About the Book
So...You have been transformed into a vampire. You're incredibly beautiful. Eternally young and immortal. You have become a being of magic. You are precious, and beloved. Nothing can hurt you. And you can fly! Now, what are you going to do? Sit in a dark, dank sewer, suck on rats and bemoan the passing of your humanity..? I don't think so! Meet the house of vampire mistress Lady Adela Bach. Finally, here are some vampires who know what to do if you are given an eternity to play, to love and to evolve. There are exquisite potentials awaiting conversion. There is excruciatingly sensuous love to be made. There is an eternity of beauty and of splendour to explore. There are things to be learned, new skills to be developed, and truly awesome futures to be stepped into - as it has been for a hundred thousand years or more. And then, of course, there are the Mysteries...
Table of Contents:
Part 1 9 1: Valia, Essem 10 The Night Of Blessings 10 Immortal, And Beloved 12 Meruvian 14 The 7th Level 16 2: Steve Burrows, Artist 22 Grainy Existence 22 Out Of Control 25 It's Steve ... 27 A Burden Of Some Kind 29 Born Again 31 The Gift 33 3: Mark Anthony Edwards, Cestra Ta Docem 34 Invitation 34 My Lady Adela 40 The Covenant 45 Focus On Adela 49 Riversmooth 55 Mirror Transformation 60 4: Alexandra Anna Maria Zyskowska, Cestra 64 Pain And Confusion 64 Memory Decisions 66 Potential 70 A Journey Of Discovery 77 Part 2 84 1: Steve Burrows, Guardian Assay 85 Doors Unlocked 85 Empty 88 Underworld 92 Arada 96 2: Gaius Decius Levinius, Segar 99 Fascination 99 Anger 101 Wilderness 103 Sadness 107 3: Markus Edwards, Docem 110 Angel 110 Assistance 112 Ghosts & Galaxies 116 Inferno 122 4: Designation Unknown 124 Union 124 White Space 126 Part 3 128 1: Alexandra Zyskowska 130 White Light 130 Beautiful 132 Treasures 134 Service 137 Time, Restored 139 2: John Eldrich 3rd, House Assay 143 Awakenings 143 Embrace 146 Stay 148 Invasion 151 The Vampire 154 3: Xiao Hong 161 Of Music & Portals 161 Breath On A Cold Morning 165 Unstoppable 167 Inside The White 169 I Fly 173 Delicious 175 4: John Eldritch 178 Starburst 178 Phoenix 181 No Choice 183 Night Flight 189 Part 4 191 1: Steve Burrows 192 2: Mark Edwards 196 3: Adela Bach 198 4: Margaret Crawley 199 5: Gaius Levinius 205 6: Xiao Hong 209 7: Alexandra Zyskowska 211 8: John Eldrich 215 Part 5 217 1: Steve Burrows 218 Steps In The Darkness 218 Halls Of Marble 221 Round Table 222 Arada Diamond 225 2: John Eldrich 229 Party 229 Claim 234 Part 6 237 1: Valia 238 The Strangeness 238 Welcome 243 2: Steve Burrows 245 3: Valia 248 Epilogue 250 John Eldrich: The Seeds 252 Addendum 255 Terms & Phrases 255 Numbers 256 Personae Dramatis 257 Vampire Ascendancy Levels 258
Review :
Alien, Sensuous & Delightful When a master story teller like our own StarFields takes on the vampire myth, you can be assured of something amazing happening in the fusion. Vampire Solstice is an extraordinary book. The vampires are right here. They are amongst us, and they are closer than ever before. We learn about their society in first hand accounts that are alien, sensuous and delightful all at once, and just like the human potentials in the story, we become drawn towards, as irresistibly as a moth will be drawn to a flame. It is in that immersion in their alien society, with their own laws of conduct (and what laws they are!) that we begin a journey of discovery about our own kind, all the same. As we experience the events that lead up to the Festival of Blessings, we meet some of the most extraordinary characters the vampire genre has ever seen. Lady Adela Bach, who has forests in her trail; Mark Edwards, the essence of Peter Pan; Gaius Levinius, the ancient law maker and of course, the Lady Valia, the oldest vampire still to walk the Earth, and her consort, Prince Meruvian. StarFields has made these and the other unforgettable characters come to life in rich and extraordinary detail; there are images and events evoked here that will remain with reader - possibly forever. An extraordinary read, an extraordinary cast, a fantastic sequence of events, a story that never loses its pace, its excitement and forward momentum as we are moving towards the cataclysm that is Vampire Solstice, the Festival of Blessings - this is a book you will want to read again, and again. Highly recommended. D. McClaughlin ------------------------ A Trip Into New Realms Of Fantasy & Imagination I soared with the story and hated putting it down! Folks who love vampire stories will find a new direction in this one! Folks like me, who were not particularly drawn