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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth

I don't usually enjoy vampire stories and I think that the idea of the Presidents of the USA having their own vampire is scary... but if you believe there are others out there who may be capable of inflicting worse terrorism on our world than already exists, a 600yr old vampire could come in handy. Team him up with a young staffer in trouble for taking liberties with the President's daughter, an untrustworthy Vice President, lots of action and violence and you have a story that is part "Men in Black" but also witty and immensely readable. I could get to like this vampire, but maybe only because he's the quintessential "unavailable" male?
Helen

Dog Boy by Eva Hornung

Dog Boy, by Eva Hornung, is set amidst the chaos and poverty that is late 20th century Moscow. This often confronting novel explores the timeless story of a human child raised by animals, but this telling is one of vivid and sometimes violent realism.
Abandoned by his mother, uncle and the system he is left to perish alone in a derelict apartment building in the slums of Moscow. Four year old Romochka, driven by cold and hunger wanders lost and starving until he follows a feral dog, Mamochka, to her lair in the cellar of an abandoned church. Mamochka is the leader of a clan of dogs and there she raises Ramochka as one of her own puppies. Ramochka learns the complex language and behaviour of dogs and comes to identify himself as more canine than human until fascination with the human world draws him to venture there.
Dog Boy has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. I highly recommend this gritty novel that is both an engaging and thought provoking read.
Roxanne