V-Wars (V-Wars: Chronicles of the Vampire Wars #1)

An okay read, but the Kindle version is annoyingly full of errors. Also, the book jumps around a lot between stories/authors, so unless you marathon read, you may lose track.

While the book includes an interesting concept regarding a virus and its role in triggering otherwise dormant DNA – and the variations in events and behavior that follow – some of the players, scenarios, and overall social commentary are very reminiscent of other stories of outcast mutants and monsters. Although thought provoking in a few places, I found some of it predictable and boring.

Overall, it was an okay read, but the Kindle errors were unbearable.

V-Wars explores the vampire theme without resorting to supernatural forces. Its a new and interesting spin.
The book is fragmented and sometimes I wanted more details on the species and more character development, but its a fun fast read.
It has political and environmental touches that are relevant today, for those who value these is a sci-fi book.

What do you get when you take an anthology with a story line using a “shared world” concept overrun with vampires,several highly talented authors, backed by the creative mind of Jonathan Maberry? Wait, before you answer that,add a government who’s just labeled all vampires as terrorists. Now you have V-Wars!

From the beginning,this story is told through the eyes of multiple characters in different parts of the world. Did I mention most of them are vampires? What’s unique about this without giving away any spoilers, are their transformations. What’s causing these transformations you ask? For that we turn to Antarctica and a dormant virus which has just been set free from the ice which then affects our junk DNA.

Turning the proverbial page, this anthology from the word go, got right to the heart of the matter focusing on the darker or should I say more frightening aspect of the vampire lore. This was one of the most refreshing concepts of the story.(No glitzy anything!) There are different types of vampires evolving, and each one is based on the individual’s heritage.

The story moves at a good pace and while it does change perspectives, it’s not hard to follow. Through solid character development and dialogue, we can clearly appreciate the conflicts as the vampires try once again, to rejoin mankind.

In short, This was a great anthology, and it’s my understanding it’s Mr. Maberry’s first one as both a contributor and editor. If this story is any indicator of his future anthologies,then I’ll be looking forward to reading them all!

John Farris
Dead, Buried, and Back!

When I bought this book, it was very obvious that this was a world war Z with vampires. Haven’t never read World War Z, and a much larger fan of vampires I gave this book a try and I enjoyed the ride. Some of the stories were better than others, but I enjoyed the over all arching idea of the book. It was a good interpretation of the genre without getting too campy.

Can’t wait to read more of the series.

Wow! Jonathan Mayberry has put together a great collection of stories here by well known authors. Not only that, they all flow as if it were one story by one author. A fantastic collection that I’d recommend to anyone.

On a side note, I chose to read this after reading all the current Joe Ledger novels Mr. Mayberry has published to date just to see how his writing is in another genre. Suffice to say, I feel I’ll be reading his entire catalogue.

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