The Season of Risks: An Ethical Vampire Novel - Softcover

Hubbard, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439183422 ISBN 13: 9781439183427

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2010

Synopsis

The vampire sects are at war—and war among vampires is fought not with weapons, but with minds.

My name is Ariella Montero, and I know a secret. Telling it will change everything.

Half-human and half-vampire, Ari confronts the darker sides of vampirism, and herself, as the sects deploy new technologies to battle for influence and power.

But beyond these challenges lie greater risks: Ari’s relationship with Neil Cameron, the first vampire to run for the U.S. presidency, must be kept under wraps from even those she trusts most. When scandal inevitably erupts, Ari is forced to face the consequences of her actions, learning the hard way that love demands delicate negotiations between memory and desire.

About this title

About the Author

Susan Hubbard is the author of The Society of S and The Year of Disappearances, as well as two short story collections, Walking on Ice and Blue Money, for which she received the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize. She teaches at the University of Central Florida and lives with her husband in Orlando and Cape Canaveral. 

Review

“Bloody good stuff. This author’s rare talent for world building draws readers into a suspenseful, highly original and multi-leveled fantasy that dissolves improbabilities while probing important moral and societal issues.”

--Florida Weekly

“The Season of Risks puts its own twist on the familiar tales. . . . entertaining and thought-provoking.”

--Austin American-Statesman

“Susan Hubbard’s Ethical Vampire series for young adult readers isn’t as famous as Meyer’s and Harris’ books, but that could change with The Season of Risks, the third in the series and first aimed at adult readers."

--The St. Petersburg Times

“Artfully handling the conundrum of age versus maturity, Hubbard continues to provide substance as well as thrills in her thought-provoking series.”

--Booklist

"Vivid characters and deft plotting make this an excellent third addition to the Ethical Vampire series."

--Library Journal

“Elusive, complex, poetic, and sophisticated.”

—National Public Radio

“Hubbard creates an eerie atmosphere that permeates the story.”

—The Boston Globe

“Any Stephenie Meyer fan would enjoy The Society of S. . . . This is one of the really good reads of the year.”

—Charlaine Harris, author of All Together Dead and the Southern Vampire Mysteries

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1439183422
• ISBN 13: 9781439183427
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286