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Book Review By David R. McKay
Nocturnes and Neon by Joseph Armstead

Enter a seductive world of danger, mystery and mayhem on an adventure into the nightworld of the vampiric Moon-Chosen. Immortal vampire hunter Montgomery Quinn, called "The Adversary", fights a neverending secretive shadow-war to prevent the vampires from perfecting a drug that allows them to walk in the daylight, undistinguishable from their human prey!


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes
magical powers:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - long lived adults
If magical mental powers: - clairvoyant - super strength - teleportation - is very quick - healing
Really unusual traits?

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis - mind reading - mind control - super strength - can fly - can read emotions - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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