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In all the Dungeons &
Dragon books (including the worlds of Forgotten Realms and DragonLance),
I have yet to read about a vampire. So, I am looking forward to meeting
this new foe and seeing how the main character, or characters, will not
only react to it, but battle it. After all, vampires are stronger,
quicker, smarter, charming and magical. How can a normal mortal fright
that?
A Practical Guide to
Vampires has much more information about vampires than I
anticipated. After all, this is the fourth Practical Guide I have read
and find that they are highly enjoyable. Vampires are the hot thing
right now. With popular movies hitting the big screen, shows on
television, and a lot of books being written, vampires are the top of
the heap in the paranormal world. Although this book doesn't deal with
all the variations of vampires being created, it does deal with them in
relation to the world of Dungeons & Dragons. One thing I found really
interesting was the exclusion of a cross as a form of protection. This
makes sense because the Catholic religion does not exist in the world of
Dungeons & Dragons. Sure, there are clerics, but those clerics worship
different gods . . . so no cross.
Lisa Trutkoff Trumbauer has gathered a ton of interesting information
about vampires. The artwork nicely compliments the text. This book is a
must for any lover of vampires. My daughter is one of those teenage
girls that loves vampires and thinks they are good and handsome. The
seven years I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the five years
I watched Angel have taught me otherwise. No matter how you slice
it, vampires are evil creatures. Sure, there may be a few good ones out
there, like the vegetarians described in this book, but they are far and
few between. Still, that didn't stop my daughter from snatching this
book up the minute I brought it home. I had to fight her to get it back.
Overall, A Practical Guide to
Vampires
is packed with interesting tidbits about the living dead. The artwork is
wonderful and I highly recommend this informational book to anyone that
wants to know more about vampires. If you desires to become a vampire
hunter, you will gain a lot of important knowledge from reading this
book. Make sure you don't go out there unprepared. You will either end
up dead or turned into a vampire yourself. Neither seems like a good
idea to me.
I rated this book an 8½ out of 10. |
