Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony (edit title/settings)

Brian Patrick McKinley edited the books like this book of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Sunday, November 11, 2012.

• Added The Empire of Fear
• Added Sookie Stackhouse Series 1-8
• Added Already Dead
• Added My Dead Body
• Added No Dominion
• Added Half the Blood of Brooklyn
• Added The Vampire Chronicles
• Added The Complete Vampire Chronicles
• Added A Song of Ice and Fire, Books 1 - 5

Punxsutawney Paul approved Brian Patrick McKinley’s request to change the contributors of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Thursday, October 18, 2012.

• Added a contributor: Brian Patrick McKinley: (Primary Author)

Brian Patrick McKinley edited the contributors of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Thursday, October 18, 2012.

• Added a contributor: Brian Patrick McKinley: (Primary Author)

Brian Patrick McKinley edited the settings of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Thursday, October 18, 2012.

• changed the overview: An island off the coast of New York, Connecticut, and New Hampshire near Plum Island. It houses Sebastian's mansion estate, a giant hunting maze, and the security bunker which houses the island's guards.
• Added a setting: Trenton, New Jersey
• Added a setting: Princeton, New Jersey
• Added a setting: New Jersey Turnpike

Brian Patrick McKinley edited the organizations of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Thursday, October 18, 2012.

• Added a organization: The Order: The generic name given to the world-wide structured society in which all Vampyrs and Jiang-shi are expected to take part. The Order is a rigid hierarchy where everyone has a title and a role and operates at times like equal parts aristocracy and bureaucracy. Like most aristocracies and bureaucracies, of course, it is thoroughly corrupt and its members constantly fight petty squabbles and sometimes outright battles against each other. It's a place where your enemies and allies constantly change from night to night and the only way to advance is to destroy the vampire above you and gain more power.
• marked the description of The Order as not a spoiler
• Added a organization: The Hegemony: The ruling council of The Order where each continent or world power (as recognized by The Order) is represented by a Hegemon. Like a twisted United Nations, the Hegemons plot and scheme against each other constantly, theoretically kept in line by the Judicis who acts as a Judge, mediator, and chairperson.
• marked the description of The Hegemony as not a spoiler

Brian Patrick McKinley edited the ridiculously simplified synopses of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Thursday, October 18, 2012.

• Added: Avery loved vampires until he became one. Now he has to save the world while a servant at a vampire Summit.

Brian Patrick McKinley edited the description of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Thursday, October 18, 2012.

• Avery Doyle loves vampires; he’s read every novel, seen all the movies, and researched the folklore. When his first one-night-stand, Caroline, turns out to be a true vampire on the run, he jumps at the chance to leave his ordinary life and join her as a “child of the night.” The honeymoon ends, however, when Caroline’s brutal Creator Sebastian enslaves them on his island estate and Avery must confront the dehumanizing reality behind his dreams.

  In order to survive, Caroline and Avery take their place as servants in Sebastian’s household during a gathering of the most powerful vampires on Earth, the Hegemony, and soon find themselves involved in the myriad intrigues and deceptions that form the night-to-night existence of The Order.

  A society of wealth, power, and inhuman decadence whose existence is protected by human complicity and disbelief, The Order is the immortal aristocracy hidden behind the giant corporations and political leaders of the world. Sebastian, however, has a plan that will change The Order forever and shatter human civilization.

  To avoid this terrible fate, Avery and Caroline will not only have to defy the most powerful creatures on Earth, but also confront the darkest aspects of themselves. For in the world of the Hegemony, even victory may cost them their souls . . .

  A fast-paced thriller that both re-imagines and pays tribute to the traditional vampire, Ancient Blood is a story of love, ambition, sacrifice, and betrayal that is frighteningly human.

Brian Patrick McKinley edited the series & lists of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Thursday, October 18, 2012.

• Added this book in the series: The Order Saga (Primary series) (standard series)

Brian Patrick McKinley edited the first sentence of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Thursday, October 18, 2012.

• Caroline and I were on the run.

Brian Patrick McKinley edited the characters of Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony Thursday, October 18, 2012.

• Added a character: Ash Eriksen: A Dhampir in the employ of Sebastian who acts as his chief of staff and head of security. He commands Sebastian's guard force and is responsible for keeping things running smoothly on the island. A career Marine, Ash takes his responsibilities seriously, but is a friend to Caroline and instructor to Avery. He knows that if he tried to undermine Sebastian, he'd be killed and someone worse would take his place.
• marked the description of Ash Eriksen as not a spoiler