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"This book, though part of an obviously developing Series, easily stands upon its own as a separate novel, and is a quick, engaging, and easy read. The author’s characters, particularly her females (normal and witch alike), are nicely complex, layered creations – and as such interesting. Author Westfield’s take on Vampires is also somewhat refreshing; her Master Vamp is most sufficiently dark, powerful and fearsome. If, perhaps not breaking any major new ground, the author does bring some refreshing new ideas throughout, none better than in her portrayal of the relatively newly “made” young Vampire, left without proper instruction to his own devices, and his various trials and tribulations in attempting to both survive and to discover and understand his new powers... While, perhaps not exactly what someone seeking a fill of hard-core or “Splatterpunk” Horror might nab for the top of his or her TBR pile, I’m certain that there is a wide cross-genre (and dual-gender) market for this book.
Norm Rubenstein, HorrorWorld.org, September 2007
“... a rather 'quiet' novel, but a really good [one]... For the squeamish, this is not very bloody... It is very much worth reading.”
Dead Trees Review (Issue 41, December 2007)
“Set in the modern day, The Old Power Returns is a fantasy-horror novel about a group of Wiccans who must combine their powers and talents to confront a murderous vampiric menace. A dark saga of ancient hunger and the women who fought against it - or fell victim to it, The Old Power Returns seizes the reader's attention and does not let go until the final page. Enthusiastically recommended, especially for fans of vampire stories.”
Midwest Book Review
“Morven Westfield has an insider's feel for the occult and witchcraft. You can almost smell the incense and see the candles flicker.”
Deborah Lipp,
author of The Way of Four Spellbook
“Morven Westfield knows her craft— and her Craft! Westfield accurately and intriguingly evokes a time when computer data was stored on tape drives and people with occult interests found each other at the food co-op and through the classifieds, rather than on the Internet. Fast-paced and spooky, the novel follows the Wiccans as they tackle a deadly vampire menace that lurks in bowling alleys and yuppie high-rise apartment complexes.”
Jane Raeburn,
author of Celtic Wicca: Ancient Wisdom for the 21st Century
