Seven months have passed since Barnaby, the Undead patriarch, tumbled to his death. The Human-Undead War appears to be over.
However, Barnaby is alive and well. He’s amassed an army of Vampirons—humans with fake fangs who’ve hidden in Australia—and has convinced them to travel to the United States, where the Undead Army remains in spite of a peace treaty. He plans to reignite the war, continue his evil plot to plunge Earth into everlasting darkness, and reclaim his patriarchal throne.
Brian Koltz now governs Haven, which has become the first bi-species establishment. But while he assumes his role as the presumed Undead patriarch, he learns hatred lurks in every corner. To combat his own festering disdain, he delves into the world of magic and uncovers information which sets him on a course to prevent future tyrants like Barnaby.
And as their paths intertwine anew, the true Undead patriarch is forced to reveal his identity… and the secrets he’s harbored since the dawn of time.
The author makes the best of such a great imagination, moulding disturbing creatures in the reader’s mind. He’s very easy to read, very pleasurable, no matter how bloody is the tale he’s murmuring in your ear. (MGA)
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About the author
Jonathan Edward Ondrashek is an Operations supervisor by day and moonlights as a horror/dark fantasy writer. He’s the author of The Human-Undead War Trilogy (Dark Intentions, Patriarch, and A Kingdom’s Fall). His short stories have appeared in numerous horror anthologies, including the highly acclaimed Rejected for Content and VS: US vs UK Horror series. He also co-edited F*ck the Rules, What Goes Around, and Man Behind the Mask, anthologies featuring work from established and new voices in the horror genre. If he isn’t working at his day job, reading, or writing, he’s probably drinking beer and making his wife regret marrying a lunatic. Feel free to stalk him on social media. He loves that shit.
