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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 895.636
EAN num: 9781595821324
ISBN number: 1595821325
Label: Dark Horse Books/Digital Manga Publishing
Manufacturer: Dark Horse Books/Digital Manga Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 224
Printing Date: April 02, 2008
Publishing house: Dark Horse Books/Digital Manga Publishing
Sale Popularity Level: 95616
Studio: Dark Horse Books/Digital Manga Publishing
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In the title story, 'Dark Nocturne,' D is hired to unlock the secret of a siren's song that is drawing men in their twenties to their deaths in the hills outside Anise Village. In 'Notes on Imagined Autumn' D finds himself caught between two lovers during a ritualistic sacrifice in the village of Shirley's Door, but if D can't stop the sacrifice will all in the village be doomed? And in 'Legend of the War Demons' two living weapons, genetically engineered creatures who are the last remnants of a war waged hundreds of years in the past, find that battle is not so easily forgotten. It's up to D to stop their unending conflict before it consumes the present as it did the past.
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I really enjoyed this story. The quality of all the Vampire Hunter D novels is high and this one is another great example of the authors work.
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This is the 10th novel in the Vampire Hunter D series. This novel is different from previous novels in that it is actually a collection of three novellas. I didn't realize this when I purchased the book. It was interesting to read short stories about D; I think this material lends itself to a short story type format.
The above being said this was probably the worst installment in the Vampire Hunter D series yet. The very first story (after which the book is named) is just off. D had a flippant attitude that is very unlike his normal stoic demeanor. In fact the character of D didn't seem to be like D at all; for a second I thought Zorro had stepped in to take D's place. All of the characters in this story were a bit off; the whole story was out of context and out of place.
The remaining two stories were more in keeping with D's character; although D seemed to be a little more chatty than normal in the second story too. I was a bit disappointed overall because part of the reason I enjoy these books is the slow and reluctant unfolding of D's character. These stories undermined that by changing D's character willy-nilly and confusing me about who I was reading about.
The book was okay. The very first story awful, the second two somewhat interesting. I am excited for the subsequent book because that is supposed to go back to the original Hunter D format.
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I loved the way this was written. It is in 3 short stories and each one is wonderful. D rides a different colored horse in one of them and they are definitley not lacking in action. I highly recommend this novel.
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I like the Vampire Hunter D series of books. Not too keen on this one though. It's a collection of three short stories. While the scenarios are in keeping with the world D lives in (full of supernatural monsters in the year 12090AD), D seems to be written out of character, as he talks too much. In all his other proper books, he is a person of few words and rarely startled.
In hindsight, I would skipped this book and waited for the subsequent one, which I think will be a doozy.
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