@Susan Quinland 2021
BITE ME: A Practical Guide for the Modern Vampire
Everything you ever needed to know about your Afterlife as a Vampire in the Modern World as told to author Susan Quinland under a mid-thrall.
From what to expect during the Turn, the reality of the Thirst, your time as a Neophyte with your sire, separating truth from myth, where to find others of our kind, diet choices, long term effects of Eternity, how to Turn another, and, most importantly, THE LITANY, the rules all Beings must abide and the consequences of breaking them.
BONUS: The most recent version of the Litany, Historical Highlights, an essay on the Future of Vampirism, and a Glossary of Terms.
Rated PG-13 for discussions about Violence and Sexuality,
How I came to write this book:
My daughter enjoyed the Twilight Books and got me reading them, too. While they were diverting and interesting, something about them bothered me. There was no reason NOT to want to be a Vampire, once you got past the whole drinking blood thing. You could even go out into the sun! This go me thinking about all the myths and stories written and passed down through the ages. How many different permutations of Vampires were there?
The research was fascinating. There are Vampire myths in nearly every culture. Many are preternaturally attractive, most are monsters who live off the life blood (or life-force) of humans, and they are almost always depicted as immortal.
So, what if Vampires were real? What would their culture be like? How would they manage to survive and stay hidden from humanity? And what would they do with all the time in the world? Wouldn’t they get bored eventually?
A few blog essays later, I decided to flesh it out and write this Guidebook. It’s as real as I can make it. Heck, I might even be close to reality… who knows? The next time I run into a Netherbeing, I will ask.
— Susan Quinland
