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Skarlet (Snowbooks Vampire) Kindle Edition

by Thomas Emson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
Fear grips London as dozens of clubbers die after taking a sinister new drug.
But that's only the beginning.
48 hours later, the dead clubbers wake up - and it's open season on the living, who are butchered for their blood.
Soon, London gives a name to its terror:VAMPIRES
Jake Lawton, bitter and betrayed after the Iraq War, find himself fighting another battle - against the growing army of immortal hunters and their human cohorts.
Lawton joins forces with the journalist who brought about his downfall and the dealer tricked into distributing the drug. And together they take on the spineless authorities, the ruthless cohorts, and the hungry dead.
But the vampire plague unleashed in London is nothing to what lurks beneath the streets -Waiting to be fed . . .
Waiting to be resurrected . . .
Waiting to reign again over a city of human slaves . . .
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  1. Print length
    416 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Snowbooks
  4. Accessibility
    Learn more
  5. Publication date
    1 May 2010
  6. File size
    1.0 MB
  7. Page Flip
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  8. Word Wise
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Review

Praise for SKARLET: Skarlet certainly has some impact and Twilight it most certainly ain't - Scott Pack, Me And My Big Mouth Jake Lawton has all the attributes of an action hero - Hellnotes Skarlet is a crimson delight. A gripping, action-rich adventure thriller that breathes new life into the vampire mythos - My Favourite Books Emson weaves a compelling story across multiple times and places...I can see this novel being made into a television or movie script very easily - BlogCritics A gripping story with a totally believable hero in the form of Jake Lawton - David Pitney, Waterstones.com Praise for MANEATER I had a blast reading it and I can't wait to read more from Thomas Emson - Popin's Lair Can I just say - Awesome! Awesome to the max! - The Garou Loop Werewolves and England and strippers. Oh my! Can't wait for the movie - Horror-web Laura Greenacre is gory and gorgeous, beauty and the beast, the stuff that dreams (and nightmares) are made of. Male readers will find her extremely attractive, and women readers will admire her for her attributes and attitude - Hellnotes

About the Author

Thomas was born in Bangor, Wales, in 1966, and raised on Anglesey, the island at the northern tip of Wales. He lives in Kent under another name with his wife, the author and journalist, Marnie Summerfield Smith.
It was Stephen King's vampire novel Salem's Lot that fired his ambition to be a writer.
He was a journalist for more than 20 years, working for local, regional, and national papers as a reporter, sub-editor, design editor, sports editor, night editor, and deputy editor.
His first novel, a Welsh-language vampire story, was published in 1996. He's had three novels, two collections of stories, and two non-fiction books published in Welsh. He is also an award-winning playwright.
On April 1, 2008, Snowbooks published his first English-language novel, Maneater. Skarlet, the first book in The Vampire Trinity, followed in 2009. Prey, the sequel to Maneater came out in that year, as well. He is now working on Kardinal, the last part of The Vampire Trinity.
Thomas is represented by Mariam Keen at the Whispering Buffalo Literary Agency.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0067P1VKA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Snowbooks
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 May 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1906727697
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 39 ratings

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Thomas Emson has published eight horror thrillers, including Maneater, the Vampire Trilogy (Skarlet, Krimson, and Kardinal) and Zombie Britannica. He's also self-published The Trees And Other Stories on Amazon, as well as How To Write A Novel In 6 Months, a guide to helps aspiring authors achieve their writing goals. You can contact Thomas on Twitter @thomasemson or on Instagram @thomasemsonhorror. His latest book is the novella Ironbones. You should also sign up to his newsletter at thomasemson.com and you'll receive two free books.

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  • Chris Lofts
    5.0 out of 5 stars My First Vampire Tale
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2023
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    Skarlet was the second Thomas Emson book I've read in recent weeks, following closely behind Iron Bones, which if you haven't read - you probably should! OK, back to Skarlet. I really enjoyed this. A cast of relatable characters who you can't help rooting for. Jake Lawton is gritty, tenacious and not to be messed with, but he's more than just a tough guy out to kick a**e. The story is well plotted with a few cleverly placed flashbacks that give a depth and richness to the overall narrative without being a distraction. The tension and horror drip from the pages ratcheting up to a devastating, blood curdling and satisfying conclusion that leaves you wanting more. As soon as I finished, I immediately went and bought Krimson - book two in the series.
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  • Tim Archment
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 September 2011
    Nice book and most enjoyable read.

    Unfortunately does not appear to have been proofread before going to print as littered with errors which can get slightly frustrating.

    Saying that, I have read it twice, and as long as you can over look the spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, it's great.
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  • Welsh guy in NL
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great vampire story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2010
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    This is a great novel, the first of a trilogy, and if this is anything to go by then the others will be superb!

    Really good story line, starting in 2008 but with flashbacks to just after WW1 and the time of Alexander the Great, all of which add more detail and atmosphere to the narrative.

    It's set in the UK (London) which makes a pleasant change and has a good conspiracy thread running through it, it is pacy and does not flag at any point during the story, it kept my attention from page 1 and was riveting enough that I could ignore the few spelling and grammatical mistakes, I could even ignore the technical error with the RPG, and I am usually Mr Picky about these things.

    I have not read a vampire novel as good as this and that could keep my attention since I first read 'Salems Lot' years ago!

    A great book, I am really looking forward to the next in the series and I am off now to order the authors other available books!

    Fantastic - buy it.
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  • Steve S., South Wales
    4.0 out of 5 stars A book that you'll enjoy getting your teeth into.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2009
    When I first saw this book and read the blurb, I was immediately attracted to it - I do love a vampire tale. Having read it, I have few complaints - whilst well put together (I did love the cover, and Snow Books do these really well - "Mothernight" is a beautiful example), but I was not enamoured of the stubby size - I prefer the larger format, and I think the consequential smaller font of this one made slower-going than was necessary (especially as I do most of my reading before I go to sleep, and this was not helped by a smaller typeface). The characters were pretty solid, and the short chapters did indeed make bite-sized reading easier if you were grabbing a few pages between the ads of an ITV drama - because you'll want to do this, once you get past the first few chapters. The action is pretty non-stop, Jake Lawton (the misunderstood hero) compelling, and the general plot quite believable, even if you don't believe in vampires. I really do recommend this one, and await the next instalment - well done, Thomas Emson!
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  • Dor1een
    5.0 out of 5 stars Skarlet
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2013
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    I chose this rating because it is an amazing modern day horror book which will drag you kicking and screaming into a world of drugs, vampires and unusual alliances.

    I wholeheartedly recommend it to any horror fan who wants to be shocked by the `what if` this could happen and what would l do in this situation .

    Thomas Emson is a refreshing writer who doesn't pull the punches but keeps us grounded with his flawed hero who does what he does because he wants answers.

    Read the book, enjoy the journey and suspend your disbelieve.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2018
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    Great book, story flows and lots of characters help build a solid read. Looking forward to reading the next chapter in the trilogy.
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  • Lily C
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2016
    Bored, unimpressed, frustrated. Gave up a third of the way in.
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  • C. E. MCKEOWN
    4.0 out of 5 stars pleasant surprise!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2010
    Picked this up on the off chance and it was a nice surprise! An interesting re-exploration of the vampire myth (lots of familiar stuff, but some new elements too), weaving in the distribution of illicit tablets as the initial propogation... It was good to read something set in London...felt familiar! The writing is crisp and succinct. Good descriptive style...no holding back on chases, tension and a bit of the necessary horror. I would recommend and also would purposefully navigate towards another book by Emson based upon this.
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