Books, books, books… I love books. Reading them. Writing them. Dreaming about them… OK, sometimes I eat and sleep too. Then there’s life. Pesky Real Life.
But books – who wouldn’t want to escape into them once in awhile?
I’ve been exploring Goodreads for the last couple of weeks. Now that’s one SERIOUS place to find books. Rate them. Review them. And vote for them in lists.
Fantasy Rebel is launching a Goodreads Giveaway tomorrow: Midnight Bank Holiday Monday. Enter for the chance of winning one of three AUTOGRAPHED paperback copies of Blood Dragons!
Come and make friends on Goodreads
See my profile page here and posts coming soon for further details.
Latest News: Blood Dragons was selected by Underground Book Reviews as a Pitch Perfect Finalist this week! The winner will be chosen by the public this week.
Tonight at 7pm GMT I’m appearing on the Cindy Hurn Show on W4CY Radio. Click here to listen in.
We’ll be discussing creativity: what it means, who has it, how to get it and how not to lose it. Also – and I reckon this is most important of all – how to be authentic. Maybe this is the root of all creativity. All great writing. It works for me.
On Thursday I appeared on BBC Radio Oxford. I featured on Kat Orman’s show, discussing Blood Dragons: memory, identity and vampires. This is an in depth interview – an investigative look at the ‘story behind the story’. Why I chose to write Blood Dragons. It has moved some readers to contact me. I hope it moves many more. Click here for the full interview.
On 19th September 3pm EST and 8pm GMT I will be appearing on the very cool DouglasColeman Show. Or that could be with the very cool Douglas Coleman. Either way, we’ll be chatting about the 1960’s, rock ‘n’ roll and why vampires can be for adults. Listen in here. This will be one fun interview.
Amazon Verified Purchaser – ‘I could not put it down… You are in for a treat.’
The e-book is FREE on Kindle Unlimited.
*EXCLUSIVE LIMITED-TIME OFFER* There’s a special launch price of £0.99($0.99) for ONLY five days from 14th to 18th August. http://getbook.at/BloodDragonsKindle
Stephanie – ‘…a very unique paranormal romance…’
5* rated – dive into Blood Life and see what everyone’s talking about…
Plus – who wouldn’t want to watch that film by Stephen King and Guy Ritchie?!
A hidden paranormal London lies beneath our own. Escape into the supernatural world of the Blood Lifers – where vampires are both predator and prey.
There are three people in this affair – and two of them aren’t human…
1960s London. Light is a rebel Rocker Blood Lifer with a photographic memory. And a Triton motorbike. Since Victorian times he’s hidden in the shadows. Both predator and prey. His venom is deadly. He feeds on blood. Human, of course. But when he discovers his ruthless family’s horrifying secret experiments, he questions whether he should be slaying or saving the humans he’s always feared.
Ruby is a sexy but savage Elizabethan Blood Lifer. She burns with a destructive love for Light. But he’s keeping something from her. Something that breaks every rule in Blood Life. When she discovers the truth, things take a terrifying turn.
Kathy is a seductive singer. But she’s also human. Light knows his passionate love for her is reckless but he’s enchanted. Yet such a romance is forbidden. When the two worlds collide, it could mean the end. For both species.
What dark revelations will Light reveal at the heart of the experiments? Will he be able to stop them in time? The consequences of failure are unimaginable. Unless Light plays the part of hero, he risks losing everything. Including the two women he loves.
A rebel, a red-haired devil and a Moon Girl battle to save the world – or tear it apart.
To celebrate the launch of Blood Dragons there will be a day of events. Giveaways, reviews, interviews, guest blogs and features. Join in, share and like. Be part of the launch and kick start the Rebel Age!
See a calendar of events and participating blogs here.
To share about the launch see the Readers’ Media Kit here. With photos, blurb, buy links and quotable tweets, this page has everything you need to tell your friends about Blood Dragons.
At last – it’s here! Rebel Vampires Volume 1: Blood Dragons is released in a gorgeous paperback edition. It looks and feels unique. And then open the book and the fun begins…
‘Ruby and I swaggered through the shadowed streets, towards the promenade and Palace Pier – her in crimson silk, me in military Great Coat – two creatures from another world and time, unnoticed by these petty First Lifers because we weren’t painted in the colours of their tribe. We twirled each other round, dancing in the carnage and the flames.’
There’s also a Large Print Edition for those who need their font in a larger size. Click here to choose Large Print.
The e-book is released on the 14th August. There will be a launch and Release Day Blog Tour. To pre-order Rebel Vampires Volume 1: Blood Dragons click here.
Rebel Vampires Volume 1: Blood Dragons is released on the 14th August. Join the launch and share the Release Day Blog Tour. Follow with #BloodDragons
Paperback £8.99 ($12.99)
The paperback is gorgeous and unique; the whole series fits together beautifully. They’re by JD Smith the award winning designer. Indulge yourself.
The e-book is just £2.49 ($3.49).
*EXCLUSIVE LIMITED-TIME OFFER*
Great news! There’s a special launch price of £0.99 ($0.99) for the e-book. For five days only…from the 14th to the 18th August. So grab your copy quickly for these better than half price savings and tell your friends. Then relax and enjoy your summer reading…
A rebel, a red-haired devil and a Moon Girl battle to save the world – or tear it apart.
