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- From: d9bertil@dtek.chalmers.se (Bertil Jonell)
- Newsgroups: alt.vampyres
- Subject: Re: Witching Hour sequel?
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- Date: 31 Dec 92 15:00:18 GMT
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- In article <forb0004.176.725600529@student.tc.umn.edu> forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu (Eric Forbis ) writes:
- >I was wondering how Rice would deal with an evil spirit after describing an
- >agnostic, existential world in the Vampire Chronicles; her description of
- >these entities as an immortal dispersed cellular being was a stroke of
- >genious. Here's an entirely new class of beings to write about, integrate
- >into her vampire and mummy books.
-
- ?! I thought it was a similar type of spirit to Amel in 'Queen of the
- Damned'. The difference in description IMHO comes from the different (to say
- the least:) cultural background of Rowan and Mekare.
-
- >Aaron several times mentions that other "monsters" have tried to enter our
- >world via some gateway, but I don't remember any descriptions of these
- >attempts. Did anyone catch this?
-
- The entire Vampire Cronicles is about a successful attempt.
-
- >Eric Forbis forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu
-
- -bertil-
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