Antony J. Stanton
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"I read this in one sitting, or more like devoured! Speak of the Devil serves as a companion novella to the Blood of the Dragon series (which I will for sure be starting next), and it’s a compact but potent slice of gothic horror. Set in Medieval Tran"
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Once Bitten, Twice Die (The Blood of the Infected #1):
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Thanks for your kind words, Bob, it looks as though you enjoyed the book, but I am a little confused as to why you then gave it only 1 star? Was that
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Thank you so much for your kind review, Gary. Delighted to welcome you to the clan. Stay a while - it's gonna get bloody!
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"fantastic look into the lives of a Romani tribe in Transylvania in medieval times. amazing prequel to the series the blood of the damned. only just discovered Antony but now im a massive fan and cannot recommend his books highly enough."
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Thank you loads, Miki. I'm really happy that you enjoyed it. :)
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"I love a good vampire story and this one did not disappointment. The slow burn, historical references and the little twist at the end have me excited to read more of the authors work.
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Thank you so much, Holly. You've totally made my day.
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Liz. What a lovely start to my day. I'm really glad that you liked it, and hope you enjoy "Blood of the Damned"
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“From conversations with her husband she was aware that the static came from a number of sources such as the atmosphere, other electrical equipment and even, incredibly, an amount from the noise of radiation emitted in the origin of the universe's Big Bang. To her however, it was the sounds of the souls of countless millions of people who had perished in this international disaster, brushing past her in the ether on their way to the afterlife.”
― Once Bitten, Twice Die
― Once Bitten, Twice Die
“The world had turned on its head; people had become zombies, walking dead, devoid of any vestiges of humanity or reason. Society had collapsed over the period of merely a few weeks, and now vampires walked the earth in broad daylight, the living, the dead and the un-dead, all mixed together. It was a hideous fantasy, a ghastly, gothic nightmare, unbelievable and yet actually happening.”
― Once Bitten, Twice Live
― Once Bitten, Twice Live
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Soledad: Dark Republic Book One by D.L. Young
2016, 244 pages, 4.33 stars
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2015, 232 pages, 4.31 stars
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Once Bitten, Twice Die by Antony Stanton
2015, 360 pages, 4.19 stars
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“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
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“Ali od sveg njegovog lika, vidljivog i nevidljivog, samo sam ociju bila svjesna, sivih, velikih, upornih, nepomicnih. Te oci... o, Boze, kakve oci! Oci koje osvoje i ne pustaju... Koje zovu. Mame i oduzimaju um. Oci kojim ne treba rijec. Ledene, s dubokim crnim zjenicama u kojim kao da su bili hipnoticki virovi i kao da ih je okruzivala tanka nit od zlata koja se spustala u spirali sve do u dubinu njegove duse. A kad me njegov pogled dotaknuo, ta nit se pruzala preko prostora i sputala me. Osjecala sam da ne zelim da me pusti ikad vise.
Stajala sam nepomicna i sledena nasred puste ulice. On, tamo u uglu, zasjenjenog lica, leda okrenutih svjetlosti, nije davao znak zivota od sebe. Kao da je lutka koju je netko za salu ostavio da stoji na uglu. Samo njegove oci su bile zive. I od tog sjaja ili mozda zracenja, koje sam mogla osjetiti kako jaca, nesto se oslobodi u meni, panicno se trgne kao da u ljudskoj utrobi postoji kakav mjerni uredaj koji vristi kad se sretne s necime sto dise drugim zivotom.
Nova zapazanja, ponovno izdvojena iz konteksta. Kosa mu je bila boje staroga zlata i padala je do ramena i mutna je svjetlost cinila da ta boja postane tamnija i toplija. A lice, koje nije bilo blijedo vec bijelo, bijelo poput papira ili zida iza njega, sjalo je na nacin na koji ljudsko lice nebi smjelo sjati. I bila sam svjesna toga da zaboravljam crte njegovog lica svakoga trenutka i svakoga ga trenutka ponovno upoznajem, uvijek s onim istim odusevljenjem i s mislju: Zaista, to je najljepse lice koje sam ikad vidjela. I bila sam svjesna toga da je ostatak njegovog tijela sjena i da uopce nije vazno tko je on i sto je on, da je vazno samo to da je on sad tu i da sam ja tu i onda bi se to ponavljalo, ta ideja u mojoj glavi, kako je to u redu, kako je to upravo ono kako bi trebalo biti i da nema razloga za strah, jer on je tu i ja sam tu i to je upravo kako treba biti... u beskonacnost, stvarajuci blagu vrtoglavicu i osamucenost.”
― U anđeoskom liku zvijeri
Stajala sam nepomicna i sledena nasred puste ulice. On, tamo u uglu, zasjenjenog lica, leda okrenutih svjetlosti, nije davao znak zivota od sebe. Kao da je lutka koju je netko za salu ostavio da stoji na uglu. Samo njegove oci su bile zive. I od tog sjaja ili mozda zracenja, koje sam mogla osjetiti kako jaca, nesto se oslobodi u meni, panicno se trgne kao da u ljudskoj utrobi postoji kakav mjerni uredaj koji vristi kad se sretne s necime sto dise drugim zivotom.
Nova zapazanja, ponovno izdvojena iz konteksta. Kosa mu je bila boje staroga zlata i padala je do ramena i mutna je svjetlost cinila da ta boja postane tamnija i toplija. A lice, koje nije bilo blijedo vec bijelo, bijelo poput papira ili zida iza njega, sjalo je na nacin na koji ljudsko lice nebi smjelo sjati. I bila sam svjesna toga da zaboravljam crte njegovog lica svakoga trenutka i svakoga ga trenutka ponovno upoznajem, uvijek s onim istim odusevljenjem i s mislju: Zaista, to je najljepse lice koje sam ikad vidjela. I bila sam svjesna toga da je ostatak njegovog tijela sjena i da uopce nije vazno tko je on i sto je on, da je vazno samo to da je on sad tu i da sam ja tu i onda bi se to ponavljalo, ta ideja u mojoj glavi, kako je to u redu, kako je to upravo ono kako bi trebalo biti i da nema razloga za strah, jer on je tu i ja sam tu i to je upravo kako treba biti... u beskonacnost, stvarajuci blagu vrtoglavicu i osamucenost.”
― U anđeoskom liku zvijeri
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