Review: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Book 1: Blood Feud!

Are you tired of pansy, glittering, sensitive vampires? Are you even more sick of the accident-prone, helpless girl who can't keep herself out of trouble? ME too. That's why I was absolutely delighted to get my hands on a copy of Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Book 1. There is ABSOLUTELY nothing softcore (that's the opposite of hardcore, right? ;]) about this book. Within the first couple of pages, a guy gets his head blown off! You can't get much more action-packed than that!

I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me collect my thoughts.

Ok. There.

The novel starts with a military science-esque scene that I thoroughly enjoyed. I'm a very analytical person and I like making things that require a lot of careful, little steps (I'm an art major). I think that's why I found the opening pages so amazing. All that strategy...all that planning...all that action and gore and bad-assery! For a while, you're reading and you're like "Where's Pan??". But patience, dear reader. The beginning unfolds and makes the world of Pandora that much more interesting. Not only that, but you get to see the vicious, hungry, hardcore vampire that everyone knows and loves.

News: STARWARP CONCEPTS UNLEASHES "13 DAYS OF PAN-DEMONIUM"

From: StarWarp Concepts 

www.StarwarpConcepts.com

For Immediate Release

STARWARP CONCEPTS UNLEASHES "13 DAYS OF PAN-DEMONIUM"

Artists Celebrate Debut of THE SAGA OF PANDORA ZWIEBACK Novel Series 

To celebrate the publication of BLOOD FEUD: THE SAGA OF PANDORA ZWIEBACK, BOOK 1, the first in a series of Young Adult dark-urban-fantasy novels, independent publishing house StarWarp Concepts has gathered together a collection of talented artists for a promotional event called "The 13 Days of Pan-demonium," to appear on the Pandora Zwieback Web site starting August 11, 2011.

BLOOD FEUD (ISBN-13: 978-0-9841741-0-2) introduces Pandora Zwieback, a 16-year-old, Queens, NY, Goth girl who can see through the human guises of the monsters that have always been living in the world--including the rival vampire clans that seek the key to an ultimate weapon that has been delivered to her father's horror-themed museum. Written by Steven A. Roman--bestselling author of X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy and Final Destination: Dead Man's Hand--the book is currently available for order from brick-and-mortar and online bookstores, and soon from the StarWarp Concepts Web site: www.StarwarpConcepts.com.

Beginning Thursday, August 11th, a Pandora-related drawing will be posted each day on the series' Web site: www.PandoraZwieback.com. The lineup of artists is:

August 11: HENAR TORINOS DE LA TORRE (Mala Estrella)

August 12: JIM COON (8-Ball, X-Ray Nancy)

August 13: TERESA CHALLENDER (formerly Teri S. Wood, creator of Wandering Star)

August 14: DAVE HOOVER (Charmed, The Invaders)

August 15: LOUIS SMALL JR. (Vampirella, Codename Knockout)

August 16: ELIZABETH WATASIN (A-Girl, Charm School)

August 17: CAANAN GRALL (Max Overacts; Comic Book Resources' "The Line, It Is Drawn")

August 18: ELISEU "ZEU" GOUVEIA (The Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0, The Phantom)

August 19: NEIL VOKES (Fright Night, Doctor Strange: From the Marvel Vault)

August 20: CHRIS MALGRAIN (Stan Lee's Alexa)

August 21: URIEL CATON (JSA Annual; Pan's co-creator)

August 22: STEVE ROMAN

August 23: CIARAN LUCAS (colorist: Vincent Price Presents)

For more information--as well as the downloadable, introductory comic book THE SAGA OF PANDORA ZWIEBACK #0--please visit www.PandoraZwieback.com.

THE SAGA OF PANDORA ZWIEBACK™ and © Steven A. Roman and Uriel Caton. All rights reserved.

Pandora Zwieback Series Kicks Off!

Anyone who's anyone has been waiting for this series! I'm an SO excited to review this and CANNOT wait to let you guys know what I think! The information is at the bottom, so it should be a breeze to find your copy! Feel free to let me know what YOU think and you might see your thoughts on Krypto Dies!


From: Starwarp Concepts
For Immediate Release

TEEN GOTH BATTLES THE UNDEAD
"The Saga of Pandora Zwieback" Novel Series Kicks Off With Vampire War

He's sent costumed mutants on a multidimensional quest to prevent the universe's destruction, and guided Death along the Las Vegas Strip in its search for victims. But now Steven A. Roman, bestselling author of X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy and Final Destination: Dead Man's Hand, is ready to introduce a brand-new adventure heroine to dark-urban-fantasy readers, courtesy of independent publishing house StarWarp Concepts.

BLOOD FEUD: THE SAGA OF PANDORA ZWIEBACK, Book 1 (ISBN-13: 978-0-9841741-0-2), on sale now, is the first novel in a Young Adult dark-urban-fantasy series. Its heroine is a 16-year-old, Queens, NY, Goth girl dealing with two major life-changing problems: her parents' recent divorce, and an unwanted, decade-long ability to see through the human guises of the monsters that have always been living in the world. Helping Pan come to terms with both is Sebastienne Mazarin, a 400-year-old, shape-shifting monster hunter she befriends. Together, the women set out to protect the world from the creatures of the night, starting in Blood Feud with a war among rival vampire clans seeking the key to an ultimate weapon.

Featuring cover art by legendary painter Bob Larkin (Doc Savage, The Savage Sword of Conan, Tomb of Dracula), Blood Feud is currently available for order from brick-and-mortar and online bookstores, and soon from the StarWarp Concepts Web site.

For more information--including the downloadable, introductory comic book The Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0--please visit the Web sites www.PandoraZwieback.com and www.StarwarpConcepts.com.

About the Book
Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1
by Steven A. Roman
Published by StarWarp Concepts
320 pages, trade paperback (5.5" x 8.5")
Price: $14.95 U.S.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9841741-0-2