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Buffy parody [ Buffy satire cover by Jeff Wong. Last issue of Cracked Monster Party. Cracker was published weekly between January 18, and September 11, The Kung Fu Kid. The Olympic Month of July. Where Are They Today? Untitled panel by Harry Glienke. Fedory and Jamie Brocal Remohi.
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Limited to copies signed and remarked by Jae Lee. Includes issues of Crimson. Collects issues of Crimson Image Comics. Jonathan van Helsing, Sebastian Seward. Each weekly issue of The Dandy includes a variety of comic strips, the selection of which, like the title, varied over the several decades of its appearance.
For several years, it was called The Dandy and Nutty. Enter at Your Peril!! Laughter is the Best Medicine.
The Search for the Holy Gruel. Fall from Grace, part 5. Fall from Grace, part 6. Fall from Grace Includes issues of Daredevil. Part 1, Third Generation. Ben Fogletto and Tony Gagnon. The Right Hand of Doom DeMatteis and Mark Badger. His Book of Forbidden Knowledge 0 First appearance of Buffy [rpt. Klaus Blau, a Nazi doctor drains blood from victims transforming them into blood-lusting zombies in order to give it to wounded soldiers.
Includes Dark Shadows poster. Nine issues were released before Innovation ceased publishing in Jan. This series was based upon and continued the storyline of the short-lived television show. Dark Shadows Story Digest Magazine. Poetry by Kim Elizabeth with portfolio of art by Daerick Gross et al. Pages from the Book of Sins. The list of Australian editions is not complete. Rise of the Midnight Sons, part 4. Vicki Montesi, Professor Hastings. Siege of Darkness, part 4. Siege of Darkness, part During its life, it was included in three Midnight Sons crossover series that includes vampires Morbius and Hannibal King and vampire hunter Blade.
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Part 1 of 4. Part 3, The Book of the Vishanti. Part 1, The Vampiric Verses. Part 4, The Vampiric Verses. Part 5, The Vampiric Verses. Lofficier and Geof Isherwood. Siege of Darkness, part 7. Part 4, The Return of the Defenders. Strange Master of the Mystic Arts 14 Doll Man, Doll Girl. The Collected Dork Tower, Volume 1. Vlad the Impaler 1 Vlad the Impaler 2 Vlad the Impaler 3 Vlad the Impaler from Topps plus other black-and-white comics such as stories from Vampirella. The Lady in the Tomb Hooked on Phonic Classic Achievement series. Cover Dracula and female by Luis Dominguez [rpt.
Twelve issues were published. First six issues were later reprinted as one volume by Warren Publishing Company in Illustrated text [ Dracula Lives! By Naunerle Farr and Nestor Redondo. Oxford University Press, reprinted in Includes issues of the Dracula magazine New English Library, Includes the 12 issues of the Dracula magazine A Symphony in Moonlight and Nightmares.
Strange, Sorcerer Supereme 10 This comic magazine includes material from The Tomb of Dracula , other Marvel horror comics, and original stories and features. A Canadian edition was published by Cadence Comics Publications. The Ghost on Haunted Hill! Text [ Dracula Lives! Dracula Lives featuring the Legion of Monsters.
Marvel Comics International [U. The Vampire Is Coming! This series superseded Dracula Lives Marvel U. It was superseded by Planet of the Apes and Dracula Lives. Sherlock Holmes, Violet N. This adaptation recasts the text and artwork of the first comic book version of Dracula [ Eerie 12 ] in three dimensions. Polybagged, with Zorro 0. Reprinted by Image in as a tpb. Each issue contained four trading cards. Collects the two issues of Topps mini-series. See Practice in Pain 1. Count Duckula is featured in all stories below unless otherwise indicated.
