A bit dated now

When the book was released it was really good but I now found it a little dated. Harry Koegh the Necroscope in on the hunt for vampires again when several young girls were slaughtered. He works for a team of psychically-gifted spies, but this time he gets help from an old dead vampire named Faethor Ferenczy. He took Faethor into his mind at a terrible cost putting his very humanity under attack to battle with a master vampire.

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My favourite book in the series

As it says in the Title this is my favourite book in the Necroscope series. Happily this time someone explained to the narrator how to pronounce Wamphyri so we dont get the awful Wamfree. Have to say I still prefer the original narrator but Michael Troughton is much better here than in Deadspeak. Here;s hoping we dont have to wait too long for Blood Brothers!

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Wamphyri !!

This audio book was very good as is the saga of the Necroscope himself !! If you enjoy the story you’ll enjoy this !!

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The end(?)

Harry Keogh's story concludes with a special twist to the myth. Not best, but good.

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Good story - comical narrator

The story is one of the best to feature Harry Keogh but once again it’s ruined by Michael Troughton and his poor narration.
He is inconsistent with accents especially the vampire Shaithis, who’s voice started out deep and menacing but by the end turned into a camp Terry Thomas or K9 from doctor who
I’m annoyed that I have to put up with his wining voice for the next book as well! Think I might have a rest!

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Comedy Narration for a Macabre Classic

I must say, I have a lot of time for narrator Michael Troughton and have enjoyed quite a few of his on-screen performances over the years.It must be also be said, though - he's not at all a comfortable fit for narrating the Necroscope series. Some of the performance is just plain sloppy - mispronunciation abounds, suggesting that neither narrator nor editor had listened to the previous books in the series for even 10 minutes. How anybody could pronounce 'Wamphyri' as 'Wamfry' beggars belief, and to be honest could be construed as disdainful of the tremendous source material. Almost as distracting is Mr. Troughton's voice - it's too high-pitched and excitable, almost as if his 'New Statesman' character Piers Fletcher-Dervish had found a sideline, then messed it up, as was his wont.

Very disappointing, particularly as the first three books featured excellent narration from James Langton. If I didn't love Brian Lumley's work so much (hence the four stars overall) I'd be giving the 5th book a miss - please find a new narrator for future Necroworld releases !

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Awful narration,Again

I was extremely disappointed with the performance from the last book and yet again the narrator hasn't done his character homework. Giving a clipped Chinese accent to a man that is clearly described as a cockney thought out the series is a joke. His hi pitched tinny approach makes what are supposed to be the most evil of beings sound like something from CBBC.... Totally inconsistent and a complete lack of understanding of the source material. I hope they find a better voice actor for the vampire world series.. story is great..

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The narrator doesnt know words apparently

There are so many words which this narrator apparently cant pronounce... at first it was mildly amusing, but after a while i have to ask why they gave the job to someone who can barely read.

Here are a few examples. He pronounces sigil as “sigull”, omniscience as “omni-science” and spectre as “sceptre”... those are just the ones i made a mental note of in the past hour of listening, but there are many, many others.
If it wasnt for the context I would have no idea what he is talking about half the time.
Aside from that, it is a fantastic book.

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story within a story

I liked that this offering in the series gave a nod to the previous adventures of Harry. Similar format kept me glued. I'm undecided about the stories within the stories here. I might have preferred a different ending though did enjoy the twist. I'm so pleased the narrator altered the way he said Wamphyri. I'm going to have a break from the next in line for a little while, but will return. I would still recommend this book to tidy away the previous loose ends.

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terrible narration

I had to finish the series even though I knew it was the same narrator as book 4, but once again the awful and inconsistent accents and voices have spoiled it for me. although the narrator HAS at least learned how to pronounce WAMPHYRI, these are evil despicable creatures who are portrayed as pompous buffoons. Apart from that there are so many mispronounced words it is difficult to concentrate on the narrative. having read all the Necroscope books many years ago, I was really looking forward to the Blood Wars books, but as it is the same narrator I'm afraid I will give them a miss. Such a shame because the stories as always are incredible!

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