Vaempires: White Christmas: A Prelude to The Evolutionary War [Paperback]

Thomas Winship (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 14, 2011

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.

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About the Author

Thomas Winship is a vampire (and vaempire) expert currently living in New York. He holds an MBA from St. Aquinas College and serves as an adjunct professor of courses in English Composition, Communications, and Business. He is busy working on the next installment of the "Vaempires" series, which is scheduled for an early 2012 release.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Winship (December 14, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0984711325
• ISBN-13: 978-0984711321
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,806,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Thomas Winship was born in Middletown, NY and still resides in Orange County. He holds an MBA in Management from St. Thomas Aquinas College, where he serves as an adjunct professor of courses in English Composition, Communications, and Business. He also spent fifteen years working for a global pharmaceutical company, specializing in organizational development, talent management, and training.

Tom writes in his spare time. His first novel, a mystery/legal thriller entitled Temporary Insanity (a.k.a. Case Closed), was a 2008 finalist in a national contest but failed to garner industry attention. His second novel, Væmpires: Revolution, was published in October and a follow-up novella, Væmpires: White Christmas, was published in December.

He is an avid collector of books, comic books, music, and movies. His interests are diverse: on any given day, Tom is likely to be found watching a horror movie, attending a hard rock concert, or enjoying a Broadway show.

He is currently working on the next installment of the "Væmpires" series, which is scheduled for an early 2012 release.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best Christmas gift I got... I should have waited to open it., December 13, 2011

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C. V. Hunt "Scary Carrie" (Hicksville, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vaempires: White Christmas (The Evolutionary War) (Kindle Edition)

While most Christmas stories warm us with goodwill and peace, Væmpires: White Christmas highlights the turmoil between the races of humans, vampires and the ever defiant væmpires. The second book in the Væmpire series is the prelude to the hostile takeover of the world by the væmpire race.

Christmas is near and all of the race's hierarchies are vacationing together in the Northern Forest for a secret meeting. While the væmpire race does not have a leader - as they are still considered vampires - a councilman, Donrel, which has evolved into a væmpire, has taken it upon himself to crash the holiday.

Donrel appears at the summit with a request to represent the væmpires with accusations that they are being purposely ostracized. There have been rumors that a scientist, which has been working on a form of synthetic vampire blood for the væmpires to consume, is going to make an appearance. Donrel is admitted into the proceedings and the party with the intentions of keeping the peace that seems to be falling apart rapidly.

Cassie is still confused over her breakup with Vielyn after he mutated into a væmpire, although she never had a deep affection for him. Donrel claims that she only broke off her relationship with Vielyn because of his affliction, and the tension tightens.

The book is a great addition to this series and it shows us the growing threat that led to the war in Revolution. It gives us in depths look at the political power struggle leading up to the fallout that we witness in the first book.

But it gives us more than that - Daniel and Cassie. Amongst the bickering of the political forces, we are given Daniel's ever growing affection for Cassie. White Christmas takes us back the first threads of Daniel's love for Cassie as he struggles with how, and whether, to tell her how he feels.

Thomas Winship has me hooked. With every new invention of the vampire there is a great book behind it, and I'm looking to see what Væmpire series has to bring.