to vampire literature will become fascinated with this genre as it is written in Vampire Solstice. The story told from several individuals as they evolve from a variety of degrees of human to vampire presents opportunities to expand ones imaginations to fit the characters' perspectives. I love the richness of word pictures that open my reading mind to a fantasy world that almost fits with reality at times to the degree that I as reader was encouraged to practice a few energetic moves myself! The development of myths throughout the book were constantly intriguing. I would want to check back on outside myth to contrast it with the development in Vampire Solstice but was too intrigued to want to put down the book to do so. Especially readers with some idea of energy flow, Emotrance, Project Sanctuary will find Vampire Solstice a reading adventure. As an introduction to any of these concepts as well as further developing one's ideas of Vampire lore, reading Vampire Solstice will be a trip into new realms of energy and imagination. Mitzi Cline -------------------------- Fantastic, Alien, Human, Soaring - Amazing I have been a great fan of Silvia Hartmann's work for many years. I especially loved - love! - Project Sanctuary but I must confess I was a little daunted by the idea of reading a vampire novel. Oh ye of little faith. This book is fantastic, alien, human, soaring - amazing. Beautiful words, but more important (to me) is the beautiful message. Love forever, indeed. This book should be made into a movie - as soon as possible! Thank you, Kerin Delany -------------------------- A Great Read, A Great Page Turner I LOVE this book! It is absolutely wonderful, enchanting, thought provoking and exciting! A great read, a great page turner, I enjoyed every minute of this and I am recommending it to all my friends! May the Covenant reign forever! J. Blake ------------------------------------------ Extravagant, Divine Energy - And A Pleasure To Read Vampire Solstice is rich with initiation and communion. This author has given us a charming array of characters with balanced personalities who interact on many different levels. Readers will not find it difficult to decide whether there is indeed a reality beyond the rational. Ascendance, the layers of this immortal movement, the readers can be sure that the vampires are not fake - that is, that they do not have a fleeting encounter with the mystical transformation. Festival of the Blessings, the annual winter Solstice gathering of vampires, marks the starting point of a well-managed slow journey insisting on proper training for the new generation of vampire initiates. Vampire Solstice, an ancient accelerator greets the readers with extravagant concentrated, divine energy loaded with esoteric language and holds the vampire tenets as an enabling quality of sensuality freed from outer restraints and disciplined from within. Vampire Solstice is far above the norm for its genre and it was a pleasure to read. Sage Sweetwater (Firebrand lesbian novelist, author of The Buckskin Skirt Oar Traveller, and From the Convent to the Rawhide: The Saga of Sadie Cade and Vi Montana) ------------------------------------------- A Magic Mirror To The Human Soul The first time you read this book, you'll probably love it. Vampire Solstice is a fascinating, fast paced story which moves into the unknown, told by the characters caught up in the events. It is surprising, fresh, intriguing and a good read at first glance. The second time you read this book, you'll be amazed. Layers upon layers of exquisite meaning, shimmering like a multi-faceted jewel, depending which way you look at it. You will discover all manner of treasures within Vampire Solstice - insight, emotion, and not to forget the stunning elegance of Starfields' unique and poetic literary expression. The third time your read it, you'll be in awe. I still am. I consider Vampire Solstice to be nothing less than a magic mirror to the human soul. G. Hargraves (Author) ------------------------------------- Hope, Joy & Wonder "Vampire Solstice" is a very enjoyable book. It's gripping, I had to keep reading to find out what happens next. The many vivid images painted by the prose will linger in my memory for a very long time. The characters struggle with the changes happening in their lives, just like us, and this creates a powerful empathy which adds to the impact of the transformations undergone by the end of the book. The book has left me with feelings of hope and joy and wonder. This is definitely a journey worth taking. ***** Highly recommended. James P.
