The Lost Souls Of The Twilight

Vampires . . . they ache, they love, they thirst for the forbidden. They are your friends and lovers, and your worst fears. “A major new voice in horror fiction . . . an electric style and no shortage of nerve.”—Booklist At a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, look for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not; Ann, longing for love; and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself. Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip vagabonds—Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah, whose eyes are as green as limes—are on their own lost journey, slaking their ancient thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh. They find it in Nothing and Ann, leading them on a mad, illicit road trip south to New Orleans. Over miles of dark highway, Ghost pursues, his powers guiding him on a journey to reach his destiny, to save Ann from her new companions, to save Nothing from himself. . . . “An important and original work . . . a gritty, highly literate blend of brutality and sentiment, hope and despair.”—Science Fiction Chronicle

"City of Dreams: The Quest for Lost Souls" immerses readers in a metropolis's vivid, volatile streets that pulse with ambition and desperation. In this city, dreams are both the currency and the curse, driving citizens to extremes in pursuit of their deepest desires. The narrative follows a diverse cast of characters whose lives are intertwined by their shared pursuit of something greater than themselves: love, redemption, or escape from their past. The story's heart is about a young artist named Eli, who arrives in the city with nothing but his sketches and a haunting secret. As he navigates the cutthroat world of art and illusion, he meets a retired detective named Mara, who has dedicated her life to finding missing people. Together, they are drawn into a mystery involving a series of disappearances, each linked to the city's most exclusive nightclub, a place rumored to grant the most accurate wishes of its patrons—for a price. As Eli and Mara delve deeper into the city's shadows, they encounter others who share their quest. There’s Noor, a street-smart girl battling unseen forces seeking to exploit her uncanny abilities, and Tomas, a doctor who left behind a privileged life to care for the city's forgotten souls. Each character must confront their demons and realize that fulfilling their dreams may require the most significant sacrifices they have ever made. "City of Dreams: The Quest for Lost Souls" is a tapestry of human resilience and vulnerability set against a backdrop that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Through its labyrinthine plot and richly drawn characters, the novel explores the complexities of hope and heartbreak and the eternal human yearning for a place to belong. This is a story for anyone who has ever looked up at the skyscrapers and felt both wonder and dread, knowing that every light in the skyline has both a shadow and a tale.

Here are the first four books of the Land Behind the World series in one volume. This is the story of Bara, Zaddik, Dov and Eris and the Land Behind the World: the land of Shemara. This volume includes four books: The Land Behind the World, The Lost Souls of the Twilight, The Crown of Darkness and The Crown of Light.

As the lights that have guided us go out, people begin to wander in the twilight, seeking their place of belonging. In these stories, set in recent times, but before the blinding glare of social media, Roger Scruton describes the remembered landscapes of people who are not where they belong, and not quite where they wished to be. With unfailing lightness of touch, Scruton portrays characters who cannot let go of the past: Yusuf, set on a path of revenge that bears no relation to his teenage life; Bill who wanders the world in his imagination but cannot leave his suburban living room; Sarah, whose insane mission to save the Lebanese Christians brings disaster to the only person she loves; Veronica, whose determination to look the truth in the face wraps her young life in deception—all of them lost to their surroundings and yet touchingly seeking a home in them. For lovers of the short story, these exquisite pictures of modern people will be cherished for their insight and poetic drama.