This is the
story of a
Vampire - Pandora. I really don't know why I picked it up to read, as normally I avoid horror stories. Anyway , surprisingly I enjoyed the story and the author's vivid imagination and writing style. It tells the story of Pandora , a vampire that has been living for 2000 years and cannot die. She was
born before Christ and has seen the rise and fall of empires , kings , philosophers and various mortals who are born to die. The author does not glorify the horror of the blood sucking vampires but instead focuses on how they were born and how they live . The story is actually the story of Pandora - daughter of a Roman senator who is forced to flee her homeland as her family is betrayed. She is
drawn to her destiny by the King and Queen of Vampires and finds her true calling as a Vampire! I enjoyed the authors description of Roman way of life and her comparison with the
modern world through the eyes of a vampire who cannot die and has to see all. She sees all,
knowing nothing is permanent, yet enjoys the world as it exists, knowing that nothing is perfect , yet is .The philosophy of the great Roman and Greek thinkers is discussed with fervor as is the description of the horrible Roman punishments which finds an echo in the modern world. The style of writing is a little drawn out , as if someone from the old world is trying to put in perspective the living modern world... Very apt , because this book is in first person in the voice of the vampire.