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| Gangrel: Clan Novel (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 
 enlarge | Author: Gherbod Fleming
Publisher: White Wolf Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 144950
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 271
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1565048032
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
UPC: 099379111028
EAN: 9781565048034
ASIN: 1565048032
Publication Date: May 14, 1999
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 part of a series.... May 13, 2007
Go figure, I started reading this series and they quite printing them...at least that's what I think happened. I found a few at the local Half Price Books, but I was still missing several of them. Well, I found them on Amazon and was very happpy to be able to finish reading the series.
 It was nothing special May 25, 2006
Seriously it was a good book for the series but I felt that it was an ok series book a good book individually but no were near as good as the others have said, I liked the Ventrue book more then that one for the series and individually the Setite beats this book hands down (possibly slight bais since that one deals with Occult/Art dealings and the like) but really the book was slow going until the last chapter then all of this action happens and I was just left going well that is nice, sucks to be them but that is really all I wish to say because most of my arguements are plot related but either way I was just let down considering I thought this was supposed to be a fantastic book, which then instead makes me look followed to the ones that people dislike. Had this been the Series opener instead of Book 3 then I would have liked it a lot more, as is in that spot not so much. But that is just me, I am sure many would like it simply because it is the Gangrel and showing what they can do through the eyes of a relatively new vampire/kindred (which I liked)and shows the clan abilities very well instead of the paper/pencil method.
 Through An Eye, Darkly December 21, 2004
For a change this is very much one character's tale. Ramona is a second year Gangrel, member of a tribe that is more independent than Camarilla, but less dark minded than the Sabbat. They are the wild hunters of the vampire worlds, often used by the elders for enforcement.
Ramona has never really bought into the vampire ethos, and is locked in a perpetual struggle with her beast. Her relationships with mortals and kindred are troubled. Now, her feelings for young Zhavon will drive her to finally face what she has become, at the same time that the bring her to the brink of destruction.
For the Eye of Hazimel, a true instrument of chaos, is loose in the city. Now the possession of the sculptor Leopold, the eye has little patience with vampire sensibilities. It brings insanity and ruin, and has an agenda all it's own. As vampire elders and clans struggle with events leading to a mysterious confrontation at Table Rock, Ramona must find a way to survive.
In something of a turn-about Gherbod Fleming, a long time maker of the Masquerade world, produces an enjoyable action novel. His insights into the life of the Gangrel, on of the games most troubled clan are unique. He is in tune with the grim realities of vampire life, where nothing can be trusted in the night, and sensitivity to the real nobility behind and outlaw clan give this book much of its depth.
Of course, the underlying style is still game-centric, where the novels serve the game. This means the story often makes jagged progress or gets lost in heavy detail. Flemings characters also tend to muse more often than they drink. But this is one of this series better efforts, offering a vision that will challenge many fans.
 Guess you have to like Gangrel. February 26, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The third in the clan novel series, this book does not even come close to being as good as the first two books in the series, Toreador and Tzimisce. It does center much more so around one vampire than the first two books, the Gangrel Ramona. She is trying to figure out who she is and what she has become. The main plot of the series, with the Eye of Hazimel, continues to develop. Leopold, the Torry, has gone completely insane. Other elements of the New York vampires are showing up, namely the Tremere. I didn't like this novel nearly as much as the first two. Maybe Ramona will develop as the novels progress, but for now, I could care less to read anymore about her. WHERE IS SASHA? Now she was interesting!
An interesting look at Gangrel society May 22, 2002
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Gherbod Fleming's portrayal of the vampires in this book I found to be very close to what I had always envisioned. The book hits a few rough patches early on but it all gels really well about halfway through and you won't be able to put it down.
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