Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9781565048263
ISBN number: 1565048261
Label: White Wolf Publishing
Manufacturer: White Wolf Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 287
Printing Date: May 15, 2000
Publishing house: White Wolf Publishing
Sale Popularity Level: 316096
Studio: White Wolf Publishing
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Clan Giovanni are neutrals in the conflict between Camarilla and Sabbat. In vampire terms that means they are out for themselves and devil take the hindmost. At their best they are the business people of the darkness, at there worst (which is often) they are simple gangsters only slightly smoother than the Brujah. Don't expect a Giovanni to be polite unless they have to be.
Chaz Giovanni Tello, is more goon than smart guy, Even so, he is likable - if you are drawn to people with excess potty-mouth and a huge sadistic streak. Still, his character is alive, and he has a certain flair. Assigned to find the missing Benito Giovanni, Chaz descends on Las Vegas and proceeds to wreak havoc, even if he comes up short on results. His path crosses that of Isabel Giovanni who is in the midst of negotiations with the clans of the Camerilla and Sabbat.
Complications develop immediately as Isabel realizes that wherever Benito has vanished to, there is bad news for her clan. Something dark is hunting them, something even darker that the Giovanni themselves.
While this novel is typical of the series in that it rarely offers an explanation and confuses more than it clears. It is my favorite of the series. Achilli shows a genuine flair for deadpan comedy, especially when he takes Chaz through his paces. Characters seem to pop off the page, and go into action. Undead proof that it is possible to write a Masquerade novel that doesn't have the pace of a textbook. I only wish Achilli has made a stronger effort to make this a completely standalone story. This is a fine example of why the Masquerade has so many fans.
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After slogging my way through this increasingly disappointing series of books, I had some hope for Clan Novel: Giovanni. There were many directions the book could have gone, and it seemed that Justin Achilli SAW those opportunities, but never took them.
A clan with such a rich and unsual history as the Giovanni offer an amazing opportunity for any Author, even beyond the obvious puerile topics of Necrophillia and Incest (which seems to be the primary focus of Giovanni authors, aimed to shock and titilate.)
Unfortunately Achilli never uses any of the opportunities afforded him.
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While the Clan Novel series was a very enjoyable read (especially for those familiar with the World of Darkness from White Wolf), this chapter of the series was fairly disappointing. Concentrating on shock, the novel failed to engage me, and while giving me more pieces of the puzzle, was the series' low-point. I'm fairly certain you could skip this book and still put the pieces together in Clan Novel: Nosferatu, and I'd recommend saving your money.
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Justin Achilli gives us a look at the Giovanni portion of the vampire world. There are ghouls, vampires, crypts, new world gangsters, and old world necromancers. These subjects make the book barely worthwhile, because the main characters are stupppiiddd.
Don't get me wrong. The character ideas are great. Chas is a new world gangster and a relatively unimportant Giovanni vampire thug. Isabel is an old world necromancer, old and wise to vampire politics and goings on. They're both trouble shooting the same problems for their clan elders. Its just that these two characters behave like morons throughout the book. Time after time they flush the Giovanni clan fortunes down the toilet. But whats worse is that the author might actually think his characters are clever.
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I loved this book, my favorite so far of the series. The main character, Chas, is a mean SOB but the book allows you to feel for him by making explicit his inner struggles with the beast. Tzimishe are evil but the book didn't let us care about them. Chas on the other hand is a tragic character who describes to a few other characters what it's like to lose control. Gangrel also dealt with the beast, but in a much more shallow way. The gangster hi-jinks were hilarious. Highly recommended.
Note: Don't read this novel if you don't know a lot about the game Vampire: the Masquerade. You'll probably have no earthly idea of what's going on.
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