Children of the Night Audiobook

" One of the most scientific explanations of vampirism I've ever read. The story is exciting and tension filled, traveling from the Americas to Buda-Pest, with suspense and blessedly free of vampire cliches. The characters are vivid and humanly flawed, and Simmons' turns with Lucian will keep you wondering if he's a good guy or a bad guy up until the very end. Frankly, I'm surprised this never got picked up for movie rights. It would have been a spectacular vehicle for Sigourney Weaver who could have done the heroine justice. Excellent novel. "

" Creepy Romanian setting? Check. Historical Dracula flashbacks? Check. Potential scientific explanation for vampirism and tie-in to the AIDS epidemic? Check again. And yet, still, boring. Who knew it was possible? I'm a fan of Simmons work, but it was a serious effort to finish this one. His writing skills are in evidence here, but there's, ahem, no soul to the whole thing. Vampire novels shouldn't be quite this bloodless. "

" Dan Simmons is one of my favorite authors "

" Loved this book! I figured it would be another typical fantasy/horror novel, but I was wrong. I was fascinated by Vlad the Impaler since I was in grade school (creepy, I know) and was interested in reading this book. They had a very interesting take on vampires from a medical view. It tells the story of a CDC doctor working in Romania and is frustrated with the country's lack of medical equipment. Kate is so intent on helping a certain baby boy that she adopts him and brings him to the U.S. She soon finds out that her son's blood might hold the key to curing cancer and AIDS. Kate also finds out that some people want the child back. "

" Liked the premise, felt about how poorly Romanians were portrayed, lost interest. "

" Dan Simmons gets props for keeping vampires evil and something to be feared. Not done so much anymore. This was a completely different spin on the Vampire myth but a very good one. Throw in some historical Vlad the impaler and a little Romanian history and you get a Dan Simmons story - Suspense, Horror, action and a feel for the real history of a land and it's people. Dan Simmons knows horror and he knows that people are often more frightening then the monsters we create in story. "

" Loved this read.. A family of vampires living in the age of AIDS.. very unique ideal "

" Different twist - interesting scientific based theories and a very good read. "

" Unique concept dealing with vampire theme. Thrilling from start to finish! "

" I'd love to see this made into a movie. What a fun discover this novel was; I can't believe I'd never heard of this book before. Great writing, great plot, a worthy addition to the vamp genre. "

" My favorite twist on the fantasy/legend of Dracula. The book is enjoyable fantasy and the seemingly-true additions of Dracul family history are well done. I had fun reading it. Simmons has a bit of Bradbury in his sentence structure & that makes him a good read for me. "

" If it was only true and we could really cure AIDS. "

" A brilliant twist to the old vampire legend. "

" Leave it to Dan Simmons to take the legend of the vampire back to it's roots, and restore the man/monster who was once known as Vlad the Impaler and will forever be the monster known as Dracula to his dark throne. "

" Dan Simmons at is worst.Nearly as bad as Darwin blade "

" Not "The Perfect Dan Simmons Novel" but then if you can write this good, with this much detail and placing so much interest in a reader's mind page after page, I ask you: Who the hell needs perfection? "

" A very different take on vampires. Ignore the medical technology terms & it's a very fast paced read. "

" While I know some of the science in this book may be improbable, the story weaved sucked me in and I've been compelled to re read it several times. An interesting twist on the traditional vampire novel! "

" If Tess Gerittsen and Anne Rice got together and wrote a book it might be this combination of a vampire story and medical thriller. "

" A solid quasi-sequel to Simmons's stellar _Summer of Night_. "

" This was the first Simmons book I read. It's set in the Front Range, where I live, and features vampires as I've never seen them before. Loved this book, and it made traveling through Boulder a tad spooky the next time. "

" Makes "Winter Haunting" more understandable. Liked authors take on the threshold time about 11 years old when you have more relative freedom buthavent hit the confusion of puberty yet. "

" Loved this read.. A family of vampires living in the age of AIDS.. very unique ideal "

" A very different take on vampires. Ignore the medical technology terms & it's a very fast paced read. "

" Good twist on the Dracula legend "