Blood Oath (Nathaniel Cade, #1)

by Christopher Farnsworth

'There are worse things in this world than al-Qaeda and North Korea, Zach. And they are just waiting for their chance at us.' Sharp and ambitious, Zach Barrows is on his way up. But when he gets a call from the White House, it's not quite the promotion he expected. Zach is to be the new political liaison officer to America's best kept secret: Nathaniel Cade. The President's vampire. And Cade is the world's only hope against a horrifying new terrorist threat advancing from the Middle East. The fight is deadlier than ever, and time is running out ...

• ISBN10: 0399156356
• ISBN13: 9780399156359
• Publish Date: 18 May 2010 (first published 25 February 2010)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 18 March 2014
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Putnam Adult
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 390
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

What if there was a vampire who had made a blood oath, under duress, to the US President. What if he's often the only person between humanity and the things that go bump in the night and what if there's one person assigned to him who passes on the orders. What if the terrorists can use dark magic to try to kill...

It's an interesting read, I like the world and the twists are interesting. The characters felt very well fleshed out for me and I enjoyed how they interacted. I'm looking forward to more in this series. There were times when the pace dragged a bit and the characters seemed to be flailing a bit but overall it entertained me.