The Path of Razors

by Chris Marie Green

Book Overview

Mean girls come in all forms-including undead. London couldn't be further from L.A., but stuntwoman-turned-vampire hunter Dawn Madison knows that her job hasn't changed-find the local vampire Underground and wipe it out. She and her team have located the vamps' lair at a private girls' school and now they have the undead on the run. But the vicious pack is starting to realize that its greatest threat may be from within its own ranks. Meanwhile, Dawn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441017207
• ISBN13: 9780441017201
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Vampire

This a really great book. You have to read these in order. The characters are really great. Dawn,Kiko and Bresi....and the boss. The thing is that no one knows what the boss looks like. He is called the Voice...All you hear is his voice over the speakers. The first Trilogy is Night Rising,Midnight Reign,Break of Dawn. The next books are Drop of Red,Path of Razors, and Deep in the woods. They are really great books..Chris Marie Green is an awesome writer, and hope she comes out with more books.

wonderful read

Chris Marie Green has written a great set of stories, thouroughy bringing you into their world. This is a set you don't want to put down until you find out what happens next. Great Read.

vampire babylon series

The Path of Razors: Vampire Babylon, Book FiveChris Marie Green writing is like an addiction you have to continue on with the stories because of all the unanswered questions like Dawn has for the Jonah/Costin entity. She is not sure if she loves the physical body and presence of Jonah or the mental presence of Costin. Too bad she can't agree to the idea of having two men in one gorgeous body. The underground that is found in this trio of books is situated underneath a school for girls and every three years a new set of 7 girls are recruited in with some being used to " update" one of the masters. Apparently not all the masters can keep up a youthful image without gory bloody ruination of their victims. You will not be sure who is the real master since the two masters have different viewpoints on the followers they both create one of the masters uses the followers the other plays with the followers. the followers in this underground turn into weird cat/wolf creatures when not appearing human they are also daywalkers to some extent

first rate urban fantasy

Costin, a Soul Traveler inside of Jonah's body (with his permission) is now a vampire turned by former stuntwoman Dawn Madison, who also was a vampire albeit briefly. Now he cannot leave Jonah's body so they work together along with their group to find out where the master vampires and their underground is. Their search takes them to England , but they are attacked by schoolgirl vampires from Queenshill campus. Nobody is certain if they are part of an Underground or just an ordinary group of vampires. They would have been part of the Underground once they graduate, but circumstances dictate that the three girls and their dorm mother Mrs. Claudia Jones move into the Underground immediately. The vampires of the Underground and the Keepers (intelligent Renfields) want to know if Costin and Dawn's group are in the area to get them or if it is just an unbelievable coincidence. Costin is content to let Jonah be the dominant personality until they find the Underground and destroy it but neither expected the truth when it is revealed. Dawn is a lean mean fighting machine but when she becomes human again after a short stint as a vampire, there is a deep darkness to her that ignites when she is angry or in trouble; she cannot control herself like she did before so she struggles to keep it submerged. The Underground culture in England is different than that of one in Los Angeles. "Wolfie" leads this underground but his interest is only in young beautiful girl vampires and they are enthralled with him. They believe he is the only one who loves them. Thought provoking and loaded with atmosphere and action, the PATH OF RAZORS is a first rate urban fantasy that will have readers believing the magic of this wondrous tale Harriet Klausner

I love her villians!! An engrossing Urban Fantasy from the extremely creative mind of Chris Marie G

The Path of Razors by Chris Marie Green Urban Fantasy- Aug 4, 2009 4 stars The Path of Razors is an engrossing Urban Fantasy from the extremely creative mind of Chris Marie Green. Her books are a real treat that are not to be missed! For those who have not read her works, this is the 5th in her Vampire Babylon series. The first three are a trilogy within the series that has a storyline which is resolved by the third book. Because the Path of Razors is the second book in the `second trilogy' (starring the same characters as the first), I would suggest at least reading the 4th book, A Drop of Red before reading this one to orient yourself properly. (Or if you would like the full enjoyment reading the first 4 stories to appreciate the growth in the characters!) As explained The Path of Razors is the second book in the second trilogy of Chris Marie Green's series and as such it leaves the reader with many answers but also many surprises. All of which I hope will be resolved in her 6th book! The Path of Razors is actually composed of 2 storylines. The first deals with: evil vampires, the Queenshill School and the mysterious Underground. The second storyline concerns the heroes who are bent on finding them and exterminating their nest. In the heroes' story, the heroine Dawn, the mysterious Costin and the rest of the team are investigating an inhuman school for girls and trying to find its link to a secret Underground lair of vampires. Unfortunately there is conflict within the team as the leader Costin fights against the body he occupies for control and the vampire abilities he was forcefully given to save his life. He finds himself now the enemy he has sworn to vanquish. Adding to the tension is the love triangle between Dawn's father, mother and a murdered ghost! The villains' storyline is equally if not more compelling as secrets behind: Mrs. Jones, Wolfie and the Queenshill dorm are revealed. Small references to the secret vampire underground also kept me on edge as I tried to figure out where the story might be leading. What I find most unusual about Christ Marie Green's books is that she develops the villains equally if not better than the heroes. I often find myself preferring them to the `heroes.' The author has the rare ability to make the villains: relatable, vulnerable and vastly appealing. I found the sections with the school girls exciting and was drawn to their sheltered lives as they tried to discover the secret behind Wolfie and Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones's story is revealed and it was a fantastic surprise which was well worth the price of the book! I feel I have invested time in these characters and grown to know them. Chris Marie Green really knows how to develop her characters and create tension. I am eager to discover how or if their situations with be resolved in the next book. The school girl Della in particular is an absorbing character which I would love to see in more books past the next?!