The Real Vampires

Part 1: In The Flesh
Tag along on the night-time adventures of a real vampire - a creature old and cunning, heart-broken and lonely, tired of existing and suffering from chronic boredom. Marcus finds his solace in voyeuristically observing us mortals as we invade his domain - the dark of night! Police Detective Hutchinson thinks he is on the trail of a profile-able serial killer. Mimi the exotic dancer and Janet the nurse fall under the charm of the vampire and behave in ways they never would have ordinarily. Runaway teenager Tina thinks she is in love with a god. Chad, a young man sentenced to die before his time by disease, competes with the vampire for dark-heartedness. So who wouldn't want to be a vampire? Perhaps it's time to dispel a few myths - Marcus must not step into the light of day, he must feed only on fresh human blood, and holy water and a crucifix offer no protection to his victims. Still want to be a vampire? Ask Marcus and he'll tell you, there are no such things as vampires.
Publication Date: Jun 30 2008 Related Categories: Fiction / Thrillers	$12.97

Part 2: The Story of Marcus The Vampire
In Part I of The Real Vampires we learned of Marcus, a 524 year-old vampire who has managed to survive the long, arduous centuries and keep his existence virtually unknown. Now, in Part II, we get to see how he did it, as Marcus tells the story of his life with the perfect recall that only vampires enjoy! Marcus begins with his childhood and his life before becoming a vampire. He gives the details of his turning, his many lifetimes and loves, and tells of the mysterious John the Ancient, who turns up periodically over the centuries to teach Marcus the secrets of what he is. The Story of Marcus the Vampire is passionate re-telling of some of history's more obscure events from someone that was actually there. See through the eyes of Marcus how it is to live, love, lose love, and even die, many times over, as a vampire!
Publication Date: Nov 20 2008 Related Categories: Fiction / Thrillers	$12.97

Part 3: The Angels Final Charge
The forces that would destroy Marcus are closing in. The mere fact that vampire-hunting duo Timmy and Desperado know of the vampire's existence is menace enough. Marcus has un-wittingly created a new vampire and now his unwanted protégé is behaving without any discretion at all, causing a new and unprecedented killing spree throughout the metro. Any one of Detective Hutchinson's wild stabs in the dark may lead him straight to the old vampire. Just on outside edge of the periphery is the ultimate threat to Marcus, the mysterious and ancient Slayer. Marcus will have his hands full as he prepares to confront a being that is as old as time, pursue his latest romance, and put the clues together that will expose the real vampires to the light of day!
Publication Date: Mar 26 2009 Related Categories: Fiction / Thrillers	$12.97

About The Author

Paul Beach
Paul Beach was born in Oregon and went to school in Portland. He spent the greater chunk of his adult life on the road as a professional musician, traveling the United States and abroad. Paul now lives in Florida with Beverly, his soul mate, in a house full of teenagers and animals. He still plays music in a band.

In addition to The Real Vampires Trilogy, Paul has also written an action novel featuring a flying machine, The Flitbike. He likes to research and write about immortality.

Paul is a student of philosophy, particularly Aristotle. He enjoys riding his tandem bicycles along the beach with Beverly, living a totally healthy lifestyle, and thinking about forever.

AUTHOR PAUL BEACH COMPARES HIS VAMPIRE SERIES TO OTHER VAMPIRE STORIES

What I've been telling people, particularly the local book clubs I've been speaking to, is what I think makes my books superior to so many other vampire stories.

You see, some recent vampire-oriented publications feature some vampires that are upwards of three-hundred years old. They can go out during the day, and they can survive on the blood of animals. Now, when I ask how many people would choose to become a vampire under those conditions all hands go up. By contrast, my vampires will die if they go out during the day, they can only survive on fresh human blood (no blood banks); they can't even kill themselves very easily. When I ask groups who would choose to take immortality under those conditions, I get significantly less hands in the air.

So what we're dealing with is story plausibility. An author's job is to tell a story that the reader (or viewer) can entertain as being really possible. A good author will be able to take a situation from reality, and introduce a concept that is passing bizarre, (such as vampires, aliens, super-heroes, or what have you) and work out the logistics so that the story is plausible.

With that said, here is the implausibility of having three-hundred year old vampires that can go out during the day and survive on the blood of animals. Picture yourself as a brand new vampire in 1709. You got some cool powers, you regenerate, you don't age and members of the opposite sex dig you! You can still go out during the day and nobody has to die to keep you alive. Very little downsides right? The only downside, maybe, is that you're going to outlive all of your loved-ones right? Wrong! You are going to turn them all into vampires because there is no downside to being one. By the time 2009 rolls around, EVERYONE in the world is a vampire. And the world would be a better place for it, quite frankly.

Of course, that's not the world we live in, so what I'm saying is, there can plausibly be no such thing as a three-hundred year old vampire that can go out during the day and survive on the blood of animals. The plausibility of those other more happy and safe vampire stories is blown out of the water.

The world we live in has absolutely no measurable evidence to even hint at the possibility of vampires. So if I were to plausibly suggest that vampires might exist, I'd have to explain why we have no evidence for them. I might suggest that anyone that has ever encountered a vampire has not lived to talk about it. I might say that vampires keep their numbers very low, to keep the body-count low for their own protection, because surely if the existence of vampires were to become common knowledge, them most people would want them killed; we fear what we don't understand. I might go on to suggest even further that such ancient creatures might be running our world very discretely from behind the scenes. NOW we've got a plausible vampire story, ya dig? -- Paul Beach