The Noble Dead by Barb & J.C. Hendee

Has anyone read the series by Barb and J.C. Hendee called "The Noble Dead"? The first book is called "Dhampir", the second "Thief of Lives", and the third that was just released 1/4/05 "Sister of the Dead".

The series follows three main characters, a female named Magiere who is a Dhampir (half human, half vampire), a male Leesil who is half elf, and a dog named Chap (there is more to Chap also, but you don't learn about it until towords the end of the second book so I won't give it away). Here are what the books say on their backs:

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"Dhampir":

Magiere has earned the reputation as the most formidable vampire slayer in the land. Villagers far and wide welcome her with both awe and disdain, greatful to her for ridding their towns of the undead menace, but finding themselves made poorer for their salvation. Magiere has always known she's dealing with simple folk who only wish to have their superstitions silenced, and she's never seen anything wrong with exploiting them for profit.

Now, tired of the game, Magiere and her partner, the half-elf Leesil, are ready to hang up their weapons and settle down in a place they can finally call home. But their newfound peace will not last. For Magiere has come to the attention of a trio of powerful and dangerous vampires who recognize her true identity-and who fear the birthright that flows through her veins. And they will stop at nothing to keep Magiere from fulfilling her destiny...

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"Thief of Lives":

Magiere the dhampir thinks that her nights of hunting vampires are over. After settling down in her newly adopted village of Miiska-now vampire-free thanks to her and her half-elf partner, Leesil-she looks forward to quiet days tending to her tavern.

But far away in the capital city of Bela, a prominent councilman's daughter has been found dead on her own doorstep...and all signs point to a vampire. Knowing that the battered and burned village of Miiska could use an infusion of cash, Bela's town council offers a generous bounty to the dhampir if she will slay their vampire. Magiere resists, wanting nothing more then to forget her past and ignore her half-vampire nature. Only Leesil can persuade Magiere to follow her destiny-before more innocents are claimed by darkness.

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"Sister of the Dead":

Magiere is a dhampir-half human, half vampire-sired for the purpose of slaying the undead. Outside the village of Chemestuk, where she was born and raised, stands her father's keep. Within its walls, she hopes to discover the secrets of her past and figure out why a vampire would wish to breed a creature capable of slaughtering his own kind...

But there are those who don't want Magiere to learn the truth-and when her half-elf partner, Leesil, makes a startling discovery in the keep, he can understand why. Before Leesil can reveal the truth to Magiere, they must vanquish a creature of unimaginable and unlimited power who has damned a small village of people with a horrifying curse...

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I've read the first two, they are WONDERFULLY fun and entertaining. They are witty, action packed, and you get some romance eventually thrown in. It jumps from person to person in point of view, so you get to feel for everyone's case, including the bad guys who I usualy like more then the good guys (all though I love the trio's characters of the dhampir, half-elf, and dog, they're wonderful). I've started SotD already, and I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far. The husband and wife authors of this book already named the next book "Traitor to the Blood" and we know it is more centered on Leesil's past, as apposed to Magiere (ToL is more so on Leesil also, so it sort of goes one book Magiere, then one Leesil, then back and forth so far). I highly recomend these books to anyone with fantasy/supernatural/romance interests in books.

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