Take an inhuman creature whose raison d'être is patriotic
loyalty to an oath given over the bullet that killed
Lincoln. Add a former White House political tactician now
working as a liaison-slash-handler for said inhuman
creature. Place them adroitly amid a secret war run by the
ultimate of shadow organizations and mix in some deadly
reptilian anthromorphs who can spread their condition via
saliva. It makes for a heady, fast-paced (albeit gory) read
and a good second entry in Farnsworth's Nathaniel Cade
series.
Zach Barrows knows what he does is at least as important as
his former position but the constant life-threatening
situations are beginning to wear on him. He refuses to end
up like Cade's former handler, with no life of his own but
amid mayhem and world-ending drama it's a bit hard to meet
the kind of woman he's looking for.
Cade wants what he has always wanted; a clear path
between him and any enemy threatening the office of the
President and the United States at large.
Zach and Cade are teamed with a small group from
Archer/Andrews (a military contractor willing to get its
hands dirty for enough money) to seek out an infiltrator who
may be the source of the reptilian incursions but the AA
people seem fairly useless, and the incursions worsen.
Somehow the reptiles get stronger, smarter and more
resilient with each new outbreak. Just one of them slipping
through could mean the end of secrecy, the end of the United
States, and possibly the end of the human race.
Christopher Farnsworth's background in script writing is
evident in the structure and pace of THE PRESIDENT'S
VAMPIRE. Visually rich vignettes are packed with action and
lead like a chain of violent beads along the threads of the
storyline. Humor and humanity flash briefly against the grim
backdrop providing breaks from the increasing tension and
creating a thriller with dimension, texture and a sharp
sense of reality. Farnsworth's first Nathanial Cade novel,
Blood Oath has been optioned for film. If this
second entry is any indication, we may have a new series of
blockbusters coming up.
For 140 years, Nathaniel Cade has been the President’s
Vampire, sworn to protect and serve his country. Cade’s
existence is the most closely guarded of White House
secrets; a superhuman covert agent who is the last line of
defense
against nightmare scenarios that ordinary citizens can only
dream of.
When a new outbreak of an ancient evil—one which Cade has
seen before—comes to light, Cade and his human handler, Zach
Barrows, must track down its source. To “protect and serve”
often
means settling old scores and confronting new betrayals . .
. as only a centuries-old predator can.
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