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| Desires Revealed, the new novel by Rebeka Harrington |
Why I Write Vampires
By Rebeka
Harrington
“To be
perfectly honest, I don’t understand the human fascination with creatures
reportedly returned from the dead, preying on the blood of the living. Seems
morbid to me. Surely mankind has far better things to focus on.” Bektamun,
Vampires Revealed.
As a
self-confessed vampire addict, even I can’t fully comprehend the obsession
humanity has with vampires and all things supernatural. Take a look at the
shelves in any bookstore, do a quick search on Amazon; vampires are everywhere
and there is no sign of the appearances slowing.
For
centuries vampires were relegated to starring roles in horror. They were
monstrous creatures with one thing on their mind, blood. Despite the risk, our
morbid curiosity got the better of us and we began exploring deep inside the
vampire world.
Vampire fans everywhere should thank Anne Rice. It was her unique portrayal of vampires in The Vampire Chronicles which has lead to the abundance of vampire fiction available today. If not for her, many writers (myself included) would not be free to let their imaginations loose; bring to light more new and different ways of looking at vampires.
Regardless
of the way vampires are portrayed and how we expect them to behave, the
question still remains — Why do we find them so fascinating? Is it the
adrenaline rush of a brush with danger? Perhaps it is purely escapism from the
mundane.
I honestly
can’t remember when I first fell in love with vampires, I can’t remember a time
when I wasn’t intrigued by them. What I do remember, is the epiphany leading to
my realisation of why I love vampires; it was reading Blood & Gold (Anne
Rice, The Vampire Chronicles.)
Blood &
Gold tells the story of Marius a 2000 year old vampire. He was made vampire
during the times of the Roman Empire. And here it comes, my light bulb moment;
to me, vampires are like ‘living’ history.
Think about
the changes we have witnessed in the past 100 years. Planes, telephones,
television, mobile phones, the internet. The fall of the Berlin wall, the
downfall of communism in Russia, two world wars and so much more. Now imagine
what you would witness, or could experience, if you lived for 200 years, 400,
500, 1000. My brain just about explodes with the possibilities.
Not only
can a vampire take me anywhere, they can take me anywhen. Sure you can do this
with human characters, but you only have limited life experience to drawn on.
Using vampires I can indulge my passion for history and use their experience
and knowledge to draw insight and conclusions about humanity.
As we know
vampires are now far removed from the monsters of horror we once knew, but are
still generally regarded as evil creatures, because they kill humans. The
nature or definition of evil is another of the things I like to use vampires to
explore.
Should a
species be deemed evil simply because they hunt and kill for survival? If that’s
the case there is no hope for humanity. We’ve been hunting and killing since
the dawn of time. A vampire can make judgements about humanity that fellow
humans can’t, without being perceived as vain-glorious, arrogant prigs. They
have seen us make the same mistakes repeatedly. They know the outcome, because
they’ve seen it all before.
There are
so many aspects of humanity, life and history that vampires make easy to
explore. But they also keep it fun and entertaining. They teach us lessons
about ourselves without us even realising it. I can’t begin to imagine how
boring my life would be without them.
Desires Revealed, the latest release from Rebeka Harrington
The follow
up title to her debut release Vampires Revealed, reunites the reader with 3000
year old vampire Bektamun. Feel the joy as her relationship with Nicole grows,
experience the rage as she fights the Eleiveb.
Escape
from the religious war leads Nicole and her family to the most unlikely
rescuer, a vampire. Nicole discovers love and a new life, but finds
herself inexplicably drawn in to a private war between her protector and an
extremist faction of vampires.
The
deeper she gets involved in the vampire world the higher the price she will
have to pay to obtain her desires.
Available for Purchase
About Rebeka
Harrington
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| Author Rebeka Harrington |
With so many varied interests and eccletic
taste in most things, Rebeka enjoys incorporating all of them in her writing.
She particularly enjoys writing about vampires.
Rebeka seeks to define and explain vampires
in a way not done before. This was achieved with her debut title
“Vampires Revealed”. Following titles revolve around exploring the world and
characters created in her first release.
She currently lives in Melbourne with her
“demented” but lovable cat, dividing her time between writing and managing a
small boutique entertainment agency.
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