2 stars for Blood Enemy (Underworld book 2) by Greg Cox.
Having enjoyed Underworld thoroughly, I move on to the next instalment in the series almost immediately after the concluding chapter in book 1.
Blood enemy is still very much a story about the shadow war fought by immortal creatures of the night, vampires versus werewolves. But the focus is different. It is a story before Underworld and bulk of it is about Lucian's love interest, Sonja. It is the reason for the rise of the lycans against their vampire masters. For countless generations, the vampires oppressed the lycans, condemning the wolf kind to never-ending servitude. This book sheds light on why the household lycans defect from the vampire's castle and flock to join Lucian and his army to oppose the coven.
Sad to say, I did not enjoy reading Lucian and Sonja's love story. While the writing is good, the story gets stale after a while.
Still, credit is given to the author for connecting this book back to the main story, where there arises the search to find a way to match the staggering power of the vampires Elders, the search for some secret, hidden away in the very origins of the two races - vampire and lycan. In closing, we are given a sneak preview as to how the ultraviolet ammunition - the glowing blue cartridge that seems to be infused with encapsulated sunlight - that we see in book 1 comes about.
Publisher: Pocket Star
Publication date: 1 Dec 2004
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BEFORE "UNDERWORLD, " THE WAR RAGED ON.... For untold centuries, a secret conflict has been waged between two immortal rivals:
The vampires -- ageless aristocrats with a sensual appetite for blood and luxury. Among their ranks are the Death Dealers, an elite corps of the undead sworn to the destruction of their ancestral enemies....
The werewolves -- feral warriors capable of transforming into hellish beasts of unearthly power and ferocity. Once the faithful servants of the vampires, the savage lycans now fight toothand claw against their former masters.
Throughout history, the clandestine war has been fought in the shadows of the mortal world. And the seeds of this destructive conflict were sown long ago, when a courageous lycan daredto lose his heart to a beautiful vampire princess.
*Blurb from Goodreads*
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