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REVIEWS...
"She writes with the skill of a seasoned pro and
the elegance of a poet...Valantinus: Blood Brothers is the beginning
of a fabulous new series that all fans of the vampire genre should
check out." Wayne C. Rogers. Las
Vegas Review Journal.
"Valantinus
Ragvaldsson makes Anthony Hopkins look like an angel in THE SILENCE
OF THE LAMBS. Ziana de Bethune delivers an incredible, horrifying
tale of a predator that sends chills up your spine...a Masterpiece
that's different, and refreshing. The story is mesmerizing, painted
with betrayal, vengeance, and terrifying suspense that's fit for the
movie screen...bloody, evil and weirdly erotic, but in the world of
vampires, it's a Knockout!" Geri Hearn, Author
& Book Reviewer. Read
full review.
"To
be honest, Valantinus had me completely conflicted . . . Before reading
this story, I thought I had a clearer idea of where I stood on the division
between good and evil, yet seen through the eyes of The Governor, and
his own transpiring conflict, I'm left wondering if maybe "evil"
is relative . . . Each page coyly left me struggling with an obscene
longing for more!" Tonia
Davenport. Editor. North Light Books.
“The
genre needed an infusion of 'new blood' and Ziana de Bethune delivers
with a fresh look at the world of blood-drinkers and the dynamics
of their society. Smart stuff...without losing the fun of a Vampire
story!” James
Parris, Scriptwriter, Filmmaker, Visual Effects Artist, member of
Oscar-winning VFX team Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
"Valantinus
is cold-blooded, calculating and one of the most interesting
and compelling vampire creations since Blade."
Read
the full review at swampland.com
Michael
Buffalo Smith. Gritz Magazine.
"Everything
is so vivid, the Covenants, mind-blowing. It reads like a movie...congrats!"Don
Wallace, Actor, Scriptwriter, Director
"Usually,
when I read fiction I may suspend belief, but I can't help using my
scientific background to scoff at the improbability of the motivations,
behaviour and physiology of these mythical beasts…and yet, I
couldn’t help nodding in assent when she explains why and how
these vampires function, breed, and survive. It just makes sense.”
William
Holstein, M.D., Ph.D, FRCPath. U.K.
"Bloody,
evil...sexy. I can see it as a movie." Anthony
Bodden, Co-scriptwriter, cult classic film, "Belly." CEO
Undaground Promotions
Excerpt...
“I
am your Viscountess. When I tell you that I have removed my symbolic
tiara and that I am ready to bow to you as my Governor, then I will
take orders from you.” “Excuse me?”
A slow smile did not melt the frost in her eyes. “Ah, yes. There
is that edge again. Even as a boy you bristled very nicely whenever
I tried to discipline you.”
“Are you playing games with me?”
“Of course I am. Come with me.” She looped her arm through
my elbow and we both disappeared into thin air.
We reappeared up in the large empty space of the fourth floor, where
I had made her. Still on the floor were the stains of her blood, now
blackened with time and covered in the same pale gray dust that had
been there for a hundred years. The steady drumming of rain pelted
against the rows of tall, arched windows, the gloam of the day entrapped
within these walls where time stood still. (More...)
The
dawn of a whole new era begins...
August
7: Book signing at Chapters/Indigo Bookstore, Richmond Center, 86
Fanshaw, London, ON, Canada.
Ziana will be giving a complimentary mini-workshop on writing fiction.
Unprecedented...groundbreaking...
Available
at most online bookstores
1339.
BC. They were asps, disguised in human skins, their primary food source:
Human blood. They were the Men and Women of Naja Haje, the
forerunners of the vampires we know today.
1452.
AD. 2,791 years after their creation, the Pure, the Evil, and the
Equalizer emerge as The Unholy Trinity. When the moral compass is
shot to Hell, the Seven Deadly Sins begin to look like minor infractions.
Corrupt passions and lust for power collide when a rival with a secret
vendetta, leading a band of renegade blood drinkers--the New Breed--is
on a mission to tear down the infrastructure of a system that has
been in place since their creation. Valantinus, Governor of the damned,
enforces order with brutality. Vengeance sets an already blackened
heart aflame as those he trusts are slain, or shift their alliances
to Golden Mask—the vampire with no face—his immortal enemy.
Valantinus:
Blood Brothers
Book
1 of 3
Title:
Valantinus
ISBN # 978-0-9732550-4-1
Something
to look forward to:
What
happened between the time of their creation and the Fall of the
Naja Haje in 1452?
The Prequel, "Maya" will tell you.
What
happened after the Fall of the Naja Haje?
"Michel," the Sequel, will fill in the blanks.
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