What the Sun Takes

Vampires in History

Seven vampires. Seven catastrophic moments in history.

From the burning Library of Alexandria to the sinking of the Titanic, from Pompeii's eruption to humanity's first steps toward the moon, vampires have witnessed humanity's greatest tragedies. They've survived plagues, wars, and the fall of empires.

In these seven stories spanning over two thousand years, immortal beings face their final dawn. A scribe chooses scrolls over lives as the Library burns. A plague doctor's love corrupts into eternal horror. A woman burns on the steps of a dying temple, refusing to run. An astronaut watches Earth rise over the moon and realizes dawn is coming.

Some choose death. Some have it forced upon them. Some die as witnesses. Some as victims. Some as monsters who finally understand what they've become.

For readers who like their vampire fiction literary, their historical horror unflinching, and their endings devastating.