The Necroscope series of books, written by Brian Lumley, is my second favorite series of books. The series includes:
- The Necroscope
- Necroscope II: Vamphyri
- Necroscope III: The Source
- Necroscope IV: Deadspeak
- Necroscope V: Deadspawn
- Necroscope: The Lost Years
- Necroscope: Resurgence
There are three other books featuring a lot of the same characters, but they are not truly part of the series: Blood Brothers, The Last Aerie & Bloodwars.
The hero of the story is Harry Keough, the Necroscope (a person who can talk to the dead). Harry was brought up in a coal town in the north of England by an aunt & uncle after his mother died when he was four. When he struggles with school, Harry gets some help from his “friends (on the other side)” & sometimes he can get help when he’s in desperate straits too. His “friends” often teach him many different skills he needs like how to win a fist fight when Harry is being bullied.
In a series of adventures Harry learns to deal with his special gift & hunts vampires & werewolves, as well as plain old psychotic murderers over the span of his lifetime. It is better to read the books in the order they were published since it is a continuing story, but each story can stand alone. I won’t go any further, in case you decide you’d like to read the series, so there are no spoilers. I would recommend this series if you like vampires & other supernatural occurrences.
photosfromtheloonybin
Apr 16, 2013 @ 04:42:54
Ooooh, that series looks like it’s right up my alley. Damn, I wish people would stop giving me good reading ideas LOL!! My “to be read” pile is enormous :).
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benzeknees
Apr 16, 2013 @ 15:26:08
I really love this series – multiple worlds, lots of esp stuff! I think you would enjoy it & thanks for stopping by! Still working on Calibre.
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photosfromtheloonybin
Apr 16, 2013 @ 20:06:06
I downloaded the first book in the series. I have no idea when I will get to it, but at least I have it :). So, how come you don’t have Calibre working yet? You should be transferring 100’s of books by now LOL!!
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benzeknees
Apr 16, 2013 @ 22:37:43
I think I accidentally downloaded a copy different than the instructions were intended for because I am not getting a button they keep talking about on my version. It keeps saying once you reach this point click this button & the download will begin. This button doesn’t show up on the version I have. And my reader doesn’t seem to want to accept the 12 books I did download. Hubby can usually figure these thing out for me but hasn’t had time yet to look at it. I will get it or I may take you up on your offer of help because I really like your recommendation & I value your advice!
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photosfromtheloonybin
Apr 17, 2013 @ 04:50:30
Awww, thanks :). Just so you know, I have a long distance plan that covers across Canada, so I can call you for free if you need help. My email address is loonybin@sympatico.ca, so you could email me your phone number if you want help :).
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Archon's Den
Apr 17, 2013 @ 21:09:54
It’s a good thing I’m not into vampires. Like Photo, my *to be read* pile is too tall now. 🙂
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benzeknees
Apr 17, 2013 @ 21:37:32
Not just vampires – werewolves & trogs too!
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