In the Shadow Dwellers universe, there are the vampires, blood suckers with powers of illusion and telepathy, who, with age, can even brave the sunlight.Then there are the revenants, made by the vampires, but not vampires, who are human, eat normal food, live normal lives, only they are immortal like a vampire. While they can be killed, it is very hard. There are also were-cats -- witches -- ancient Druid priests -- a vampire council that controls everything. A whole mishmash of different ideas with little explanation of the how. Since one of the things that fascinates me about vampire literature is the different sets of rules that govern vampires, I found myself a bit frustrated. For example, the revenants -- I couldn't find an explanation of how one becomes a revenant instead of a vampire. While J. C. Wilder may have a very definite set of rules worked out, she didn't share them with the reader in the two books I read.
That said, I still plan to read the whole series. She's got me hooked.
Update:
When J.C. Wilders original publisher, Dreams Unlimited, went out of business, she found a new home at LTD Books. http://www.LTDbooks.com
Her books are now available from LTD Books in both eBook and trade paper back.
One With The Hunger (revised edition)
Retribution
Shameless
Redemption
Sins of the Flesh
Temptation (available April 2002)
Eye of the Storm (available 2002)
