Publisher's Synopsis
Journey through the shadows of history with four unwitting souls, transformed into vampires by a dark pagan ritual in 6th century Southern Europe. Their immortality becomes a chilling odyssey through the annals of time, intertwining with pivotal historical events. From Charlemagne's bloody massacre at Verden to the clash of steel alongside Vlad III Dracul against the Ottoman hordes, from the shadowy corners of medieval Europe their existence becomes a tapestry woven with violence and survival.
Witness their chilling exploits, encountering and escaping Welsh witches under the reign of Henry III, navigate the intellectual fervor of the Enlightenment, and confront the Napoleonic era's tumultuous upheaval. Their immortal lives brush against literary giants like Byron, Shelley, and Polidori, adding a gothic literary twist to their blood-soaked saga.
The horrors of the 20th century await them, caught in the crossfire of World War I, entangled with the chilling rise of Nazism, and trapped in the besieged ruins of 1945 Berlin. Their desperate escape leads them to the desolate, frozen wasteland of Antarctica, where a terrifying and stunning climax unveils the shocking truth behind cattle mutilations and other unsolved mysteries that have plagued humankind for centuries.
Prepare for a visceral descent into the heart of darkness.
"I Was a Vampire" is not just a vampire story; it's a dark mirror reflecting the brutal reality of history, stained with blood, secrets, and the chilling consequences of immortality and of contradictions in the collective memory.
