Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night - Peter Hammill

Advantages: Gripping from the start, interesting characters
Disadvantages: Thought the ending may have been more explosive

...I recently had all my shifts changed at work which means that I ended up working 6 weeks of nights - ouch! Knowing that work was going to be quiet and therefore fairly boring, I asked my Dad to recommend me a couple of good books. The Chameleon's Shadow by Minette Walters was one of them. The Author Minette Walters is often referred to as the 'queen of the psychological thriller' and after reading several of her books, you will see that this is a title she deserves. The Chameleon's Shadow is her 12th psychological thriller. Some of her other books include Acid Row, Fox Evil, The Ice House, The Sculptress and The Dark Room. Some of her stories have been turned into films or TV series. The Story Lieutenant Charles Acland life is literally turned upside down when a roadside bomb hits his vehicle while they are serving in Iraq... Read review

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Advantages: Some interesting secondary characters
Disadvantages: Very boring, unoriginal

...-Guardians of the Night- Watcher's in the Night is the first book in Jenna Black's Guardians of the Night series. Guardians of the Night is a paranormal romance series that focuses on vampires living in America. In the world that Black has created for this series a vampire is not automatically evil and can survive on animal blood but if a vampire does kill a human it runs the risk of becoming addicted to killing. Vampires who kill are stronger and faster than those who don't but there are a group of vampires who aren't killers who have united to become the Guardians of the Night. Together they protect humans from the predatory vampires. -Plot- When Gray was turned into a vampire he was forced to leave the woman he loved, leaving her to believe that he was dead. Years later he's still not over her and finds himself constantly... Read review

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Advantages: Fine Songs Pushing Technology
Disadvantages: Final Song Is just noodling for its own sake.

...In Camera was the third of a series of four solo albums recorded by Peter in the period between Van Der Graaf Generator's demise in 1972 and their return in 1975, and is fairly typical of his solo output at the time. It is an innovative release in terms of how far he pushed the recording technology available at the time, the result of which is a diverse selection of songs on the album, making it at times a difficult but mostly rewarding listen. Starting off with "Ferret And Featherbed" we are treated to some acoustic balladry type goings on with a tender arrangement and softly sung vocals and soft layered vocal harmonies, and was included by Peter as a "soft alternative to the other stuff" "No More The Sub Mariner" continues a long tradition of Peters work to include references to nautical terms in his song titles and is full... Read review

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