The reluctant Vampire

by Stephen Wise

Overview

This is a gripping story seen through the eyes of the narrator. Count Dracul Iorga was a great man, leader of the Transylvanian armies that defeated any in the region that dared to stand up to him. His enemies found a way to weaken him. Blinded by rage the Count was merciless. He was punished, condemned to live the life of the undead as a Vampire. The Count is the narrator's father. You are invited to follow the Count through the centuries as he struggles to come to terms with his existence. At first he has a purpose but very soon he finds himself trapped in the limitations of the creature that he has become. In his timeless world it is more than a millennium later that he eventually finds love once more. This is the first novel by Stephen Wise and questions our own moral compass. Epic in the span of time it covers yet intensely personal in its depiction of the life of the Count. This book takes you on a journey at a pace that will make you want to read on.....

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506026008
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/31/2015
Pages:	534
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.08(d)

About the Author

Stephen Wise is fifty seven years old and is married with three young children. He is a public servant who lives and works in Birmingham, England. This is his first published work although there are several others at various stages of development. He is a keen writer and this book was painstakingly pieced together over the course of about fifteen months, spending around an hour each evening keying the story into his laptop computer.
The inspiration for this story comes from the old saying: 'be careful what you wish for'. Being a vampire is such a romantic notion; everlasting life, the power of seduction and the ability to mesmerise and overpower their human victims. While that stylised image is one that we are all very familiar with through such films as the classic horror movies about Dracula; this book examines whether a Vampires existence is as glamorous and mysterious as we are led to believe, when set against the endless time for which a vampire endures. From that basic premise the story took on a life of its own culminating in a heart breaking conclusion.
Everyone has at least one book in them but of course many of us do not set aside the time to let their ideas flourish. The author hopes that the difficult act of balancing work and home life together with a passion for storytelling, that resulted in the production of a work of over one hundred thousand words will inspire others to pick up their pen or tap away on a keyboard to bring their ideas to life.