Dragon's Blood was a much cleaner, simpler story than Slayer. Not quite so over written and confusing and for that reason I liked it better, but it still has it faults. In the very beginning of the story Alek goes to see a woman, we have no clue as to who she is or why she was important to him until the very end of the story when he visits her in the hospital as she lies dying. And of course there are all the unanswered questions left over from the first book. What was in the Ninth Chronicle? What happened to the Catholic Church's plot against the vampires? What happened to his friend Booker? And a few new questions, like how come his coat is now a sentient thing that mends itself and absorbs blood. And what is this thing about snake-like-hair that can actually attack?
Karen Koehler's vampires are among the most unusual and imaginative that I have come across in vampire fiction. While they may be familiar to game players and Japanese Anime fans, I found them delightfully different. For now Dragon's Blood is available as a free download.
