Gothic science fiction
Vampirism is biology, empire is machinery, and horror is built into policy.
Empire of Blood · Book I
Empire of Blood
A sci-fi vampire epic
A man with no memory wakes beneath the mortal world inside a vampire empire that turns science, class hierarchy, spectacle, and terror into civilization.
Official Blurb
Descend into the Underworld.
Beneath the surface of the mortal world lies a domain of eternal night—an empire of vampires built on terror, brutality, and fear. Here, the Great Houses of the Underworld wield science as sorcery, keep humanity in chains, and turn death itself into pure spectacle.
From this labyrinth of shadows awakens Kane, a man with no memory and no past—only pain, a broken body, and a new life as a despised vampire Convert.
But he is not alone…
Watching from the darkness is Six, one of the empire’s dreaded terror soldiers. Her interest in him is unknown. Her motives even less so, yet even in a world of monsters, the dread she inspires is palpable.
Hated on sight for what he is, Kane is thrown into the Blood Games—a brutal arena where Bloodletters fight to the death for the entertainment of all. With each fight, he claws back pieces of the life stolen from him. But something else lurks in his past: nightmares of a red-eyed machine and distant, inhuman screams.
Dragged ever deeper into the depths of this dark world, Kane begins to learn that some secrets are best left forgotten.
For down in the depths where the Vault doors keep…
Things lie waiting.
Things don’t sleep…
What to Expect
Brutal world-building with a machine behind it.
Political horror
The Underworld survives through law, class hierarchy, censorship, spectacle, science, and force.
No clean heroes
Kane is not dropped into the vampire world as a savior. He wakes as a resource inside a civilization that already knows how to use him.
State Spectacle
The Blood Games
In Vicestatt, combat is entertainment, punishment, betting market, and public warning. The Empire turns violence into a commercial ritual and teaches the audience who holds power.
Restricted Record
The deeper records are sealed.
The Underworld has official histories, public rituals, and approved lies. Beneath them are older systems: the Vault, the Dead Legion, and the work the Empire tried to bury.
Down in the dark where the Vault doors keep,
Things lie waiting. Things don’t sleep.
Availability
Launch links coming soon.
Amazon, Goodreads, and newsletter links will be added when the public launch pages are ready.