Includes stories originally in AD Dynamite was a monthly juvenile publication by Scholastic Publishing. In the s most of the appearances were created by Suzanne Long. In each issue, the vampire, Count Morbida, presented different puzzles for the reader to solve. The magazine was discontinued in , although the Count Morbida column was stopped with no. The only exception seems to be the issue for Oct. Count Morbida does not appear but is mentioned as due to return in the following issue. Dracula on front cover. Part 1 of 5. Cover by Frank Frazetta.
Adapted by Tom Sutton. Part 1, The Rook. Part 2, The Rook. Mistress of the Dark. Or, The Children of the Night. Mistress of the Dark: Satire of Dark Shadows. Mistress of the Dark 10 Mistress of the Dark 13 Part 3, The Gehenna Stone Affair. Part 1, The Gehenna Stone Affair. Part 6, The Gehenna Stone Affair. Part 4, The Gehenna Stone Affair. Part 5, The Gehenna Stone Affair. Fixit Comes to Town. Part 2, The Gehenna Stone Affair. Vampire Vengeance, part 1. Vampire Vengeance, part 2. Vampire Vengeance, part 3. First appearance of Purgatori. Includes the 4 issues of Evil Ernie: Adaptation of Horror of Dracula.
Inside back cover art by Orin Scott. Four Star Publications, Inc. John Ames and Mrs. Count Duckula cameo cover and Count Duckula back cover. Portfolio with various vampires. Preview in comic form of Fatal Beauty trading cards. Model Angel Eyes photo. Vampire bat on cover by Joe Doolin. Captain Marvel [ Captain Marvel Adventures 1 The beast, Lord Roichard. Cover by Gary Louden. Endengott, a psychic vampire.
Reprints daily strips by Russel Myers from A vampire, Marshall, appears as a recurring character. An early Crumb comic, Foo! Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion. The Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love. Tamara Kent, vampire hunter. Cover by Ken Bald. Chilling Tales of Horror vol.
Untitled story by Dick Briefer. Frankenstein also believes that he, too, is a vampire. Featuring the Son of Dracula. Includes of From the Darkness From the Darkness Book II: Cry for Dawn Productions. Includes issues of Jack Frost Article [ Ghost Manor 19 Carlton, Sep. A Thirst for Blood!
My Friend The Hangman. Lilith, daughter of Dracula. No vampires, but the organization connected with Blackout is introduced.
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Bronze cover by Mark Texeira. Rise of the Midnight Sons, part 1. Rise of the Midnight Sons, part 6. Siege of Darkness, part 2. Includes story lines and art from several Marvel comics including vampires. Siege of Darkness, part. Collects issues of Ghost Rider K 48, 49, 50 Howard the Duck [rpt. Dracula ; Essential Howard the Duck 1 The Golden Age of Batman: Portfolio with covers from Detective Comics.
The Last Lap Laugh. This issue is available only from the artists or from FantaCo Enterprises Inc. No copies are available wholesale. One of four projected issues. Remaining issues were never published. Vigil and Adam McDaniel. Vigil and Stephen Ryan. The Devil Inside 1 ; Grendel: The Devil Inside tp. The Devil Inside 2 ; Grendel: The Devil Inside 3 ; Grendel: God and the Devil 1 ; Grendel: God and the Devil tpb. God and the Devil 2 ; Grendel: God and the Devil 3 ; Grendel: God and the Devil 4 ; Grendel: God and the Devil 5 ; Grendel: God and the Devil 6 ; Grendel: God and the Devil 7 ; Grendel: God and the Devil 8 ; Grendel: God and the Devil 9 ; Grendel: God and the Devil 10 ; Grendel: Signed edition limited to 1, copies.
Limited to signed and numbered copies. Reprints issues of Grendel Limited to 1, signed copies. Vampire bats on cover. Reprints issues of Tomb of Dracula Wacky Races, featuring The Creepy Coupe. Hanna-Barbera Wacky Races Annual. From A to Z in the Chocolate Alphabet. Collects issues of Harpy: Prize of the Overlord Five-volume hard-bound boxed set that included the complete run of all issues of The Haunt of Fear with the vampire stories as they originally appeared. Cover and indicia says no. The annuals were produced by gathering five issues of the Gemstone reprints and binding them together within a new cover.
