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Description edit
A vampire arises after an ancient witch appears on the scene to exact revenge on the ancestors of the family who sent her to the flame in 1692. Toby O'Grady thought he killed the old witch, only to find that her curse casts him into an endless night of the living dead. With the help of an... read more
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Summary edit
An ancient witch appears on the scene, disguised in innocense, to exact revenge on the descendants of her ancestral enemies. Strange phenomenon begin to occur at Hamlin Manor, and witchcraft is suspected. Little do any realize that one man has paid the ultimate price for daring to challenge... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Toby O'Grady, the vampire who seeks to end his curse, and to destroy the witch who created him: Add a description of this character.
- Angelica Leary, the witch who appears as an attractive, young maid
- Joshua Hamlin, the first to suffer at the witch's invisible hand
- Daniel Hamlin, the new and ever serious master of Hamlin Manor
- Henry Hamlin, the handsome and seldom serious brother to Daniel, and next heir to the Hamlin estate
- Benjamin Gavins, indentured servant and primary helper to the vampire
- Carmen, the Gypsy cook, good friend and helper to Ben and the vampire
- Doctor Marlin, the village physician who works to rid the vampire of his curse
- Lazarus Wicks, the pompous and self-righteous so-called Reverend
- Elizabeth Hamlin, the mistress of Hamlin Manor
- Monique, single, attractive but giddy cousin to the Hamlins
- Rebecca O'Grady, new bride of Toby's and victim of the witch
- Vanessa, former lady-in-waiting to Rebecca, replaced Angelica as the maid
- Constable Blevins, who searches for a madman
- Marlow Stokes, deputy, searches for a killer, begins to suspect a vampire
- Sarah Hawkins, the snobbish and meddling overseer of servants
- Jeremiah O’grady
- Tobias
- Malachi
- Beelzebub
- Reverend Wicks
- Rebecca Mathers
Quotes edit
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“"That's what I pay you for, doctor...And since you've done little to get me out of this bed, that's what you'll get, sir--little!"”
Joshua Hamlin -
“"Such lies, Angelica. Why, you're the biggest liar of all, next to me, of course."”
the Devil -
“"Maybe it's an omen. Maybe the old witch is really dead and cannot hurt any of us anymore."”
Tobias O'Grady -
“"Miss Sarah, people don't come back from the dead."”
Angelica Leary -
“"I know her ways, Toby. She is of my kind..."”
Jeremiah O'Grady -
“..."You are the witch, aren't you...? I summoned you to show yourself."”
Reverend Wicks -
“"What is all this ruckus about, constable?...It's enough to wake the dead!"”
Daniel Hamlin -
“"Show him your fangs...He will believe what he sees."”
Benjamin Gavins -
“"I was dead, doctor. I only wish I could have stayed that way."”
Tobias O'Grady -
“"...Can you think what it is like to have an overwhelming urge...to kill the innocent and drain their blood?"”
Tobias O'Grady
Setting & Locations edit
Hamlinville, a fictitious village nearest Salem Village, MA.,1792, a century after the infamous Salem Witch Trials. Hamlin Manor, home of the filthy rich Hamlins. Seaman's refuge, tavern where tall tales prevail. The family mausoleum, home to Tobias O'Grady and his wooden grave hidden in a secret room.
First Sentence edit
Angelica Leary set the large, black bag down and stood for a moment at the cobblestone road leading up to the large house just past the woods.
Table of Contents edit
the Prologue
26 chapters
the Epilogue
Glossary edit
- blunderbuss: a short musket of wide bore and flaring muzzle, formerlly used to scatter shot at close range
- ouija board: a trademark name for a board with the alphabet and other symbols, and a planchette, that when touched with the fingers, is thought to spell out spiritualistic or telepathic messages on the board
- seance: a meeting of persons to receive spiritual messages
- Book of Shadows: a book of spells witches use for writing out magic spells, instructions, invocations, incantations, prayers, recipes,and diagrams associated with the magic they practice
Themes & Symbolism edit
- contrasts of day and night: good and evil, light vs. darkness, Toby loved the light of day, Angelica loved the darkness
- true friendship: friends are always there, no matter what, no matter when. A Gypsy and the indentured servant go above and beyond to prove their friendship and loyalty
- evil never dies: the Devil and his servants, demons we cannot see and those we can see in evil people
- hope beyond hope: a hopeless situation is never really hopeless, unless one surrenders his will to circumstances
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Forever Endless Night. (standard series)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace.Com
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 12, 2011
ISBN: 9781453853740
Page Count: 282
Publisher: CreateSpace.Com
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 12, 2011
ISBN: 9781453853740
Page Count: 282
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsThe reading level should include ANYONE who is able to read the material. This novel has no sexual themes and no graphic language. It is purely historical fiction, gothic, horror, sci-fi, fantasy. The setting is fictitious, as are the characters, with the exception of one historical figure
Subjects edit
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