Revenge
of the Vampir King
Thrones
of Blood Book 1
by
Nancy Kilpatrick
Genre:
Adult Dark Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Vampires
and humans are at war!
Moarte,
King of the Vampirii, is a prisoner of his Sapiens enemy. The
beautiful Sapiens Princess Valada, believing that Moarte killed her
mother, tortures him, even to the point of breaking the bones in his
wings so he cannot escape. She intends to incinerate him to ash in
sunlight, but Moarte escapes.
Moarte
hungers for revenge. When, through an act of betrayal, Valada is
captured by the vampirii, his first instinct is to drain her blood
and annihilate her. But he realizes he can get revenge in other ways,
using her as a tool to gain the upper hand in this conflict. But who
is manipulating whom? Both want revenge, and control of the other,
and Moarte wants to drink Valada's blood. Dark desires lead down a
path neither had envisioned, a threatening spiral that can destroy
empires.
Hunter
and hunted change places again and again in this novel of twisted,
violent passions. Seeds of deception are sown amidst love and hate,
loyalty and betrayal, obsession and indifference, in an erotic tale
of warring races, foes since the beginning of time, and two unlikely
adversaries aligning to battle a common enemy.
“Nancy
Kilpatrick infuses her vampires with the hot blood of life and erotic
passion. Vampires have never had it so good.”
F.
Paul Wilson
Author
of the Repairman Jack series, The
Keep, Midnight Mass
“Kilpatrick knows that great secret
of horror stories: that they are intensely personal!”
Chelsea
Quinn Yarbro
Author of The Saint Germain series
"Nancy
Kilpatrick's writing is both eloquent and erotic her stories seduce
the reader through the mutual attraction of dread and
desire."
Stephen Jones
Editor: Dark Terrors; Best
New Horror series
Kilpatrick created a very unique universe with Thrones of Blood. It seemed the Sapiens almost had the upper hand in much of the story line which I found intriguing. The history between the two cultures, which was given to us in an entertaining manner (though not so pleasant for our princess) was also uniquely spun and a bit different than the norm. There is a lot of detail to the world building and back history of both species. Pleasantly surprised at the ease in which all of this was presented.
This is a first in series and the author, IMO, provided a strong foundation for the main, as well as future, plot lines. It was easy to find myself trapped in the pages of the story, felt like I was there. I was kept on edge from the start. Each chapter brought a new twist (one that flowed easily with the plot line) or revelation. When it came to the cast there are quite a few paramount characters beyond Moarte and Valada that were important to the overall story line (and I believe future episodes). Each character was given a very authentic personality, making it once again, easy to connect and relate.
I must admit I did have a problem with Princess Valada in the beginning. IMO she was a petulant whiny little brat ~ I would have gagged her the first time she shrilled. Her character does mature (Thank the un-dead). I easily clicked with her character once she began to see the world with open eyes. Analyzing and truly seeing each situation for what it was. Under all that pampered princess was a true warrior.
Moarte, for the most part, is pretty level headed though he does at times go to the dark side. I had a bit of a love-hate relationship with his character.
The push and pull between these two - once they get past the initial foolishness - is explosive. There is a darkness to their sensuality that bleeds off the pages and calls to the reader.
This is an engaging and at times intense story with all the suspense, twisted plot lines, and evil antagonists that keep me clutching my reader and holding my breath (note the latter is not recommended).
Sacrifice
of the Hybrid Princess
Thrones
of Blood Book 2
Part
human, part vampir, the beautiful, stubborn, angry young Princess
Serene is a tormented hybrid, her days and nights controlled by her
overprotective parents. When they suddenly insist on an arranged
marriage, visions of a grim future in a loveless pairing with the
cold and dominating Wolfsbane drive Princess Serene into a desperate
escape.
But
instead of freedom, the young naive Princess rushes headlong into the
clutches of a human demon whose cruelty and violence threaten to
destroy her and her world. The entire vampirii nation is helpless to
rescue her, and war becomes a certainty. Rebellion will lead to many
deaths, including those she loves. But to endure brutality until she
can escape might be beyond her abilities.
