Which part of which book?

[The Bloody Lady]

**Warning...possible spoilers**


I have to say that recently I lent my copy of Necroscope to a work friend of mine as she told me she likes watching horror movies and wouldn't be adverse to reading them...so she read it....she took her time mind you, but over last weekend, she walked into waterstones in manchester and bought ALL FIVE of the Necroscope books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She loves them! and she is also now coming with me (when i pay for the tickets!) to the convention! SO i have made a recruit grin.gif

Anyway, my question is, what is your favourite bit in any of the Necroscope books, leave it to the first five and it can be the most goriest, scariest or even the most mundane part that you love to bits.

Mine is the part (and i think everyone knows this) in Deadspeak where Janos *recruits* Vulpe and the description by Brian is amazing! Its gory, its frightening as anything and just pure evil!


So go on, whats yours...

:cool:

[Canker]

Hmmm... first 5 books huh? :confused:
The one that comes to mind is that of Lady Karen ripping Lesk the glut's heart out with her gauntlet.
That was one fine Lady ;) grin.gif

[topol_sheap]

tell me if I'm wrong about this, but the first meeting with Dragosani. Nothing comes close... it set the scene for the whole series. i think this is the furst (ish) chapter from Necroscope.

note, I read the 3rd one first, but does it really matter??? heh smile.gif

[Sophie]

I think mine is when Harry is just about to leave for starside, as his leech ascends fully. I love the image of the bonnyrig (sp) house burning and Harry fully Wamphyri scaring the shite out of everybody especially Jeffery Paxton tongue.gif

Sophie

[Vereor]

Alright here goes. The end of Deadspeak when Harry is coming down the mountain.

For oh so many reasons, including that it was my first Lumley book!

[Helmet Head]

For me it's got to be the part in Wamphyri when poor Peter Keane (may not be spelt right) gets it outside Harkley house, I found Brian's description of his blind panic run to his car quite scary.
Plus Vlad was scarier than Zoltan the hound of Dracula any day ;)

[ November 05, 2003, 03:54 AM: Message edited by: The Helm ]

[Exsanguinator]

A certain dream sequence featuring a disembodied pelvis...

Can anyone say Freudian?

[The Bloody Lady]

Ex- i might have known!!!!


;)

[Goth Girl]

I'm with our Techie on this one... the very first demonstration on Dragossani's skills...

Thinking about it made me want to read it again, which will probably mean a full on NecFest, so The Bloody Red Baron will go unread for a while (although I've read it probably a dozen times already!)

[Nathan]

I think the end of Necroscope was my favorite. I've always loved time paradox and Dragosani's end blew my mind.

Harry and Karen's sordlittle affair runs a close second...

smile.gif

[Lupa the Ancient]

Pretty difficult to pick just one ... but I thought the end was brilliant. Sometime when you finish reading something as epic as Necroscope you are left vaguely disappointed with the ending but the way this tied up the saga was sheer class.

On the other foot the very start with the young Harry coming to terms is gripping reading.

[Helmet Head]

I know I'm going slightly off thread here but please forgive me.
Paul old boy I see Deadspawn slightly different, to say the end left me feeling vaguely disappointed is an understatement, I mean he died Harry Keogh Necroscope DIED for gawwdd sakes.
I know he goes onto a higher rung and all that but he's still dead.....yes I know death isn't the end but as far as living is concerned it bloody well is.

Typical though, just when you start to actually love someone and let them in, they bog off and leave you with a cat you don't want and a house you can't afford.

[ November 05, 2003, 10:13 AM: Message edited by: The Helm ]

[Canker]

Love? Is that the platonic love between two men or is it something more? :eek: grin.gif ;)

[Helmet Head]

It was an example of love, and what happens when you give into it and are unlucky in it.

I do love the fictitious Harry Keogh in a purely plutonic way, and can safely say that I've never bought a cat and set up home with him or him's.
I'm a straight straight straight hetro love machine GRRRRRRRRRR

[ November 05, 2003, 10:20 AM: Message edited by: The Helm ]

[DC 1]

Hmmmmm.......

Me thinks there is summit your not tellin us. ;)

[Lagula Longarm]

There are too many good bits, but the first thing that came to mind was, when Shaitan & shaitis, in Deadspawn,tortured & Burned Harry and karen on their crosses.

[Sophie]

Originally posted by The Helm:
It was an example of love, and what happens when you give into it and are unlucky in it.

