Vampire Rising by Larry Benjamin
“To be a Vampire is to know your pale skin and red lips offend others.”
-Malcolm V
It’s the mid twenty-first century. Anti-Semitism, racism, sexism and homophobia have been consigned to the dustbin of history. The world is run by “the state,” and Christian zealots, whose chief governing tools are fear and oppression. It’s a wonderful time to be alive—unless you’re a Vampire. Vampires are despised, and feared, and subjected to discrimination and unspeakable violence.
Considered undead, unholy, without basic human rights, Gatsby Calloway lives on the fringes of society, avoiding humanity. Until he meets Barnabas, a young encaustic painter. When Barnabas is mortally wounded during an anti-Vampire attack, Gatsby must forget everything he has known, and learn to trust.
Representation Includes
- Gay protagonist
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Published July 19th 2015 by Beaten Track Publishing
- Paperback (ISBN13: 9781910635483)