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The Viscount's Son (Rise of the Dark Ones Trilogy Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Aderyn Wood (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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What happens when a passion for history becomes a gateway to ancient evils? Emma is about to find out…

Immersed in a project to translate an ancient diary on her blog, Emma, a professional history buff, stumbles into a world more enigmatic with each entry. But as her own life spirals into uncanny parallels, she begins to wonder what unseen powers are at play.

When a charismatic stranger steps into her life, Emma is drawn deeper into the mysteries the diary holds. As her world becomes increasingly intertwined with the diary’s chilling tale, she faces a pressing question: has she unleashed an unspeakable evil?

Caught in a web of ancient secrets and deadly deceptions, Emma must decide whether to end her project before it's too late. But can she even escape the sinister forces she has unearthed?

If you love the gothic allure of Dracula and the gripping suspense of The Da Vinci Code, The Viscount’s Son is your next unputdownable read. Enter a world where history holds deadly secrets to unravel Emma’s fate.


The Unholy Trilogy:
Book One: The Viscount’s Son (Novelette)
Book Two: The Earl’s Daughter (Novel)
Book Three: The Pharaoh’s Mistress (Novel)

Praise for the Rise of the Dark Ones trilogy – What Amazon readers are saying...

★★★★★ "You will not be able to put it down."

★★★★★ "The best Vampire lore I've read since Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles."

★★★★★ "Thrilling, Haunting & Fascinating!"

★★★★★ “Not the usual vampire story.”

★★★★★ "The twist is so huge it leaves you reeling."

★★★★★ "An awesome vampire novel."

★★★★★ "Be prepared to get creeped out!"

★★★★★ "The first series in a long time that I hated to get to the end of."

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    Rise of the Dark Ones Trilogy
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Aderyn wood is a lover of fiction, particularly fantasy. She grew up enjoying the works of Susan Cooper and JRR Tolkien especially. She enjoys bringing characters and places to life in stories filled with mystery and magic. Aderyn lives in a cosy cottage with partner Peter, and their dog, cat and a duck called Snow.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C37ZPZI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aderyn Wood (March 29 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3181 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Who can resist the mystery and magic that is fantasy? The haunting beauty of a dark moonlit forest. The terror of a monster in the wilds, driven mad by bloodlust. The endless and futile quest of good asserting its precarious dominance over evil. Fantasy fiction caught me early and has never left my side.

What attracts me most to the fantasy genre is its irresistible lure of mystery. Are there more than shadows that lurk in the darkness? Magic is another big attraction, and I love to explore superhuman capabilities as well as the harrowing limitations a good magic system entails. Finally, I get lost in the richness of setting that must always accompany fantasy – epic fantasy particularly. Please enjoy my contributions to the genre:

THE SECRET CHRONICLES OF LOST MAGIC: A collection of epic fantasy standalone novels set within the same world across different timelines from prehistory, early civilisations and dark age kingdoms. Readers describe this series as full of “intrigue”, “detailed world building”, “magic”, and “just masterful.” A series for readers who truly love epic fantasy.

RISE OF THE DARK ONES: A classic vampire tale with unpredictable twists and turns. This one’s for lovers of paranormal mystery and dark fantasy. Readers describe it as “thrilling”, “spelling-binding”, and “not the usual vampire story”.

THE BORDERLANDS: A Young Adult fantasy adventure about sixteen year old Dale who is different in more ways than one. What’s so special about Dale? That’s what she must learn if she is to escape the dark sorcerer who wants her dead. Readers describe the series as “fast paced”, with “edge of your seat suspense”, that ends how “you’ll least expect”.

I welcome all to my website to learn more. Sign up to my newsletter to ensure you don’t miss my next release: https://www.aderynwood.com/

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Maggie Giles
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick, Fun Read for Fantasy and History Lovers
Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2014
I didn't review this before, but I should have. I love, love, love this piece. It's such a quick read that you will not be able to put it down. The entire way through I was desperate to know what the diary's secrets were and had to know how it would end for Emma.
Pick it up, curl up on the couch and read this delicious novel in one gulp. It is more than worth it.
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Ulla Fleu
4.0 out of 5 stars Perfekt für Fans erotischer Vampirgeschichten
Reviewed in Germany on November 13, 2016
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Dies ist eine interessante und gut geschriebene Geschichte, die in der modernen Welt und im 16. Jahrhundert spielt.

Emma arbeitet in einem Museum. Die tägliche Routine der Erfassung von Daten für eine Soldatendatenbank ödet sie an. In ihrer Freizeit übersetzt sie ein altes Tagebuch, geschrieben in lateinischer Sprache, das ihre Kollegen für eine Fälschung halten. Der Schreiber des Buches ist ein geheimnisvoller Mann. Emma schreibt einen Blog über ihre Erkenntnisse und ihr eigenes Leben dreht sich bald nur noch darum.