The six annuals included the following issues: Leroy [ Chilling Tales of Horror vol. Charron [ Shock vol. Collects issues of Hellboy: Wake of the Devil Ashcan recapitulating Grendel story so far. A reprint of The History of Grendel: Devil in Reflection which was distributed in Previews magazine. Greg and Tim Hildebrandt. Hoot also included a strip called Snackula the Prince of Guzzling. The name notwithstanding, Snackula is not a vampire. Presented by Victor Vampire, the first vampire horror host, and other hosts who have cameos on the splash page. Presented by Victor Vampire and other hosts who have cameos on the splash page.
Presented by Victor Vampire as host. Presented by Victor Vampire and The Teller as hosts. Victor Vampire cover by Don Eck. The Return of Dracula. In January , several issues were devoted to a fight with vampire bats in South America. The House of Hammer. General Book Distribution [U. The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires. Dracula, Prince of Darkness.
New English Library, Adaptation of Dean Owen Pseud. The House of Mystery vol. Cover by Alex Schomburg. The Human Torch [rpt. Atlas Era Heroes 2 Neal Adams and Cory. Portfolio v various Unnamed identified as vampires through previous appearances in Crimson Embrace: A Gallery Girls Collection.
Comic included within a page text. First edition Ballantine Books Originals , price 35 cents. The Castletown Slasher, Becky Burdock becomes a vampire. Becky Burdock, vampire reporter. Promotional comic for Signal toothpaste. Collects issues of mini-series Sums up the vampire story in Jazz Age Chronicles vol. Stefan Kero and his family. Cover by Russ Heath [rpt.
Judge Dredd [ AD By Gary Knight and Kevin Brighton. Judge Dredd Megazine vol. Swimming in Blood , and in Devlin Waugh: Swimming in Blood DC, They were all really awkward and it always took me a few sentences to catch up and realize I was reading from somebody elses POV and more often than not in a completely different scene. This made the book feel clunky and clumsy. So if you can get past the whole two souls in one body you might want to give this a go.
I also know that with this genre it always takes me at least two to three books to really get into the story so maybe that's it too. I have definitely read stranger things so I won't write this one off yet. View all 4 comments. Jan 28, LizBookAddict rated it it was amazing Shelves: So its been ages since I've delved into Jackie's World of the Nightwalkers.
I remember reading Noah a few years back and thinking that there is no King like him. No one to match his awesome power. I tend to compare Paranormal characters like I would comic-book superheroes. This woman can do no wrong. This spin-off of the Nightwalker world is just a delicious as everything else.
Albeit with a bit of a twist. Meet Docia, recently deceased and miraculously recovered from her near-death experience. She knows she was lucky, she knows the miracle came at a price but she lies in wait until it does. It is somewhat confusingly explained that Docia now shares her body with the queen of the Bodywalkers view spoiler [turns out it's not the queen, but a supposed enemy Templer view spoiler [ and that their souls will eventually "Blend" to become two halves of one symmetrical whole.
I'll only complain about one thing though I would have really like to see a bit more sex And no, I'm not a horn dog okay, maybe sometimes.. But I say this purely because Frank's target audience is females and she "hotifies" her male heroes not only by description in her books but also on the beautiful covers. That's all there is to it View all 7 comments. Oct 23, Beth rated it really liked it Shelves: The Bodywalkers are beings from ancient Egypt, create by the priest ritual of embalming, their spirits are held in the Ether.
Docia Waverly lives in Saugerties, NY. She is on her way to work talking to her brother, K9 officer, Jackson on her cell phone while she walks to work. Docia pushed off a bridge and presumed dead. Ram is told by Cleo that an important Bodywalker, his queen, has returned and he must retrieve her.
