As climate change becomes an increasing point of fear around the globe, it’s natural to expect horror writers to take up the mantle. There is so much fertile ground for truly monstrous ideas, but so far there hasn’t been a rush to delve into this new arena. The few attempts I’ve read have really missed the opportunity to explore this theme of the evil Man is creating by greed, consumption, and a lack of concern for anything but ourselves.Mark Teppo’s latest release Earth Thirst takes on an apoca...

Vampires as ecowarriors? Sounds intriguing… So how does that play out?The plot is full of thriller tropes. A superspy is on a mission that goes cockeyed. Afterward, he’s on the run while trying to put together all the pieces to figure out what exactly is going on. He teams up with the sexy noncombatant, who helps him (while providing a romantic interest). Wouldn’t you know it, he realizes that there are two shadowy groups in opposition to his own organization. After much exotic globetrotting, he...

Well-paced adventure, interesting and vivid characters, and the language begs to be read aloud.Teppo is a master at answering enough background questions to make the world real, without it feeling like "my vampires, let me show you them". What the characters are is integral to the plot, but never feels artificial. This is a story about individuals, not tropes. Recommended.

Another dystopia....a bit on the heavy side though. Presenting Earth Thirst by Mark Teppo. Here is the summary of the book:The Earth is dying. Humanity—over-breeding, over-consuming—is destroying the very planet they call home. Multinational corporations despoil the environment, market genetically modified crops to control the food supply, and use their wealth and influence and private armies to crush anything, and anyone, that gets in the way of their profits. Nothing human can stop them. Bu...

An original take on vampires. A style of writing I found pacy and well rythmed. I very much liked the main character, Silas, and the way M. TEPPO makes us discover his history. This book is a strong start to what should be an entertaining saga.

Sometimes I do judge a book by it's cover and it turns out to be just as awesome as I thought it would be. I was at Half -Price books doing my rounds and I found this lovely gem. Earth Thirst is a combination of urban fantasy, horror and science-fiction with some Greek mythology thrown in. Earth Thirst is about eco-warrior vampires who try to save "Mother" (Earth) from the evil, humans. Silas discovers that Arcadians (vampires) aren't that different from humans and that their system is just as

strong story in the beginning but loses momentum near the end.

My review here.

Vampires? Well.... KindaThis story is actually pretty dang decent. The idea of vampires who are effectively plant based is actually fairly well thought out. The ideas of raising such brings in quite a bit of environmental issues that I thought were a fairly interesting idea. if you're up for something a bit more experimental in your vampire mythos give it a try.

An interesting take on what vampires actually are, but the unreliable narrator schtick got annoying after awhile; plus the "vampires" themselves are never explained particularly well.

Fun book, and nice twist on vampires. And talk about action: the short chapters really help you zip along. Obviously that means there're some backstory holes you hope will be filled in book 2, but if you want something that keeps you reading, this could be your book. More action/adventure than vampires, too (if that's your hang-up).

Earth Thirst is fun.Mark Teppo uses the techno-thriller genre as a substrate (excuse?) for his Bad Man Cocktail of Gaiaist vampires, avant-garde fruit breeding, post-stalker relationships and bullet-point superviolence. It's a nice mix and one that could easily lend itself to a longer book but Teppo's prose is lean, efficient like its narrator.In this way, Earth Thirst is almost post-genre. The physical conflicts that mark the tempo of Earth Thirst are dramatic puzzles, spectacularly but quickly...

Its been a while since I've gone through a decent Vampire book. This was pretty good. It had a different take on Vampires then I was used to. Not in the twilight sense, but more closer to Blade. There was a lot of enviromental stuff in there as well that was interesting for a Vampire novel.

Book Info: Genre: Dark Urban FantasyReading Level: AdultRecommended for: Those who are interested in a different take on vampiresTrigger Warnings: murder, violence, shootingMy Thoughts: Vampires as eco-warriors, a most interesting idea. Not only an unique take on vampires, but a unique take on the world in general, with a hidden war going on behind the scenes for millennia.I'm not sure what to say about this story. There isn't a lot of character development, it's mostly action, but I definitely

The closest I can compare Mark Teppo's writing style is Christopher Pike. He writes this refreshing mix of horror/paranormal thriller with almost brusque, military style and dizzying pace. I have to say, I really liked it once I got into it.Teppo's vampires reminded me of Feehan's Dark Carpathians in one aspect - they live of the earth, it rejuvenates and heals them, but the more humans poison the planet the more difficult for them to survive - pollution, pesticides, various poisonous fluids and...

Mark, I just love the concept. This should be an entire genre!

You can read the full review over at The Founding Fields:http://thefoundingfields.com/2013/09/...Shadowhawk reviews the first novel in the Arcadian Conflict series, originally published by Night Shade Books.“Some really interesting concepts here and an interesting narrative, but also some obvious predictability and some over-thinking.” ~Shadowhawk, The Founding FieldsLet’s get down to it: Earth Thirst might very well be an important milestone in vampire fiction for the simple fact that there is

Silas is an Arcadian, a blood drinking, sun avoiding, earth dwelling child of the Mother, on a mission from her and the Grove to desperately try and combat the tide of destruction humanity inflicts on the planet. It’s a desperate fight, one they seem to have already lost, but the Arcadians have many gifts to help them.Despite this, Silas’s latest mission falls apart, badly. So badly that it’s impossible that it was merely an accident. It seems the Grove itself may have been compromised and he ca...

A great story about soldiers and spies, with an eco-thriller twist. I found myself so engaged by this book that I couldn't concentrate on any other tasks while listening to the narration.If you like your heroes less than shiny, and your conspiracies centuries-old, pick this book up as fast as possible and devour it.