Book Reviews: The Vampire's Rose

Title of the Book:
An Unseen Society: The Vampire's Rose

Author:
Jason Curley

Paperback: 316 pages

Publisher: AuthorHouse (October 24, 2005)

Language: English


About the Book

The Vampire's Rose is the first book in a series that depict the lives and problems for a unique group of people, Vampires. These men and women live in the shadows of society, forced to keep what they really are a secret from the rest of mankind. Like every other group of people in the world, some Vampires are good while others are evil. The story revolves around Katherine, a kind hearted vampire who makes her living as a master thief. The recent loss of her husband has left her without a partner. Yet Jason, a vampire she sometimes works for, has a plan. It is a dangerous heist to steal a priceless work of art from a ruthless vampire. The job will pay well if she can do it. Maybe well enough to retire, but there is a problem. Jason's plan rests on the shoulders of a mere mortal. He is a simple construction worker named Dustin, which knows nothing about being a criminal, art or Vampires.

About the Author

Jason Curley first started to entertain his friends and family with his stories back when he was 14 years old. All through out his life he has brought smiles to those around him with his delightful or devious characters. Now after 17 years of refining his craft Jason has written his first novel, The Vampire's Rose.

Horror Fiction by British Writers

There are many horror stories in English written by British writers.

• Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was written by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson.
• Frankenstein was written by the English writer Mary Shelley.
• Dracula was written by the Irish writer Bram Stoker.

Special Vocabulary: Ghosts

A ghost is the spirit of a dead person who appears again:
Do you believe in ghosts?
He looked so terrified I thought he’d seen a ghost.
A ghost is also a second, fainter image especially on a television picture.

Cultural note:

In the US and the UK people often think of a ghost as a shapeless white figure with empty black eyes, which makes a "woo-ooo" sound. Children often cut eye holes in a white sheet to dress as this type of ghost. In the UK ghosts are sometimes also thought of as people dressed in Elizabethan clothes, who have had their heads off and are carrying them in their arms. Another type of ghost is one that looks like a normal person except that you can see through it. Another type of ghost, known as poltergeist, throws things around, makes furniture move and causes a lot of damage. People also imagine that some ghosts cannot actually be seen, but that it feels very cold when the ghost is near you. Ghosts are also thought to be able to move through walls and other objects.

Terms related to the word "ghost"

ghostly - resembling or characteristic of a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"

ghost town -a once thriving town, especially a boomtown of the American West when people came to find gold or toher precious substances, that has been completely abandoned.

ghost weed - a plant usually having milky often poisonous juice.

ghost word - a word that has come into a dictionary, grammar, or other scholarly work as a result of a misreading or misinterpretation, as by mistaking a typographical error for an actual word.

ghostwriter - a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else

give up the ghost
a. to die
b. (of a machine) to stop working

the ghost of: the slightest
You haven’t got the ghost of a chance of getting the job.

the ghost of Christmas past
A character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol who comes to show Scrooge scenes from his past. The phrase is sometimes changed and used in other writing now: the ghost of companies past.