Pale Guardian
by Barbara Hambly

During the carnage of World War One, James Asher joins forces with the vampires of Europe to counter an even deadlier threat.

The vampires call them ‘The Others’. Neither living nor dead, the revenants are mindless and unstoppable – and in the carnage of the First World War, governments already running short of men to throw into battle might be very interested in soldiers who don’t ask questions and are hard to kill. Front-line volunteer nurse Lydia Asher is horrified to learn that someone has found a way to control revenants, and is creating them for this purpose.

Back in London, Lydia’s husband, former spy James Asher, is even more appalled to learn that revenants are beginning to show up in England, on the loose. Since revenants devour vampires, the vampires of Europe – most of whom are at the Front, feeding completely unnoticed on the dying – join forces with the Ashers to find the source of the threat before the world is overwhelmed.

Reviews

Hambly’s complex and atmospheric story moves swiftly as Paris mobilizes for war, and many leave the city to fight or flee. Hambly continues to mix vampire fiction and historical mystery in a way that will delight her fans

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Barbara Hambly

Barbara Hambly, though a native of Southern California, lived in New Orleans for many years while married to the late science fiction writer George Alec Effinger. Hambly holds a degree in medieval history from the University of California and has written novels in numerous genres.

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Editions

Pale Guardian by Barbara Hambly is available in the following formats

Ebook97817801084901st April 2017N/A256£7.99
Ebook97817801084901st April 2017N/A256$14.99
Paperback978184751780728th February 2018138 X 216mm256£13.99
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