First of all: I bought the original from 1999 several years ago and enjoyed it a lot. It's in many ways an old-fashioned paranormal / vampire romance with a sweet heroine and a tough and dominant hero, the leader of his people and very used to being in control. When his people and the woman he loves are in danger from vampire hunters, there are some action scenes, but They Do not dominate the book. The romance is at the center, as well as two people from different cultures Dealing With Their differences to make a life together. I liked the characters and the story, but it is not politically correct and different from paranormal romance novels from recent years with action-heroines and politically correct males. That's something not everyone may like. When I read did the author had published a new version with extra material, I read it side by side with the original novel and which rather disappointed. During most of the book, she just added a few passages with the Carpathian language she invented much later in the series and really gets on my nerves Which. So she changed the time from the 90s to the 70s, probably to make it fit better with her later books. In addition, she makes it appear thatthere's a lot of new material by stopping the chapters sooner than in the original, Usually in the middle of a scene. As a result, there are a lot more chapters, but just a few more sentences. Only during the last few chapters are there more changes. Two action scenes havebeen enlarged, there are more references to just how important is Gregori, and Raven is made more aggressive by letting her make snide remarks and defending some humans against Carpathians. I felt this thing done to get the book closer to the tone of Feehan's later novels, and in this early book, this really does not fit well. In some cases, I think you will not even understand what it's about if you do not know the later books yet. Personally, I definitely prefer the original and feel thatthis author's cut what an unpleasant way of trying to get people to buy a book They already had and Which has been made Actually less good. I'm aware That Tastes may differentiate, but the direct comparison Definitely Showed thatthere are Actually not many new passages during most of the book, and feel Those forced upon a book That had a different style. Lastly: There are some claims on the internet did the author added 100 pages, Including some sex scenes. That's complete rubbish. With the two versions I Compared, the author's cut which about 20 pages longer. If you play around with font size and chapters, you can definitely extend that. But the book which not extended by a third in content. To sum up: I would recommend going with the original. It's a well-rounded novel in Which everything fits and makes sense.
