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Date Posted: 19:59:05 05/10/05 Tue
Author: Bodicea
Subject: Dark Guardian by Christine Feehan/Carpathian series

Okay,so I really loved Lucian,I think this book was refreshingly differeny,in many ways,from the others I have read so far,which have been kind of a hit and miss for me.

I thought it was way cool,and nearly unbelievable at the same time,when he resigns himself to Jaxon hunting the vampires alongside him.Jaxon is a great heroine,the first one,IMHO,in the whole series,with the bit of steel backbone necessary to dealing with a Carpathian male.
Lucian was endearing and sexy at the same time,a thing that,to me,is hard to pull off in a book sometimes.

Tyler Drake was a good villain,although I was a little disappointed in a few things.I wanted to see from his point of view once or twice,like when he first was stalking around Lucian's estate,I think that would've been interesting and a great enhancement to the story,maybe shown us his motivation(yeah,I know a twisted psycho doesn't need much motivation,but just humor me a moment.*G*) and enriched the story a little more.I also wanted Jaxon to be the one that killed him in the end,maybe because he was human and not one of the undead.I guessed that it was coming,Lucian being the one to kill him,but I figured it would be because he tried to kill Jaxon.I never thought Drake would be able to get at Lucian,actually shoot him.I like the way Lucian thinks about this later,though.That he didn't recognize a murderous intent in Drake b/c Drake himself didn't see his actions as anything other than a good father,etc.It's a little weak,but just plausible enough to give satisfaction.

I also enjoyed the way Jaxon's reactions to her new abilities was written.I just got more out of the book,the whole Carpathian"experience" if you will,by the way Jaxon thinks about the things she has to do.Like when she thinks about how to open the grave,float above,when they become mist,etc.It was a different angle than before,which was nice.The other Carpathians I've read,the reaction of the woman seems to be either disbelief/avoidance,nonchalant acceptance,or outright fear/fury.JMHO.

Okay,now the part that is bugging me.In a good way,though,because it means I am interested,right? *G*
Near the end of Dark Guardian,Lucian tells Jaxon that Gregori is his brother,about 1,000 years younger than he.I know they are immortal,but I am having a hard time reconciling them being born that far apart.And then,aren't Darius and Desari Lucian and Gregori's bro and sis,also?
(As if it's not enough that Sherri makes my head spin,I now have to worry about keeping the carpathians straight!Cripes! *G*)The other thing is this,and I think I remember reading a clure,if not the answer,somewhere in this book,or else in Julian's,I think it was.When all that horrible massacre was going on that caused Darius to flee with Desari and the other children,where were Lucian ,Gabriel,and Gregori? What it sounds like is that Lucian & Gabriel were having their private little battle by then,and that only Gregori knew was their brother,and what was going on? My head is spinning...SOMEONE MAKE IT STOP...PLEASE!!!

*Lost somewhere in the Carpathians*

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[> Bo, in general I try not to think too hard about the Carpathian timeline as I only get confused. It once occurred to me that the first book must have been set in the 60's, maybe even the 50's for the following books to make sense timewise, and that then throws up other contradictions. As far as I recall, most of the hunters were sent out into the world by Mikhail's father, so weren't around by the time the massacre occurred. I'm not sure there's ever been an explicit description of where everyone cwas. -- Beth, 22:27:51 05/10/05 Tue


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[> [> Your right Beth, forget the timeline. After reading the first couple, then getting to Dark Magic, I began to wonder exactly "when" the Dark Prince took place. My sister told me just to read and enjoy the story. *G* She's so bossy. -- Gabmar, 15:58:27 05/11/05 Wed


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[> You want me to think back how many books ago, LOL. I just came over here to read your comments, it's been so long since I've read Lucian's story I can't remember anything. As for the timeline, I agree, it's way off. -- Leiha Leiha, 12:35:16 05/11/05 Wed


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[> Dark Guardian is one of my favorite Dark stories. Lucian was not the typical carpathian and Jaxon was a strong "warrior" female. Having Jaxon so strong, that when she went through the change, she adapted and kept going. -- Gabmar, 15:52:28 05/11/05 Wed


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