In Thirst No.3, the very ending of the original series is dismissed, and a supposedly dead character is brought back. But in doing that, Pike also tweaked canon a lot. Now, don't get me wrong - I would very much like to read Sita stories until me or the author leave our earthly abode, and even beyond. I'm not sure why Pike decided to reprise this series after 14 years - it's kind of unprecedented - but I can speculate that 1) he never got over Sita, and was still haunted by all her unwritten stories, and 2) since vampires were in their heyday back in 2010, Simon & Schuster strongly encouraged him to write more. Will appeal to: Those looking for a fresh approach to vampires, in what was probably the very first YA/NA series about them. WARNING! Abundance of blood, gore and violence. But the worst thing is, this particular installment sees Sita sidelined in its second half, when a male hero steps in.

The deus-ex-machina device is freely used. More sophisticated than the previous books in the series (also because 14 years have passed), Thirst No.3 has lots of action, conspiracies and high stakes, plus an old friend returning.Ĭons: A few problematic assessments about women, in jest but still bad-tastey. Blends urban fantasy with thriller, history (though not in this specific installment), and more than anything, Eastern spirituality. Plenty of kickass action and entertaining (if often bloody) moments. Series: Thirst (previously: The Last Vampire) (3rd of ? books)Īuthor: Christopher Pike Īge: 14+ (please note: for years it's been considered YA lit, but the human age of the protagonist would place it in the NA category nowadays, and the series gets more mature - and darker - by the book)

The Eternal Dawn by Christopher Pike