Blood of the Gods
‘All of Rome trembled before him’ (Giacomo Puccini - Tosca)
Adam Black finds himself sitting next to a charismatic young priest on a flight to Rome and seizes the opportunity to try to rid mankind of a terrible curse. His confession leads us into a bloody underworld darker than the priest could imagine, back to a time of ancient Emperor-Gods with almost limitless power, a time when the boundary between myth and truth existed only in obscurity. Can Adam persuade Father Ryan, a potent Vatican exorcist, to do what is needed? Can a sacrifice of flesh and blood save mankind?
Emmett takes us where he knows best – Rome, ancient and modern – spinning a yarn so twisted your head will reel. At times dreamlike, at others nightmarish, this story of Emperor Gods, corruption, sin and ambiguous sexuality introduces one of the nastiest vampires to see the light of day. Drawing on his love of opera and dislike of religions, Emmett has produced a novel that is both entertaining and unsettling.
Blood of the Gods will be published in 2015. This mini eBook contains the first three chapters, in all about 10,000 words.
Blood of the Gods is Steve Emmett’s second horror novel. His first, Diavolino, can also be found on Amazon.
‘All of Rome trembled before him’ (Giacomo Puccini - Tosca)
Adam Black finds himself sitting next to a charismatic young priest on a flight to Rome and seizes the opportunity to try to rid mankind of a terrible curse. His confession leads us into a bloody underworld darker than the priest could imagine, back to a time of ancient Emperor-Gods with almost limitless power, a time when the boundary between myth and truth existed only in obscurity. Can Adam persuade Father Ryan, a potent Vatican exorcist, to do what is needed? Can a sacrifice of flesh and blood save mankind?
Emmett takes us where he knows best – Rome, ancient and modern – spinning a yarn so twisted your head will reel. At times dreamlike, at others nightmarish, this story of Emperor Gods, corruption, sin and ambiguous sexuality introduces one of the nastiest vampires to see the light of day. Drawing on his love of opera and dislike of religions, Emmett has produced a novel that is both entertaining and unsettling.
Blood of the Gods will be published in 2015. This mini eBook contains the first three chapters, in all about 10,000 words.
Blood of the Gods is Steve Emmett’s second horror novel. His first, Diavolino, can also be found on Amazon.
