Deathspawn, most epic, darkest so far( I haven`t read anything after this yet) and I loved Harry`s trasformation.

A few people have said it, but...The Last Aerie.

 

It just has so much of everything in it that make Brian's books as magnetic as they are. I just couldnt put this one down, moreso than the others, there were interesting and varied Wamphyri, the tension throughout, Nestor and Canker, the whole plot was just incredibly...Lumley!

 

Gotta be the best, but its always been as close as the pages are. Honourable mentions are Deadspeak, Defilers, and of course the original, which incedently ive read the most (3) and am planning on reading again soon

How do you choose one from thirteen ? Tricky but the source was my 1st Lumley encounter as an impressionable teenager and it sticks as my personal favourite, Shaithis has to be the the baddest yet coolest lord ever. p.s how is it pronounced ? i;e Shaythis . . Shythis ? been wondering for years

while Im rambling about correct pronunciation how about Wamphyri ? Wam fire ee . . Wam fir eye, save me from my madness

I pronounce Shaithis as "Shy-Th-Iss" and Wamphyri as "Vam-Fear-Ee". Though i expect the only one with 100% on this would be Mr.Lumley himself!

Gajita is right with vam-fear-ee

 

that is how Brian pronounces it click here

 

[ July 12, 2005, 12:36 PM: Message edited by: sdkdmd ]

#1 Necroscope first is best

#2 Deadspawn Harrys vampiric conversion and revenge on paxton

I like the storyline of Deadspawn best, but Necroscope is THE favorite book.

 

Thankfully, when (prolly the source) I first noticed the books, I read the Necroscope first instead of one of the others. I've accidentally read the 2 or 3 book in a series and gotten totally confused before, so it was nice to start at the beginning for once.

Vam fear ee sounds good, I'll ask the man in September at KeoghConV, WOOOHOO ! My wife says the 3 e-branch novels are the best hes written, cant really argue with that or anybodys opinion actually, they are all mind blowingly good, lets hope no.14 wont be the end of this amazing saga, keep em coming please Mr Lumley.

The Lost Years: Resurgence because Radu is the best undead or dead.

I feel like I'm betraying all the other books just picking one. But I'll say Wamphyri! just because it was the first one I read. I remember how I just couldn't put it down. The whole new spin on vampires had me so excited. And once I'd started there were no other vampires in my mind. The Wamphyri were it, and I've never looked back since. I suppose if I had have read any other of the necroscope books first that would be my fav. But it was Wamphyri! and so Wamphyri! will always be incredibly dear to my heart. Loved Thibors story, too.

for me it was definetly Deadspawn. It made me cry, as the fight he had with himself was amazing. At the end when he shouts at the Great Majority 'no, you have to let me die' started the waterworks.

 

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who wants to live forever..............

I like to to think of it as one book released over a course of years. I can't take one without the others...it's like picking a single chapter out of a book. One means nothing without the rest.

 

I vote for a fictitious ~10,000 page single volume called "The Life and Times of Harry Keogh: Necroscope"

i like the sound of it, where can I purchase a copy...

Try Amazon. They seem to have everything else!

For me it has to be The Source.

 

Groundbreaking though Necroscope was, The Source aced it IMO by introducing some supberb off-the-hook concepts and characters.

 

It's a masterpiece of brilliant imagination and an excellent example of 'out of the box' thinking as horror/sci fi writing goes.

 

Whilst the Vampire World books come a close conjoined 2nd, I hold up The Source as not only my favourite Lumley book, but the most precious item in my library.

 

[ January 11, 2006, 12:20 PM: Message edited by: Mr_Eamcat ]

My vote would be for 'Neroscope' being the best. Brian laid a very strong foundation for what has become one of the best series of books ever! Being an avid Fantasy reader, it made a refreshing change to visit another genre which is written with such a complex and convincing history backing the story that I almost believed it could be true! BL has created a masterpiece.

 

Source would be a close runner up in my opinion, as others have mentioned, it's the first time we visit 'homeworld' and experience literally yet another dimension! fantastic!

 

Aitch

I wasn't going to reply to this on principal, but I've caved.

 

But first, a little story.

 

I came across the Necroscope books in a book store on my way to college one day, I read the back, thought it was interesting, and bought it. I finished within a week (I swear, that's quick for me!) not long after finishing the first one, I was pickin up the second. I went through the whole series like this... (who else almost cried when they finished them?) Anyway, my favourite and why?

 

It has to be Necroscope. Why?, because I'd thrown myself under a bus without these books. So thank you VERY much Mr Lumley

I too would have to say "Necroscope". Because it was the first, and what really got me into reading. I was never big on reading, but ya go into one bookstore after a few, and see the great artwork, read the back, and next thing ya know...bam....you're hooked.

Maybe I'm in a minority here but ................

 

It has to be Blood Brothers for me. The vastness of the book (actually, all 3 in this series) and the plots within plots. And of course, Canker, Wratha, Vasagi et al!! Brilliantly mindblowing literature. Thank you Mr L. :eek:

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Me Transmitte Sursum, Caledoni!!

 

Spike - (The Uncivil Servant @ Taunton)

Chris you are not alone, I couldn't make up my mind about this, still can't but one of the ones I was seriously considering was The Last Aerie, you're in there, you know what's going on and it's right in the middle! The scene is already set but you don't know the outcome yet!

 

Having said that I couldn't say it was my absolute favourite, I love them all!