Book Review: The Forbidden

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

The Forbidden     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
L. A. Banks
Class/Genre:   Fantasy   Fiction   Horror   Vampire
Series: Vampire Huntress Legend # 5
Griffin, Jul 2005, $14.95, 466 pp.

When the Chairman of the sixth level of Hell realized that vampire Carlos
Rivera was working against him, he has him taken into the sun to be
incarcerated. Damali, a Neteru (a being who fights evil) cries for her
lover and performs a ritual leading to three angels returning him to the
mortal world, something that has not occurred since Jesus raised Lazarus
from the dead.

The Chairman wants to bring Damali into his domain so that when she becomes
fertile again he will impregnate her with the Antichrist. Lilith, Adam’s
first wife and currently married to the devil, possesses the embryo of
Damali and Carlos that they are now seeking. She needs to find them so she
can become fertile and birth the Antichrist so that she can defeat her
spouse and become ruler of Hell.

One part romance, one part horror, and one part fantasy, in which the sum
turns into a fantastic thriller in which readers from all genres not just
these three will appreciate this stunningly stupendous work. L.A. Banks’
tale will remind readers of novels by Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff
because of the extremely entertaining plot but it also includes a strong
social message that redemption is possible for even the biggest sinners.
Carlos, a drug dealing criminal, has been brought to the Light by his love
for Damali. THE FORBIDDEN is one to take to the bank.

Harriet Klausner

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