THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIAN is the first novel by Sarah Jane
Stratford. Sarah is quite a history buff, she has an M.A. in
medieval history from the University of York in England. It
comes through in her writing as this is not a romance as
much as a detailing of the early years of Hitler and the
Nazi. I was taken by the unique premise that identifies
vampires as one of the races Hitler wished to banish
from the world; that he knew and saw them as less than
desirable, less than pure, as evil. Hitler had special
hunters to rid Europe of vampires and they were very
effective in doing so. This dark story takes place from
1938 to 1940.
The heroine of the story is something unique and different.
Brigita is a millennial, a vampire that has
lived over a thousand years and is thus very hard to
destroy. They are very fast and efficient in killing when
needed. Brigit is part of an ancient London tribunal of
vampires that are horrified by what Hitler and the Nazis
are doing. She doesn't want to leave her lover, Eamon, to
join the fight but they need her. The powers they possess
are different than what you have read about most vampires,
but the need to feed is still present.
Separated from Eamon, Brigit feels her demon inside more
and less of the humanity she is learning from him. Brigit
is cold and calculating, and has no problem with killing.
She detests the Nazi's and what they are trying to do to her
kind and in the end, all humans. The millennial soon
realize Hitler is more savage and brutal than anyone they
have ever encountered. Brigit goes through a lot, learns
more about herself, and is more likable by the end of this
story.
If you enjoy history and vampires then this is the book for
you. The cover catches your eye with a female brandishing a
sword in each hand, full moon in the background, and the
Nazi flag hanging in the background. The back captures you
with line, "When the world faces its darkest hour, hope lies
in the hands of the darkest creatures". Sarah Jane Stratford
has received promising reviews and I wish her the best.
Although it is not the vampire way to interfere with human
politics, they remember the destruction of the first World
War. When London's vampire tribunal senses that Hitler is
paving the way for another human war, they are determined to
break the spine of the Nazis before more damage is done.
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