Episode Details

Brian Lumley’s original Necroscope saga has reached its grand finale! After five books filled with vampires, psychic espionage, horrifying body transformations, alternate dimensions, and the increasingly complicated life of Harry Keogh, does Deadspawn actually manage to LAND THE PLANE?

In this spoiler-lite review, Jim takes a look at Deadspawn, Book 5 of Brian Lumley’s Necroscope series and the conclusion to the original five-book story arc.

And Lumley had a LOT to resolve.

Harry Keogh is changing. E-Branch isn’t entirely sure they can trust him. Old plot threads are returning. Vampirism continues to become stranger—and considerably more disgusting—and Lumley is pulling together ideas and conflicts stretching all the way back to the beginning of the series.

We’ll discuss:

• How Deadspawn pays off storylines from the previous four books

• Harry Keogh as…the villain?! Well, sort of. It’s complicated.

• The absolutely breakneck pacing

• Lumley’s endlessly inventive—and horrifying—approach to vampires

• Why the ending is BRILLIANT

• Why that same ending might also be a little TOO convenient

• Whether Deadspawn provides a satisfying stopping point for Necroscope

Jim committed to reading the original five-book Necroscope arc after loving the first book. Now that the journey is complete, was it worth it?

Ohhhhh, yes.

But is this really the end of Jim’s Necroscope journey?

For now…

Probably.

Have you read Deadspawn? Did Brian Lumley successfully stick the landing? And should Jim eventually continue into the Vampire World books?

Let us know in the comments!

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0:00 - Opening

2:44 - Book Details

5:11 - Why Jim Read This

7:16 - Spoiler-Lite Summary

8:53 - Five Reasons You Would Enjoy Deadspawn

13:40 - Three Reasons to Pass

16:19 - Jim’s Final Thoughts

18:46 - Closing & Wrap-Up

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