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Blood Maidens

by Barbara Hambly
Severn House. Jan. 2011. c.256p. ISBN 9780727869470. $28.95. FANTASY
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An intense relationship has developed between Don Simon Ysidro, a powerful vampire of London; James Asher, a former secret service agent for Queen Victoria; and Asher's young wife, Lydia, a physician with a penchant for medical research. In their third foray (after Those Who Hunt the Night and Traveling with the Dead), Ysidro demands that James accompany him to the Russian capital of St. Petersburg, where he has learned that agents for German Kaiser Wilhelm plot to bring members of the Undead into the German web. Ysidro insists that the existence of vampires must remain secret to the living world and convinces Asher once again to help the cause of the undead. Inevitably, Lydia's special talents are needed, and the three are once again caught in a nail-biting adventure.
VERDICT This is an interesting story but not as compelling as its predecessors. In addition, some of the fascinating interaction of the main characters, so well described in the previous books, is lost here. However, fans of this popular fantasy author will demand it.
Reviewed by Patricia Altner, Columbia, MD , Oct 15, 2010
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