Ultimately,
Wolfsbane, her detested bridegroom, is the one holding the key to
save her, if he can. And more, can she be saved?
***
"Nancy
Kilpatrick inhabits that shadow land of sensuality between terror and
pleasure; she can be creepy, seductive, bleak, exquisite and
terrifying—often all at once. She knows the intricacies of human
minds and bodies at war with themselves, and her stories bring you
into those battles in ways that make you think you've actually been
there because maybe you have."
—Thomas
Roche, author of The
Panama Laugh and
editor of the Noirotica series
"Nancy
Kilpatrick’s vampires have a distinctive bite all their
own."
—Nancy
A. Collins, author of Sunglasses
After Dark and In
the Blood
"Kilpatrick
is the pony express of horror. She's fast and furious and she always
delivers."
—Brian
Lumley, author of the Necroscope series
“I
loved Book 1 but I will admit that I loved Book 2 even more. The
characters were comfortably familiar but the threat level has been
escalated to nail-biting proportions. I devoured the book quickly; it
was difficult to put down, but I am used to this when in the hands of
a skilled author like Kilpatrick. She truly is a “vampire queen”:
a real specialist at telling vampire tales in new and engaging
ways.”
—Elaine
Pascal, reviewer
The
Horror Review
Abduction
of Two Rulers
Thrones
of Blood Book 3
A
conference between two species ends in disaster when Sapiens Queen
Blanka and the Vampir King Thanatos are treacherously seized and
imprisoned in a dungeon. War erupts as their jailers—an ancient
vampir and a traitorous Sapiens usurper—each plot to reign over all
of their own species. Desperate to end the conflict, the two
prisoners escape. En route to his stronghold, Thanatos disappears.
His vampir allies want to find him, but attack is imminent, making
defense the priority. Blanka knows the odds are against her surviving
an all-powerful, ancient being whose goal is destruction yet she is
determined to rescue Thanatos. The question that tortures her is:
does he still exist?
***
"Nancy
Kilpatrick is an audacious and insane writer of vampire fiction. I
wish a vamp would bite me so I could read her work forever!" -
Nancy Holder, NYT Bestselling Author, Mary Shelley Presents; Buffy
the Vampire Slayer novels
"Sit
back and let Nancy Kilpatrick guide you through this tortured world
of sex and passion, hunger and blood, damned souls and velvet
nights." - Karen E. Taylor, author The Vampire Legacy
series
"Horror
has never been so poetically exquisite before: move over Anne Rice
for Nancy Kilpatrick." - Robert W. Walker, author of Instinct
series books
Savagery
of the Rebel King
Thrones
of Blood Book 4
Necros,
the most rebellious of the vampir kings, has carried a burning hatred
for the one who forced him into this undead existence centuries ago.
Abused, betrayed, cheated, he trusts none of any species, especially
Guin, a dethroned mortal queen who appears out of nowhere and feeds
his paranoia, and his darkest fantasies. At best she attempts to
control him, at worst she tries to kill him. For some reason he does
not understand, Necros is compelled to let her live. But he believes
she is manipulative, and a liar; Guin sees him as brutal, stubborn,
impossible! Encounters turn ugly as violence, bitterness and haunting
memories drive both of them. Guin has her own agendas, and the more
she struggles to actualize them, the further away her goals recede. A
few vampirii endeavor to build a bridge between the two combatants,
but others with sinister plans are bent on hindering a truce. This
downward-spiralling dynamic reels towards a dire conclusion that
neither Necros nor Guin seem able to halt.
Savagery
of the Rebel King—Vol 4 in the exciting Thrones of Blood series—is
a fast-paced rollercoaster ride in a plot that twists and turns and
threatens to spin out of control. Readers will be glued to their
seats!
Nancy
Kilpatrick is an award-winning author. Her publishing credits include
22 novels, over 220 short stories, 6 collections of her stories, 1
graphic novel, 1 non-fiction book and, as well, she has edited 15
anthologies. She lives in Montreal and her work is published in the
U.S., Canada, the U.K., and has been translated into 8 languages.
These are the genres in which she has published: dark fantasy,
horror, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, erotica. Details can be
found on her website below.
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