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WHITLEY STRIEBER is the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including the legendary Warday, Nature's End, and The Coming Global Superstorm, the basis of the movie The Day After Tomorrow. His most recent books, The Grays and 2012: The War for Souls, are both being made into films. His website, Unknown Country, is the largest of its kind in the world, exploring the edge of science and reality.

Miriam Blaylock's hunger has never ceased. Her lovers have come and gone. For centuries she has traveled the world undetected. Interpol agent Paul Ward knows of vampires. He knows where they hide. Each has set a trap for the other. Predator is about to become prey. Killer to become lover. The endgame begins for The Last Vampire.

Library Journal

In the popular 1981 horror novel The Hunger (later a cult film starring Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie), Strieber introduced readers to the lovely, seductive vampire Miriam Blaylock. Her story continues in this sequel. Miriam plans to attend various conclaves of the Keepers, as vampires refer to themselves. What none of them anticipates, however, is that their human prey has discovered their existence and, what is worse, has the means to eradicate them. First in Thailand, then in France, whole lairs are destroyed by a group of vampire slayers led by CIA agent Paul Ward. Only Miriam manages to escape the slaughter. She flees back to her nest in New York City. Paul wants to follow only to be told by his superiors that the President has decided that vampires have human rights, which means that Paul may be guilty of murder. While The Hunger was well written and had a dark, erotic quality, its sequel reads like a hastily conceived first draft, filled with awkward phrasings and ridiculous plot lines. Despite these glaring flaws, this title will no doubt be requested by Strieber fans. The Hunger will be republished by Pocket in June 2001. Patricia Altner, Information Seekers, Columbia, MD Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.