Vampire Hunter D, Hideyuki Kikuchi
Vampire Hunter D, Hideyuki Kikuchi
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Vampire Hunter D
Pilgrimage of the Sacred and the Profane

Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi, Kevin Leahy

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/27/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Granny Viper is a "people finder," a searcher for lost souls along the roads of a forbidding wasteland. Her latest mission: the safe return of a young woman named Tae, kidnapped eight years ago by vampire nobility and held in Castle Gradinia on the Frontier's far border. But rescuing Tae is only half the battle—Viper knows she and the girl can't cross the formidable expanse to the town of Barnabas alone. After making the fatal mistake of hiring the mercenary Bullow Brothers to help her, Granny turns to the legendary Vampire Hunter D for salvation. As they traverse the bleak desert between the Inner and Outer Frontier, the two women and D find themselves in a race for their lives. And they soon discover how cruel the desert is—and how very ruthless the Bullow Brothers are . . .

About Hideyuki Kikuchi

Hideyuki Kikuchi is a Japanese author famous for his horror novels. His most famous works include the Vampire Hunter D series, Darkside Blues, and Wicked City. He has been compared to both Stephen King and H. P. Lovecraft. Kikuchi was born in Choshi, Japan, on September 25, 1949. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University and was trained as a writer by famed author Kazuo Koike. His first novel, Demon City Shinjuku, was published in 1982. Kikuchi became close friends with writer and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri during his adaption of Wicked City and the two have since collaborated on Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and the OVA of Demon City Shinjuku.

Reviews

Goodreads review by F.D. on July 14, 2022

Hideyuki definitely went in another direction with this installment. A sentient desert that traps victims within its endless sand dunes. A small cast of characters and the near absence of vampires had me wondering with this one. It seems that D might be the one who is hunted here. Aside from the typi......more

Goodreads review by branewurms on November 07, 2011

Meanwhile, in the middle of the desert: Granny Viper: "..the sand sort of welled up out there and was making a beeline for you, so I put a round into it. What the hell was that thing, anyway?" D: "A shark." Granny Viper: "Huh?!" D: "..." Lance: "You were standing there stock-still the whole time, so I fi......more

Goodreads review by Paulo "paper books only" on December 20, 2019

I don't know why I enjoy this series but I do. Unfortunately only twice I've managed to give a rating better than 3. This was not one of them. You've got D which is enigmatic as ever and he is travelling from one place to another while traversing a desert. Meanwhile they are joined by a old crone wh......more

Goodreads review by Quentin on June 09, 2021

This story follows D and a group of misfits on a trek across an evil, living desert. Kikuchi has got a tremendous imagination, as the characters and weapons he comes up with are great and very creative. The story itself is mostly just the long journey through the desert dealing with sand people, spi......more

Goodreads review by Kuro on March 19, 2023

Pilgrimage of the Sacred and Profane might just be one of my favorite novels currently so far in the Vampire Hunter D series When it comes to VHD one of its most defining aspects tends to be it's engrossing world of occult sci-fi and horror, with the aesthetic of western and also elements derived fro......more

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