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The Delicate Dependency
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
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The Delicate Dependency
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Publisher's Summary
They are cool to the touch and alluringly beautiful in their ageless youth. Their laughter seduces, their brilliance beguiles. They guard the secrets of science and history, and the answers to the mysteries of life and death lie within their vastly superior knowledge. In centuries past, they were known as the Illuminati. They are the vampire.
Dr. John Gladstone, a scientist in Victorian London, is thrust into their world after his carriage runs over a young man of angelic beauty named Niccolo. When Niccolo kidnaps Gladstone's child and vanishes, the doctor must go in pursuit, with the help of his daughter, Ursula, who is enticed by the lure of eternal life, and Lady Hespeth, whose demure exterior hides a dangerous obsession. Why are the vampires taking children, and what is the connection to Gladstone's experiments with a deadly virus? And how can he possibly prevail against a race of immortal beings with power and intelligence infinitely beyond his own?
Michael Talbot's The Delicate Dependency (1982) is often cited as one of the best vampire novels ever written.
What the critics say
"The tension builds page by page to a stunning climax...I doubt that I will ever forget it." (Whitley Strieber, author of The Hunger and The Wolfen)
"[O]ne of the most impressive explorations of a vampire mind ever written...a novel of considerable suspense...compelling and deeply original." (Darrell Schweitzer, Encyclopedia of the Vampire)
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- Booknerd70
- 2020-07-13
A classic vampire tale
I expect it is rare to have a tome imprint itself onto you in a way that you never forget the title or the author. This is my experience with this next novel. I read The Delicate Dependency in the late 80s early 90s, and I believe that my Aunt Jo gave me the novel. I always remembered that it was brilliant, but over many years I have forgotten many of the details, and in time I lost the copy I had.
The memory of this book would pop up from time to time, and I dreamed it would be wonderful to read it again. However, finding another copy was proving to be hard, so I would give up each time. Then in 2018, I tried again and low and behold I found a digital copy on Amazon! A bonus is that there was also an audiobook version. I could hardly contain myself and was very excited about experiencing this fantastic novel again.
The novel transports us to Victorian-era London. The players are Dr. Gladstone, his eldest, Ursula, his youngest, Camille, Niccolo, a youthful-looking man with angelic beauty, and the strange Lady Hespeth. The talented doctor and his daughters find themselves in an exciting and deadly pursuit, navigating the mystical world of the vampire.
This is not like any modern-day vampire novel you have heard about, and I am in agreement with many others that the late Michael Talbot created by far one of the best vampire novels around. It is compelling, spellbinding, and electrifying. Matt Godfrey is an award-winning narrator and does a fantastic job bringing this tale to life. I really enjoyed his interpretation. If you are into young adult vampire stories, then this may not be the novel for you. If you are up for experiencing a true classic, then this is a book you need to read.
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