Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter

I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy this whole story. it was well written, exciting and funny. i will read more from this author

I was a history minor in college so seeing stuffy old Queen Victoria portrayed as a demon hunter was fantastic. If you're looking for a fast paced book full of demon goodness, this is the one for you.

I thought this was going to be another of those 'remake' tongue in cheek humorous novels. But, to my surprise this was a very good, well plotted, novel of a queen defending her country and throne. It had intrigue, a parallel running plot line, and once I got into it I couldn't put it down, the pages flowed through my fingers like a freshly severed artery. (Hehe, couldn't resist!) Highly recommend, especially if you like a little gore with your period pieces!

At the time of the Fall, Lucifer descend into hell with his followers except for Baal and his clan who hr ordered to remain on earth to sow discord and cause wars between the human race. The demons of Baal lost their immortality, but still exist as Queen Victoria will learn on June 19, 1837 when a succubus tries to assassinate her. The Royal ProteKtor and demon hunter Maggie Brown saves the life of Her Highness. Her new Prime Minister Lord Melbourne tells her bout demons living in England. Meanwhile Lord Quimby unaware of evil in the country is creating zombies in order to conduct medical experiments. Queen Victoria ignores demonic threats as she prepares to marry her beloved Prince Albert. They are happy together until werewolves under the command of someone close to the thrown abduct Albert. Victoria plans to rescue her husband even if it means entering hell. This supernatural historical thriller has cross genre appeal as Victoria proves to be a nineteenth century Lara Croft; a fighter who understands she must put England and her people first, Albert second. She risks her life to rescue Albert, who has concealed a secret from his wife that could change the course of the future. Magic, mayhem, and royal intrigue combine to make Queen Victoria Demon Slayer an entertaining spellbinder. Harriet Klausner

This book couldn't have been published without Pride and Prejudice and Zombies seeing print, but the books are really quite different. While PPZ is a spit-take on a classic, Queen Vic is . . . well, alternative history comes close, but alternative universe history is probably better. There are demons, werewolves, Lovecraftian horrors, hedonistic nobles, the wretched poor and a clockwork chainsaw wielded against a horde of zombies. It's awesome, rollicking fun, establishing just enough tension to keep you interested, but not so much that you become deeply invested in the book, become too interested and cause the book's credulity to evaporate.

I was expecting a mix of Brian Keene & Phillipa Gregory; instead, this was more like Army of Darkness meets The Mighty Boosh...a very entertaining fantasy-adventure, but not quite horror. The main story is about Queeen Victoria fighting the evil clan of Baal, with the help of the Royal Protektor, Maggie Brown. Most of England is completely ignorant of the demonic dangers, so the Royal battles are suppose to be kept secret. I found myself more interested in the adventures of Lord Quimby and his zombie-manservant, Perkins. "Drag, drag, drag." Every scene with those two made me laugh out loud -- I wish they had their own novel. I will think of Perkin's leg replacement every time I see red nail polish, from now on. The high-speed carriage chase with werewolves in wigs seemed boring compared to the House of Commons being over-run by zombies. I didn't think much of the ending with Conroy; after the way he tortured others, I wish he suffered more. I also didn't like the way things were left open with the Dutchess, after we find out her lineage, considering her relationship with Conroy. BUT, I still thought the novel was amazing. This is such an unusual work of fiction that I recommend it to anyone looking for a different twist on zombies and/or demons. Two books that came to mind while reading this were Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim.