Indigo Vamporium by Poppet
Have you read Poppet’s work? Then you’ll know why I jumped
at the opportunity to read Indigo Vamporium!
In IV we meet Seithe as a teenager and discover what drives
him to become the super-being he is, half-vampyre, half-angel. Here we find a
more ‘innocent’ side to Seithe and his siblings, but don’t be fooled: there’s
darkness and power and the supernatural and all those factors that serve to
underscore Poppet’s work. Seithe and his
kind seek love from humans- salvation for vampyres- and when he meets Tasmin…well,
I’d love to explain it all, but won’t reveal more…
IV is set in beautiful Cape Town and Poppet uses stunning
Long Beach, the mystery of Tokai forest and the majesty of Table Mountain to
great effect as the backdrops for Seithe coming to grips with his power in
order to shoulder his responsibilities. As a Capetonian I have to admit I particularly
enjoyed these nuances.
I also enjoyed reading about the Flying Dutchman, a local
ghost ship legend we Capetonians simply love holding forth about, and the
ninjen we learn about in IV will have you tapping into your search engines. Are
they myth or not???
Now forget setting and legends…and delve into Poppet’s brilliant
imagination for action, romance and emotion, and vanish for a time from the
world.
A 5-star read!
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