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Robert R. McCammon
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Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including the award-winning BOY'S LIFE and SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD. There are more than four million copies of his books in print. His 2018 novel, THE LISTENER, is set in the 1930s and is available now from Cemetery Dance Publications.
His newest novel, CARDINAL BLACK, was published by Cemetery Dance in 2019. It is the seventh novel in the Matthew Corbett series, which started with SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD.
Mr. McCammon is currently writing THE KING OF SHADOWS, the eighth novel in the Matthew Corbett series.
Visit his websites: www.robertmccammon.com and www.matthewcorbettsworld.com
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Robert McCammon
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Robert McCammon is the New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including the award-winning BOY'S LIFE and SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD. There are more than four million copies of his books in print. His latest novel, CARDINAL BLACK, is the seventh book in the Matthew Corbett series.
He recently completed the eighth book, THE KING OF SHADOWS, which is expected to be published in 2022.
Visit his websites: www.robertmccammon.com and www.matthewcorbettsworld.com
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Kim

The Best Vampire Book I've Ever Read

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2022

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Robert McCammon is an amazing writer. He knows how to create a long novel that is tight from beginning to end.
Though this is a vampire book, McCammon dedicates a good part of his word count to developing his non-vampire characters. As a result, their struggles and losses are felt strongly by the reader.
I worried at first that the ending was wandering and rambling, only to be reminded that McCammon knows what he is doing. He has now become my favorite author.

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CameronR

A well written and genuinely scary vampire novel

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2013

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Yet, the biggest mystery to me is why the author wont let this be republished. If what they say is true, and its because he thinks it suffers in comparison to his later work, then I really dont understand.

I've read just about every well written vamp novel there is, and many that aren't (well written). I re-read this recently after reading it 20 years ago, and was mindful of the fact the author apparently rates it lowly. Yet I found nothing in it to be amateur. I have read some amateur hour Dracula novels recently, and this is definitely not one of them. I dont think it suffers in any way to the novel I have seen it compared to, ie Salems Lot. Both are excellent reads, both build suspense, and character development is excellent, as is the central plot.

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Jubilation again,lol.

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2021

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Thought I'd read this, almost didn't down load lol. Thanks Mr. McCammon, for a brilliant imaginary bit of entertainment. Now I have read all of your writings up to date. Still, Swan song is my favorite. Have passed along that book to more readers' than you know lol. As you pass along life's many roads, keep writing and entertaining with your imagination and skill. S. Matlock.

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connal bain

The Ultimate Vampire Armageddon Novel

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016

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They Thirst was the novel that marked the maturity of McCammon's scope as a novelist. With his three previous novels, he inched closer and closer to the greatness and national acclaim he would eventually achieve with Swan's Song. But with this novel, he finally made his mark as a horror novelist to be reckoned with.

They thirst is a grand, apocalyptic novel of a vampire plague that threatens to decimate Los Angeles, and McCammon deftly handles multiple characters caught in the blood-sucking maelstrom. The early parts of the novel present a highly plausible version of how a vampire colony could begin in a city such as LA, the city of angels, the city of lights, the city of both reason and freakish insanity. The police are slow to believe that anything supernatural could be taking place as cemeteries are desecrated in the most startling way, bodies are found in a mysterious state of near-death, and an inner-city barrio is besieged. Plausible explanations such as a group of satanists, escalating Latino gang warfare, and just the every-day weirdness of LA life are offered.

But one cop, an immigrant from Hungary who, as a child, experienced the horrors of a vampire attack on his small village, suspects something much darker in play. He, along with an investigative reporter for an exploitation newspaper, an up-and-coming comedian with a girlfriend who is a practitioner of vodun, and a young child schooled in the horror films Hollywood itself produced are all that stands between the survival of the human race and a dark new age of the vampire.

McCammon's vampires are not the urbane figures from Stoker and Le Fanu; rather, they are savage, deviant, and oh so thirsty. Imagine Dawn of the Dead, but with Vampires, and you have an idea of what this novel holds in its pages. After a gradual build-up, LA finds itself buried in the most massive sandstorm ever to hit the modern world, a sandstorm brought about by the dark forces of the vampire master. McCammon presents a terrifying vision of LA as hit by an apocalypse of biblical proportions and only a brave few stand between humanity and its extinction.

To say that this novel is gripping would be an understatement. This book demands to be read in one stay-up-all-night-and-call-in-sick-to-work session. Yes, it's that good.

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Robert Rogers

read it when first released

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2021

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Read this as a young teenager and have reread it many many times, own it in hardcover, paper back and digital. This would make such a great movie.

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022

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Huge fan ran across this on my kindle and re-read ...Loved just as much as I remembered from years ago

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Steve

Not scary and not up to his high standards

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2018

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This is an early novel by Robert McCammon and it shows. Vampires take over LA. They are led by a vampire prince "The Master" who is about as scary and predictable as a comic book villain. We follow the events as they are experienced by numerous flat and disjointed characters. This book starts off strong but soon enough it is all over the place. Lots of bloat and wasted pages about characters I didn't really care about, this includes some of the main characters. Towards the end of the book after plowing through over 400 pages, I found myself confused as to why I am suddenly expected to be cheering for Palatazin (the main character), Tommy (a kid we meet halfway into the book) and a Vietnam vet named "Ratty" who lives in the sewers and talks like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. I really don't think the author could have messed this book up more than he did. If you want to go straight for his good stuff, I can recommend Boys Life, Swan Song and Stinger. 2/5

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Andy Raff

It's basically Salem's Lot but...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2021

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One of my favourite books. Read it first 30 years ago or so, and return to it regularly. Don't expect deathless prose or grand literature, but enjoy a solid tale from tye olden days when we knew vampires were the enemy,

keith howard

Excellent Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2014

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I read this book years ago, and Ive been hoping it was going to migrate to Kindle because when I first read it i wasn't really into reading as much as now, and although I remembered the basis of the story, i couldn't remember the characters. I have just finished it , and it was awesome, it wasn't the new lovey dovey vampire books this is the real deal, how you would expect them. the hero's of the book are like you and me and I was left waiting until the end to find out who won the battle. Loved it

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Not exactly what was ordered

They Thirst

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2019

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Excellent contemporary take on the Vampire book it slowly picks up speed and diverse characters until it eventually rockets along at a breathtaking speed. This is one book you will find difficulty in putting down.Robert McCammon has successfully carved a niche for himself in the world of Horror writers.

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Wayne

A good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2022

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But not as good as some of his books, Sean song still takes some beating, but still worth a read.

Prehistoric John

One of the best vampire stories written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2012

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I've always liked Robert R.McCammon and this is one of his best books. Yes, you have to accept vampires exist but once, for the purpose of enjoying the story, you have, this unfolds at almost breakneck speed. There's a logic to the way the vampire 'army' multiplies and takes over more and more of the country that is often missing in such stories. I had this in paperback many years ago and have revisited it on my Kindle. If you like horror stories this is an ideal companion to curl up in bed with. Best read at night with the lights right down!

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