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    Vampire Rising
    Vampire Rising
    Vampire Rising
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    Vampire Rising

    By Larry Benjamin

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    “To be a Vampire is to know your pale skin and red lips offend others.”
    -Malcolm V

    It’s the mid twenty-first century. Anti-Semitism, racism, sexism and homophobia have been consigned to the dustbin of history. The world is run by “the state,” and Christian zealots, whose chief governing tools are fear and oppression. It’s a wonderful time to be alive—unless you’re a Vampire. Vampires are despised, and feared, and subjected to discrimination and unspeakable violence.

    Considered undead, unholy, without basic human rights, Gatsby Calloway lives on the fringes of society, avoiding humanity. Until he meets Barnabas, a young encaustic painter. When Barnabas is mortally wounded during an anti-Vampire attack, Gatsby must forget everything he has known, and learn to trust.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBeaten Track Publishing
    Release dateJul 19, 2015
    ISBN9781910635490
    Vampire Rising
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    Larry Benjamin

    Bronx-born wordsmith, Larry Benjamin considers himself less a writer than an artist whose chosen medium is the written word rather than clay or paint or bronze. He is the author of two previous novels: Unbroken, which was a 2014 Lambda Literary finalist, and a 2014 IPPY (Independent Publishers Book Award) Gold medalist, and What Binds Us. He is also the author of Damaged Angels, a collection of short stories, and the allegorical novella Vampire Rising.He lives in Philadelphia with his husband and their two dogs.

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      Book preview

      Vampire Rising - Larry Benjamin

      VAMPIRE RISING

      by

      Larry Benjamin

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      * * * * *

      Copyright 2015 Larry Benjamin.

      https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/larrybenjamin

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      * * * * *

      This novel is a work of fiction and the characters and events in it exist only in its pages and in the author’s imagination.

      * * * * *

      "To be a Vampire is to know your pale skin and red lips offend others."

      -Malcolm V

      It’s the mid twenty-first century. Anti-Semitism, racism, sexism and homophobia have been consigned to the dustbin of history. The world is run by the state, and Christian zealots, whose chief governing tools are fear and oppression. It’s a wonderful time to be alive—unless you’re a Vampire. Vampires are despised, and feared, and subjected to discrimination and unspeakable violence.

      Considered undead, unholy, without basic human rights, Gatsby Calloway lives on the fringes of society, avoiding humanity. Until he meets Barnabas, a young encaustic painter. When Barnabas is mortally wounded during an anti-Vampire attack, Gatsby must forget everything he has known, and learn to trust.

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      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      Acknowledgements

      Prologue

      197 Chicksand Street

      Gatsby

      A Vivid Chaos

      Our Seed And Our Feet Are Rooted In The Carpathian Mountains

      Malcolm V

      In Manus Tuas, Domine

      Vampire Rising

      About the Author

      By the Author

      * * * * *

      Dedication

      As always, for my husband, Stanley H. Willauer, Jr.

      And for Jose Rafael Prieto.

      And finally, for my handful of loyal readers—you keep me writing; if you numbered a million, you could not be more precious to me.

      * * * * *

      Acknowledgements

      It takes a village to raise a child…and write a book. I’d like to thank my village.

      Brenda Howell, a friend for nearly forty years and a talented artist—thank you for allowing me to get inside your head to understand how an artist creates and sees the world.

      Jose Raphael Prieto who first had the idea for a book about a tribe of gay vampires.

      Marty Lindley of NuAxion who brought my vision to life in the video trailer for this book. I am in awe of your talent and your generosity.

      Natasha Snow with whom it was my great privilege to work on the cover for this book.

      My editor, publisher, and friend, Debbie McGowan—thanks for always believing.

      And my entire Beaten Track Publishing family…

      * * * * *

      Prologue

      THE WORDS WRITTEN HERE are less a story than a prophesy. Or maybe they’re a prayer. Whatever it is, you need to understand that what is written here is, like Moses’ tablets, written in the hand of God, accurate, and true because it could not be otherwise.

      * * * * *

      197 Chicksand Street

      BARNABAS STEPPED INTO THE STREET and hailed the oncoming taxi. The driver stopped and, leaning across the passenger seat asked, suspiciously, Where are you going?

      When Barnabas gave him the address, the man’s eyes grew wide. He quickly blessed himself, rolled up the window, and sped away.

      Seeing no other taxis, Barnabas walked to the bus stop, cursing his decrepit car. The elderly Achieva had refused to start no matter how he tried to coax it to life. He hated the car but it had been all he could afford with the money he’d saved from his job delivering pizzas after school. Once, the car had seemed

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