[PW] Vampire Series

[Campbell, Barbara A]

Could it be the series by Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia?  Below is the review
from Novelist about "In the Forests of the Night".  BC



Booklist Review: Books for Youth, Older Readers: Gr. 7-12. Risika is a
300-year-old vampire, born as a human named Rachel Weatere in 1684; but
that was long ago. She has had centuries to adjust to what she has
become, and has grown distant from the mortal world. Humans are prey,
needed solely for nourishment. Risika cares only for Tora, a beautiful
Bengal tiger at the zoo. When Aubrey, a powerful vampire and her age-old
enemy, threatens to harm the animal, Risika takes her revenge. As yet
another modern vampire tale, the story shares common elements with Buffy
the Vampire Slayer, Blade, and Rice's Lestat novels, to name a few. The
story is derivative, would benefit from structural tightening, and,
though spare, manages to meander. What works is Atwater-Rhodes' style.
Her use of language is surprisingly mature and polished for a
13-year-old writer, and with it she creates a thick, dense mood. Both
the book's subject and the age of the author will ensure its popularity,
especially with middle-schoolers, and it may encourage other young
writers to pursue the craft. ((Reviewed June 1 & 15, 1999)) -- Holly
Koelling 


Barbara A. Begin-Campbell
Reference Librarian 
Curriculum Resources Lab 
N140 Lindquist
(319) 335-5619
barbara-campbell at uiowa.edu  
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Hello,
I have a student who is trying to find the title of a book he read years
ago. It uses the premise that Cain was the first Vampire. There is a
protagonist who calls himself the voice of the ancient vampire. There is
a woman who has a white tiger. He thinks it is part of a series with
four or more titles.
Any ideas?
Brad Little
School Media Specialist
High Meadows School
Hamden, CT 06517
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