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Thursday, December 13, 2012

12 Authors of Christmas: Thomas Winship


On the First day of Christmas, Thomas Winship gives to you:


Vaempires: Revolution
It is the morning of Princess Cassandra's sixteenth birthday. Everyone's attention is focused on the heir to the vampire throne. World leaders, the rich and famous, and VIPs from every corner of the globe have gathered in the nation's capital to celebrate the momentous event.

Cassandra's boyfriend, Daniel, is late for the party. He's still outside the city when all hell breaks loose. What he believes is an act of terrorism proves to be a full-fledged revolution. Væmpires--former vampires who mutated into warm-blooded creatures with an insatiable hunger for cold blood--have launched coordinated attacks across the globe, with three goals: the eradication of humanity, the enslavement of vampires, and the ascension of væmpires as the dominant species on the planet.

The vampire and human leaders are killed. Cassandra is missing. Daniel is the acting king. Desperate to find the princess, Daniel and his friends fight their way across the besieged city. With the hopes of the free world resting on the shoulders of four vampire teenagers, væmpires unleash their secret weapons: a new breed of væmpire that is far deadlier than any ever seen before.

What can four teens do against an enemy that can shape-shift, fly, and walk through walls?

Vaempires: White Christmas
It's almost Christmas. With the global holiday days away, the people of the world should be turning their attention toward celebrating peace and goodwill, but tension between humans, vampires, and væmpires is at an all-time high. Desperate for solutions, King Brant schedules a secret summit deep in North America's Northern Forest. Along with Queen Anne, Princess Cassandra, Daniel's family, and the human president and First Lady, the vampire leader seeks to reaffirm the ties between humans and vampires, while brainstorming ways to respond to the growing hostility among væmpires.

Meanwhile, Daniel and Cassie's relationship is at an all-time low. The princess is still reeling from her breakup with Vielyn, and Daniel doesn't know what he should or shouldn't do to help. Little does he know that the summit will be flooded with surprises--guests, allegations, accusations, proposals, and even Christmas Eve revelations--but not all of the surprises will be pleasant.

Vamepires: Zombie Rising FREE TODAY 
The tale of the Evolutionary War resumes in Væmpires: Zombie Rising.

Væmpires have taken control of twelve major cities. Their leader, Vielyn, seeks the atomic weapons that will bring the rest of the world to its knees.

Vampire forces are reeling. As Linq and Ray race to the royal estate to rendezvous with Cassandra and Daniel, the princess is captured and Daniel falls.

With the fate of world shifting to their teenage shoulders, Linq and Ray must deal with tremendous losses while battling a most unexpected—and undeadly—new foe.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Guest Post: Thomas Winship


Today I'd like to introduce Thomas Winship, author of Vaempires: Revolution (The Evolutionary War) and Vaempires: White Christmas: A Prelude to The Evolutionary War. He has graced my blog to talk about his creation.


Encyclopedia Entry: Vaempires 

Hello everyone. I’m so excited to be Noree’s guest at Trip the Eclipse! I’m Thomas Winship, author of Væmpires: Revolution, Væmpires: White Christmas, and the upcoming Væmpires: Zombie Rising.

Today, I’d like to speak about my contribution to the literary world’s cornucopia of supernatural beings: vaempires.

Vaempires are mutated vampires. In the world I created—a post-apocalyptic world in which humans and vampires have learned to live in peace, primarily due to the creation of synth-blood—ordinary, run-of-the-mill vampires suddenly experience involuntary changes that transform them into vaempires.

Each væmpire is a bigger, stronger, faster version of its former self, with a second thumb on each hand (beside the pinkie) and an altered physical appearance, to boot.

Reportedly, some vaempires even possess special abilities. The ability to access a vampire’s memories while sucking his/her blood is the most common rumor.

The changes that make one a vaempire are not by choice. There is no rhyme or reason as to who mutates. There is no way to make it happen. There is no way to avoid it. There is no way to stop it once it starts.

Still, it doesn’t sound so bad … does it?

The downside is that vaempires are warm-blooded beings driven by the need for cold blood.

That’s right; vaempires feed on vampires.

And that is where the problems began. As the number of vaempires grew and attempts to create a viable synth-blood alternative failed, the seeds of discontent flowered into revolution.

And that’s where the fun began. 


Now, if you’re wondering why I called them vaempires …

Since the beings are mutated vampires, it stood to reason that their title should be something mutated, as opposed to something completely different.

I added the “e” because it can stand for so much—extra, extraordinary, evolution, evil—that is relevant to the story and the væmpires themselves.

It’s even spelled “væmpires” throughout the book to visualize the “a” and “e” as connected letters. It doesn’t work as well as a graphic, so the book covers show separate, but distinct, letters. 



BTW, vaempires is pronounced without the a, as “vempire” (vem-pīr).

I’d like to offer a very special “thank you” to Noree for inviting me to her site. I hope everyone enjoys the post. I’d love to hear what you think of it and/or answer any questions you may have. Post comments or questions below and I’ll be sure to respond.

Feel free to stop by my website and reach out. I’d love to hear from you if you check out Vaempires.

Take care,

Thomas Winship

Be sure to check out Thomas's website for the latest and greatest news on Vaempires.