The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

by Drew Hayes

Overview

Some people are born boring. Some live boring. Some even die boring. Fred managed to do all three, and when he woke up as a vampire, he did so as a boring one. Timid, socially awkward, and plagued by self-esteem issues, Fred has never been the adventurous sort. One fateful night - different from the night he died, which was more inconvenient than fateful - Fred reconnects with an old friend at his high school reunion. This rekindled relationship sets off a chain of events thrusting him right into the chaos that is the parahuman world, a world with chipper zombies, truck driver wereponies, maniacal necromancers, ancient dragons, and now one undead accountant trying his best to "survive." Because even after it's over, life can still be a downright bloody mess.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780989649995
Publisher:	Reuts Publications
Publication date:	08/12/2014
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Drew Hayes graduated from Texas Tech with a degree in English. He is the author of many books, including NPCs and The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant. Drew lives in Texas. Visit him at drewhayesnovels.com.

Kirby Heyborne is an accomplished actor, musician, and comedian who has received a number of AudioFile Earphones Awards for his audiobook narrations. He has had starring roles in over a dozen features and many short films. Kirby is also a cofounder and director of the Los Angeles-based improv comedy group The Society.

Editorial Reviews

"[Kirby] provides a good range of character voices for the various monsters, which capture the creatures' strangeness." ---AudioFile

From the Publisher

Fred just wanted to live a calm afterlife as an accountant who happens to be a vampire. But his high school friend, Krystal, has other plans for him as she takes him on a series of adventures involving all sorts of monsters. Kirby Heyborne narrates this first-person narrative with a good vocal balance, which can be challenging for this production. Initially, Fred is supposed to be a flat character, but Heyborne balances Fred's flatness with a stronger inflection during the narrative passages. He also provides a good range of character voices for the various monsters, which capture the creatures’ strangeness without distracting from the story. L.E. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

APRIL 2015 - AudioFile