 awesome, 2003-04-25
I originally only read the first chapter of this book in the back of one of his other books, and wholly based on that, I bought and read the rest of it. I was blown away. I think i was only 14 at the time and had this fascination with all things vampire, so that helped, but Pike is a fantastic author. I still read the whole series now and it has just the same effect on me as when i first read them.All the books are of equal standard but if i had to choose I would choose one and two as my favourites because Yaksha (the first vampire) is such an amazing, tormented character, trying to undo the evil he created so he can die in the grace of God. This unfortunately includes Sita, one of his first vampires. Number three in the series is a good idea. American government wants to get their hands on Sita's blood and harnish its power. She can't and won'y let that happen. The battle throughout the city between her and the feds left me on the edge of my, errr, sofa. Four and five are unbelievable! By then Sita has been developed superbly and the books become really involving with the inclusion of Kalika, Sita's scarily hard daughter who grows at a rapid rate. Her ambiguity leaves you guessing as Sita tries to protect a baby (whose blood can bring back the dead) from the unstoppable Kalika. The ending of five gave me exactly what i wanted with Kalika's role in the universe, but then made me cry. When i was 14. I wasn't a huge fan of six because of the ending. All the magic of Sita that has been built up throughout the other books was destroyed by the ending. I felt robbed. It still has to be read though. It does wrap up the continuous storyline, which is nice; if it had left an open ending i would have gone mad. Every single character is perfectly and realisticly developed, whether they are good or evil. I, in fact preferred the evil characters. Pike shows how tempting it would be if you could achieve the power of Yaksha or Sita. God makes an appearence too, in the form of Hare Krishna. The question is: could they be made into films?
A review of Christopher Pike's 'The Last Vampire' , 2007-07-21
"Beautiful and brilliant, for five thousand years she has hunted alone. Living among humans, living off humans. She thinks nobody knows her secret. But someone is stalking her. Someone wants her dead. And Alisa has a choice to make..."
Alisa Perne is the last vampire to walk the earth...or so she thinks. She was taken away from her husband and daughter by force to become a vampire some five thousand years ago. Since then she has learned a lot about the ways of the vampires and understood more about life than most mortals could ever dream to achieve. But in that time Yaksha, the first vampire, had wiped out all the other vampires except Alisa.
Yaksha is the child of a yakshini. A yakshini is an evil creature with a tongue that will tear away the skin should it lick a person.
In this book Alisa must find out who is after her and why they want her dead. Also she has to compete for the love of a boy, Ray Riley, with his girlfriend, Pat. Strangely Ray had similar features to that of her husband, Rama who Alisa was dragged away from.
I would recommend this book to young adults as it has a fair bit of gore and sexual content. It also is of mild horror so is not suitable for young children. Overall a brilliant read that will stun the reader and leave them wanting to read more.
The best of the series, 2001-03-24
The actual storyline started to bore me around The Phantom, but this is by far the best of the series, simply because Kalika is such an amazing character, and Sita is so developed by this point, you really feel her loss. I love the religious theme that runs through the book and the ending that makes me cry everytime. Christopher Pike is an amazing author for teenage books!
this book..., 2001-07-27
is great for kids. The best start to a good series. Pike doesn't hold back, and he doesn't disguise everyday issues, such as AIDS and sex. Alisa is a vibrant and strong character that young girls ought to be able to relate to. A wonderful book for children.
A must read, 2006-08-14
I read this book when I was in my early teens and it was so good that it has stuck in my mind till my twenties and I've looked it up to see if I can read the whole collection.
Pike is a fantastic author, he creates interesting characters who you empathise with. You just can't put it down!
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