I do love the fictitious Harry Keogh in a purely plutonic way, and can safely say that I've never bought a cat and set up home with him or him's.
I'm a straight straight straight hetro love machine GRRRRRRRRRR The Helm doth protests too much me thinks tongue.gif

Sophie

[ November 05, 2003, 02:00 PM: Message edited by: Sophie ]

[Lupa the Ancient]

I just reckon that the end of Necroscope fits in so well with the whole tone of Brians writing and the Necroscope saga so well.

I love Stephen Kings work, but often am disappointed with the rushed endings of his epic stories -- IT is a good example IMHO. Whereas Necroscope hooked me from the start, was compelling throughout and the ending was perfect - Harry died but you were left feeling that he had acheived something and the reader had been there from the start ..... a well rounded story. Its just how I feel about it really, happy endings with no hummph really don't appeal to me!

[Silver]

It's so hard to think of just one bit, everything that's been said so far has made me think, oh yeah, that bit was great! (except the stuff that The Helm said about love, that was just wierd!)

I would say the end of the first one, the way everything ties in so neat and tidy, everything is revealed, it's pure genious!

Also the bit where Harry is young and tells his teacher "I could give you formula you've never dreamed of" (appoligies if I've miss quoted, I can't remember if they are the exact words or not) It would have been so cool to be able to say something like that to a teacher!

[Zombie296]

Hmmm...just one part, eh? Damn, that's a tough one...

But I'll lay one out here anyway. Harry chucking Faethor through the time door. I can picture the panicked look on Faethor's face and Harry's sadistic grin and equally sadistic wave bye-bye!

And don't worry, Helm, I, for one understand where you're comin' from with the 'love' bit. Harry DOES tend to grow on ya.

[Helmet Head]

Thank you

[The Bloody Lady]

I@ve just re read Necroscope and i keep finding more favorite parts!!!!

its just so cool dammit!!!!!

grin.gif

[Botch the Mad]

a bit late and already stated twice at least, but my favorite bit is the evisceration. i found it in front of my house, just the one page. it is what got me reading necroscope. it is still my favorite part. i read one page a hundred times before i finally got the book. the rest is hisssssstory.

[Dark Mark]

I like the bit where Harry needs to ride a Harley and allows a dead Hells Angel to possess him, which helps Harry out of a tight spot and fulfils the Angels' dreams. Touched my dark heart that did

[Botch the Mad]

i also like when harry's mom comes back for shushkin.

[femepetite]

...ok, this is tuff! one of my favourites is when Wratha gets her revenge in "BloodBrothers". you GO grrl! smile.gif

...feme.

[Botch the Mad]

good call.

[Lokust]

i think one of my fav bits is in vamp world 1 or 2 can't quite remember but it's when nestor, canker and killglance brothers are going to suckscar and canker following nestor around like a lost little puppy, you would'nt think a lord would behave like that even with nestors affinity with canines..

[Lokust]

i thought that was funny ha ha..

[Lokust]

the vlad nodded. "your mark" he commented, perhaps sourly. "a bat."
"the black bat of the wallachs, aye," said thibor.
one of the monks spoke up, "but atop the dragon?"
thibor grinned at him wolfishly. "would you have the dragon pissing on my bat?"

Yeagh.. go on thibor kick ass and chew bubblegum!! thats my new favorite part of any book!!

[femepetite]

...ok, i think one of my favourite parts is when Yulian is doing the wild thang on the hill and the husband looks thru the binoculars thinking he's gonna see his daughter with Yulian...when in reality...it's his...WIFE!!! (sorry i have forgotten the names, but i KNOW you know who i mean. i'm just too lazy to run upstairs to look them up. 8P )

[Silver]

Out of the 2 work colleagues I lent Necroscope to recently they both mentioned the bit where Dragosani demonstrates his talents before Gregor and his 2 possible replacements as brilliant

[yodas_flunkie]

it would have have to be the battle for the dwellers garden (the source) & the final battle (dead spawn)

[sistermoon]

This IS what makes a good thread..it's still going.
OK, vampire love when the one is in the other. If I could do that, OH YEAH!!!!! I believe it was Harry and Katren.

[joeann2005]

for me it has to be faethor sitting down to his meal ie thibor, or then again when thibor fed from dragosani yuk!

[VampingMom]

Personally, I find when Harry and/or Nathan are playing the word games with the vampires extremely interesting.

As for a favorite part of any of the books, I have favorites in all of them. I will have to say the first battle at the Chateau in Russia is my favorite though. It's the first time Harry awaringly uses his talent for calling up the dead....

[Chris Banks]

One of the things that stands out is probably Harry's trip through the gate and his emergence into Starside. Beautifully written. Very graphic.