world irresolute serial of events as the endeavour to discover the truth backside the alien race, the Arlia and the reasons for their infiltration of earth. The characters are great and the action is not-finish across the series. The prequel books take in aboriginal Egypt and arthurian England and the main series is a global affair as the heroes race to save humanity. The new sequels motility the story on equally an ancient enemy of the Arlia arrives in the solar system and the story moves beyond just the earth.
Bob's writing is always good and this war machine science fiction series is splendid. I loved the links to the past and the science fiction explanations for myths and legends. This is swell stuff and hopefully we will get more area 51 stories in the future.

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While technically this is the 8th novel in the Area 51 series, the bodily series ended with book number vii and this one serves more to fill in some of the groundwork of the overall story arc. Information technology besides works hard to provide the history of vampires on our planet and how many of the legends surrounding them (including Dracula) got started.

None of the major characters of the first seven books are included here although several are mentioned in passing and several of the major events of the main series

While technically this is the 8th novel in the Area 51 series, the actual series ended with book number 7 and this one serves more than to fill up in some of the groundwork of the overall story arc. It also works hard to provide the history of vampires on our planet and how many of the legends surrounding them (including Dracula) got started.

None of the major characters of the start seven books are included here although several are mentioned in passing and several of the major events of the primary series are besides referred to. I don't affair that a reader would especially relish reading this one though if they oasis't read the first seven books because it does presume a reader will know most Area 51, the mother ships, bouncers, and specially the two conflicting factions from the other novels.

I did enjoy the historical tour through the ages and witnessing the vampire evolution presented in this novel. Yet, the story elements didn't catch me all that much. Most of the book was filled with descriptive passages and very little dialogue. In that location is one more than novel in this "series" and I will certainly read that as well, simply I think readers can be well satisfied if they never go around to the last ii books.

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Sep 17, 2016 Stacy rated information technology really liked it

This was quite a dissimilar book from the other Area 51 novels. Information technology was essentially a vampire story set in the Area 51 universe. Since I beloved vampires, and sci fi, for me it worked great! Just, I could run into this being too much of a divergence for pure sci fi fans. I thought it was very creative to combine the Airlia mythos with vampire fable. I really enjoyed the Nosferatu character and he made a nifty improver to the Area 51 list of characters. However, I found the character name choices to exist anno This was quite a different volume from the other Area 51 novels. It was essentially a vampire story set in the Area 51 universe. Since I love vampires, and sci fi, for me it worked swell! But, I could see this being also much of a divergence for pure sci fi fans. I thought information technology was very artistic to combine the Airlia mythos with vampire legend. I actually enjoyed the Nosferatu grapheme and he made a not bad improver to the Area 51 list of characters. All the same, I found the graphic symbol proper name choices to exist annoying, specifically Nosferatu and Vampyr. Just seemed lame to me, and there was no reason why the author couldn't have used new vampire names for these characters (other than to accept a volume title that popped). Now I'm super curious where the next book in the series will go. ...more

November 15, 2012 Pruitt rated it really liked information technology

The eighth volume of the Area 51 series. With the completion of the primary storyline ending with book 7 of the series, this book is really a cocky-contained novel that tells the story of a third race of beings, the hybrid offspring of Airlia and Humans, whom history chose to call Vampires. It begins towards the Beginning Dynasty of Arab republic of egypt, the reign of the gods, and ends not long afterward the events of the starting time seven books of the series. Definitely an enjoyable read for anyone that read the original sto The eighth book of the Expanse 51 serial. With the completion of the main storyline catastrophe with book seven of the series, this book is actually a self-independent novel that tells the story of a third race of beings, the hybrid offspring of Airlia and Humans, whom history chose to call Vampires. It begins towards the Showtime Dynasty of Egypt, the reign of the gods, and ends not long after the events of the first seven books of the series. Definitely an enjoyable read for anyone that read the original storyline, equally information technology fills in some info. ...more than