Searching NY, he finds the likely candidate of Docia. Docia is attacked by a man trying to knife her, the day she comes home from the hospital, Ram is there to save her. Ram and Asikri, another Bodywalker, convince Docia that she is unsafe and needs to leave with them. Ram protects Docia as his queen but there is some unknown force driving them together. There are enemies both human and Bodywalker that would like to destroy Docia before she comes into her full power. Ram must protect her, will he continue to protect her when shocking revelations are revealed?
This is a great start to a new series from Jacquelyn Frank. It was fun, exciting, fascinating and left you wanting more. Although this story is connected to the Nightwalkers, it held its own with its unique new characters. We even have Djinn and gargoyles too! Published October 30, Check out more of my reviews at http: Jun 09, Michelle rated it really liked it Shelves: In Forbidden Jacquelyn has expanded the myth involved in the popular Nightwalker series by introducing the possibility of a further six nations onto the existing six, previous knowlege of the Nightwalker books is not needed to enjoy this but I highly recomend reading them.
The Bodywalkers have their mythology based in ancient Egypt, when their mortal body dies their soul returns to the Ether, which is the place between life and death. Once they have recovered from their "death" they are able to h In Forbidden Jacquelyn has expanded the myth involved in the popular Nightwalker series by introducing the possibility of a further six nations onto the existing six, previous knowlege of the Nightwalker books is not needed to enjoy this but I highly recomend reading them.
Once they have recovered from their "death" they are able to hitch-hike back to Earth and into a new body by possesing a human at the moment of their death. Both parties have to be in agreement though, and over a period of time the two souls will merge allowing them to share a body. Following an attempted murder, Docia is introduced to a world she never expected existed.
Raised by her brother, Jackson, and his friend Leo after the death of her parents, Docia has led a pretty uneventful life so why are people suddenly trying to kill her? Along the way we meet new foes and allies, the plot has many twists and a forbidden romance that raises the heat level. It's a promising beginning to the series, like all first in series books with such a huge mythology there is a large amount of info thrown at you in this book, it was a little hard to get my head around at times.
I was greatful for the distraction that Jackson provided and I'm looking forward to getting to know him better. Jacquelyn has proved once again why she is a master or should that be mistress? The worlds she creates are so indepth and different that you can't help but believe they may actually exist. Jun 09, Michelle Leah Olson rated it really liked it Shelves: In Forbidden Jacquelyn has expanded the myth involved in the popular Nightwalker series by introducing the possibility of a further six nations onto the existing six, previous knowledge of the Nightwalker books is not needed to enjoy this but I highly recommend reading them.
Once they have recovered from their "death" they are able to In Forbidden Jacquelyn has expanded the myth involved in the popular Nightwalker series by introducing the possibility of a further six nations onto the existing six, previous knowledge of the Nightwalker books is not needed to enjoy this but I highly recommend reading them.
Oct 06, Kat rated it really liked it Recommends it for: The World of Nightwalkers after this book finished I just had to carry on reading. This is the first book in the series and we are introduced to Docia. Docia is an interesting character, and I can see that she is a bit of a timid mouse on the outside to start with but I love her attitude, fashion style - I love op shops - I think I will call them regeneration shops now too - such a cool word for them.
Docia is the sister of K9 Cop Jackson, and when Docia is reported dead after a hit and run he is distraught, I think Jackson although he isn't the main character in this book, caught my interest the most. But miraculously Docia survives, but her life is far from safe, and when she is attacked again Docia ends up catching the attention of 'Ram' and the adventure kicks into high gear.
I don't want to give too much away, but I love how the world is based on Egyptian Myths and Gods, I also love Jacquelyn Frank's idea of how Egyptian burial rituals come into play with the Bodywalkers creation. With bodywalkers, gargoyles and who knows what else could make an appearance you will be glued to this book.
