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Blue Dawn Over Gettysburg: A Supernatural Tale of Union Victory

by Joe DeSantis

222 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #07-2396; ISBN 1-4251-6748-9; US$17.25, C$17.25, EUR11.78, £8.91

A patriotic Northern vampire attacks the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg Campaign. Can he weaken the Rebels while remaining undetected by the vampires' arch enemy - the Freemasons?

About the Book

It is the early spring of 1861; a Pennsylvania college student is sent to a remote Louisiana plantation to perform field tests. Despite portents of danger, John Larson remains unaware that the estate's owner is a vampire… until it's too late. The transformation of young man into hellish predator binds him to the plantation unless he can discover his one true "passion," that lone vestige of humanity which will free him from his servitude.

In time, John learns of the raging Civil War; only then does he realize HIS passion is his love for the Union. He quickly leaves Louisiana with a daring plan, to secretly disable Confederate Generals in the hope that siphoning their blood will result in needless battlefield casualties and strategic mistakes. John overtakes the Army of Northern Virginia near Gettysburg; he skillfully attacks members of the Rebel high command, including Commanding General Robert E. Lee, despite the presence of the vampires' arch enemy, the Freemasons, and the dreaded specter of Death itself.

Night creatures do exist; even more disturbing is the fact that this vampire's actions become interwoven with real Civil War era people, timelines, battle sequences, and geographic locations. The question then becomes: Could this macabre slice of alternative history have actually happened?

About the Author

Joe DeSantis was born and raised in Yonkers, New York. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1974 with a B.A. in English, and shortly thereafter entered the municipal parks and recreation field. In 1980, he received a M.S. in Recreation Services from Herbert Lehman College, and subsequently became Parks Superintendent for both Westchester County PRC and later, the City of White Plains, NY.

He moved on to the position of Superintendent of Parking for the City of White Plains prior to his early retirement in 2005, the year he also received a M.A. in Military History - Civil War Studies from American Military University. Blue Dawn Over Gettysburg is his first novel; the book combines his great love of the Civil War with his childhood fascination of vampires. He presently resides in a 100 plus year old, haunted Victorian in Putnam County, New York, with his wife and 5 year old twins.