Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony (The Order Saga #1)
Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony (The Order Saga #1)
Author: Brian McKinley
Desc: Avery Doyle loves vampires; he's read every novel seen all the movies and researched the folklore. When his first one-night-stand Caroline turns out to be a true vampire on the run he jumps at the chance to leave his ordinary life and join her as a "child of the night." The honeymoon ends however when Caroline's brutal Creator Sebastian enslaves them on his island estate and Avery must confront the dehumanizing reality behind his dreams. In order to survive Caroline and Avery take their place as servants in Sebastian's household during a gathering of the most powerful vampires on Earth the Hegemony and soon find themselves involved in the myriad schemes plots and revenges that form the night-to-night existence of The Order. A society of wealth power and inhuman decadence whose existence is protected by human complicity and disbelief The Order is the immortal aristocracy hidden behind the giant corporations and political leaders of the world. Sebastian however has a plan that will change The Order forever and shatter human civilization. A fast-paced thriller that both re-imagines and pays tribute to the traditional vampire Ancient Blood is a story of love ambition sacrifice and betrayal that is frighteningly human.