Immanuel's Veins is Dekker's forray into Vampire literature. I am not a fan of Twilight or the other books, but Dekker uses this genre to make a startling contrast between vampires and Christ. His main character, Toma, is assigned to protect twin sisters in an important aristocratic family. He is torn between duty and his growing love for one of his charges, Lucine. A coven of vampires moves into a nearby castle and Vlad van Valerik, their leader proceeds to court Lucine because Toma cannot seem to declare his love to her. As she becomes more entangled in the affairs at the vampire castle, Toma must rescue her, but how? Dekker connects this story to his previous Circle series and one of the "lost" books makes its way into Toma's hands. Toma must figure out how to use the information in the book to rescue Lucine.
This book is an interesting read and contains Dekker's trademark complex plot. The story weaves elements of the gospel into a new and completly different setting that caused me to think. If you enjoy Dekker's works and vampire fiction, this is the book for you! Personally, vampire literature isn't something I would choose to read, but for Dekker, I made an exception. I found it worth the read.
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