Hunting Memories: A Vampire Memories Novel

By Barb Hendee

Book Overview

The co-author of the bestselling Noble Dead novels continues her ?exhilarating?( SF Revu ) new vampire series. Eleisha Clevon has begun a correspondence with fellow vampire Rose de Spenser. Both reluctant predators, they venture outside only when the hunger becomes unbearable, trying not to draw attention to themselves'and feel guilty when ending human lives. But Eleisha has learned a way to draw blood from her victims without killing them. She wants to share this knowledge with like-minded vampires and create a haven where they can exist together'and forge a united front against Julian Ashton, a vampire who has been hunting down and destroying his own kind?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451462912
• ISBN13: 9780451462916
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Berkley / Nal
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Recommended for any fantasy holding

HUNTING MEMORIES tells of Eleisha, who receives a communication acknowledging her status as a vampire and letting her know there are others like her in the world. The difference is - she's learned a way to draw blood from her victims without killing them - and her discovery will divide the existing vampire community in this tense thriller, recommended for any fantasy holding.

Great follow up

Awesome boook. if you read blood memories you"ll blow through this book. great read finished it in two days.

Vampires you want to know

Eleisha is one of my favorite vampires. Even in her undead state she cares deeply for others and hopes to create a community for herself and her small group. The characters in this novel are all so engaging and interesting. Even Julian is delightfully complex. And the stories these vampires discover about one another are interconnected in strange, wonderful and sometimes contradictory ways. These are vampires with human problems (as well as supernatural ones), which makes them easy to relate to, worry about and spend time with enjoying a laugh.

excellent vampire thriller

Just a few centuries ago, the vampires had rules that let them go undetected by humans and the most important one was to drink mortal blood without killing the source. The blood diner would use hypnotic telepathy to erase all memories of the encounter. The second rule is that a vampire could not create more than one vampire per century. When the powerful Angelo created three sons in one century; two of whom were flawed. One of the offspring Julian Ashton had no psychic powers and his blood meals brought attention to himself that led to vampires wanting him euthanized. Instead he killed the psychic vampiric rivals; which violated vampire rules. Julian created Eleisha Clevon, but her psychic skills manifested on their own thanks to the mortal telepath Wade. She fought her sire and won forcing Julian to flee to his Cliffbracken in Wales with his tail between his legs. Eleisha and another vampire Rose de Spenser exchange letters about forming an underground vampire movement for vamps hiding from Julian. He learns of their plot and comes to the United Sates to stop Robert, an elder who knows the rules, unlike the made vampires of today from making contact with his enemies. He intends to kill Robert and anyone else in his way; however his opponents are gaining in strength, resolution, and conviction as they plant to take him down. This sequel to BLOOD VAMPIRES is an enjoyable and creative (not just of new vampires) cocktail cleverly blending urban fantasy mixed with strong horror elements. Eleisha is teaching Phillip how to drink blood without killing the prey; he, the son of Angelo would do anything to keep her safe because she gave him a reason to live. HUNTING MEMORIES is a thriller of a vampire tale as Julian is coming to take care of his enemies. Harriet Klausner

2nd book in the Vampire Memories series

Following the concluding events in Blood Memories, the ruthless vampire Julian Ashton has fled back to Europe. And Eleisha Clevon has forged a new life with fellow vampire Phillip and the psychic human Wade. But she has been secretly corresponding with another vampire. Eleisha and Rose have a vision to provide a safe haven for vampires that don't want to kill humans, safe from Julian. It seems there are other vampires out there that have escaped Julian's killing spree. Barb Hendee has created a different world of vampires, where the vampires are the hunted and live in hiding. Each character is given a dramatic backstory, with complex relationships and motivations. Incredibly suspenseful and eerily vivid, this sequel is once again fast-paced and hard to put down. This dark fantasy series continues to impress me. I enjoyed this installment even more than the first. It wasn't quite as dark and bleak, with Eleisha and Rose's idea of a better life for everyone. With powerful characters and an impressive storyline, vampire and urban fantasy fans shouldn't miss this unique series.