Death Reign Of The Vampire King

Never before had greedy, criminal genius loosed so loathsome and deadly a weapon! The Bat Man-leading a band of savages, releasing clouds of bloodthirsty vampire bats-planned to make himself a greater conqueror than Napoleon or Genghis Khan! One man stood in his way-Richard Wentworth, who when the Law fails, sallies forth as the dread Spider to spread red death in the Underworld. And the Spider-his beloved Nita forfeited, his loyal servants captive, his own life ever in horrible danger-must battle both the Bat Man and a broken heart!

Vincent I never wanted a crown, much less to be king of kings. Yet, here I am, hundreds of years past the time when I should have died still defending a land I no longer love. Her scent ravages my world and I crave her blood so much it scares even me. How can I protect our home when I'm the danger? Valdís He's harsh, unyielding, and he hates me as much as his body wants me. I want him too, but I fear that death is all I will find in his arms and I won't leave my people to be devoured by the Outsiders and their monsters. When the king attacks me, we find out our problems are so much worse than we imagined. Is saving our land possible or should our people flee now, before we die fighting?

A Dark, Steamy, Vampire Romance Vincent I never wanted a crown, much less to be king of kings. Yet, here I am, hundreds of years past the time when I should have died still defending a land I no longer love while fighting the fire started in me by a temptress that has my brothers held prisoner by her charms. Valdís He’s harsh, unyielding, and he hates me as much as his body wants me. I want him too, but I fear that death is all I will find in his arms and I won’t leave my people to be devoured by the Outsiders.

This is an encyclopedic work, arranged by broad categories and then by original authors, of literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors that created them. It includes book series that have continued under a deceased writer's real or pen name, undisguised offshoots issued under the new writer's name, posthumous collaborations in which a deceased author's unfinished manuscript is completed by another writer, unauthorized pastiches, and "biographies" of literary characters. The authors and works are entered under the following categories: Action and Adventure, Classics (18th Century and Earlier), Classics (19th Century), Classics (20th Century), Crime and Mystery, Espionage, Fantasy and Horror, Humor, Juveniles (19th Century), Juveniles (20th Century), Poets, Pulps, Romances, Science Fiction and Westerns. Each original author entry includes a short biography, a list of original works, and information on the pastiches based on the author's characters.

Brian Frost chronicles the history of the vampire in myth and literature, providing a sumptuous repast for all devotees of the bizarre. In a wide-ranging survey, including plot summaries of hundreds of novels and short stories, the reader meets an amazing assortment of vampires from the pages of weird fiction, ranging from the 10,000-year-old femme fatale in Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Conqueror to the malevolent fetus in Eddy C. Bertin’s “Something Small, Something Hungry.” Nostalgia buffs will enjoy a discussion of the vampire yarns in the pulp magazines of the interwar years, while fans of contemporary vampire fiction will also be sated.