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Summary: My favorite Anne Rice book!
Review: I'm not a big fan of the Vampire Chronicles, but I absolutely loved Rice's Mayfair Witch trilogy, and decided to give Servant of the Bones a shot. It was fabulous!! My favorite Anne Rice book to date. You will absolutely love Azriel and you'll be swept away by the world of Ancient Babylon.
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Summary: Another Riveting Tale
Review: This is another great masterpiece by my favorite author, Anne Rice. Again, she weaves a world rich with life and death, joy and sorrow.
Azriel is the main narrator of this heart wrenching tale. A story that begins in our time line, taking us back through Ancient Babylonian time and ending in modern day New York City. Azriel tells us of his days as a Hebrew mortal, and his time as Servant of the Bones. A genie if you will, but not exactly. A gentle born Hebrew who was forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his people. Refusal would have meant that death would surely flow. Azriel would be forsaken and than deceived. Living from one master to the next, Azriel does their bidding until becoming his own master, controller of his own great power. Asleep for centuries, Azriel is awakened to witness a horrific murder. Unbeknownst to him, he would take action that would change the future of mankind. Who is this Servant of the Bones, who was created out of madness, with the purpose to serve evil? Contrary to the opinion of most reviewers, this is an excellent story. This is TYPICAL Anne Rice, but even better. I recommend this book immensely. You will be bewitched.
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Summary: Off Rice's beaten path
Review: This is not a vampire novel, and it has nothing to do with the Mayfair witches. Although this does not sound like the typical Anne Rice book, this is a step into the other parts of traditional horror like her book on the mummy Ramses the Damned. This is still a well done book with a great story behind it. The story takes us back to the land of Babylon before the fall to Cyrus the Great. A young man is sacrificed to keep the Jewish population from being killed, thereby allowing them to return and build their temple. Due to an ancient spell, whoever controls his bones should control him. The story is the connection and discussion between the spirit and a human. The spirit merely wishes release, but the tale would go nowhere if others did have different plans. This helps drive the narrative. Anne Rice is a good storyteller of horror. I liked the story and would recommend it to others.
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Summary: Servant of the Bones
Review: Vampires, mummies, and witches (oh my!) are all subjects that have received the star treatment from renowned author Anne Rice. The great otherworldly writer tackles another aspect of the supernatural plane when a genie stars in her latest novel. In doing this, Ms. Rice brilliantly provides vivid insight into the biblical culture of Babylon. Frightening is the tale of Azriel, an exiled Jew living in Babylon, who has the misfortune to become the favorite one of the great god, Marduk. Azriel comes to the attention of the temple priests, who have hatched a plan for King Cyprus of Persia to claim Babylon without bloodshed. In order for this plan to work, Azriel's father hands him over to the priests in exchange for the promise that the Hebrews living in Babylon will be allowed to return to Jerusalem. In a ceremony, Azriel is to play the role of Marduk, a role that always ends in death. Death is not quite what fate has in store for Azriel because a witch's spell separates his spirit from his body at the time of death. This turns him into a genie or Servant of the Bones. Through two millennia, Azriel is paged by many different masters, but it is not until the 1990s that fate provides Azriel an opportunity for redemption. Terrorist tele-evangelist Gregory Belkin has a diabolical plan to put himself in control of a new world order. He summons Azriel to help him put his plan in motion. Azriel knows what will happen to the world if Gregory succeeds. The genie forces his "master" into a confrontation that will decide humanity's destiny. Readers will give Anne Rice much credit for being a very visual and challenging story teller who uses words as a magical means to mesmerize her audience. Her perception of a genie's psyche has its roots in her vampire mythos. Although this tale is not as esoteric as some of her previous works, Servant of the Bones is a brilliant piece of fiction. The author cleverly combines elements from the horror and techno-thriller genres into a unique and thought-provoking novel. Fans of The Mummy will definitely want to read this work.
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