Right back to finishing book Sep 27, Ayisha rated it liked it Shelves: This is how I imagined Ram and Tameri: Lol I know they are Egyptians in the book but I feel this is a spot on representation! Especially since it was stated how they like to burn incense. Apr 21, Hbeebti rated it really liked it Shelves: Overall not to bad. Jun 09, Lulu rated it it was ok. Forbidden is the first book in Jacquelyn Frank's new Bodywalker series, a spin-off of her excellent Nightwalker series. After a brief glimpse of Nightwalkers' Bella and Kestra, we learn of another Nightwalker race, the Bodywalkers, who were created when the ancient Egyptian mummification process unintentionally tied the souls of the dead to Earth.
These souls exist in the "Ether", until they find a new human host and return to Earth. The human called the "original" and the symbiote called the Forbidden is the first book in Jacquelyn Frank's new Bodywalker series, a spin-off of her excellent Nightwalker series. The human called the "original" and the symbiote called the "carbon" share the original's body, both souls existing and "blending" together within the one body, though the distinct personalities of both the original and the carbon are retained.
Upon death of the human host body, the carbon is returned to the Ether to do it all over again with a new human host after a minimum waiting period of years. Overall, the plot of Forbidden is fairly straight forward. Unremarkable, office manager Docia Waverly is knocked off a bridge into a raging river. As she balances between life and death, she is offered the choice to either die, or become the human host to the Egyptian Queen Hapshepsut.
She chooses life and upon her return to Earth, she is found by Ram, the best friend of King Menes and his second in command. However, the Queen is very quiet within Docia, so it is all Docia for the majority of the book. Throughout Ram's many lives, he has never been tempted by his Queen but this time is very different and he finds himself inappropriately drawn to Docia. For millennia, a civil war has been raging within the Bodywalkers as they fight and kill one another, and are reborn to fight again, over and over, taking a new host body each time.
King Menes and Queen Hapshepsut rule the Politico, who believe in an equal sharing of the body and respect their human hosts. They fight the Templars priests and priestesses who believe in the complete domination of the human host body, and who ultimately seek to rule the entire human race. The Templars want to kill Docia in order to send the Queen's soul back to the Ether where she will have to remain for the minimum years. This will cause King Menes to delay his return, as he is so in love and attached to his Queen that he would choose to remain with her, no matter what might be happening on Earth.
There is a large secondary plot involving Docia's police officer brother, Jackson, as he frantically searches for his missing sister. This happens fairly rapidly and the leaders of the Templar are defeated. Jacquelyn Frank is a talented writer but large parts of this book were pretty dull, as Ram and Docia don't have much chemistry. Ram is your typical alpha Hero and Docia a fairly typical, yet pretty unremarkable heroine.
Other supporting characters were more interesting than the two of them, though the evil Templar leaders are straight forward evil, without any nuance. Over time, the two souls are supposed to "blend" so that they come to think and act as one. However, it was clear that both Ram and Vincent's distinct personalities still existed and each would come forward at different times, though Ramses dominated generally. As Docia herself says "it's menage a everybody! Still, that means that Tameri is basically a stranger to the other three when she does finally make her presence known. Frank tries to fix this by having Ram state that " For some intangible reason, he knew without a doubt that he was connected to Tameri just as perfectly as Menes was to Hatshepsut.
How does he feel about Tameri? We never find out. Having the four distinct personalities within the central relationship was odd and crowded and confusing. In trying to give readers the satisfaction of a true happily-ever-after, Frank has Ram tells Docia she will be his forever, in this life and the next and the next and the next, and that they will endure just as Menes and Hatshepsut have.
Well, how exactly are Ram and Docia going to endure forever when it is only the Egyptian souls Ramses and Tameri who will return to the Ether when their human hosts Vincent and Docia eventually die or are killed? The souls of the original human hosts are allowed to move on peacefully, unlike the Egyptians who return to the Ether. So, is Ram speaking to Docia or to Tameri? This is never explained and further confuses the ending. It seems that we are to assume that Ram and Docia are now so powerful and strong as a couple that they will be able to keep the host bodies alive for eternity, though not even Menes and Hapshepsut have been able to do this for their hosts.
