The Adventure of the Christmas Vampires
Kevin L. O'Brien
The Adventure of the Christmas Vampires
Kevin L. O'Brien
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Text Copyright 2013 by Kevin L. O'Brien
Cover design and typography copyright 2013 by Kevin L. O'Brien
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents, including those based on the real world, are either products of the imagination of Kevin L. O'Brien or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Because some ebook platforms do not support special characters, certain words may appear misspelled, but this was done deliberately to avoid the problem of the platforms deleting the characters. Also, the LRF platform used by older models of the Sony Reader does not permit the use of links to external URLs, whereas the PDB platform used by Palm reading devices does not support any form of linking whatsoever.
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Table of Contents
Preface
The Christmas Vampires
About the Author
Other Books by Kevin L. O'Brien
Connect with Kevin L. O'Brien
Sample Excerpts
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Preface
It's hard to know sometimes where story ideas come from. In this case, I had an early morning waking dream of a girl playing games with a vampire in a cemetery. Once I decided to make it a Team Girl story, the remaining elements fell into place rather easily.
It takes place on Christmas Eve, 2019, but it isn't a Christmas story; that's simply the maguffin. By now, Eile and Sunny's daughters, Connie and Liza, are eight years old. Liza is a sweetie (though mischievous), but Connie takes after her mother, Eile, and is a real handful. Though a loving daughter and sister, she has a mind of her own and can be quite rebellious. Being the daughter of Team Girl, however, she is unconventional. For example, when she runs away, it isn't to join the circus, but a very different organization altogether.
The idea that child vampires are forbidden is a common motif in fiction (but by no means universal), and it's easy to understand why. Assuming that a group of fictional vampires have more personality than mindless bloodthirsty brutes, a child vampire is likely to feel isolated even from its own kind, being as the rest are adults. Even with all its power and multi-decade or century experience, it is still just a child, and will remain one forever. Human children are often too impatient to become adults as it is. Can you imagine how a child vampire would feel, knowing it will never grow up? It would be the "dark side" of Peter Pan. Assuming they don't simply go mad, they might be desperate for any kind of friendship, even with their prey.
Discerning readers will recognize two "guest stars". One is Rosalie Hale, from the Twilight saga, though she plays a minor, cameo-style role. The other is Hunter Andirssen, who was inspired by Fr. Alexander Anderson from the Hellsing franchise.
Some characters are just too good not to steal. (Just kidding.)
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