Jacqueline Lichtenberg Those of My Blood

Those of My Blood

Jacqueline Lichtenberg

BenBella, Oct 2003, $14.95, 333 pp.

ISBN: 1932100091

When an alien ship crashed on the moon, Project Hail formed. Astronomer Dr. Titus Shiddehara leads the moon investigation, in which many believe that they can contact the home planet. However, alien life form has existed on planet earth for centuries as the Luren, better known as vampires, reside among the humans. The Luren are split between the Residents who believe that humans are equals, deserving respect and dignity, and the Tourists who feel the species should be hunted as food and game. Both Luren factions deem the moon crash were members of their race.

Titus, a Resident, wants to insure no contact occurs with the native planet of the crashed victims for fear of what an arrival will do to the humans. The Tourists want to invite their "relatives" to a gala feast. On the project Titus meets the human he loved, Inea Cellura when he was Darrell Raaj. He explains to her that Darrell died in the car crash, but due to his vampiric sire, Darrell was reborn as Titus. Also on the moon side is Abbott the Tourist who sired Titus. The question remains who to trust in what could prove to be a pivotal moment for the sentient beings of planet earth.

THOSE OF MY BLOOD is an exhilarating tale that focuses on two competing parties (not the democrats and the republicans) struggling for supremacy since outlawing human kill in 1850. The story line and the cast provide a plausible supposition that vampires live among us. The moon crash accelerates the conflict giving the strong story line a critical moment (pivotal point) that will impact the future. Fans of supernatural science fiction will immensely treasure Jacqueline Lichtenberg's fabulous tale.

Harriet Klausner