I, Vampire

I, Vampire by Michael Romkey is a re-read. I wanted to read the second book Vampire Papers but felt that it had been too long since I read the first one. So I have quickly read through the story again.

This is one of the better vampire series. Unfortunately only the first two books in the series are still in print. I have the remainder on route to me. I found the collection at a used bookstore in Indiana.

The basic premise of the series is that there are two factions of vampires. Good and Evil. The good ones belong to the Illuminati. The bad ones are lead by Caesar Borgia and include Nazi's and Jack the Ripper.

One of the main characters is Mozart. Yes, THE Mozart.

A mixture of beauty, the arts, and horror. In other words, it is a perfect read.

Corelli's Mandolin

Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres is a fantastic story about a small Greek island during World War 2.

The book is a bit long. Though I read it quickly I occasionally felt I would never finish. But that is more due to the language than anything. This is a translated work but there are still smatterings of Greek, Italian, German, and French throughout the story.

I found the story captivating and assuming that it is historically accurate I found it educational as well. The brutalities of war mixed with the humanity and kindness. This was simply a wonderful story.