So, overall, this new series doesn't work for me. It's possible that with the evil Templars gone, and the King and Queen on the verge of returning, that Frank will integrate the Bodywalkers more fully into the Nightwalker world which might help. However, the basic foundation on which the Bodywalkers stand is confusing and distracting with each relationship encompassing four distinct personalities that all need to fall in love with one another, with readers knowing that it is only the two Egyptian Bodywalker souls that will truly be together forever.
I've loved Frank's Nightwalker series and "Drink of Me" is a stand alone favorite, but I won't be continuing with the Bodywalkers. View all 6 comments. Nov 26, Tammy Zautner rated it liked it. Jacquelyn Frank is another new author for me and I thought I would check out Forbidden. One of my good online friends loves her and her Nightwalkers series.
I was really excited to get started on this one. It was a different aspect of paranormal. One of the things that threw me off was that they were not explained right away, so I felt exactly as Docia did, lost. She has had a tragedy happen to her, and she lands in the Ether and given a choice of whether she would like to live or not. The Bodywalker essentially blends with the original until they become a carbon of each other.
Today you have become a Bodywalker. You came to the brink of death, weakening the protective walls of your KA…your soul…enough to allow the KA of another to blend with yours. Meanwhile Ram was fighting the intense attraction between himself and Docia. The author wanted you to feel that these four souls were connected to each other instantly and it was supposed to feel intense and meant to be. The only time I felt any chemistry between these characters was when their Bodywalkers were suspended and you had just Docia and Vincent.
I felt the connection between the two original mortals. Docia was a quirky little thing, was the Queen was more polished and assertive. Vincent was an incredible hot Seal, while Ramses was also very polished and philosophical, a king in his own right. There were moments that it seemed there was no rhyme or reason to which soul was more dominant. It has to be. Two souls inside me. Two souls inside you. All knowing at their very core that we belong together. There was sparks every time those two hit a room together, even when they tried to hide it behind anger and disgust.
I liked the book well enough, but I do not know if I liked the book enough to try one of her others. It just seemed like a really long read to me, too many details and it was a bit confusing in places. There was not a lot of action or romance to fill in between all the details the author provided us with and the chemistry between the characters was meh.
You did not get a true sense of chemistry and action until close to the end of the book. In addition, it seemed like there was too many main characters. I must admit by the time we got to the point where the four souls were captured and suspended I was ready for the book to be over with. I even thought about not finishing but the one saving grace for this book was the twist towards the end. The last couple of chapters really carried the book in my opinion. If I had to choose a character from this book that I really liked and would read more about it would be Jackson, I devoured his chapters while skimming through the others.
I was provided with this book from the publisher for free via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review, thank you! Aug 01, Sandra rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Recommended to Sandra by: This review is also available on My Fiction Nook. Since I can't seem to decide between three and four stars, I'll give it three and a half, rounded up.
Now that that's out of the way, let me tell you why this book didn't work as well for me as Ms. There is a good attempt in the beginning of the book to tie Forbidden to the previous series, as Bella works in the Nightwalker library and muses about other Nightwalker breeds that are still unknown to them. It reads like an This review is also available on My Fiction Nook. It reads like an introduction to the world, but for anyone to know what's being talked about, one has to have read the Nightwalker series first.
From there, we jump directly into an introduction to Docia who's on her way to work and chatting to her brother on her cell phone, when a car veers too close to her and she has to more or less jump off the bridge she is on. Oh, and it's winter. The water is frigid. Caught between life and death, a voice talks to her and offers her a chance to live - by becoming a host to one of the Bodywalkers. Docia agrees, and is subsquently rescued from the river. Once she gets home from the hospital, her brother is reluctant to leave her alone, considering that he knows the accident on the bridge wasn't actually an accident, but Docia asserts herself and sends him away.
