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his disciple. Her ne'er-do-well fiancé, Reginald, sees what is happening and tries to stop their liaison. The consequences of such impertinence are terrible indeed. |
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55.. No Blood Spilled. New York: Tor, 1991. Paperback. |
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Series: Don Sebastian No. 5. |
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This title is a sequel to Yellow Fog, at the end of which Don Sebastian has himself boxed and shipped to Calcutta. His plan is to contact the remnants of the disbanded, murderous group known as Thugs. This band specializes in killing by strangulation with a scarf because their goddess Kali forbids them to spill blood. Sebastian's next goal is to make contact with the dreadful Kali herself. He feels they have much in common. Meanwhile, Reginald Callender, whose fiancée was stolen away by Sebastian in Yellow Fog, has escaped from a lunatic asylum and pursues Sebastian to India, vowing to put a stake through his heart. |
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56. Darke, David (aka Ron Dee). Shade. New York: Zebra, 1994. |
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Scarlett Shade is a popular writer of vampire fiction. Her fans are legion and completely enveloped in the world created by her stories. Some fans become so mesmerized by her words that they commit suicide, hoping to be resurrected as one of the undead. It comes as no surprise to one reader, Phillip Ottoman, that Scarlett is a vampire. He has the bites to prove it. Of course, everyone else thinks he is crazy. Scarlett's novels and the author herself appeal to the erotic side of life. Sex and death are what she writes about and what enchant her fans. |
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57. Davis, Jay, and Don Davis. Bring on the Night. New York: Tor, 1993. Paperback. |
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A vampire and a vampire slayer are each on a killing spree in modern-day Chicago. Homicide Detective Dennis Coglin must stop both. The vampire Nathan Kane takes special delight in psychologically tormenting his victims before taking his sanguinary pleasure. |
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58. Dee, Ron (aka David Darke). Blood. New York: Pocket Books, 1993. Paperback. |
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Dr. Miller is conducting secret experiments with terminally ill patients. These patients miraculously recover, but with troubling side ef- |
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