Giving this a 3 more than for personal preference than quality. Start, I accept no involvement in vampire mythology which this whole book is based on. 2nd, it is a side story to everything else previously in this serial. I'm guessing information technology was ideas that didn't make it into the primary series so it is all collected in this book. There were a couple of hints dropped about it in the main serial. Tertiary, afterward the prologue, 70% of the story is flashback, all near what these "vampires" lived through parallel to Giving this a iii more than for personal preference than quality. Get-go, I have no interest in vampire mythology which this whole book is based on. Second, it is a side story to everything else previously in this series. I'k guessing it was ideas that didn't make it into the principal serial so it is all collected in this book. There were a couple of hints dropped well-nigh it in the main series. Third, after the prologue, seventy% of the story is flashback, all about what these "vampires" lived through parallel to the residuum of the story only since I'm not interested in vampire characters I didn't really care. ...more than

Jun 09, 2017 Akina Blaze rated information technology it was amazing

I absolutely did not expect such an amazing volume. Upon seeing the title I automatically assumed it would be cheesy and austere only I was very wrong. This book beautifully intertwines vampires, ancient Egypt, and an endearing romance with a beautiful storyline that spans centuries; integrating real history effectively into the created globe. I will definitely be rereading this.

Nov 04, 2008 Dad rated it it was amazing

Groovy series, each volume is well written and for me was a page turner. Am non an avid reader, but once in awhile will encounter a series that I cannot wait to get to the side by side volume. This series was one of them.

This was different to the other books in the Area 51 series. All the original central characters practice non announced.
Maxim that, I did enjoy the book fifty-fifty though its basically a vampire story. Will continue reading the series though.

An interesting new take on vampires. Very well written too, but didn't quite manage to hook me plenty for a v-star rating. I do recommend it though, as it is an interesting, cleverly-plotted, enjoyable read. An interesting new accept on vampires. Very well written as well, merely didn't quite manage to hook me plenty for a five-star rating. I practise recommend it though, equally information technology is an interesting, cleverly-plotted, enjoyable read. ...more

Apr 06, 2015 Nai Wang rated information technology it was ok

Since the chief story is done I really don't care nearly Nosferatu and what he did during the conflicting wars. Interesting at points but it seemed similar a drastic effort at connecting some myths in legends to these halfbreeds. Since the main story is done I really don't intendance about Nosferatu and what he did during the alien wars. Interesting at points but it seemed like a drastic try at connecting some myths in legends to these halfbreeds. ...more

This was the most disappointing book of the Area 51 SciFi series, for me. In this volume nosotros acquire vampires are actually alien-human hybrids created by aliens mating with humans. Ironically, despite the championship, Surface area 51 does not announced as part of the story.

I accept enjoyed every Bob Mayer book I've read up to this indicate - this book, however, is ane I wish I had never bought. I probably won't even finish reading information technology. Unless you like books about blood-drinking vampires, don't buy this i. It'due south a waste material of coin. I accept enjoyed every Bob Mayer book I've read up to this indicate - this book, yet, is 1 I wish I had never bought. I probably won't even stop reading it. Unless you like books about claret-drinking vampires, don't purchase this one. It'due south a waste of money. ...more

New twist on vampires...but have to admit that 1 of my favorite explanations for them is they started with Judas when he betrayed Christ.

Aug 09, 2012 Thomas Roth rated it information technology was amazing

A most intriguing tale. The catastrophe was unexpected and still the saga continues. In that location are so what if's in my mind with every book of Bob's I read. Excellent. A virtually intriguing tale. The ending was unexpected and even so the saga continues. There are so what if's in my heed with every book of Bob'south I read. Excellent. ...more than

Jan 25, 2013 Katie rated information technology really liked it

Interesting take on vampires and their history. Giving insight into the history of the aliens. Up next: Legend

Vampires and aliens!

Although the previous books in this series are best read in society, this one feels more stand lonely all the same pulls in elements of the series. Well written and the audio version is nice.

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