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List Price: $13.95 | | Publisher: Del Rey
Salesrank: 191299
Released: October 25, 2005 |
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
Even death could not stop Britain’s greatest defenders.
In 1838, William and Tamara Swift inherit a startling legacy from their dying grandfather, transforming them into the Protectors of Albion, mystical defenders of the soul of England. But the shocked, neophyte sorcerers also inherit unique allies in their battle against the dark forces. Fighting alongside them are the famous–even infamous–Ghosts of Albion: Lord Byron, Queen Bodicea, and Lord Admiral Nelson.
When strange and hideous creatures appear in the slums of London, an unholy plague threatens to launch an epic battle that may rage all the way to Buckingham Palace . . . and beyond. Time is running out as William and Tamara must learn whether their friends will stand beside them, or seduce and betray them.
From Amber Benson, known for her dramatic portrayal of Tara in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Christopher Golden, Bram Stoker Award—winning author of The Shadow Saga and Wildwood Road, comes a vengeful tale of demons, vampires, and ghosts set in nineteenth-century London. Based on the smash BBC Web series that took England by storm, Ghosts of Albion is a horror adventure laced with dark humor and darker lusts.
Ghosts of Albion: Accursed (Ghosts of Albion) Reviews:
Some Great Characters, Disappointing Plot 
2008-09-27 - I loved the heroine Tamara Swift. Her brother isn't that strong a character, but I love him when he stands up for her and acknowledges her gifts. The best ghost is Bodicia. This novel's Byron is fun at times, but a complete travesty of the historical Byron. This is the first time I have ever seen Byron portrayed as effete. He was actually a rather macho athletic type who died while on a military campaign. I think the authors have him confused with Oscar Wilde.
The plot improved in the last third of the book, but not tremendously. A flashback for the villain would have given the book a great deal more power.
Super Reader
2007-08-26 - Apparently a spin-off from a web project. This involves two young siblings you inherit the power to protect the soul of Britain from supernatural menaces, from their grandfather.
Their father is possessed by a demon, and they have to keep him bound. The ghosts of Boadicea, Lord Nelson and Lord Byron (poetry is useful in warfare?) help them, as does an old vampire friend of their father's.
They run into a girl who has usurped the power of the soul of India, and the Protector of India, plus a bunch of rakshasha and Children of Kali lizard-frog monsters.
They need a bit more ghostly help in the ifnal confrontation.
Witty and Entertaining 
2007-03-19 - Ever since I first discovered the original Ghosts of Albion production on BBC Online, I was hooked in by the dynamic duo of William and Tamara Swift, created by the equally dynamic duo of Christopher Golden and Amber Benson.
Accursed is a continuation of the original tale of a reluctant brother and enthusiastic sister who prematurely inherited their grandfather's magical birthright as the Protectors of Albion (England) from supernatural evils. Along with the spirts of Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Lord Byron, and Lady Bodicea, the two fought a great demon and now fight to free their father from the possession of another demon.
In Accursed, the two are back fighting more evil while trying to also balance their own lives. William is the straight man, more responsible and more reluctant to accept his role as a Protector, while Tamara is headstrong in an era where such an aspect in a woman was discouraged. The two manage to work together well, even with their frequent bickering as brother and sister butt heads.
Accursed is gripping and entertaining. It was difficult to put it down. Golden and Benson are an excellent team!
Don't expect much! 
2006-07-25 - This book is shockingly boring! Even worse is that I had to order it and wait for it. The setting is back when women wore very uncomfortable dresses, and marriages were arranged. The only bearable character in the book is the main one. She isn't a "typical" quiet girl, and their family has a secret history of a demon fighting order. Her brother and his fiancee are the most annoying and useless characters in the entire book. After reading the first Myth Hunters book, I noticed the authors tendency to use weak and spineless men as characters. Anyways, the story crawls along with old-fashioned drama that doesn't make sense and I never could stand to finish the book, although i did try. It drags on and on with no relief other than to close the cover. Mr. Golden should stick to modern settings that his writing excels in. I recommend the Buffy books instead. Maybe the Myth Hunters if you can ignore the old-fashioned tediousness and have an interest in gods,stories, and myths.
Scary stuff, but well worth the read
2006-04-02 - Rarely have I read such a well-written, engrossing historical horror novel. Filled with fascinatingly memorable characters (some real, some imagined for the purposes of this series) and plausibly horrifying fantastic situations, Ghosts is the kind of book you won't be able to put down but might wish you had if only to avoid the nightmares it gives you. Golden and Benson are seamless co-authors; you are never quite sure who's writing what, much to their credit, because everything is of equal quality and weight.
Can't WAIT for subsequent books to come out!
