At the recent Eastercon (aka the British national science fiction convention), Guest of Honour Freda Warrington was on hand to meet fans and sign advance copies of the new edition of A TASTE OF BLOOD WINE which is being reissued in a gorgeous B format paperback by Titan.
A TASTE OF BLOOD WINE first appeared in the early nineties and is now considered a modern classic in the vampire oevre. A first edition hard cover of that original Macmillan release will set you back at least a hundred quid – and if it’s signed by Freda, perhaps two or three times that amount!
Hat’s off then to Titan, who publishd BLOOD WINE in May to be followed by A DANCE IN BLOOD VELVET in October, and THE DARK BLOOD OF POPPIES in April 2014. And fans of the series will revel in the news that Freda is hard at work on abrand new Blood Wine novel, THE DARK ARTS OF BLOOD, which Titan will publish in October 2014.
1918. A First World War battlefield becomes the cosmic battleground for two vampires, as Karl von Wultendorf struggles to free himself from his domineering maker, Kristian. 1923. Charlotte Neville meets her fathers handsome new research assistant Karl – it is the beginning of a deadly obsession that sunders her from her sisters, her father and even her dearest friend.
In addition to these anticipated UK releases, Freda has another book coming out from Tor US this month, GRAIL OF THE SUMMER STARS is a hard cover release, and is the third in the Aetherial Tales series following on from ELFLAND and MIDSUMMER NIGHT. Here’s the blurb…
The climactic conclusion to the spellbinding magical contemporary fantasy Aetherial Tales trilogy
A painting, depicting haunting scenes of a ruined palace and a scarlet-haired goddess in front of a fiery city, arrives unheralded in an art gallery with a cryptic note saying, “The world needs to see this.” The painting begins to change the lives of the woman who is the gallery’s curator and that of an ancient man of the fey Aetherial folk who has mysteriously risen from the depths of the ocean. Neither human nor fairy knows how they are connected, but when the painting is stolen, both are compelled to discover the meaning behind the painting and the key it holds to their future.
In Grail of the Summer Stars, a haunting, powerful tale of two worlds and those caught between, Freda Warrington weaves an exciting story of suspense, adventure and danger that fulfills the promise of the Aetherial Tales as only she can.
Kirkus has selected THE GRAIL OF THE SUMMER STARS as one of their Fantasy Picks of April 2013.