When David stumbles upon a tragic young woman in a sordid Limehouse pub, he had no idea she’d recognize him as the last vampyre alive, nor that she’d be the one to pull out his story. Yet as he recalls his life from the sweltering vineyards of Ancient Rome to the cold horrors of Medieval Romania, as well as his tumultuous past with the mad and mysterious Lucius, he realizes she is much more than what she seems. Gothic horror and mythological fantasy blend seamlessly together in this thrilling adventure, breathing new life into vampire lore as it reveals its true origins. The Ancient Ones is a tale of myth, mayhem, and magic…with a dash of romance that bites.
Gothic horror writer Cassandra L. Thompson has been creating stories since she got her grubby little hands around a pen. When she is not busy managing a house full of feral children (human and canine), you can find her wandering around cemeteries, taking pictures of abandoned things, or in the library doing research. She has a B.A. in History and a MLIS, but she ignores her degrees to focus on The Ancient Ones Trilogy and run Quill & Crow Publishing House, the quaint and curious press celebrating dark fantasy, Gothic fiction, and dreadfully dark poetry. But more often than not, she is staring off into space, imaging other worlds and things that go bump in the night.