Sherry Rentshler, a vampire scholar and dragon collector, has gifted us with an interesting, eye-opener in “Time and Blood”. Her book is like a spotlight into the dark life of vampires and the paranormal, and we hear someone say: “We will give you a look into our lives. Don’t be surprised. We are as cruel as Man is. But we also have the gift of “sacred union”. You will see this as we fulfill a prophecy long made when our species were more like one.” Coming from an established author, this book and her story carries with it an associated authenticity as she opens up to us the world of the paranormal, vampires, cult history and fantasy.
The background to the book is the Atlantis era when Man slid from his pinnacle of greatness, and became savage animals killing those he previously worked with, including the Phoenix and Dragons who overlooked him. “This prophecy” (written in the Great Book of Forgetting, “ promised mankind a new future, one hinged on the survival of the scarlet phoenix and their connubial love. Two names are mentioned. “ The dragon sage foretold that my mate and I would break the twisted fabric binding convention and expectation. A new power would rise….” But, “the heinous murder of the phoenix’s mate obliterated this promise and destroyed destiny.”
So Ethyrea, the Scarlet Phoenix, went into self-imposed exile, and over time, she “transmorphed” and became immortal. Now Rhea, she is the custodian of the Book of Forgetting, and is followed by others wanting to take it. In her dreams, she hears calls from her long dead Atlantean lover, Khnuman. Can she believe that he is alive? The attendant question is, if so, can they pursue the fulfillment of the prophecy”. Khnuman is also appearing in the dreams and speaks to vampire, Jean-Louis. “Blood calls to blood”, and together the three seek to fulfil the prophecy. How they do it is, and the result of its fulfillment are the key threads of the story. Don’t try to guess, just read on.
And that is what this well written book will have you do as it provides us with an understandable view of the life of vampirism, magic, and the pursuit of love, and lore. The writing is quite clear in its depictions. Compared to the usual crunch of teeth and necks that we associate with vampires feeding, there is something very endearing of this depiction: “The blood called as surely as any voice. I wanted to give into it all. I kissed her again, trailing my hungered lips down along her neck and across her chest. The round tops of her breasts rose divinely over the low neckline of her gown, and my tongue danced over her flesh. I wanted to drink her from here, from this softness and this beauty.” There is suspense, excitement, and adventure to keep you riveted. The book definitely urges you to read it in one sitting. I hope the sequel is as good as this first in the series.
I like the way the plot develops: individuals and friends; focus on the trio for the solution; individual chases, then a battle of vampires, laced with weapons of magic and bathed in poisons; and the final achievement. All inspire excitement and expectation; the last was downright anxiety-provoking, and I was especially happy for the mantra:” Blood calls to blood’ which saved Rhea’s life in the end.
I think the author did a very good job with the characters – loyal Franklyn (was he a vampire?); don’t-mess-with-Drahomira and her dog; Victoria and her magic. I like Rhea’s friendships and their loyalty. I grew to like the overlaps of the individual telling of events as serving the purpose in linking events backward and forward, but at times this seemed overdone. And at times I struggled with the many names of the persona that used to be Jean-Louis, sometimes being used in quick succession. But like me you can get around this by choosing one name, unless otherwise directed.
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