Netherworld

by Richard Lee Byers

Book Overview

Falling in love with a beautiful street artist named Rose, Zane is devastated when Rose is murdered at the beach and seeks revenge with the aid of a vampire clan known as the Kindred. Original.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061054739
• ISBN13: 9780061054730
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: HarperPrism
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Fun read.

I have read many, many WoD novels. This book does have some holes, but that is actually what makes it more enjoyable to read. It's different from a lot of the humdrum, "this guy sired this guy who sired this guy..." We are introduced to a character who is an elder and who wanders around with no strings. This totally flies in the face of everyday vampire world fiction of strict classes and clan ties. It is refreshing and sometimes quite surprising. Also, the fact that I actually in Tampa, FL (Seffner 4-life BABY!!!), allows me to say with some certainty that the author has portrayed Tampa in a very realistic and entertaining light. Great read.

Better than most gaming fiction

If your five-year-old has better writing skills, maybe he should be doing the reviews! I don't know what is up some "reviewer"s' butts around here, but we are not talking about "War And Peace", we are talking about gaming-related fiction. Yes, most of it exists to sell games. Most of it also sucks. But not this. "Netherworld" is an original work of horror fiction. While set in the World Of Darkness(fictional setting for the roleplaying game in which this book is set), one needn't have played Vampire, or any other roleplaying game, to enjoy it. It is genuinely suspenseful in many places, and does not make the common mistake of revealing too much too soon about the evils within, thereby mitigating the terror. The plot concerns a man named Zane, a man leading a humdrum, unfulfilled existence. That is, until he meets Rose, a free(basically homeless) spirit, and the two fall quickly and madly in love. Then, as quickly as she entered his life, she is gone-murdered. When Zane returns with the police, her body has completely disappeared, leaving Zane(as well as the cops) in doubt of his sanity.Though Zane did not see Rose's killer, he becomes obsessed with solving the mystery of her death. During this quest, he crosses paths with Sartak, an ancient Mongolian vampire. Sartak agrees to help Zane, if only out of te boredom that comes with living for centuries. From there, it just gets weirder. Check it out, it really isn't bad. Sure, there are some weak points, but the flaws don't overcome the book, and it really is better than most gaming fiction. If you like Vampire:The Masquerade, or just want to read a unique supernaturally themed book, you could do a lot worse for a buck or two. And, yes, I know this review is horribly written, but I don't have a 5-year-old to proofread it for me. Just kidding. I'm tired and I don't care.

Very good intriging story

I loved this book. It was a very good read, and it kept me turning the pages. I liked the way the WoD line of books used to be, like this one, for they were good short reads. (Comparitively speaking to the common three-part sages White-Wolf is currently publishing.) It had many good plot twists and superb character developments. I do hope that the author, as he said in his own review, can get around to bringing the vampire hero back once again for another story.

Amazing..

I love this novel...usually, I am into reading vampire romance novels, but this book was a pleasent surprise, I mainly read it to have something to do. I am very happy to have read it, I certainly recommend it.

Excellent, enjoyable.

Again, very well written. I wondered if the other book were a fluke (On a Darkling Main), but this also proved a pleasant surprise. If anything, it was better than its predecessor. The character development was stronger and the plot remained good. SUMMARY: Zane's lover is brutally murdered. To find out what is behind the whole thing, he hooks up with a bored vampire elder . His story intrigues Sartak and he agrees to help. They find out that Rose was a doppleganger of a powerful psychotic and all of her "sisters" aren't dead. The hunter turns out to be a human psychiatrist / psychic that has power over the Prince of Tampa. Some of the characters return from On a Darkling Main to be shown in a different light. Very enjoyable.