Last night in Britain it was BONFIRE NIGHT: or the night over 400 years ago that Guy Fawkes and 12 other young men planned to blow up Parliament…and the King.
It’s a violent story of religious persecution, traitors, and betrayal. With 36 barrels of gunpowder.
When the plot was foiled the night before, Londoners lit bonfires to celebrate.
Later, effigies of Fawkes – ‘Guys’ – were burnt on the bonfires.
Why am I telling you this tale?
Because it still inspires me. Fire weaves throughout my books. Its power, danger and thrill.
BLOOD RENEGADES is built around a bonfire, with the vampire Light being the ‘Guy’:
I’ve always been attracted to the flames. That moment when the voice inside whispers to throw yourself on the bonfire, until you’re consumed Guy-like.
BLOOD RENEGADES
is also a violent story of persecution, traitors and betrayal. It’s written as a modern day terrorist inquiry: what’s the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter?
Who decides?
Light – a vampire anti-hero, who’s struggling for redemption and recovering from slavery – finds himself with the power to light the fuse and burn the world.
Yet if he doesn’t, then he’ll be the one burning at the end of his trial:
I glanced down through the glass to the courtyard below.
There was the bonfire, with the stake and ropes to tie me all pretty ready to roast for Easter.
Fire fascinates me: in BLOOD RENEGADES, it’s Light’s familiar friend, weapon, and enemy.
Light plays with it, fights with it and is hurt by it. And if he doesn’t win the trial, he’ll be burned to ash by it…
Find out what happens to Light here.
A.W. Miller teaches by day and narrates by night. An acting coach, technical theatre and media arts educator, Miller has been giving voice to characters for over 3 years. He’s a loving husband, father of eight, and a left handed Capricorn.
SLH Review’s Charm Shop
SLH Review’s Charm Shop
About SLH Review’s Charm Shop: SLH Review’s Charm Shop is based in the USA. The store is conveniently open 24/7 and ships internationally. Stephanie Herman is the owner and crafter. Stephanie has been reading and crafting for as long as she can remember but never has a series caught her attention like this. It flawlessly fell together and has the potential to continue 
growing along with Rosemary’s series. Stephanie’s inspiration came from the struggles the vampires went through both in life, and after. What gripped her the most was their courage to fight for freedom. Plus, being part of a unique handmade jewelry line specifically made for a book series is fangtastic.
I was entranced by the story of Scheherazade, the brave heroine who tricked a king. Scheherazade stopped the king beheading her (and any other woman) by telling him a compelling story, which always ended on a cliffhanger.
I’ll be posting directly to Rebels there: excerpts, events, and exclusives.
Light raises his eyebrow, as he slowly sucks the cream from his finger. ‘Couldn’t find any with cute vampires and bat wings?’
a year: 
That’s the rallying cry – or the misfit call to individuality at the heart of my series 
5. V for Vandetta: Alan Moore. V is an anarchist: violent and vengeful. His porcelain Guy Fawkes mask is also the influence for Anonymous and activist groups in the real world. How’s that for subversive fiction?
3. The Dispossessed: Ursula K. Le. Guin. The unlikely rebel here is a physicist. How he rebels? By questioning: neither the anarchy of one world not the pacifism of the other is perfect. There’s no such place as Utopia? Yeah, got it.
1. A Song of Ice and Fire: George R. R. Martin. Where to start? The whole series is a sequence of political machinations, military campaigns, and rebellions. The obvious is Robert’s Rebellion but the one that sums up the spirit..? It’s the Mother of Dragons’ attempts to give the control back to the slaves, so they’ll free themselves in Slavers Bay. Daenerys is the ultimate rebel: against her place in life, her gender, her role and for freedom. What’s not to love?
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