Besonders gefallen hat mir hat das alternative Erzählen der Geschichte in der ersten Person: Emmas Blog einerseits und darin eingebettet in Tagebuchform die Geschichte von N.C., der sich in eine Zigeunerin verliebt. Und der Unterschied in der Sprache in Emmas Blog gegenüber der vornehmen Sprache des Tagebuchschreibers aus dem 16. Jahrhundert.

Ich lese Aderyn Woods Geschichten sehr gerne. In dieser hier ist der Stil anders, als in den anderen Büchern, die ich von ihr schon gelesen habe (z.B. die "The Borderlands" Reihe). Sie ist sehr vielseitig.

The Viscount's Son ist perfekt für Fans erotischer Vampirgeschichten. Ich bin gespannt auf die Fortsetzung.
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J.E. Rogers
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, Erotic Fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2014
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Ms. Wood's novella will be quickly devoured, not just because it is a novella, and can be read in one sitting, but because you will not be able to put it down. At the end of this wonderful, fast-paced diversion, you will be thankful to learn that the author is indeed writing a follow-up, which is scheduled for publication this year.

The Viscount's Son is a new twist on an old story, but I would rather not give it all away. Instead I will discuss the main story structure, which is an interesting departure from today's fiction in that it is written in first person, blog format. We, the readers, feel like voyeurs, experiencing the blog/diary written by Emma, the main character. Emma is a curator, who is especially interested in sixteenth century history. When a colleague claims that an old diary is a fake, Emma is determined to prove whether or not that is actually the case. She begins translating the diary and posting the translations in a blog. As Emma posts to her blog, she switches back and forth from her personal life to the translations of the ancient diary, and the story develops quickly.

I was very impressed with the author's ability to transport her readers from the relaxed contemporary language of Emma's blog/journal entries, which read like a diary, to the translation text of the ancient diary, which is written in the language of the sixteenth century.

Even though I would have liked more character development, I did nevertheless, become invested in Emma and her blog. And, although halfway through the novella I could see where we were heading, I still enjoyed the read. If you are interested in a quick entertaining, bit of a steamy read, this one is for you. Well done, Ms. Wood.

Jeanne E. Rogers, Author
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Mrs de Winter
5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific novella for the e-reader generation
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2013
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The novella: less commitment than a full novel but more developed and satisfying than a short story. I've long thought it the ideal genre for the Kindle generation. So, I was excited to stumble across this one and sufficiently intrigued by it's paranormal promise to buy it immediately.

And I'm glad I did because it's a terrific read.

The author brings the novella bang up-to-date by structuring it as a blog. But soon we are a listening to two distinct voices. We follow chatty, optimistic Emma, a museum conservationist, as she translates from the Latin, an obscure 16th century diary.

While the voice of the diarist - a man only identified as N.C. - is both despairing and menacing as his story takes us to a very dark place.

The textural and tonal contrasts between these two are deftly handled and so rewarding for the reader.

The final twist is deliciously chilling and left me eager for the sequel in 2014.
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Lorna
4.0 out of 5 stars Nathaniel's Diary
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2013
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When I started this, I had forgotten that it was a novella.It actually didn't feel like a novella because it ends up totally pulling you into the story like a good book does. I actually wasn't sure if I was going to like it because of the way it is told. I am happy to say that it was totally worth the read.
Emma is a conservator of ancient books at a museum. An ancient diary is found and she becomes fascinated with it. The diary tells the story of Nathaniel who lived during the 16th century. The story is told in the form of a blog by Emma and the translation of the diary that she includes in her blog. Since it is a novella, I really don't want to tell too much and spoil Nathaniel's story. I will say it is supernatural and involves him meeting a beautiful Gypsy that totally changes his life forever.
The blog and the diary really work as a way to tell the story. We actually get a picture of Emma's life at home and at work along with the diary translation. Because it is a blog, we don't get a lot of background about Emma and that was okay and really wasn't a problem. If I have a criticism, it would be towards the end of the story when everything changes in Emma's life and the mechanics of how it happens is not really shown. I have actually gone back twice and tried to figure out if I had missed something.I hadn't. It's actually not necessary to the story but I think I would have liked to read that scene. But that is a pretty minor criticism because for the most part this was a good novella and the author knows how to write an interesting and pretty great story. I rated it 4 stars.
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Mark C
4.0 out of 5 stars Very pleasant read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2013
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The Viscount's Son is not my usual preferred genre to read in, but this was a great read. I picked this novelette up after chatting to the author via Twitter and was quickly impressed. Without going into too much detail, the main character was likable and compelled me to read on. The book is written in the form of a blog/diary which for me, was fine. I've read several novels like this and enjoy the style. The tale that is told throughout the book is interesting, vivid and with enough detail you'll never be left confused on unable to picture the scene. About two thirds of the way through, I managed to guess the ending, but when it came it wasn't a disappointment or damaging to the story, Aderyn added some nice twists to keep the reader interested.

I have no real criticism to offer. There was a few times where the writing was so strong that I wished Aderyn had decided to write a full length novel following N.C. Perhaps this is something that could happen in the future. Either way, this is a great read, not too long, one you could finish in an afternoon or over a couple of days. Will be reading more from Aderyn Wood in the future.
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