Country living is easier today than it was 100 years agoThough that’s not to say it wasn’t fun.Step back in time with this hilarious collection of short stories as recounted by Lucius McCray. Starting in the 1890s, Lucius uses his witty humor to bring to life the tales of his family from before his time all the way through the present day and age.In his down-home, southern voice, Lucius recounts the story of his family and ...

Lucius Shepard writes from the darkest, truest heart of America—not the heart of the United States or of North America, but all of America—and he writes of it with rare passion, honesty and intelligence. His earliest stories, the ones that made his name a quarter of a century ago were set in the jungles of South America and filled with creatures dark and fantastical. Stories like "Salvador", "The Jaguar Hunter", and the excoriatingly brilliant "R&R" deconstructed war and peace in South Ame...

At 391 years old, Gabriel Graves is no ordinary undertaker. His funeral enterprise, Deep Graves, is a revered institution, but underneath his success lies a tormenting regret.Haunted by the tragic loss of his sister Elizabeth to the Black Death in 1665, Gabriel embarks on a perilous journey through time to rescue her from death's embrace. But time travel is a dangerous gamble, fraught with unpredictable consequences.Landing in the plague-ridden London of th...

The story follows Lucius, a young man of good birth, as he disports himself in the cities and along the roads of Thessaly. This is a wonderful tale abounding in lusty incident, curious adventure and bawdy wit.

Harlan Thorne is a professional Hunter.When a solicitor approaches him on behalf of a client facing an unspecified vampire problem, he cannot turn away. But from the moment he steps into the imposing Thornhill Mansion, perched above the hallowed grounds of Highgate Cemetery West, reality itself begins to warp.Harlan soon finds himself swept up in a cyclone of long-held secrets, ancient vendettas, ghostly whispers, and a looming resurrection that demands blo...

Y’all ain’t never gonna believe what’s inside my book. Sit yourself down, and open up a copy while I show you the joys of Carolina livin’.Inside you’ll find a tale about my tom cat who is so mean he fears neither man nor machine. It’s just a darn shame he wasn’t as big on common sense as he was his attitude. Then ride along with me while I get neutered. Well, my wife Darla called it a vasectomy, but I’ve seen our dogs treated with more respect. After you ain’t doubled over no more,...

Vampire hunter Harlan Thorne is facing a potentially career-ending obstacle: In the wake of a recent misadventure, he has become the very creature he used to hunt.But Harlan's upcoming hearing at the Van Helsing Society is far from the only trouble looming on the horizon.As dark clouds gather over Thornhill Mansion, Venedict Thornhill vanishes into a time rift. To retrieve him, Harlan is forced to form uneasy alliances with the monstrous Thomas Graves and p...

At 391 years old, Gabriel Graves is no ordinary undertaker. His funeral enterprise, Deep Graves, is a revered institution, but underneath his success lies a tormenting regret.Haunted by the tragic loss of his sister Elizabeth to the Black Death in 1665, Gabriel embarks on a perilous journey through time to rescue her from death's embrace. But time travel is a dangerous gamble, fraught with unpredictable consequences.Landing in the plague-ridden London of th...

Thomas Graves is no stranger to immortality, but becoming a vampire is something else entirely.Still adjusting to his new existence, Thomas receives a letter from the only woman he ever promised his heart: XiXi, a deadly flame from his 17th-century pirate days. Gravely wounded by a supernatural hunter, she intends to collect on that promise—literally.But XiXi isn't the only ghost from the past demanding his attention. A summons from Isadore Elysion, the Gra...

The story follows Lucius, a young man of good birth, as he disports himself in the cities and along the roads of Thessaly. This is a wonderful tale abounding in lusty incident, curious adventure and bawdy wit.

Harlan Thorne is a professional Hunter.When a solicitor approaches him on behalf of a client facing an unspecified vampire problem, he cannot turn away. But from the moment he steps into the imposing Thornhill Mansion, perched above the hallowed grounds of Highgate Cemetery West, reality itself begins to warp.Harlan soon finds himself swept up in a cyclone of long-held secrets, ancient vendettas, ghostly whispers, and a looming resurrection that demands blo...

Harlan Thornhill still yearns for what he did before joining the ranks of the undead: to dominate as a vampire hunter, reconcile with his girlfriend, and unravel the mystery of his parents' murder twenty years ago, the night his fate was irrevocably altered.But achieving these goals is far from simple. Bloodlust claws at him, suspicion shadows him after his rival's disappearance, an ancestral spirit seeks to possess him, and a man with vital answers is savagely kil...