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A half-human, half-vampire hunts the bloodsucker who bit her in this “compelling” Bram Stoker Award-winning debut (Publishers Weekly).
One spring night in London, heiress Denise Thorne disappears while partying at a nightclub, never to be seen again. That very same night, Sonja Blue, a tough-as-nails punk vampire/vampire-slayer, conceived in terror and blood, is borne from the city’s gutters. Saved by modern medicine before she could die, she is a living vampire who still possesses a soul and is determined to fight for what remains of her humanity. In the years since her bizarre resurrection, Sonja Blue travels the globe, hunting down and disposing of those creatures that prey on the innocent while searching for the vampire Noble who created her. But when she investigates a sleazy televangelist named Catherine Wheele, who is exploiting Denise Thorne’s parents, Sonja finds herself up against a powerful inhuman adversary. But as dangerous as Catherine Wheele proves to be, Sonja’s greatest foe remains the Other, the demonic personality with whom she is locked in a constant battle for control of their shared body. Can Sonja Blue overcome her inner demon in time to rescue an innocent man from Catherine Wheele’s unholy clutches?
Acknowledged as one of the first Urban Fantasy novels, Sunglasses After Dark burst onto the fantasy/horror scene in 1989, garnering widespread critical praise and winning the Horror Writers Association’s coveted Bram Stoker Award, as well as the British Fantasy Society’s Icarus Award.
New edition: Revised and edited by the author.
One spring night in London, heiress Denise Thorne disappears while partying at a nightclub, never to be seen again. That very same night, Sonja Blue, a tough-as-nails punk vampire/vampire-slayer, conceived in terror and blood, is borne from the city’s gutters. Saved by modern medicine before she could die, she is a living vampire who still possesses a soul and is determined to fight for what remains of her humanity. In the years since her bizarre resurrection, Sonja Blue travels the globe, hunting down and disposing of those creatures that prey on the innocent while searching for the vampire Noble who created her. But when she investigates a sleazy televangelist named Catherine Wheele, who is exploiting Denise Thorne’s parents, Sonja finds herself up against a powerful inhuman adversary. But as dangerous as Catherine Wheele proves to be, Sonja’s greatest foe remains the Other, the demonic personality with whom she is locked in a constant battle for control of their shared body. Can Sonja Blue overcome her inner demon in time to rescue an innocent man from Catherine Wheele’s unholy clutches?
Acknowledged as one of the first Urban Fantasy novels, Sunglasses After Dark burst onto the fantasy/horror scene in 1989, garnering widespread critical praise and winning the Horror Writers Association’s coveted Bram Stoker Award, as well as the British Fantasy Society’s Icarus Award.
New edition: Revised and edited by the author.
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Stefany Lewis
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“I have been wanting to read this book for about seven years now, and I was very excited to start reading this book.
The book starts out with Sonja Blue, our main character and vampire, locked in the danger ward in a mental institution. She is dream walking into the dreams of the other inmates and terrorizes the staff until she is strong enough to escape.
The vampires Nancy A. Collins has created are really interesting and their history and background is well developed. Sonja Blue is very powerful and strong and I think it was nice how the vampires in this book has the ability to change their appearance and fingerprints. This also makes the plot feel more plausible. About half of the book is devoted to telling us the story of how Sonja Blue was created and how she ended up where the book starts up, so we get both the present time and the past parallel to each other.
One of the things I liked best about this book is that it is free of forced romances and Sonja Blue is out for revenge, not a boyfriend.”
Poppy
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“Reads like a first or second draft, even though the author apparently has updated this novel several times. Typos and missing words on just about every page. A lot of white-room syndrome. The POV switches from 3rd person Sonja, to 3rd person Claude, to 3rd person Catherine, to 1st person Sonja is jarring. Sonja's a decent character, but spends a lot of the book purposeless and being pushed along by the plot. Much of the supernatural universe is unexplored (auras, angels, other supernatural beings). Ends with everything pretty wrapped up, so I don't see any point in reading further. I couldn't figure out why Sonja was so special and powerful.”
James Adams
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About Nancy A. Collins
Nancy A. Collins has authored more than 20 novels and novellas and numerous short stories. She has also worked on several comic books, including a 2-year run on the Swamp Thing series. She is a recipient of the Bram Stoker Award and the British Fantasy Award, and has been nominated for the Eisner, John W. Campbell Memorial, and International Horror Guild Awards. Best known for her groundbreaking vampire series Sonja Blue, which heralded the rise of the popular urban fantasy genre, Collins is the author of the bestselling Sunglasses After Dark, the Southern Gothic collection Knuckles and Tales, and the Vamps series for young adults. Her most recent novel is Left Hand Magic, the second installment in the critically acclaimed Golgotham urban fantasy series. She currently resides in Norfolk, Virginia, with a Boston terrier.
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