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At this point, a male enters the picture, introduces himself as Ram and whisks Docia away to safety. He's not saying much about why and whatfor, and Docia is understandably not happy about it. From there, the story unfolds fully, and Ms. Frank introduces the mythology behind the Bodywalkers, bit by bit, while letting Ram and Docia have the hots for each other, try not to have the hots for each other, and then eventually giving in to having the hots for each other.
The romance parts were reminiscent of previous books I've read by this author, and she succeeds again in making it very emotional and swoony. The intimate scenes are well described and invoke clear images, yet never drift too far from being romantic and emotional.
I also very much like the Egyptian mythology used for this breed of Nightwalkers, and how the factions evolved. There was plenty of action as well, which again was nicely done, and a sub-plot developing romance between Jackson Docia's brother and his police-assigned shrink. The book also produced a couple of O. O moments where Ms.
Frank surprised me with where she was taking the plot, but the final resolution was, while foreshadowed and then expected, not my cup of tea. Oh - I really like the Djinn. She was a bit of comic relief, but also served to move the romance between Docia and Ram forward. The writing is in the same style as the previous books I've read by this author.
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It's not overly flowery but definitely in the style of a romance novel, interspersed with action scenes. It's an easily read writing style, something that just flows, which makes it a quick read, and a good book to curl up with on a cold day. What didn't really work for me: Considering her brother is named Jackson, her name was a bit too fancy for my taste.
I kept wondering if it was short for something else, but couldn't think of anything. That was just a wee bit too tidy for me. Yes, it made sense, but I also could see it coming after Docia's revelation. It was nearly too much of a neat little bow, but I suppose this had to happen for there to be a next book, which is already in the works. Overall, this was a good book.
I enjoyed reading it, and I look forward to the next installment of this series. I received a free ARC from the publisher via Netgalley. A positive review was not promised in return. Oct 31, My Urban Fantasies rated it liked it Shelves: I've never read any of her books and barley recognized her name when I saw it on LibraryThing Early Reviewer. To be completely honest the hot piece of man candy on the cover is what grabbed my attention. Unfortunately that's all he grabbed. I'm thinking I need 2 or 3 of my very own.
After I read this book the only thing I could think is that I've been living under a rock for 6 years. Frank is an amazing writer. I have no idea how she missed my radar, but she's definitely on it now. Forbidden is supposed to be a paranormal romance. To me, it reads more like an urban fantasy. If you're expecting a hot romance with a side story of who's trying to kill Docia, expect to be disappointed. I'm not saying there is no romance in the book, because there is, it's just not the main story.
Relax about the Docia bit, that was not a spoiler. You find that out on page 9. I refuse to believe that anything before page 10 can be considered a spoiler. As I said before, I've never read The Nightwalkers. Other than having no idea who the characters were in the prologue, it did not seem to be a problem. The Bodywalkers are a new species, or according to the prologue a new nation, and with that comes a new set of characters. If you're into Egyptian history you're going to love the Bodywalkers.
There few heavy hitters mentioned: How the Bodywalkers came to be is such an original concept. I do not know how Jacquelyn Frank came up with it, but it's brilliant. The Bodywalkers are as old as Ancient Egypt. Instead of bringing the mortal world and their earthly possessions with them; the mummification process actually prevented the Ancient Egyptians from entering the afterlife. Mummification instead tethered the Ancient Egyptians to the mortal world and a between place called the Ether. The Ether is essentially where the Ancient Egyptians' souls stay until they can blend with a human, becoming Bodywalkers.
When a human is on the brink of death, specifically near a Nexuses point, they are sometimes temporarily pulled into the Ether. The human is then given a chance to share their mortality with a Bodywalker. If the human says no their soul moves on to the afterlife. If they say yes it's a second chance at life for the host human, also known as the original, and the Bodywalker, also called a carbon.
