Thief of Lives (Noble Dead Saga: Series 1, #2)

“Take Anita Blake, vampire hunter, and drop her into a standard fantasy world and you might end up with something like this exciting first novel.”—Chronicle“A mix of The Lord of the Rings and Buffy the Vampire Slayer...an engaging adventure.”—New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson Magiere the dhampir thought that her nights of hunting vampires were over. Settling down in her newly adopted village of Miiska—now vampire-free thanks to her and her half-elf partner, Leesil—she looked forward to quiet days tending to her tavern. But far away in the capital city of Bela, a prominent councilman’s daughter has been found dead on her own doorstep—and all signs point to a vampire. Bela’s town council offers a generous bounty to the dhampir if she will slay their vampire, knowing that the battered and burned village of Miiska could use the infusion of cash. Magiere resists, wanting nothing more than to forget her past—and ignore her half-vampire nature. Only Leesil, her partner and confidant, can persuade Magiere to follow her destiny—before more innocents are claimed by darkness. . . .

On the heels of DHAMPIR, Barb and J.C. Hendee's acclaimed Fantasy debut, comes THIEF OF LIVES, the new novel featuring Magiere and Leesil, Slayers of the Undead....

Magiere the dhampir thinks that her nights of hunting vampires are over. After settling down in her newly adopted village of Miiska - now vampire-free, thanks to her and her half-elf partner, Leesil - she looks forward to quiet days tending to her tavern.

But far away in the capital city of Bela, a prominent councilman's daughter has been found dead on her own doorstep... and all signs point to a vampire. Knowing that the battered and burned village of Miiska could use an infusion of cash, Bela's town council offers a generous bounty to the dhampir if she will slay their vampire. Magiere resists, wanting nothing more than to forget her past and ignore her half-vampire nature. Only Leesil can persuade Magiere to follow her destiny - before more innocent lives are claimed by darkness.


About the Authors:

Barb & JC Hendee live just outside of Boulder, Colorado, USA, close to the Rocky Mountains. Both are online college instructors in English for local colleges/universities; Barb's short fiction has appeared in numerous genre magazines and anthologies. She is the author of the novel Blood Memories. JC's poetry, non-fiction, and short fiction have also appeared in many genre magazines. Although they have worked together as a writing team before, DHAMPIR (1/2003) and its 4 sequels (THIEF OF LIVES, 1/2004, plus 3 more to come) are their first novel-length collaborations.

Magiere the dhampir thinks that her nights of hunting vampires are over. But far away in the capital city of Bela, a prominent councilman's daughter has been found dead on her own doorstep ... and all signs point to a vampire.

Magiere the dhampir thinks that her nights of hunting vampires are over. After settling down in her newly adopted village of Miiska----now vampire free thanks to her and he half elf partner, Leesil---she looks forward to quiet days tending to her tavern But far away in the capital city of Bela, a prominent councilman's daughter has been found dead on her own doorstep ... and all signs point to a vampire. Knowing that the battered and burned village of Miiska could use an infusion of cash, Bela's town council offers a generous bounty to the dhampir if she will slay their vampire. Magiere resists, wanting nothing more than to forget her past and ignore her half vampire nature. Only Leesil can persuade Magiere to follow her destiny---before more innocents are claimed by darkness. On the heels of Dhampir, Barb and J. C. Hendee's acclaimed fantasy debut, comes a new novel featuring Magiere and Leesil, slayers of the undead...Magiere the dhampir and Leesil, her half-elf partner, are called out of their self-imposed retirement when vampires besiege the town of Bela-and are discovered to be in a league with the town's most prominent elders...