Vampire Origins - Project Ichorous by Riley Banks

Vlad is head vampire of the Strigoi clan. Through a hole in the wall, young Alex witnesses the horrific murder of his royal family by the Bolsheviks.Īlex and Anna are saved, taken to a castle in Romania where they are converted into vampires by the Evil Vlad Strigoi. I loved the way the story begins with the Romanoffs saving two of their children, Alex and Anna by walling them up. She has deftly interwoven our violent history stretching back thousands of years to explain the need for vampires to control our destiny. Riley Banks has created a YA vampire classic with Vampire Origins - Project Ichorous. It takes the reader on an edge-of-your-seat ride through France, Italy, Dubai and Australia.įor more information on her work, visit her website: Riley's debut novel, The William S Club, is an erotic thriller jam-packed full of passion, corruption, secrets and blackmail. Packed full of action, adventure, romance, and evil, Vampire Origins weaves historical fact with fiction to explore the origins of five very different vampire tribes: Strigoi, Cambion, Bretonnian, Strix, and Nosferatu. Her Vampire Origins series is already being touted as the next big thing in YA literature. Whether she's writing sexy, adult novels or action packed YA, you can rely on her signature to shine through: Fast pace, gripping suspense and characters so rich and bold they will stay with you long after you finish. Riley creates worlds readers won't want to leave. Her fast paced novels hook readers and keep them hooked to the very last word. With over fifteen years in journalism and over a decade living overseas, Riley Banks knows how to tell a tale or two. 'Creating stories you won't want to leave.'

She can stop Vlad and save the world but she must stay human long enough to do so.Īs Scarlett is about to discover, staying human is a lot easier said than done.

Scarlett Fraser has no idea she's the very thing Vlad is hunting, or that the castle her dad is renovating is ground zero for Vlad's Ichorous Project and his plans for world domination. And Vlad will stop at nothing to eradicate every last one. Only one thing can put an end to his plans - a Strigoi human. Now Vlad has discovered a way to enslave humans and rule the world - and this time, the death toll will be catastrophic. He slaughtered 30,000 in one night in Jerusalem and impaled 100,000 more in Romania in the 1400s. From the Christian Crusades to the war in Afghanistan, the Vampire Origins series seamlessly weaves historical fact with vampire fiction.Įxploring the origins of five very different vampire tribes - Strigoi, Cambion, Strix, Nosferatu and Bretonnian - the series opens with Book 1 of the Strigoi series Project Ichorous.

Vampire Origins - Project Ichorous by Riley Banks