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Cycle of a Rat: A Vampire Novel
New York City. Cable TV is a novelty luxury. Hip hop is in its infancy. Reagan is not yet President. Much of the city's marginalized population lives in desperation. Violence is a daily fact of life. And in the subterranean remains of the American Dream sleeps an ancient evil, awaiting the day he is granted freedom to continue his murderous terrorism of the human race. Enter the Spiders - a small street gang from a nondescript neighborhood. Constantly pressed by the ever-growing Pharaohs, the Spiders investigate a hot tip which may lead to a big score, and a chance to level the playing field against their strongarm rivals. The location? A lone, abandoned military warehouse built inexplicably over a condemned subway terminal. The loot? A living weapon that feeds only on chaos and death - which may also be able to be held in check by Dawson, the youngest Spider but one with a special gift he is just discovering.
"Carl Smith's CYCLE OF THE RAT was an unexpected treat of a vampire tale. A story about growing up and growing old. A story about the terrors of school and the terrors of fitting in. A story of gang feuds and cruel violence. Fertile ground for a vampire's bloody return to the land of the living. From the first few words till the last, this book sank its fangs into me and held on for dear undeath." - Cullen Bunn, author of Harrow County, Bone Parish, and The Sixth Gun.
"I absolutely recommend Cycle of a Rat to anyone who loves the vampire genre. Smith creates a beautiful tapestry by entwining Old World lore, New York street culture, and a delightfully relatable protagonist. The slow burn horror is full of thrilling plot twists and turns, fun Easter eggs for vampire aficionados, and a nuanced coming of age story." - A.M. Aylward.
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Cycle of a Rat: A Vampire Novel
New York City. Cable TV is a novelty luxury. Hip hop is in its infancy. Reagan is not yet President. Much of the city's marginalized population lives in desperation. Violence is a daily fact of life. And in the subterranean remains of the American Dream sleeps an ancient evil, awaiting the day he is granted freedom to continue his murderous terrorism of the human race. Enter the Spiders - a small street gang from a nondescript neighborhood. Constantly pressed by the ever-growing Pharaohs, the Spiders investigate a hot tip which may lead to a big score, and a chance to level the playing field against their strongarm rivals. The location? A lone, abandoned military warehouse built inexplicably over a condemned subway terminal. The loot? A living weapon that feeds only on chaos and death - which may also be able to be held in check by Dawson, the youngest Spider but one with a special gift he is just discovering.
"Carl Smith's CYCLE OF THE RAT was an unexpected treat of a vampire tale. A story about growing up and growing old. A story about the terrors of school and the terrors of fitting in. A story of gang feuds and cruel violence. Fertile ground for a vampire's bloody return to the land of the living. From the first few words till the last, this book sank its fangs into me and held on for dear undeath." - Cullen Bunn, author of Harrow County, Bone Parish, and The Sixth Gun.
"I absolutely recommend Cycle of a Rat to anyone who loves the vampire genre. Smith creates a beautiful tapestry by entwining Old World lore, New York street culture, and a delightfully relatable protagonist. The slow burn horror is full of thrilling plot twists and turns, fun Easter eggs for vampire aficionados, and a nuanced coming of age story." - A.M. Aylward.
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Cycle of a Rat: A Vampire Novel

Cycle of a Rat: A Vampire Novel

by Carl Smith
Cycle of a Rat: A Vampire Novel

Cycle of a Rat: A Vampire Novel

by Carl Smith

Overview

New York City. Cable TV is a novelty luxury. Hip hop is in its infancy. Reagan is not yet President. Much of the city's marginalized population lives in desperation. Violence is a daily fact of life. And in the subterranean remains of the American Dream sleeps an ancient evil, awaiting the day he is granted freedom to continue his murderous terrorism of the human race. Enter the Spiders - a small street gang from a nondescript neighborhood. Constantly pressed by the ever-growing Pharaohs, the Spiders investigate a hot tip which may lead to a big score, and a chance to level the playing field against their strongarm rivals. The location? A lone, abandoned military warehouse built inexplicably over a condemned subway terminal. The loot? A living weapon that feeds only on chaos and death - which may also be able to be held in check by Dawson, the youngest Spider but one with a special gift he is just discovering.
"Carl Smith's CYCLE OF THE RAT was an unexpected treat of a vampire tale. A story about growing up and growing old. A story about the terrors of school and the terrors of fitting in. A story of gang feuds and cruel violence. Fertile ground for a vampire's bloody return to the land of the living. From the first few words till the last, this book sank its fangs into me and held on for dear undeath." - Cullen Bunn, author of Harrow County, Bone Parish, and The Sixth Gun.
"I absolutely recommend Cycle of a Rat to anyone who loves the vampire genre. Smith creates a beautiful tapestry by entwining Old World lore, New York street culture, and a delightfully relatable protagonist. The slow burn horror is full of thrilling plot twists and turns, fun Easter eggs for vampire aficionados, and a nuanced coming of age story." - A.M. Aylward.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780988631373
Publisher: OmahaBound
Publication date: 01/24/2021
Pages: 186
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Carl D. Smith is a proud Iowa native. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Nebraska Christian College and his PharmD from Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions. He works as a pharmacist for the Nebraska Regional Poison Center, but his favorite job ever was working at a roller rink in Norfolk, Nebraska. He is a lifelong fan of fantasy and science fiction. He has a beautiful wife and two wonderful children, to whom he promised to take to Disneyland again if his writing ever makes him famous.
Carl has wanted to be a writer since he first read “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury in 5th grade. Carl has written the fantasy novel Moleb the Giant, a historical horror novella The Darkness Out of Carthage, contributes to a experimental horror anthology series Blackhawk, a graphic novel The Horror of Loon Lake, comics BCWYWF, and a line of children's’ adventure books starring characters like Bigfoot Jones, Little Patty Vampire, and the Adventure Sibs.
His favorite possession as a child was his Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules “red box,” which inspired him to design a similar roleplaying game system for families and young players, named Play Your Own Adventure. He is also designing other games and hoping to develop a way to bring reading and gaming together for solo players as well as families/groups of friends. Most of all, he wishes people would find a way to help other people more often.
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