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Dark Ages Clan Novels #11
Dark Ages: Tremere
Witchcraft most foul...
Jervais, spy and ambassador for the Tremere magi of Ceoris, faces his greatest challenge in the wilds of the north. He has recklessly offered his aid to the Ventrue Jürgen the Swordbearer in the Livonian crusade, only to come face-to-face with an ancient blood wizard. And all the while, his rivals among the Tremere scheme to profit from his misfortune.
Jervais, spy and ambassador for the Tremere magi of Ceoris, faces his greatest challenge in the wilds of the north. He has recklessly offered his aid to the Ventrue Jürgen the Swordbearer in the Livonian crusade, only to come face-to-face with an ancient blood wizard. And all the while, his rivals among the Tremere scheme to profit from his misfortune.
288 pages, Paperback
First published April 12, 2004
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February 23, 2026
This is one of those rare instances in this series which actually tells you something about the eponymous vampire clan. And the Tremere are so different to the other clans that they seem almost normal with all the politicking, infighting and bickering. If anything, I felt like there was a little too much humour. But I enjoyed reading this one and seeing vampires use magic. The author really did a great job coming up with and describing all those disturbing powers and rituals the Tremere on both sides of the conflict employed.
If there's one thing I didn't like in this book it was the back and forth in the battles between the Christian and the pagan Tremere. First one side got the upper hand, then the other, then the first one again, and then the other one once more. And the resolution pulls a deus ex machina for some reason.
Overall, it was one of the better books in the series, with clever dialogue and interesting characters, and the author's work deserves recognition.
If there's one thing I didn't like in this book it was the back and forth in the battles between the Christian and the pagan Tremere. First one side got the upper hand, then the other, then the first one again, and then the other one once more. And the resolution pulls a deus ex machina for some reason.
Overall, it was one of the better books in the series, with clever dialogue and interesting characters, and the author's work deserves recognition.
January 6, 2021
One of the best in the Dark Ages line
This book does a great job illustrating why the Tremere are regularly called Usurpers. In that regard, a lot of the action and pacing is more heady and intellectual than most of the books thus far. The clan spends the novel using their sorcery and intelligence to pay multiple sides against each other in the hopes that the Tremere becomes the vampiric superpower.
This book does a great job illustrating why the Tremere are regularly called Usurpers. In that regard, a lot of the action and pacing is more heady and intellectual than most of the books thus far. The clan spends the novel using their sorcery and intelligence to pay multiple sides against each other in the hopes that the Tremere becomes the vampiric superpower.
June 30, 2023
I had been dreading this one a little as the cover art (much like Clan Novel Setite) is just plain unsettling.
But the story rattles along at a good pace, plenty of wizardry takes place and there's even time for a few chortles. Nice solid 4/5
But the story rattles along at a good pace, plenty of wizardry takes place and there's even time for a few chortles. Nice solid 4/5
January 9, 2025
En azından son dövüşte epik bir çatışma beklerdim ama Etrius'un Jervais'ten en havalı anı çaldığı yetmedi bir de Deverra'yı nerfledi, diyecek söz yok Tremere olmak böyle bir şey.
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