Necroscope: Resurgence

The Lost Years: Volume Two

By: Brian Lumley

Narrated by: Joshua Saxon

Resurgence, the second book in horror author Brian Lumley's best-selling Necroscope series, Necroscope: The Lost Years

Harry Keogh, the Necroscope, the man who can talk to the dead, and Earth's greatest vampire hunter, has been searching for his wife and infant son gone missing during Harry's war against the vampires. This obsession has left him open to subtle influence by an ancient vampire, Radu. Entombed in amber, trapped in undeath, Radu plans for his resurrection and plots the destruction of other vampires who might challenge his supremacy.

Thus, Radu's enemies are now Harry's - and Harry cannot properly defend himself. His powers - his deadspeak and his ability to transport himself through the Mobius Continuum - are locked away in the recesses of his vampire-clouded mind. But Harry is not without allies, living and dead.

E-Branch, the psychic spy organization, is worried about Harry. So is Harry's long-dead Ma, and the ancient philosopher and prophet Nostradamus, whose centuries-old quatrain make eerie sense in the modern world.

Right now, Harry Keogh doesn't even know he's the Necroscope. But Earth's teeming dead won't let him forget them for long - and won't let him forget that Radu and his vampire kind are humanity's deadliest enemies.

©1996 Brian Lumley (P)2021 David N. Wilson

Necroscope Resurgence

This book brings us the fight we have all been waiting for. After so many years this time could mean the end for Harry Keogh. He fights hard but many have interfered and this has turned Harry into a target with no true defense. Harry must find a way to save himself both mentally and physically. So much depends on Harry’s survival and abilities.
It was interesting to see the fight between the Vampires. Ancient wars and feuds drive them to do the worst. Each one determined to be the last one standing and in control of the world. It was nice to see how all the pieces begin to fall into place for many of the characters as they discover the secrets that others are trying to keep. This story is a long one and I felt could have use a bit of tightening up but if you are a fan of the Necroscope series you will not be disappointed. Narrator Joshua Saxon brings these characters and their world to life and I was quickly immersed in this book.

Great way to tie it all together!

I started reading Necroscope when I was about 15 and I finally got around to finishing the series. this is by far my favorite book of the whole series. Vampire monks and the Cosa Nostra! Lumley outdid himself with this one.

Necroscope

I Love the necroscope books. and this one didn't disappoint. can't wait to see what happens in the next book.

Alot of setup, quick wrap up.

I have been an adamant fan of Necroscope series and Brian Lumley since high school and have gone out of my way to find and collect his novels. This is the first time I got to listen to the second half of this story. And as long as it was, it felt like a waste of time. (Spoilers ahead) The hypnotized Harry plot gets old and drug out way too much to the point that I yelled at the book at one point. Radu is built up so much only to be put down so fast in the end. And the final confrontations with the other vampires is solved in one chapter, no real face to face confrontation. Both clan threats are solved by just blowing them up. The father mutated vampire in the castle never makes an actual appearance, he's forever a voice that just blows up with everyone else. And everything again is erased at the end so again makes everything pointless as if it never needed to happen. I suggest reading the other books and skipping these.

When a MASTER MASTERS his MASTERY

THE LOST YEARS, vol. 1 & 2, are some of the most intricate, multiplotted, and tightly woven stories I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Take EVERYTHING you love about the original Necroscope® series, and the Vampire World series and merge them into two incredible books that will leave fans fully enthralled for the rest of lives. (like they weren't already)

Joshua Saxon's vocal performance is as praiseworthy for his audio rendition, as Bob Eggleton's artwork is to Brian Lumley's book covers.

"The Lost Years" is truly Masterful Work!