Descent of Blood was the first historical based book that I have read by Elizabeth Marx. Although it took me a chapter or so to get into it while she set the stage with all the characters I was drawn in and captivated until the end. This book was incredibly well researched and the story line twists and turns dramatically to keep you captivated until the end.
In Descent of Blood you get to view the world in a darker sort of way. These are not your “Twilight” type of vampires; this is how vampires are supposed to be written. When the story starts you find the characters in the middle the War of the Roses which took place in the 1400’s. We experience this story through the eyes of the vampire priestess, Philabe and the things that she witnesses as she is a keeper of records. During the course of the story she makes notations of things that are to be recorded for those to come in the future so that their stories are told.
Enter the handsome Severian, who also is a vampire and is fighting in more than one war to ensure survival. From the moment that he meets the love Lady Meridian, he knows that things are going to be complicated as she the pure human that the prophecy of the Red Veil speaks of, which means that she is able to take a vampire lover. As soon as she touches him his body knows who she is and he swears to reunite her with her kin while all the while, his body and spirit desire to possess her in every way. While the Red Veil, beckons him to possess her, Meridian, a strong character on her own, has her own thoughts and the direction that her life will lead and it does not include anyone possessing her.
Together with their group of character in tow, they must protect each other for survival in a human world, overcoming many obstacles in their path to protect the priceless item that Meridian carries with her to be reunited with her people.
Elizabeth did a fabulous job of painting vampires in a historical and ancient way. A gothic twist on historical paranormal with a well-researched world that came alive around the well-developed characters who keep you captivated with their tale until the end. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series as well as many others by this author.
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