The Living Blood is the second in Tananarive Due's African Immortals' series, which continues the awesome story of a colony of immortal Africans with miraculous healing blood. In The Living Blood, our main character from the previous story, Jessica along with her physician sister Alex, conduct a clinic in Botswana that uses the healing power of Jessica’s blood to cure fatally-ill children. Unknown to her estranged husband David, Jessica has borne a daughter with her parents’ immortal blood who begins to reveal her dangerous powers. Fana, a tiny Cassandra, sees the truth through dreams, trances, and telepathy, but cannot control her gift. She can alter the weather, read minds, and even kill when those she loves are endangered. Jessica, alarmed by Fana’s emerging powers, takes the child to her father in the hidden colony to seek guidance.
A master of suspense with superb powers of description, Tananarive Due transcends cliche with her sympathetic insights into her characters and their family relationships. Subplots include an American father who begs for the blood to save his dying son, ruthless Americans who try to steal the blood for profit, and a killer hurricane.
While this installment is still incredibly well written and creative, it is not as compelling as the previous, My Soul to Keep, which has me doubtful about continuing the series.
528 pages -- 25 hours, 46 minutes
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