Once Bitten, Twice Die (The Blood of the Infected #1)
by Antony J. Stanton
A thrilling first novel that sees a group of survivors struggle against the crazed infected. Marked for death by a clan of vampires, they must decide; is the enemy of my enemy my friend, or should I totally annihilate them both?
Be amongst the first to witness the dawn of Dystopian Gothic Realism - a new sub-genre of horror. A post-apocalyptic novel where science-based fact makes for a gothic realism like none you have ever read. Steel yourself and read on.
A cure for dementia has disastrously failed. Patients are left crazed, infectious and enraged. The ensuing carnage quickly spreads the disease, and civilisation is decimated by the contamination.
On London’s outskirts a military base shelters some survivors. The soldiers within must battle against the infected who now roam unchallenged. Tensions are high, relationships fraught, death commonplace.
But if they thought the end of the world was bad enough, their troubles have only just begun.
An ancient menace has long existed in secret alongside humanity. Now is their time to emerge from the shadows - a vampire clan has observed the soldiers and has plans for them. First though they have to overcome their own problems. They too have to fight for survival against the infected, and they violently disagree on their approach towards the humans. Hostilities are rising. It's only a matter of time now. Survival of the fittest, after all, is no guarantee.
In an uncertain world where life is a privilege not an entitlement, only one thing is certain - there will be blood!
Dystopian Gothic Realism is a fresh new look at the horror genre. The zombie is a plausible condition based on medical fact, vampires do not turn into bats but do cast a shadow. After all, the laws of physics are intractable and apply to every creature on earth, living or otherwise.
This series of books brings both types of fabled being into the realms of the distinctly plausible. A gritty tale that pits human survivor against the deadliest of foes; and sees both of those face each other in a brutal confrontation.
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