''No Dominion'' is a 2006 pulp-noir /

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by American writer

Charlie Huston Charlie Huston is an American novelist, screenwriter and comic book writer. His twelve novels span several genres from crime to horror to science fiction. His books have been published in English by Ballentine, Del Rey, Mulholland and Orion, and ...

. This book is the sequel to '' Already Dead'' and follows the life of the vampire detective, Joe Pitt. The title of the book is an allusion to the

Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer, whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Un ...

poem "And Death Shall Have No Dominion," which appears in the book. ''No Dominion'' is the second book in the Joe Pitt Casebooks series written by Charlie Huston.

Plot summary

"Vampyre Joe Pitt is down on his luck, behind on rent and low on blood. With nowhere else to turn he finds himself asking his former boss Terry Bird head of the vampyre clan the Society. Bird tosses Joe a job, tracking down the source of a new drug on the streets, a drug powerful enough to cause those infected with the Vampyre Vyrus to freak out. For this one Joe has to cross Coalition turf and head down to Harlem, home of the vampyre clan known as the Hood."

Characters

This book introduces several new characters to the series, including Maureen Vandewater, the vampyre in charge of training enforcers for the Coalition, and the Count, a vampyre drug dealer.

References

*Sennett F. No Dominion. Booklist. 2006;103(3):41. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=22721598&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *No Dominion. Kirkus Reviews. 2006;74(20):1036. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=22975557&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *De Lint C. No Dominion. Fantasy & Science Fiction. 2007;112(5):54-55. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=24572500&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *Bernardin M. No Dominion. Entertainment Weekly. 2006;(912):87. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=23469640&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

External links

Author Charlie Huston's Official Website and Blog
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