Review of No Truce With The Vampires
Posted: 11 Apr 2025, 05:14
[Following is a volunteer review of "No Truce With The Vampires" by Martyn Rhys Vaughan.]
No Truce With The Vampires: Those who sleep by Martyn Rhys Vaughan. The narrative begins in a transformed reality where vampires govern. Sergeant Charles Gray works for the Vampire Police as a human officer who delivers his story through a combination of service commitment and skeptical perspective. Under the current social order, humans are forced to work in two roles: as blood sources on farms or as police whose status remains low relative to vampires who hold complete power.
The author establishes both the unsettling environment and the setting during the very first page of the text. Gray states in the text that he arrived in the world twenty years after vampires claimed total control in the world. There exist no memories in my mind of humans governing the world since the vampires claimed their rule twenty years ago. This statement hints that the society has lost its knowledge of liberty. Gray speaks in an easy-to-understand way to keep the reader focused on his limited view while he observes things that surpass human understanding.
The vivid sensory write-ups in Marinetown create a complete vision of the city. Gray states in Chapter Two that “the traffic was as merciless as ever” while “the July sun used its intensity to burn through the transparent roof.” A world under vampire rule gives the reader first-hand experience of excessive heat and boxed-in feeling alongside an unstoppable pace. Vaughan presents his prose in an efficient manner, which explains how human society operates through concepts like blood farms and elite mistresses with “shadflies.”
What I liked the most in this book is Chapter Six, which brings a crucial standout when Gray experiences a surreal dream where a green mist voices to him, “Shadfly, you are not our prey… Tell them we will be amongst all of you soon.” The unsettling dream points to a danger that surpasses the fears of vampires in their entirety.
There is nothing to dislike in this book. The book excels through its fast pace and creative creation of new worlds. Through short chapters together with direct dialogue, the story advances steadily. The story alternates between the author’s investigative work along with his quest for understanding power dynamics and personal liberty. Hence, this book earns a 5 out of 5 stars from me.
The book was well edited. I just found one error. The story ends firmly by assuring its readers that the book will appear in a sequel titled No Truce With The Vampires: Those Who Wake.
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No Truce With The Vampires
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No Truce With The Vampires: Those who sleep by Martyn Rhys Vaughan. The narrative begins in a transformed reality where vampires govern. Sergeant Charles Gray works for the Vampire Police as a human officer who delivers his story through a combination of service commitment and skeptical perspective. Under the current social order, humans are forced to work in two roles: as blood sources on farms or as police whose status remains low relative to vampires who hold complete power.
The author establishes both the unsettling environment and the setting during the very first page of the text. Gray states in the text that he arrived in the world twenty years after vampires claimed total control in the world. There exist no memories in my mind of humans governing the world since the vampires claimed their rule twenty years ago. This statement hints that the society has lost its knowledge of liberty. Gray speaks in an easy-to-understand way to keep the reader focused on his limited view while he observes things that surpass human understanding.
The vivid sensory write-ups in Marinetown create a complete vision of the city. Gray states in Chapter Two that “the traffic was as merciless as ever” while “the July sun used its intensity to burn through the transparent roof.” A world under vampire rule gives the reader first-hand experience of excessive heat and boxed-in feeling alongside an unstoppable pace. Vaughan presents his prose in an efficient manner, which explains how human society operates through concepts like blood farms and elite mistresses with “shadflies.”
What I liked the most in this book is Chapter Six, which brings a crucial standout when Gray experiences a surreal dream where a green mist voices to him, “Shadfly, you are not our prey… Tell them we will be amongst all of you soon.” The unsettling dream points to a danger that surpasses the fears of vampires in their entirety.
There is nothing to dislike in this book. The book excels through its fast pace and creative creation of new worlds. Through short chapters together with direct dialogue, the story advances steadily. The story alternates between the author’s investigative work along with his quest for understanding power dynamics and personal liberty. Hence, this book earns a 5 out of 5 stars from me.
The book was well edited. I just found one error. The story ends firmly by assuring its readers that the book will appear in a sequel titled No Truce With The Vampires: Those Who Wake.
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No Truce With The Vampires
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon