Bill Blume – författare

“A terrific addition to the genre. I enjoyed it immensely…” —Kyle Mills, New York Times bestselling author of THE ARES DECISIONGIDION'S BLOOD turns the hunter into the hunted.After Gidion Keep wipes out the local vampire coven in his hometown of Richmond, the nomadic vampires along the East Coast retaliate by hiring one of their own, a cunning assassin who specializes in finding and killing vampire hunters. Her arrival endangers Gidion and everyone he loves.But an even greater threat than the assassin has come to Richmond, a secret Gidion’s family has hidden from him until now. Gidion's family knows the price of success for a vampire hunter—his Dad hunted until the night his Mom was killed. What this foe plans will expose three generations of secrets within the Keep family and force Gidion to question everything he’s come to believe about the creatures he hunts.Even if he can survive long enough to defeat the vampires targeting him and his family, Gidion’s life will never be the same.

Grab your passport for a journey to the Deadlands and its collection of world-changing stories.Meet a young man with the power to destroy the world. Then walk among the living darkness of Purgatory Alley with a boy who was born without a shadow. Sneak into a cemetery with a twelve-year-old girl who gets paid to raise the dead. Chase terrorists in a steampunk future. Join a young hunter as he searches for a pair of vampires. Discover the lost secrets of Camelot beneath the waters of Loch Ness. And join a pair of dragons who police all manner of mythical creatures in London.Drawing on Bill Blume's inexhaustible wit and polished worldbuilding skill, these twelve tales of the fantastic will take you to the edge of imagination.

For Gidion Keep, hunting vampires is easy—it’s high school that might kill him. Hunting vampires is a Keep family tradition. Dad quit the business over a decade ago when Mom was killed, so Grandpa has been teaching Gidion—in secret—to take up the hunt. As Gidion closes in on the local coven, however, he discovers their evil plans to kill off a student and a teacher. To complicate matters, the vampires know they're being hunted and they're determined to kill Gidion and everyone he's protecting, no matter what it takes. For Gidion, the odds are immense and his first test as a vampire hunter may be his last, but he will have help: one of his best friends might be the key to finding the vampires’ lair and finishing them once and for all...if he can be trusted.GIDION'S HUNT delivers a fast-paced thriller with a young hero whose deadliest weapon isn't a wooden stake but his wits and a lot of luck.

"e;If Buffy ever went on a date with Edgar Allan Poe, I'd imagine Gidion's Hunt might come close to detailing their escapades. Move over Sookie, step aside Spike… There's a new southern-fried fangtasy now on the shelves and it's well worth sinking your teeth into."e; --Clay McLeod Chapman, Author of What Kind of Mother For Gidion Keep, hunting vampires is easy—it's high school that might kill him.Hunting vampires is a Keep family tradition. Dad quit the business over a decade ago when Mom was killed, so Grandpa has been teaching Gidion—in secret—to take up the hunt. As Gidion closes in on the local coven, however, he discovers their evil plans to kill off a student and a teacher.To complicate matters, the vampires know they're being hunted and they're determined to kill Gidion and everyone he's protecting, no matter what it takes. For Gidion, the odds are immense and his first test as a vampire hunter may be his last, but he will have help: one of his best friends might be the key to finding the vampires' lair and finishing them once and for all...if he can be trusted.GIDION'S HUNT delivers a fast-paced thriller with a young hero whose deadliest weapon isn't a wooden stake but his wits and a lot of luck. "e;Blume's debut is a deliciously graphic and gory vampire story."e; --Gigi Amateau, author of Come August, Come Freedom"e;...gritty, fast-paced and entertaining. Gidion is a likeable hero and just the right shade of bad boy."e; --Mandy Southgate, "e;Addicted to Media"e; * Includes the "e;Gidion Keep"e; short story "e;Zombie Walk!"e;

"e;A terrific addition to the genre. I enjoyed it immensely…"e; --Kyle Mills, New York Times Bestselling Author of Code Red and The Survivor The hunter has become the hunted.After Gidion Keep wipes out the local vampire coven in his hometown of Richmond, the nomadic vampires along the East Coast retaliate by hiring one of their own, a cunning assassin who specializes in finding and killing vampire hunters. Her arrival endangers Gidion and everyone he loves.But an even greater threat than the assassin has come to Richmond, a secret Gidion's family has hidden from him until now. Gidion's family knows the price of success for a vampire hunter--his Dad hunted until the night his Mom was killed. What this foe plans will expose three generations of secrets within the Keep family and force Gidion to question everything he's come to believe about the creatures he hunts.Even if he can survive long enough to defeat the vampires targeting him and his family, Gidion's life will never be the same. "e;One of the best vampire novels I have ever read!"e; --Sussu Leclerc, "e;Novel Without Further Ado"e;