Brookwater's Curse Volume I - Couverture souple

Patten, Steven Van

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1420871609 ISBN 13 : 9781420871609

Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2005

Synopsis

Christian Brookwater is a former Georgia plantation slave who became a vampire during the 1860s. His long, tumultuous life takes a complicated turn when he is forced to travel to modern-day Senegal to rescue a child from a vengeful werewolf prince. It is here that Christian uncovers a plot that would throw the entire vampire nation into a civil war. To stop this, Christian must betray his best friend and mentor, an influential Italian vampire who nurtured him during his vampiric infancy. Christian is a member of a nocturnal law enforcement community that safeguards the secrets of the creatures of the night. This involves the killing of werewolves and other deranged monsters; something Christian excels at. But his fraternization with humans and his incessant need to kill racists vexes his superiors, who threaten to execute him if he doesn?t curtail his ?racial impulses?. Christian also suffers from a rare condition that makes intercourse with human females especially dangerous. Christian?s other mentor is a four hundred year old vampire samurai lord who teaches him the arts of war and sacrifice, and has a knack for appearing whenever things become desperate. Of course, the warrior?s code can?t replace the desire for love, as Christian discovers when he becomes enamored with a human female in the 1940s. Despite Christian?s affliction, the two lovers raise a child together and for a while, our vampire gets a taste of true happiness. Some years later, his family life ends tragically as Christian loses his great love and becomes estranged from his teenaged son. Heartbroken, Christian embarks on a series of illuminating, yet sinful adventures as he migrates to a new home: Harlem, New York. Christian?s inner turmoil rages on as he struggles between his principles as an African-American and his instincts as a vampire.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Steven Van Patten grew up in Fort Greene, Brooklyn and attended Long Island University, where he won several scholarships before he graduated with a Bachelor?s in Media Arts.SVP has written for television and in recent years works as a stage manager and assistant director for various TV shows by day while immersing himself in historical research for the Brookwater?s Curse series by night. That research helped to create the story?s unique backdrop and give birth to a complex hero with a rich history, worthy foes and an incomparable odyssey. To learn more, please visit www.brookwaterscurse.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AuthorHouse
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1420871609
• ISBN 13: 9781420871609
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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