
Immortal Gifts
Katherine Villyard
(Author)Description
He lied about his identity. Two hundred years later, he's still paying the price...
Prussia, 1841. Abraham only ever wanted to play violin. Hiding his Jewish status so he can study at the prestigious Berlin Academy of Music, the eager young man is delighted to find a patron who believes in him. But he's mortified when his new friend turns him into a vampire... and Abraham earns the fury of an ancient antisemite who vows to see him permanently dead.
Fleeing the hate-mongering fiend across the decades, the sensitive violinist at last settles in twenty-first-century New Jersey with a mortal woman. But when he discovers his relentless tormentor has tracked him down yet again, Abraham despairs he'll never find true happiness.
With everyone he's ever loved at risk, can he escape the rage of a ruthless bigot?
In a complex tale woven through history, Katherine Villyard delivers a fresh and insightful twist on the vampire novel. Infusing the narrative with profound themes of love, betrayal, and the nature of monsters, she crafts an unforgettable saga of surviving prejudice that will keep readers turning pages deep into the night.
Immortal Gifts is the thoughtful first book in the Immortal Vampires contemporary fantasy series. If you like well-drawn characters, dual-timeline storytelling, and pulse-pounding suspense, then you'll adore Katherine Villyard's compelling read.
Buy Immortal Gifts to tap a vein of devotion today!
Product Details
Publisher | Flower Feather Press |
Publish Date | February 04, 2025 |
Pages | 414 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9798986833064 |
Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches | 1.2 pounds |
Reviews
"One of Villyard's strengths as a storyteller is her skill in using vampire mythology to explore themes of otherness and persecution. Thomas, for instance, embodies centuries of antisemitic violence, declaring that "Eternal life is a blessing and a reward-a reward for Christian faith. A gift that Ludwig accidentally cheapened and debased by giving it to the unworthy." The theme of exclusion runs throughout the novel, particularly in how Abraham's vampirism affects his ability to practice his faith-as shown when he explains that "I couldn't walk to synagogue in the daylight...I couldn't participate in religious services any more." This physical limitation becomes symbolic of his feelings of exclusion and otherness, reinforcing Villyard's use of supernatural elements to explore very real historical patterns of religious persecution."
-Edward Sung for IndieReader
"In effect, Immortal Gifts defies the usual formulaic writing of the genre to return to the meat of a superior vampire novel: good tension, wry humor, psychologically deep characters, and the allure, promises, and pitfalls of immortality."
-D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
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