There are perks for accepting the Blending. The shared human body is now stronger, heals faster and their life span is significantly longer. When the human body dies the human spirit moves to the afterlife and the Bodywalker is returned to the Ether for years. Docia is my favorite character. She's spunky and a little weird, but in a good way. Unfortunately as the blending process continues you get less of Docia. She's basically sharing her body with another person and that person also has to make an appearance. Asikri, Leo and Vincent deserve an honorable mention. They have this whole wise-ass bad boy thing going on, it's really hot.
I would have given this book more stars but there were a few spots that were slow and the mummification history was a little repetitive. Would I read the next book in the series? Dec 04, Liz rated it really liked it. Forbidden by Jacquelyn Frank is one of the best novels I've recently read. I throughly enjoyed all the aspects of the novel and cannot wait until Forever , the second book of The World of Nightwalkers series, comes out.
Usually now I'd try to briefly summarize the novel without giving away any spoilers but I feel like anything I try to explain for this novel would be a spoiler. So I'd suggest you read the back of the book, a couple of reviews, and then go out and get a copy of Forbidden and read t Forbidden by Jacquelyn Frank is one of the best novels I've recently read.
So I'd suggest you read the back of the book, a couple of reviews, and then go out and get a copy of Forbidden and read that too. As long as a novel as a RHEA I usually tend to like it more…even if I didn't like the plot or secondary characters too much. Anyways the surprising thing that shocked me about Forbidden is that even though it had my RHEA, I enjoyed the novel more due to it's other aspects. I adored the Egyptian background I was definitely obsessed with all things Egyptian a long time ago, and this novel brought me back there.
I connected to all the characters and I enjoyed the fact that there was multiple POVs - I felt like Frank always picked the right character's voice to listen to for each moment. The whole idea of the Bodywalkers was interesting and different…. I could probably go on and on but I basically adored Forbidden and have now become a fan of Jacquelyn Frank.
I plan to continue reading this series and start the Nightwalkers series that initiated this spin-off. Oh and I forgot to mention that even though I never read the Nightwalkers series, other than the short prologue in Forbidden I did not even realize I was reading a spin-off series. Everything was described in a way that explained what I as a reader needed to know so that even without reading the original series I understood what I needed to in Forbidden.
Basically I'd recommend everyone give this novel a try especially if you love a great, exciting, interesting, and unique story that has loveable characters. A copy of this novel was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review. Sep 13, AH rated it really liked it Shelves: First, let me direct you to the cover of this book. Nice view, am I right? Forbidden by Jacqueline Frank was an enjoyable read for me. I have not read any of her earlier books in the Nightwalkers series, but I did not feel the least bit lost.
In fact, I may pick up a few of them to read at my leisure. Forbidden is the story of Docia Waverly and begins as she meets her untimely demise when she is pushed off a bridge. While she is in the Ether, the in between world between life and death, she is g First, let me direct you to the cover of this book. Docia is not yet ready to die, so she chooses life. Life as a host to a Nightwalker has plenty of advantages: Docia seems to accept her fate. He tells Docia that she is the reincarnation of Hatshepsut, the queen and lover of Menes his king.
Docia is a little taken aback that she will be the queen of the Nightwalkers, but she seems to take it in stride. There is a rather humorous exchange between Docia and Ram when she realizes that he is Ramses and she asks him about the ten plagues. He refuses to answer her questions, almost embarrassed by the event.
With regards to the romance, I enjoyed the connection between Ram and Docia. Poor Ram, so loyal to his king and so conflicted about his attraction to Docia.
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You are the wild card here. You are the source of my troubles. Jackson was absolutely relentless in his search for Docia. He could not stomach losing her a second time. Singsing, the djynn was so hilarious. Her lack of brain filter made some of her quips hysterical: But I do so love cold chocolate milk, don't you?
It's sweet and refreshing at the same time. And yet it looks like liquid poo. I also liked her explanation as to why the characters kept reincarnating. Thank you to Edelweiss and Ballantine Books for a review copy of this book. Review posted on Badass Book Reviews.
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