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Plot Summary of Dark Lullaby
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Amber Quill, Oct 2003, 245 pp.
ISBN 1592798896

Their mother was a voodoo priestess, but the twin daughters Ashara and Zariaz were as different as day and night. Ash never wanted to become involved with voodoo while Zariaz reveled in it. On their twenty-first birthday, Zariaz and her assistants turned her sister into a vampire but she only killed those people who were evil. On the other hand, Zariaz was killing musicians at such a rapid pace that the vampire council condemned her to death.

Six decades later, Ashara sees a picture of her twin impersonating her and she knows that Zariaz needs to eliminate her. She is afraid, not so much for herself but for the love of her life Liam Archer, the singer for the up and coming rock group Darkside. As Zariaz comes closer, the terror mounts, and Ashara forces herself to give Liam up and join her sister in her mad quest. Liam however is not what he seems and has no intention of giving up the woman of his heart, no matter what he has to do to keep her.


Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Dark Lullaby
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - vampires taking a quick bite

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - long lived adults
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Earth setting: - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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The Hunted by L.A. Banks
Midnight Mass by F. Paul Wilson


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