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Monday, March 14, 2022

Judge Dee Relocates | Short Story Review | AstraDaemon

SEVEN VAMPIRES: A JUDGE DEE MYSTERY by Lavie Tidhar begins with the Dee and Jonathan fleeing a fire in Paris, while churchmen hunt down vampires. The Judge has an escape plan in place, but his human companion is not crazy about traveling to England with a group of vampires.

Before they even begin their journey to a waiting ship, one of the vampires is already dead. More die along the way. The Judge is not working in his official capacity, but is determined to discover the motive.

Not nearly as dark as the first two, but more serious than the third, this short serves more as a transition story, providing a new setting for the next installment. While offering a few more details about the vampire world, I'm hoping for more backstory about Dee.

As always,
AstraDaemon

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