Although the five-book Necroscope series is marketed within the horror
genre, Brian Lumley manages to infuse both science-fiction and
fantasy-adventure into his work. This is what makes it so great.
Now
for everyone who has read some Stephen King, let me say The Lumster
makes him look like a bit of a pussy. Yes thats right, if Brian Lumley
and Stephen King had a battle of wills Stephen King would become a
broken, disturbed husk of a man (any unstable fans of King can bite
me).
Lord Winterborne doesnt often read horror. It's not that
he gets scared or anything, its just not his thing, all right!
Necroscope however, sucked him right down into its gaping maw
And now he does get scared.
Harry
Keogh has inherited something of the psychic skills of his mother,
which, in him, have evolved to new heights. He is a Necroscope, meaning
he can talk to the dead but directly!
In Harry, they have a
friend, for the dead are terribly lonely; he listens to and utilizes
their ideas and thoughts, and he brings them into communication with
each other.
But there are monsters, vampires out there who have
no such respect for the dead. From them not even the dead are safe.
These creatures themselves are undead, and only the sword, the stake
and fire can stop them as it always has been.
In the land of the
living, top-secret government agencies are gaining prominence. Each of
the major world powers have their own espionage branches. But none have
developed quite so well as the paranormal agencies in Britain and the
USSR.
When Harry Keoghs para-psychological abilities are
detected, he is recruited into Britains ESP division. There he joins a
motley group of telepaths, locators, harm-deflectors, and other gifted
characters, but none have the power of the Necroscope.
In fact
Harry is alone in his power, and the Soviets don't like it. But they
have their own member who can communicate with the dead, Boris
Dragosani, a necromancer who can torture the very secrets from his
victims flesh, out of the fluids of their brains and the stink of their
innards.
This necromancer is held under the sway of an old
thing buried centuries in the earth. Soon Boris Dragosani will become
Wamphyri, a vampire.
And the Wamphyri must be stopped at all
costs, lest they sweep across the Earth like a plague. Harry Keogh is
just the man for the job. Harry and his legions of dead friends.
This
sounds a bit Anne Rice, I know, but its not at all like that. The
Vampire, according to Brian Lumley, is a very realistic and plausible,
parasitic organism. This alien parasite creates a symbiotic
relationship with its host who then becomes extremely powerful and, of
course, undead.
I love the idea of paranormal government
agencies, and espionage. I love the idea that Harry Keogh as necroscope
can discover the secrets of time-travel from the German mathematician
Mobius, or have his mom nag him from her grave.
Throughout the
series Brian Lumley takes us back through history to the birth of the
vampire myth, and across space and time to introduce dark, new worlds.
His writing style is unique, but this is definitely the work of a
master storyteller.
Great action, interesting characters, unique
concepts its all good. Theres no doubt Brian The Lumster Lumley is a
very scary man.
And how do we know this? Because the Lord Winterborne said so.
genre, Brian Lumley manages to infuse both science-fiction and
fantasy-adventure into his work. This is what makes it so great.
Now
for everyone who has read some Stephen King, let me say The Lumster
makes him look like a bit of a pussy. Yes thats right, if Brian Lumley
and Stephen King had a battle of wills Stephen King would become a
broken, disturbed husk of a man (any unstable fans of King can bite
me).
Lord Winterborne doesnt often read horror. It's not that
he gets scared or anything, its just not his thing, all right!
Necroscope however, sucked him right down into its gaping maw
And now he does get scared.
Harry
Keogh has inherited something of the psychic skills of his mother,
which, in him, have evolved to new heights. He is a Necroscope, meaning
he can talk to the dead but directly!
In Harry, they have a
friend, for the dead are terribly lonely; he listens to and utilizes
their ideas and thoughts, and he brings them into communication with
each other.
But there are monsters, vampires out there who have
no such respect for the dead. From them not even the dead are safe.
These creatures themselves are undead, and only the sword, the stake
and fire can stop them as it always has been.
In the land of the
living, top-secret government agencies are gaining prominence. Each of
the major world powers have their own espionage branches. But none have
developed quite so well as the paranormal agencies in Britain and the
USSR.
When Harry Keoghs para-psychological abilities are
detected, he is recruited into Britains ESP division. There he joins a
motley group of telepaths, locators, harm-deflectors, and other gifted
characters, but none have the power of the Necroscope.
In fact
Harry is alone in his power, and the Soviets don't like it. But they
have their own member who can communicate with the dead, Boris
Dragosani, a necromancer who can torture the very secrets from his
victims flesh, out of the fluids of their brains and the stink of their
innards.
This necromancer is held under the sway of an old
thing buried centuries in the earth. Soon Boris Dragosani will become
Wamphyri, a vampire.
And the Wamphyri must be stopped at all
costs, lest they sweep across the Earth like a plague. Harry Keogh is
just the man for the job. Harry and his legions of dead friends.
This
sounds a bit Anne Rice, I know, but its not at all like that. The
Vampire, according to Brian Lumley, is a very realistic and plausible,
parasitic organism. This alien parasite creates a symbiotic
relationship with its host who then becomes extremely powerful and, of
course, undead.
I love the idea of paranormal government
agencies, and espionage. I love the idea that Harry Keogh as necroscope
can discover the secrets of time-travel from the German mathematician
Mobius, or have his mom nag him from her grave.
Throughout the
series Brian Lumley takes us back through history to the birth of the
vampire myth, and across space and time to introduce dark, new worlds.
His writing style is unique, but this is definitely the work of a
master storyteller.
Great action, interesting characters, unique
concepts its all good. Theres no doubt Brian The Lumster Lumley is a
very scary man.
And how do we know this? Because the Lord Winterborne said so.
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