The Burning

The CauseAlexandria, Egypt, 2008. When the Sentinel assault on the vampire citadel broke before a spell that consumed the caster and destroyed everything around him, only two of the vampire hunters escaped: Antonio Martinez, last of the Winds, and Edgar Jameson, his trusted lieutenant. In the wake of the disaster, Antonio took up the reins of leadership and Edgar walked away. Over a decade later, following Antonio's death in defense of Edgar's son, Nick, Edgar only strengthened his resolve to shield his family from the supernatural world. Will the Sentinel curse bring him down, or can the choices he makes trump destiny?The BurningNew York City, 2032. Surprised to see Rory at a Christmas party so many years after the other musician disappeared from public life, Nick Jameson renews their friendship, completely unaware that Rory is not at all what he appears to be. Nick's ignorance costs him dearly when Rory's enemies strike at them, and Rory must find a way to triumph over the first and greatest of the vampire lords before Nick's soul is twisted forever by the torments of the Prince of Nightmares.ABOUT THE SERIAL EDITIONThe Integrated Serial Edition is an alternate version of the text of all five Pact Arcanum books, which has been spliced together scene-by-scene, and sometimes line-by-line, into a chronological narrative. There are no parallel/duplicate storylines or flashbacks in this version, only a linear storyline from beginning to end. The resulting text has been broken down by section heading into 12 parts, each approximately 25,000 to 45,000 words in length, or between roughly 100 and 200 pages long. The purpose of creating this edition was to eliminate some levels of complexity, in order to make the text more accessible to casual readers. I hope you find it to your liking.