Vampire-Find my Grave

by Lazlo Ferran

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, vampire, notorious womaniser and author of erotic poetry, visits Bolsover Castle to take part in an occult ritual, a journey into Hades, the Underworld, to retrieve a great lost treasure in this paranormal thriller.There is just one treasure is guarded by Lilith, succubus and the Great Witch of Hades, and John will have to outwit her twelve times in a struggle of military prowess and bravery, using twelve medieval weapons.John also has to endure the attentions of twelve beautiful demon women, set by Lilith to trap him, before he can finally reach the mysterious treasure.He leaves behind him an account of his adventure and only three clues to the location of his grave.John Wilmot, famous writer of 17th Century erotic poems and subject of the film The Libertine, starring Johnny Depp, makes an intriguing subject for this tale of the occult paranormal.If you love fun and often racy occult thrillers and want to win £500, have a go at solving the riddle of Vampire – Find my Grave!Solve the puzzle and WIN £500!!Includes Chapter One of Ordo Lupus and the Temple free, puzzle, thriller, suspense, vampire, erotic, fun, humor, racy, action, comedy, England, witch, historical, paranormal, , demons, dragons, Greek, suspense, mystery.The author on the Ordo Lupus and the Blood Moon Prophecy My own family's roots, uncovered over ten years, had led me to one Guillaume; a Chevalier (Knight) in 13th Century Languedoc, France; my earliest ancestor. Simultaneously, I had pursued a theological interest in the Cathars, first through reading a number of books about the Knights Templar and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and later, an interest in Monségur and the Rennes-le-Château, near where the lost treasure of the Cathars is said to be hidden.Around the same time I was starting this work, my interest in the paranormal became focused around reincarnation and lycanthropy (werewolves and vampires). I have always loved old Hammer Horror films and particularly the work of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. I have also always been interested in luck, and the constant battle between good and evil, light and dark, and yin and yang; who isn't? My own luck seems to run in phases or waves; periods of days or even weeks of good luck, followed by periods of very bad luck. I mused that some people have luck so bad that it kills them, whereas others seem to lead a charmed life. I decided that my main character, as well as being physically imperfect, must have some kind of rare interaction with luck and the forces of good and evil.From there, I developed the idea that in fact both Satan and God might both have one hand on the tiller of luck.I knew the main character would be flawed physically and yet have strange psychic powers, but only when I wrote a scene in a graveyard, Highgate Cemetery, did I know that he would also become a Secret Agent and later an amateur sleuth.Yet another theme is Witchcraft. I have long been interested in the influence of Gurdjieff and Mdm. Blavatsky on modern western ideas. I also make frequent references to the Malleus Maleficarum, the witch-hunter's bible, and wicca, particularly Gardnerian wicca. You will also find references to some cult films such as Eye of the Devil.

Genres: Vampires, Amazon, Horror

132 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2015

About the author

Lazlo Ferran: Exploring the Landscapes of Truth.

Educated near Oxford, during English author Lazlo Ferran’s extraordinary life, he has been an aeronautical engineering student, dispatch rider, graphic designer, full-time busker, guitarist and singer, recording two albums. Having grown up in rural Buckinghamshire Lazlo says:

“The beautiful Chiltern Hills offered the ideal playground for a child’s mind, in contrast to the ultra-strict education system of Bucks.”

Brought up as a Buddhist, he has travelled widely, surviving a student uprising in Athens and living for a while in Cairo, just after Sadat’s assassination. Later, he spent some time in Central Asia and was only a few blocks away from gunfire during an attempt to storm the government buildings of Bishkek in 2006. He has a keen interest in theologies and philosophies of the Far East, Middle East, Asia and Eastern Europe.

After a long and successful career within the science industry, Lazlo Ferran left to concentrate on writing, to continue exploring the landscapes of truth.
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From lessons learned as a professional musician about personal privacy, I do not publish using my real name but with the pen name Lazlo Ferran. Above, you can read a brief profile that you will find anywhere on the internet, and below, you will find my interview, qualifications and industry endorsements.

Interview

I was interviewed by The Authors Show about my novel Ordo Lupus and the Temple Gate. In the interview video on my profile to the left, I share:

1 How Ordo Lupus and the Temple Gate blends myth and mystery
2 Lazlo’s research into secret societies and historical settings
3 Behind-the-scenes writing insights

Qualifications

1. After a year studying a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, I chose to leave and received a BTEC Diploma in Graphics at Salisbury College of Art in 1985.
2. My IT Qualifications: building an early CMS from scratch in Perl, certificates in Search Engine Building, JSP, ColdFusion, SQL, B2B sofware.
3. In 2017 I became certified (with Distinction) from the TEFL Academy, London as a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language and gained experience teaching foreign students in a local professional school, although I had already taught children with varying degrees of dyslexia to read before. You can see my certificate at lazloferran.com/about
4. As for my knowledge of history, I have been a keen genealogist since the 90s and have traced my family back to a 13th Century Knight in Burgundy.
5. Lazlo Ferran is cited in the 633 Squadron Wikipedia [citation 25] entry for his interview with Cliff Robertson.

