by Adrian Phoenix | Mar 16, 2011 | Contests, Events and Appearances, News and Announcements, The Maker's Song Series |
I truly enjoy each visit I get to make to Patricia’s Vampire Notes and I can’t thank her enough for all of her support from day one. This giveaway has three prizes and three winners and runs through to the end of March. Please swing by, say hello, and post a comment for your chance to become one of the winners.
Here’s a taste of the interview:
PVN: Dante is a vampire (and much more). Please describe the characteristics of the vampires you have created.
Adrian: You bet. In The Maker’s Song world, vampires (nightkind) are a separate species, not undead. They have heartbeats, warmth—though this generally fades when they don’t feed—and beauty. Oh. And sexy. They have many powers and abilities (some of which only manifest with age) such as telepathy, heightened senses, enhanced speed and strength, grace and reflexes, the ability to fly, work illusion and suggestion, immortal—but capable of being killed (in the proper manner, of course). LOL.
There are two kinds of vampires—born vampires, known as True Bloods, and turned vampires. True Bloods have become few and far between during the last few centuries, giving rise to the fear (among nightkind elders) that the sacred Bloodline is dying out, diluted over the course of time by all the turned vampires (including themselves).
A True Blood is regarded as nightkind royalty and viewed as a force of nature, a night elemental, by the human nomad clans—a being they respect. Their abilities—telepathy, enhanced strength, speed, etc. are magnified a hundred-fold. A born vampire’s blood brims with power and magic—power and magic they can bestow (temporarily) upon anyone who takes a taste of their blood.
Never having been human, True Bloods tend to isolate themselves from mortals (except to feed and play) and view the world in a very different light.
Nightkind are sensitive to light and need to avoid the sun. True Bloods need to avoid the sun at all costs and usually that’s easy because nightkind—turned or born—are subject to Sleep during daylight hours. Wherever they are, whatever they are doing, Sleep steals over them in a dark and narcotic tide and down they go—helpless until dusk.
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by Adrian Phoenix | Mar 16, 2011 | Contests, Events and Appearances, News and Announcements, The Maker's Song Series |
Join me for another fun interview on Mysteriousbooks. We’re giving away a signed copy of any of my titles–winner’s choice. Drop by and say hey, then enter the giveaway for your chance to win.
Here’s a taste:
Mysteriousbooks: If you meet a zombie what’s the first thing you will do?
Adrian: Ah, great question! And since I don’t carry a gun with me, there’s only one action I would take: Run. Flee. Of course, that works only if they are slow-moving, shuffling zombies, it they are sprinters, I might be in trouble. Hmmm. I wonder if a person can get a concealed weapon license for a handgun/shotgun in case of zombie attack?
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by Adrian Phoenix | Oct 16, 2010 | Events and Appearances, News and Announcements |
Join me at All Things Urban Fantasy for my guest post on the nature of dark urban fantasy. We are also having a mega-giveaway (thanks to my publisher, Simon & Schuster) of signed copies of BLACK DUST MAMBO (7 copies!) and 1 signed set of the first 3 Maker’s Song book: A RUSH OF WINGS, IN THE BLOOD, and BENEATH THE SKIN.
Drop by, say hi, and happy early Halloween!
by Dante Baptiste | May 10, 2010 | News and Announcements, The Maker's Song Series |
A Drowning by How to Destroy Angels
Bitten by Books is featuring The Maker’s Song series in their weekly book discussion, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! Join in for your chance at prizes and to let your opinions be known. I’ll be joining the discussion off and on all week.
Welcome to our Weekly Book Chat. We have decided to move from daily to week long chats to give everybody time to come and chat and get more in depth into the conversation. Let us know how you like this new longer format.
This week we are discussing The Maker’s Song series by Adrian Phoenix.
To read a reviews of these books click here.
Please remember to identify spoilers, especially if they refer to events later in the series.
1.) Both Heather and Dante are fascinating leads in this series. Do you enjoy how their story is unfolding through each book?
2.) The atmosphere in this series feels like a character in it own right. Which aspect do you find the most fascinating: the angels, the vampires, or the shadowy mortal world?
3.) Who is your favorite secondary character in the series so far?
Books in the The Maker’s Song series in the order they should be read:
A Rush of Wings
In the Blood
Beneath the Skin
Read the rest and join in the discussion here . . .
