Of Saints <br>and Shadows

Peter Octavian is a vampire. But vampires are not what we humans have been told they are, at least not in Christopher Golden’s fascinating tale of intrigue. Of Saints and Shadows is the first in a series of novels entitled the Shadow Saga. It is a dark, fast action, at times gory, but completely in a cool way, poli-religious vampire adventure. Whew! Say that ten times fast.

Peter was brought over to live among the vampires or ‘shadows’ as they call themselves, the Roman Catholic church calls them The Defiant Ones and believes they must be stopped...at all costs. Therefore, the church has an ultra secret group of sorcerers/mystics/wizards for lack of a better word. It is these people’s jobs to control the dark forces in the universe. Peter, over the years, has become enlightened about the boundaries and lies placed on his race and chooses to step up to the plate and engage in an all or nothing battle for survival.

This is a fantastic series. There is romance, conventional and not in Of Saints And Shadows. Meaghan Gallagher lost her best friend and lover in one night and becomes closely acquainted with Peter. Knowing the things she does, she must choose where she stands and how much of this altered reality she can stand.

I was thrilled to see such ingenuity in a vampire series. This is definitely a different take on things. Strong characters, compassionate. Mr. Golden does a fantastic job of hooking the reader and sucking the reader into his world. This is definitely a Recommended Read!

Reviewed by: Izzy