NEW FANTASY BOOK – REBEL VAMPIRES 1: BLOOD DRAGONSROSEMARY A JOHNS WITH FIRST COPY OF BLOOD DRAGONS
Fantasy Rebel Limited announces the launch on the 14th August of Rebel VampiresVolume 1: Blood Dragons. Blood Dragons is the first instalment of a compelling new vampire book series by the critically acclaimed author Rosemary AJohns. Take a deep breath and dive into the spellbinding secret world of Blood Life.
A hidden paranormal London lies beneath our own. Escape into the supernatural world of the Blood Lifers – where vampires are both predator and prey.
1960s London. Light is a rebel Rocker Blood Lifer with a photographic memory. And a Triton motorbike. Since Victorian times he’s hidden in the shadows. Both predator and prey. His venom is deadly. He feeds on blood. Human, of course. But when he discovers his ruthless family’s horrifying secret experiments, he questions whether he should be slaying or saving the humans he’s always feared.
Ruby is a sexy but savage Elizabethan Blood Lifer. She burns with a destructive love for Light. But he’s keeping something from her. Something that breaks every rule in Blood Life. When she discovers the truth, things take a terrifying turn.
Kathy is a seductive singer. But she’s also human. Light knows his passionate love for her is reckless but he’s enchanted. Yet such a romance is forbidden. When the two worlds collide, it could mean the end. For both species.
What dark revelations will Light reveal at the heart of the experiments? Will he be able to stop them in time? The consequences of failure are unimaginable. Unless Light plays the part of hero, he risks losing everything. Including the two women he loves.
A rebel, a red-haired devil and a Moon Girl battle to save the world – or tear it apart.
I’ve always loved vampire books. The best ones twist the concept of ‘vampire’. They unsettle and disturb, reflecting back something about society. Of course they must still be thrilling.
Cave in Gibraltar
I haven’t chosen the most obvious novels – for example, BRAM STOKER’S Dracula (1897) . Or LAURELL K HAMILTON’S Guilty Pleasures (1993).
If you love vampire fiction (and what’s not to love?) it’s hard to narrow down BUT here are ten of the best:
Photo by Flickr User Sebastien Lebrigand: boeing 777 sun
10. THE STRAINby Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hugo (2009). Its most interesting aspect is its biological emphasis. The book’s centred on a vampiric virus and what happens when infected passengers from a Boeing 777 infect New York.
New York
9. THE FLEDGLING by Octavia E. Butler (2005)
Brilliantly written. It has a decidedly sci-fi flavour and yet another twist on the meaning of ‘vampire’. It’s a great example of how horror and science fiction can be used to hold up a looking glass to society: racism, sexism and poverty.
8.LOST SOULS by Poppy Z Brite (1992)
A horror novel. Unique, graphic and evocative. The vampires are the anti-heroes. They can even feed on beauty and love, as well as blood.
7. FAT WHITE VAMPIRE BLUES by Andrew Fox (2003)
Who said vampire novels had to be serious? Darkly comic writing at its best. The fat, white vampire in question is Jules, a New Orleans vampire. He’s simply struggling to get by. Unexpected and original.
6. I AM LEGEND by Richard Matheson (1954)
Haunting and disturbing. A study in loneliness. Robert is left as the sole survivor of a pandemic of a virus, which looks like vampirism.
5. LIVE GIRLS by Ray Garton (1987)
A cult classic. Followed by a sequel in 2005 Night Life. When Davey loses his job, girlfriend and self-esteem, he makes the mistake of visiting a seedy peepshow ‘Live Girls’…The novel is gritty and dark. Blood and sex are linked explicitly.
4. CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT by Dan Simmons (1992)
Vampirism is given a clear, scientific explanation. With a sci-fi feel, the novel is both realistic and disturbing.
My Vampire Books
3. THE HISTORIAN by Elizabeth Kostova (2005)
Kostova blends history and folklore of Vlad Tepes and his fictional equivalent Count Dracula. This is the read for anyone who claims they’ll never read a vampire novel.
2. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN by John Ajvide Lindqviste (2004)
Freaky, in just the right way…About the relationship between Oskar, a twelve year-old boy and a centuries-old vampire child, Eli. It explores the darker side of humanity: alcoholism, bullying, anxiety, fatherlessness and murder. Yet it’s beautiful, poignant and haunting.
All right, so this is well known…but Anne Rice is one of my favourite writers. A revisionist novel, which turned vampire fiction on its head. It contains a family unit of vampires. It also shows how a society of vampires would function.
Fantasy Book: Blood Dragons
My new vampire book – Blood Dragons – also twists the genre.
Blood Lifers are ‘the Lost’ species: a camouflaged predator. They’ve evolved alongside humans (First Lifers) but are hidden – both predator and prey.
Rebel Vampires Volume 1: Blood Dragons is released in paperback and e-book in August.
I’ve been exploring Goodreads for the last couple of weeks. Now that’s one SERIOUS place to find books. Rate them. Review them. And vote for them in lists.
We’ll be discussing creativity: what it means, who has it, how to get it and how not to lose it. Also – and I reckon this is most important of all – how to be authentic. Maybe this is the root of all creativity. All great writing. It works for me.
‘Ruby and I swaggered through the shadowed streets, towards the promenade and Palace Pier – her in crimson silk, me in military Great Coat – two creatures from another world and time, unnoticed by these petty First Lifers because we weren’t painted in the colours of their tribe. We twirled each other round, dancing in the carnage and the flames.’
Rebel Vampires Volume 1: Blood Dragons is released on the 14th August. Join the launch and share the Release Day Blog Tour. Follow with #BloodDragons
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