'The Giovanni Chronicles' does offer what the cover boasts - a mature game. There are a range of issues that are dealt with in this title that might not suit everyone's tastes, so I'd strongly recommend a lot of planning by a storyteller and using it with a group that you know well. The vignettes are extremely well-devised, the NPCs engaging and thought-provoking and the basic plot allows characters to be a part of Cainite history, whilst also being a strong story. Make sure that you buy this well in advance of running it, though - you need to seriously think about how you're going to use this, how you'll portray this many NPCs in a memorable way and how you'll approach the 'mature' concepts in the book too.

If you do, it will offer probably one of the best roleplaying experiences of any system.

Note: The content missing mentioned by the previous reviewer can be found as an addendum to the first edition of Clanbook: Settite (the one with the female vampire with the red-lensed glasses).