Industry Endorsements

1. The Devil’s Own Dice received a five-star review from Maria Beltran for the Reader’s Favourite website.
2. The respected Beijing Review published an article on my books in China: http://www.bjreview.com/Lifestyle/201...
3. The defunct AHF Magazine https://www.amazon.co.uk/AHF-Magazine... published by the Wolfian Press, now Purple Unicorn Media, said The Hole Inside the Earth had ‘Lots of cool action and drew me well in’.
4. For endorsements of my work as editor, here is Amit Bobrov on my work for his novel ‘The Journals of Raymond Brooks’: ‘Lazlo’s the best editor I’ve worked with, and I’ve worked with a few. He took an already successful novel and found every imaginable flaw, corrected dialogues, fixed my grammar and altered key scenes to make them more exiting. He’s a fountain of creativity and knowledge. When I showed my Publisher his version of my novel they were speechless and this was a novel that three previous editor worked on.’
5. I have more than 100 publications (25 as editor) to my name and more than 70 individual works.
6. With more than 100,000 of my books in the hands of readers, their popularity continues to prove that an independent, genre-busting approach can work.

Reviews

[Elen · Rating 2 out of 5]

*1.5

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read a lot of books since the beginning of this year and can count on one had the ones that have been impossible to put down read in one sitting and now Vampire – Find My Grave had joined that list.

We have John Wilmot who is the second earl of Rochester and he is also a Vampire. He takes part in a ritual to find lost treasury. Guarding the treasure is Lilth she is a Succubus she sends 12 demon women to try and tape him as he go’s alone looking for the treasure.

I don’t want to give away the plot you will have to get the book and find the rest out for yourself. Vampire Find My Grave has five stars from me and would be happy to give it lot more.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A poem, a puzzle, and a hellish search for a mysterious treasure fill the pages of Vampire: Find my Grave by Lazlo Ferran.

To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.

While taking part in an occult ritual, vampire and womanizer John Wilmot agrees to journey into Hades to acquire a treasure held and guarded there by Lilith. Directed by a poem John ventures through a series of temptation tests and battles against creatures real and mythical as he seeks out Lilith and the treasure. Enduring the enchanting attention of twelve demon temptresses, John’s life, immortal as he may be, soon becomes impacted by his adventuring; after leaving the ritual and temptations behind, John pens an account of his adventure to leave in the care of a friend of his, providing only three clues, in the form of a poem, as to where his grave, and the remains of the treasure, is. Figuring out his clues could lead you to riches untold.

A story that uses a familiar type of creature character, a vampire, and explores a variety of other mythical creatures and supernatural entities through the lens of a quest driven by a poem, was an intriguing premise to build the narrative upon. Though this story takes place in an era where speech was more formal and used words that may be unfamiliar to contemporary readers, there were turns of phrase used throughout that came across as odd, even for those who are familiar with writings from the same time. There is some appreciable character development in John that demonstrates a bit of growth; however, the focus of the narrative is primarily on the physicality and eroticism of the situations that John finds himself in as he progresses through the various “rooms” of Hades, which while providing entertainment in its own right leaves the action, which includes battles (of a sort), and settings underdeveloped and feeling murky in their realization and presentation.

Overall, I’d give it a 2.5 out of 5 stars.

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five stars from me!

Great book have enjoyed the storyline, is something else. Very well written,with good details on the surroundings with lots of erotic, where John somehow can't say no to a pretty women lol
He has agreed to find a treasure and need to be very intoxicated to find it in another dimension, better to be said in Hell, to withstand the succubus Lilith from her sexual allure, what will not be easy for John the vampire in his prime age I guess. As well he loves his wife and children dearly.
The quest will bring him to his knees and maybe he will find his death, he will see things he never thought to see on this quest. Find out yourself, take a seat some nibbles and enjoy a great storyline!! Can't wait to read the next one!!

[Pedro Díaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

So sensuous and erotic! Damn! Kudos!

I enjoyed the book so much, I finished it in 3 days.

It has complex, well developed characters, is full of action, and has a very novel take on what Vampires and Werewolves can do. The Vampire is actually seeking redemption from an eon of (mostly carnal) debauchery. These two unassuming characters are drawn into the eternal battle between God and Lucifer with all his minions. Deceit, treachery, hand to hand fighting, harrowing escapes, the author first introduces the idea that nobody's Soul is safe, perhaps even Lucifer's. Very unpredictable outcomes.

This story is an off-shoot from his Ordo Lupus series. I enjoyed the series and this novella adds information that gives the OL books more depth.

[Virginia · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.