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Blood Ending: A Vampire Novel

Michael McGovern

With elements of Gothic horror, alchemy, sex magic, and science, Blood Ending chronicles the rise of master vampire Severin, his trinity of female vampires, and the obsessed love-sick alchemist Praetorious Biederbeck. As one century ends and a new one heads towards devastating war they find that the "old ways" are no longer viable-the lure of sex and blood now competes with the lure of science. Assisted by the doomed vampire bride Justine, Biederbeck chases after Severin and the Trinity through the decades. And what a chase it is!

From an ancient school of black magic to the slave auction block in Syria; from the decadent vampire society of old Vienna to Berlin's 1920s cabaret scene, a fetish club in London, the fires of Dresden, and ending in the streets of New York, these preternatural beings are affected not only by their own whims and foibles, but also by a world that is changing itself, and the state of magic, at a frenzied pace. If you're seeking a pulse- pounding, blood-drenched vampire saga, quench your thirst with Blood Ending.


Book Details

  • Publisher: Black Rose Writing
  • Publish Date: Nov 10th, 2022
  • Pages: 310
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.77in - 0.83lb
  • EAN: 9781685130633
  • Categories: GothicHorror - GeneralThrillers - Supernatural

About the Author

McGovern, Michael: - Michael McGovern received his BFA in Theatre from Point Park College and his MFA in Playwriting from Carnegie-Mellon University. While at Carnegie-Mellon he was a Schubert Fellow in Playwriting and won the Bud Yorkin Award for his play Ireland's Shakespeare. His vampire play, Carmilla's Kiss, was performed Off-Off Broadway at the 13th Street Theater and in the Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival. His plays have been performed in New York at the Nat Horne Theatre and The Workshop Theater; in Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, Bricolage, Prime Stage, The Edgar Allan Poe Theatre, and Rage of the Stage. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild. When not involved in theater, he performs his one-man show Stand-Up Horror. Blood Ending is his first published novel.

Praise for this book

2023 American Fiction Awards Finalist - Horror: Paranormal/Supernatural

"The success of Blood Ending will be a direct result of its craftily developed characters, the crossing of love triangles, and most notably, its suspense." -Destiny Johnson, What Sleeps Beneath

"Blood Ending is an exciting and captivating look into the world of vampires and how history can drastically change the narratives of our mythologies. McGovern's novel immediately takes you into the action, immersing you in a tangible and practically accurate world." -Readers' Favorite

"Crisp and compelling, Blood Ending pulses on through many years as its vampire cast finds themselves awakening to changing cultures and places." -Yvonne Hudson, independent scholar, writer and solo artist (Mrs. Shakespeare and E. Dickinson)

"Frightfully stimulating, sensually intriguing, and most vampiristically delightful." -John Vance, author of In Mind of the Vampire