Ancient
Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony
AUTHOR:
Brian Patrick McKinley
SERIES NAME: The Order Saga
Avery Doyle
loves vampires; he’s read every novel, seen all the movies, and researched the
folklore. When his first one-night-stand,
Caroline, turns out to be a true vampire on the run, he jumps at the chance to
leave his ordinary life and join her as a “child of the night.” The honeymoon ends, however, when Caroline’s brutal
Creator Sebastian enslaves them on his island estate and Avery must confront
the dehumanizing reality behind his dreams.
In order to
survive, Caroline and Avery take their place as servants in Sebastian’s
household during a gathering of the most powerful vampires on Earth, the
Hegemony, and soon find themselves involved in the myriad intrigues and
deceptions that form the night-to-night existence of The Order.
A society of
wealth, power, and inhuman decadence whose existence is protected by human
complicity and disbelief, The Order is the immortal aristocracy hidden behind
the giant corporations and political leaders of the world. Sebastian, however, has
a plan that will change The Order forever and shatter human civilization.
To avoid this
terrible fate, Avery and Caroline will not only have to defy the most powerful
creatures on Earth, but also confront the darkest aspects of themselves. For in
the world of the Hegemony, even victory may cost them their souls . . .
A fast-paced
thriller that both re-imagines and pays tribute to the traditional vampire, Ancient Blood is a story of love,
ambition, sacrifice, and betrayal that is frighteningly human.
AUTHOR BLURB:
Brian is a lifelong vampire fan from New Jersey and has
written four screenplays, a stage play which won a state-wide contest and was
produced by a NJ community theater, and numerous short stories which have been
published online in various magazines. He is also a member of the HWA and a
regular contributor to the website Vampires.com.
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A self help guide by Amy Mah (Vampire) for teenage vampire girls, the guide is fully illustrated by manga Artist Heby and is written in an easy to follow A - Z format explaining everything a teenage vampire girl would need to know about living life as a modern Vampire. What is fashionable to wear when eating out? Fang maintenance & how to keep your claws sharp. Should you let a boy bite you on the first date? Easy to understand clear advice is given to every day problems Example: When you get an urge to bite: We all get those normal urges to bite things, and I must point out it is very normal, Claws are all well and good in a fight but a bite gives the extra advantage of getting a refreshing drink at the same time. Lots of girls worry about showing their Fangs in public believing that to show your fangs is rude, but don't be shy they can be a girls greatest asset (ok second greatest asset) if a boy is being rude to you, don't just snarl at him, just bite him! You are a vampire why do you think you have sharp teeth if not for sinking them into a boy that is being rude to you.
Today's world is difficult for everyone, especially teenagers. They face the stresses of school, deciding whom to date, and the biggie of sex, just to name a few. Imagine all of those things ten times worse, and you might get an idea of what it's like being a living, breathing teenage vampire. At last, the world can read about the life of a girl with good teeth, her problems with strong sunlight that gave her spots, and the sunblock that made her hair go yucky and produced more spots. Yes, sunlight was dangerous, as she could be the first teenager in history to die from terminal acne! In her everyday life, older vampires expected her to walk about at night in the traditional female uniform, a see-through, 18th-century nightdress, without undies! Well, this female vampire knew why the cold winds blowing along the corridors were called, "male winds," so she wore her see-through nightdress over jeans and a very thick jumper. To be sure that people would still know she was a vampire, the jumper had a very large, pink bat on it. And as to guys, well, it was normal for a girl to dream about guys; she just wished the dreams could have involved chocolates and holding hands, not leaping out at someone, ripping off his shirt, and demanding to know what blood type he was (at least not on the first date).
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