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16.. Blood Alone. New York: Jove, 1990. Paperback. (Paperback. New York: Ace, 1994.) |
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Series: Austra Family No. 2. |
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The story begins in the years just prior to World War II. The Austra family business is headquartered in Portugal and managed by Stephen. He hires a new employee, Paul Stoddard, a mortal who becomes a trusted friend. Because of their wealth and extensive holdings throughout Europe, the Austras become targets of Nazi spies and saboteurs. The love life of Stephen's nephew Laurence and Paul's own strong feelings for an Austra woman play important roles in this complex tale. |
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Element(s): Romance, SF/F. |
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17.. Blood Rites. New York: Jove, 1991. Paperback. (Paperback. New York: Ace, 1994.) |
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Series: Austra Family No. 3. |
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Helen and Stephen marry and move to an isolated area of the Canadian wilderness. Here their sons, Patrick and Dickie, are born. But danger arrives when the mob tracks Helen's uncle, Richard Wells, to their home. In the line of duty Richard had killed the son of a mobster kingpin. Helen, still uneasy with her transformation, must quickly come to terms with the vampiric powers of her Austra heritage. |
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Element(s): Romance, SF/F. |
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18.. Daughter of the Night. New York: Jove, 1992. Paperback. (Paperback. New York: Ace, 1994.) |
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Series: Austra Family No. 4. |
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Sixteenth-century Europe saw much cruelty, but even for those times Elizabeth Bathory stood out as unusually sadistic. In this story Elizabeth finds a kindred spirit in the Austra family rebel and outcast, Catherine. Elizabeth not only revels in blood and torture but also seeks the kind of immortality reserved for beings like her friend Catherine. Stephen (called Steffen in this book) along with several other members of the family, plays a prominent role in the denouement. |
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Element(s): Bathory, Romance, SF/F. |
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19. Billson, Anne. Suckers. New York: Atheneum, 1993. Hardcover. |
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Set in contemporary London, this darkly comic novel is narrated by the sardonic Dora, who suddenly finds herself surrounded by a horde of hungry, yuppie vampires. |
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