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| Headline July 2015 |
The Book of Life is the
place where history, science, magic and romance combine and where the All Souls
trilogy finally reaches its dramatic conclusion.
The Book of Life is the third and final part of the All Souls
trilogy in which vampire scientist, Matthew Clairmont and his wife, historian
and witch, Diana Bishop, search for the elusive alchemical manuscript, Ashmole
782, which is also known as The Book of Life.
The story is intense, complicated
and filled to bursting with historical references to vampires, witches and daemons,
and as the search for the mysterious Ashmole 782 gets underway, nothing and no-one
is allowed to get in Matthew and Diana’s way. The ever present threat to their
ordered world is real, their fear is tangible and the terrifying urgency of
their search is controlled in a remarkably realistic way. Old grudges are
allowed to fester, whilst forgotten resentments and malevolent forces
constantly seek to outwit them. However, with a little help from their friends,
true goodness will overcome pure evil and light will eventually shine through
the darkness.
As the story draws to its
inevitable conclusion, there is a definite sense of wrapping up all the loose
ends, and after such an epic journey it’s gratifying to see some sort of
resolution take place. My only criticism is that without prior knowledge of the
previous two books in the trilogy, this book would be almost impossible to read,
as so much of this story is reliant on what has gone before. My advice would be
to start at the very beginning and take the journey into the All Souls trilogy alongside
Matthew and Diana. I'm sure you won’t be disappointed.
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