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| Assamite: Clan Novel (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 
 enlarge | Author: Gherbod Fleming
Publisher: White Wolf Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 812893
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1565048091
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781565048096
ASIN: 1565048091
Publication Date: December 6, 1999
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 Assamite Clan Novel - Excellent May 26, 2000
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Though I do not particularly care for the Assamite clan, this novel is the best I have read so far from the entire clan novel collection.
 Hell no December 12, 2000
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
I thought most of this was good. What they did to Moncada though? PLEASE. He would've thrashed Lucita and Fatima. What a serious let down. It should have been no contest. Thumbs down.
 Killer Killers December 17, 2004
Assamites are one of the most intriguing vampire clans. Warriors, scholars, and sorcerers, they are assassins most often used to take down other vampires. They are in a private war with the Tremere, who are vampires made by means of blood magic whom the Assamites see as an abomination. White Wolf has carefully modeled them after the legendary Muslim cult, and the spiritual and religious context of the Assamites is strongly Arabic in tone. Which adds to their mystery.
This volume expands on the Assamite role in the struggles for supremacy in the US. This is a game of elders, we discover, and intrigue is their favorite weapon. Assamites are often the means, set on both sides to carry out tasks that only seem to be chaotic. Fatima al-Faqadi, of ancient blood, is one of the Assamite's deadliest. She is called on to bring death to Cardinal Moncada and his childe Lucita to answer the coming judgment of her clan. Other Assamites dot this story as well - Parmenides (the servant of Vykos, Anwar, Walter James. Assamites have a streak of independence, which has created a large number of antitribu - rebels who fight where they will.
The story spins about Fatima and Lucita shedding bits of light on some of the unexplained mysteries of the paste six volumes, and spreading confusion elsewhere. The two are perfectly matched in deadliness, beauty, and determination. Their paths only cross a few times in the book, but the impact of their meetings will determine the future of the overall story arc.
Fleming again lays his carefully crafted characters out beautifully against the light and shadow of the Masquerade. He has never been one to romanticism vampire life and will often disillusion those who were hoping for vampire romances. Love tends to turn out badly in the world of darkness, eternal life comes at the price of an utter loss of humanity, and altruism is a lost motivation. But like moths, us readers return to it time after time.
Did you play Vampire:the Masquerade? May 13, 2007
If so, read these books. I know that White Wolf quit making the game, but the books are still cool.
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