Hell Forged A Sci-Fi Vampire Epic · Book One
Empire of Blood
A subterranean empire of vampires. A man with no memory. And a war of vengeance, building for centuries, beginning to take shape.
Launches October 6 · Ebook $6.66 · Paperback to follow
The Story
Descend into the Underworld.
Beneath the surface of the mortal world lies a domain of eternal night — an empire of vampires built on terror, brutality, and fear. Here, the Great Houses of the Underworld wield science as sorcery, keep humanity in chains, and turn death itself into pure spectacle.
From this labyrinth of shadows awakens Kane, a man with no memory and no past — only pain, a broken body, and a new life as a despised vampire Convert.
But he is not alone… Watching from the darkness is Six, one of the Empire's dreaded terror soldiers. Her interests in him are unknown. Her motives even less so, yet even in a world of monsters, the dread she inspires is palpable.
Hated on sight for what he is, Kane is thrown into the Blood Games — a brutal arena where Bloodletters fight to the death for the entertainment of all. With each fight, he claws back pieces of the life stolen from him. But something else lurks in his past: nightmares of a red-eyed machine and distant, inhuman screams.
Dragged ever deeper into the depths of this dark world, Kane begins to learn that some secrets are best left forgotten.
For down in the depths where the Vault doors keep…
Things lie waiting…
Things don't sleep…
Prologue · 1466
Read the opening.
In the year 1466, with the second sacking of Jerusalem, Pope Paul II raised his banners in triumph, proclaiming holy victory against the Church's hated enemies in the East.
Unbeknownst to all but a few, the victory came at great cost. To defeat the Muslim forces, Paul had been forced to employ the services of the most unholy of creatures, a great sin that, if discovered, could send the masses of Europe into angry revolt.
Now, as the crusaders drag their bloodstained banners back to Europe, Rome turns its wrath inward. Rushing to bury the evidence of his crime, the Holy Father declares a new crusade, not against heretics abroad, but against the very vampires that brought him victory.
What Sets It Apart
Gothic Science Fiction
Vampirism is biology. Empire is machinery. Horror is policy. The darkness has purpose behind it, not just atmosphere.
Power With Structure
The Underworld is not chaos. It is orderly systems built on law, spectacle, propaganda, and repression, a mirror image of the worst of the world above.
No Fairytale Heroes
Reality is rarely black and white — even the worst people often see themselves as righteous. Good and evil are merely a matter of perspective. The choices characters make are dependent on their situation, never blind morals.
The Saga
One world. Six books.
Empire of Blood opens a planned trilogy, with a three-part prequel series to follow, chronicling how the Empire was forged.
The Empire of Blood Trilogy
- IEmpire of Blood — The descent begins. Launches October 6. Preorder
- IIBook Two — Title to be announced. In Development
- IIIBook Three — Title to be announced. Planned
The Prequel Series · Three Parts
- P1The Origin, Part One — How the Empire was forged. Planned
- P2The Origin, Part Two — Title to be announced. Planned
- P3The Origin, Part Three — Title to be announced. Planned
Begin
Enter the Empire.
The first book is available for preorder now. The ebook arrives October 6 at a fitting price.
Ebook $6.66 · Trilogy Book One