Necroscope discussion

Anyone a fan of the Necroscope series by Brian Lumley? One of the best takes on Vampires I have ever seen.
The hero Harry Keogh finds himself in a unique position being able to speak and learn from the dead. As the series progresses he gains in power, but then so do his enemies.
British quirkiness combined with otherworldly invaders and teleportation.
What can beat that!

I liked this book, and for a while thought I might read the second, but I never did. To be honest I didn't like how Harry ended up at the end of this one.

Well, it gets kind of strange after awhile, and with the ability to mess with time, anything is possible. I actually stopped reading Book III and got Necroscope: The Lost Years... the first hundred pages are great so far!

It is a fantastic series of novels, knocks the socks off Twilight.

My little ponies knocks the socks of twilight lol I loved the books I got as far as the wampire ones and loved every word. I am planning on re-reading them.

I absolutely loved these books! It's been a while since I've read them, and I didn't know more had been written past book five until I saw them on here...Now I HAVE to find them!

I read ALL the Necroscope Series. It was hard to find them in the local library and had to wait weeks sometimes. But well worth it :) This was before I had my Nook.

Love the Necroscope series! often wondered how you pronounced Harry Keogh (the last name anyways)...my wife and I often debate this

My family and I read the whole series back in the '90's. By book 6(?) we were getting a little tired of it's horror tangents - but persevered.

Yes I am a big fan of the Necroscope novels. I have read everyone it took me well over a year and well worth it. Be good as a series on TV. Wishful thinking. Lol.

Mbickerton wrote: "Yes I am a big fan of the Necroscope novels. I have read everyone it took me well over a year and well worth it. Be good as a series on TV. Wishful thinking. Lol."

I agree about the TV series..only if it was on HBO or Showtime so we can still get all the gore, sex, and violence ;)

If only. How good would that be.they were the best interpretations of vampires I have ever read about.

Most definitely.Ditto ;)

I loved these books when they came out- sems like years ago now! Properly good (and scary) vampire books that really get your imagination going! Highly recommended!!

There are no sparkly angst ridden vampires in these books!
The best earthly vamps are those on 30 days of night. Well scary!

Meses favourites of thems Wampyre was thems Dog Lord. Canker..

I read everything I could get my hands on as soon as they came out. I still have all my copies from the '80s right up to present day, they are fantastic. The Necroscope series has yet to be beaten by any 'Vampire' author, classics.

I give my copies away to a mate yrs ago! How foolish! I would read them again . Best vampire stories / ideas I've ever read.

I first read the original 5 in the late 80's early 90's, and I loved them. I recently found out there were Harry's Lost Years and that inspired me to read the originals again.

They are very dated (with the Russians), but have still held up with time. Definately one of the more interesting takes on vampires.

Mark wrote: "I loved these books when they came out- sems like years ago now!"

Decades, in fact.

Loved the first book when I read it, but the series seemed to gradually lose steam as it went. I read as far as "Deadspeak" with enthusiasm, but "Deadspawn" lost me. Gave "The Lost Years" a try, but it just felt pointless to me.

This series of books are without doubt the best story I have ever read. Obviously the fact that they're a story about vampires gives them an edge over any other series of books that I might read. The first five Necroscope books are just one piece of the overall picture and are almost incomparable to the Vampire World section of three books, The Lost Years and the other sections that go to make up the complete story.
I personally found the first book a bit slow ,but there were a lot of the foundations for the rest of the stories being laid.
I used the Brian Lumley web site to find the correct order in which to read the books. I think there's thirteen (could be more)books in total and they are fantastic. I think I'd have to say that the three Vampire World books were my favorite part, like nothing I've read before just awesome. Proper nasty killing machines that live in an alternative universe to us.
I will definitely read them all again, they're that good, in fact I might do that sooner rather than later, this post has got me thinking about the story again.

I loved the Vampire World trilogy. Lumley's vampires are pure evil, they have no sparkle, nothing redeeming. Add the parallel universe, and it just makes it all the more believable.

Do thesse get better? I appreciate this won't be a popular view on this thread but I found this, first, book to be dreadfully slow, mannered and, to be honest, a bit boring.
However I don't want to miss out on a good series.

I thought the books, well the first 6 or 7 were very good...they did start to go off the rails with Harry's sons,and the world swapping...but the development of supernatural law enforcement and the detail/story telling in them was top notch. Lumley did some very very good work. Highly entertaining...i think i donated my books to a library 15 years ago...but wished i still had them.

Ian wrote: "Do thsse get better? I appreciate this won't be a popular view on this thread but I found this, first, book to be dreadfully slow, mannered and, to be honest, a bit boring.
However I don't want t..."

They do, but then as Marc says it all sort of gets out of hand. As if he's just extending the series. Book I did move a little slow, but I think I was hooked by the whole atmosphere of it: I love the old stories, set in the dark woods of Transylvania. To think of an ancient vampire buried there, to be discovered by a young Dragosanni... still sends a few shivers up your spine.

Martin wrote: "Ian wrote: "Do thsse get better? I appreciate this won't be a popular view on this thread but I found this, first, book to be dreadfully slow, mannered and, to be honest, a bit boring.
However I d..."

Oh you got that right Martin,perfectly put.

Scott wrote: "I liked this book, and for a while thought I might read the second, but I never did. To be honest I didn't like how Harry ended up at the end of this one."

I agree, I wish he hadn't "gone there."

Ian wrote: "Do thesse get better? I appreciate this won't be a popular view on this thread but I found this, first, book to be dreadfully slow, mannered and, to be honest, a bit boring.
However I don't want t..."

You're right they are very slow, and the political stuff bores me. I probably won't continue the series because of the time swap stuff coming up (not into that), but I did enjoy the first two.

Thanks Erin, glad I'm not alone!

Erin (*is in a reviewing slump*) wrote: "Ian wrote: "Do thesse get better? I appreciate this won't be a popular view on this thread but I found this, first, book to be dreadfully slow, mannered and, to be honest, a bit boring.
However I ..."