Bloodshift

by Garfield Reeves-Stevens

In London, crossbow wielding Jesuits and superhuman assassins battle to death over an unidentified coffin. So begins this vampire story. Granger Helman - ex-mob hitman - is forced out of retirment. He... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0445210125
• ISBN13: 9780445210127
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

truly ahead of its time

It is a shame that this novel is not better known, but I have to wonder how many authors were inspired by it. Back when vampire novels came in mainly two varieties, "Salem's Lot" clones and "Interview With the Vampire" clones, Reeves-Stevens dared to do something different: write an action-thriller with vampires. Secret vampire societies, a strong female protaganist, wall-to-wall action, a pseudo-scientific "viral" rationale for vampirism...Reeves-Stevens didn't come up with any of these ideas, but he combined them long before most other writers did. If you like vampires, you really owe it to yourself to read this book.

Best vampire novel I've ever read!

This was the first book by Garfield Reeves-Stevens I read, and I was absolutely hooked from the first chapter. Reeves-Stevens' writing style is one of my favorites, especially the action/combat scenes, as this book demonstrates very well. His version of the vampire legend and where he takes it is both fascinating and unique, and characterization is handled well. If you're into vampire thrillers, I highly recommend this one.

excellent

I found this book to be a great read. I picked it up because it was written by one of my favorite authors (and I got lucky with it being a vampire novel). I like the different slant he took on vampires.

The best book ever!

This is the greatest novel of this or any other genre. Period