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    No Dominion

    By Charlie Huston

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    Joe Pitt’s life sucks. He hasn’t had a case or a job in God knows how long and his stashes are running on empty. What stashes? The only ones that count to a guy like Joe: blood and money. The money he uses to buy blood; the blood he drinks. Hey, buddy, it’s that or your neck—you want to choose? The only way to lay his hands on both is to take a gig with the local Vampyre Clan. See, something new is on the streets, a new high, a high so strong it can send a Vampyre spazzing through Joe’s local watering hole. Till Joe sends him through a plate-glass window, that is.

    So it’s time for Joe to gut up and swallow that pride and follow the leads wherever they go. It won’ t be long before he’s slapping stoolies, getting sapped, and being taken for a ride above 110th Street. Someone’s pulling Joe’s strings, and now he’s riding the A train, looking to find who it is. He’s gonna cut them when he finds them—the strings and the hands that hold them.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateDec 26, 2006
    ISBN9780345497147
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    • 3/5
      Still not sure how I feel about this series. I like the character but the story was still a little weak for me. I own the third one and that is going to be my last if it doesn't pick up.
    • 4/5
      Excellent 2nd entry in the Joe Pitt story where the rogue vampyre is finding things a little tough. After his previous exploits Joe is finding work a little harder to come by these days. He's almost fresh out of blood and also a little behind on the rent. He can't very well go ask the Coalition for a job so he goes to see what's up with the Society. His luck's in when Terry Bird asks him to look into some new drug that's hit the scene specifically aimed at vampyres. A drug that affects his kind of people is unusual in and of itself as the Vyrus just won't cohabit with anything else. Initial investigations lead to The Hood but to get there he'll have to travel through Coalition territory and that's not going to be a piece of cake either. And if he manages that he's going to stick out like a sore thumb so trying to find out what's happening there isn't going to be easy either.A very good follow up book and probably even better than the first but not quite enough to earn that extra ½
    • 4/5
      Another excellent Joe Pitt book. This is a series I am very glad I started. I like Joe, I think his flaws are realistic, even if he does have the vyrus. I like how he deals with situations, no matter how difficult they seem. I am so looking forward to reading the remaining books in this series, as well as all the other books by Charlie Huston.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this story - it's even better than the first one in the series {Already Dead}. Joe Pitt is cool and calm and very funny in a dead-pan way.The plot is decent; the bad guys are bad, the good guys are flawed, and the main character is fully fleshed and consistent. It is gory and gross and has coarse language. And, best of all, no "morals" are stogged down your throat.It's mature and non-romantic - basically a vampire novel written for adults rather than teens. I can't wait to get the next in the series.
    • 4/5
      A worthwhile continuation of the Joe Pitt series.
    • 4/5
      The second book in what is a really good series so far.
    • 4/5
      Noirish in tone and manner, this is the second book that has Joe Pitt as it's protagonist, and I actually like it better than the first one (which I liked well enough) More of the vampire background is described, and the world view is very coherent and well worked out. Joe Pitt is a wonderful anti-hero, far too cool and deadpan for his own good. The book really moves along and the revelations about the vampires, both good and bad, are intriguing. A series worth keeping up with, the third doesn't appear to be out yet, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for it.
    • 5/5
      Not necessarily as good as first novel, but damn near close. Another gritty novel that pushes the vampire myth to new heights.
    • 5/5
      WOW!!! 2nd in the Joe Pitt novels. An excellent follow up with a set up for MORE!!!! Bravo Charlie. The world you are building is one I will return to if you do.
    • 4/5
      The mean streets of New York City are tough for a vampyre (their preferred spelling), avoiding the sun, getting a hold of enough blood, sustaining a romantic relationship with a human woman... So Joe Pitt has a lot on his plate when he's jumped by a fellow vampyre at an after-hours watering hole. After subduing his attacker, Joe tries to find out the source of the tainted blood that is poisoning his brethren. The island of Manhattan is described in such intimate detail that it nearly becomes a character in the book. Different vampyre clans have set up enclaves in different parts of the borough and a turf war is looming, spilling bad blood in more ways than one. This interesting book mixes fantasy and hard-boiled noir and builds to a satisfying conclusion. Recommended to those who like their mysteries off the beaten path.
    • 4/5
      Helluva good read. Pulp fiction at its best.
    • 4/5
      This was a very good read. On the surface the story is about a new drug that sets vampires off, so that they spaz out in public. The under story is about power plays and politics in the various factions, and their interaction with each other. Joe of course gets caught in the gears. Good story and writing. Huston also makes a change so that we won't keep getting the same basic story over and over. Can't wait for the next one.This is the 2nd book in the series after Already Dead. The setting is modern day NYC. Vampires are infected with a virus that makes them have most of the traditional vampire attributes. They also form factions and band together for protection from humans and from vampires and from others. There are quasi-religious mystical freaks, biker vamps, a hippie group, a group that is like the mafia, and group for brothers in the hood. Joe is a loner, a rogue and he needs the goodwill of the other clans to keep them from killing him when he is on their turf. He lives quietly around the edges of their societies, and tries to stay below their notice.He acts as a fixer and earns brownie points and money to buy blood with the jobs. But they only use him when its too dangerous for their own people, or when they need to set someone up. He has no protector and no group who will bail him out.The writing is very spare and gritty, and the dialog is written in spoken English, rather than polished prose.