The President's Vampire: A Nathaniel Cade NovelChristopher Farnsworth
Putnam Adult, April 2011
ISBN: 978-0399157394
The ultimate secret. The ultimate agent. Nathaniel Cade returns.
The President's Vampire is the amazing second installment in the Nathaniel Cade series. Long ago Nathaniel Cade swore a blood oath to protect the President of the United States and the country.
In The President's Vampire, Cade comes up against a super virus that turns humans into Snakehead creatures. Engineered by The Company this virus is spread by biting or scratching and works instantly to transform its host into a ravenous monster within minutes. Cade has seen these before over the years, and they’ve evolved. He and his political handler, Zach Barrows, must figure out who is behind it, where the creatures are coming from and keep them from spreading. Shadow Company has men everywhere and being aware of the infiltration isn’t always enough. Big plans have been set into action, and now Cade has to stop them to save not just the U.S., but humanity.
While it's not necessary to read Blood Oath first, I highly recommend it. You get how Cade became a vampire and blood-oathed to the president, Zach's story as he's partnered up with Cade, and an explanation for Shadow Company and The Company as well as a few other things mentioned in this second book. We get to know Cade better in The President's Vampire. While technically a monster forced into service, he often proves to be morally superior to the human's he's bound to protect. Cade is an admirable vampire. You see enough of his humanity to respect him. Thru the entire novel-I felt his sense of honor and loyalty. Barrows and Cade provide a fun buddy-cop feel and their banter is a nice break from the darkness surrounding them. Tania, the vampire, has reappeared in this story and plays a more positive role in the story, and the final outcome as well.
The President's Vampire is made up from a lot of small segments, with action taking place not only in different parts of the world from the perspective of those involved or affected, but also in history. Farnsworth does a great job of mixing these segments to feed us background and information from a number of sources in pieces that slowly builds the overall picture. It crosses into the political world, and encompasses past experiences from the time Cade was turned into a vampire, to various points in his 140 years as being a servant of the President and hunting down enemies of the US. Incorporating historical figures and events, The President's Vampire manages to twist history, politics and the supernatural into something utterly enthralling. The story itself was strong, well-paced, and satisfying from beginning to end. I can't praise this series or Christopher Farnsworth enough. The President's Vampire is the perfect follow up to an amazing series debut.
CHRISTOPHER FARNSWORTH is a former journalist and screenwriter. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. http://presidentsvampire.com/
ISBN: 978-0399157394; ISBN10: 0399157395; Imprint: Putnam Adult; On Sale: 4/28/2011; Format: Hardcover; Pages: 352; $24.95
