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Formosan Vampire: Don’t Be Afraid. Be Terrified. (From the chronicles of Seth Ardelean the Cro-Magnon Vampire) Kindle Edition

by Amadeus Rockefeller (Author), Heather Rose Evans (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 36 ratings

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"A standout in the realm of vampire fiction." - Reader's Favorite ★★★★★

“A riveting narrative, compelling read and gripping atmosphere.” - Literary Titan ★★★★★

In the shadowy depths of Taiwan’s infamous Lyudao Island Prison, a figure shrouded in enigma and terror awaits his fate on death row. Known to a few as Seth, the formidable leader of the Dark Order, a clandestine legion of vampires, this entity’s true identity remains a mystery.

Why would a being of such power and darkness willingly surrender to mortal chains?

It isn’t until Eunice Wang, a tenacious young paralegal, steps into the cell of this condemned soul during his last hours that Seth weaves an astonishing narrative, revealing his past as the ancient Formosan vampire king. His tale spans millennia, chronicling a reign steeped in blood and shadow over an island kingdom, a realm of awe and dread that eclipsed the horrors of history.

As the prisoner’s story unfolds, Eunice discovers a lost civilization that had flourished, only to vanish mysteriously at the dawn of the 20th century. A civilization established 6000 years ago, ruled by Seth, that waged historical wars from ancient times through to World War II with a ferocious and powerful, indigenous samurai-like vampire army, against the Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese and others who dared to invade or occupy Formosa.

A civilization, marked by unfathomable terrors and bloodshed, that holds secrets which could unravel the fabric of history and challenge the future and the very nature of humanity’s understanding of power and darkness.

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"Rockefeller delivers a captivating story that transcends genres, making this novel a standout in the realm of vampire fiction." - Reader's Favorite (★★★★★) 5 Stars

"I would not hesitate to recommend Formosan Vampire as one of the best historical horror fantasies I've read this year." - K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite (★★★★★) 5 Stars

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CQVYMZHJ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chen Ming-Yu Publishing; 1st edition (January 1, 2024)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2275 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 548 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #143,943 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #67 in Historical Asian Fiction
- #94 in Asian Literature (Books)
- #215 in Historical Fantasy Fiction

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Amadeus Rockefeller

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Amadeus is a Multi- Award Winning Australian-Taiwanese writer who grew up in the 80s and has a diverse background spanning film, TV and radio, the military, electrical engineering, robotics, quantum mechanics, aviation, and elementary school teaching.

When not teaching elementary school English and electronics, Amadeus enjoys writing stories and watching fantasy, horror, comedy and science fiction movies. On weekends he likes to go on adventures around Taiwan or Japan with his son Alexander.

== NOVELS PUBLISHED ==

FORMOSAN VAMPIRE (2024) Horror / Dark Fantasy / Historical Fiction

TAIWAN BUTTERFLY (2022) Young Adult / Supernatural / Historical Fiction (Winner of 2 International book awards)

LEGEND BLADE (2021) Children's / Action Adventure / Fantasy

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Shelly R Perry

wow, just wow

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024

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I didn’t know what to expect when I picked this book to read—what a story! Hope to read about Seth Adalean again!

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Janalyn

A long but very good book

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024

Seth Ardelean is a monster locked up in awaiting death. The day before his execution a paralegal name Eunice goes so he can sign papers in preparation for his demise. He is locked up in the lowest level of A renovated POW camp on an island in Thailand. When Eunice first enters the chambers she is fearful and it doesn’t help when Seth decides to play mind games with her but before it’s over he will tell her his story. It is a story made up of sadness terra horror kingdoms peasants victims perpetrators and so much more he talks about how he was there through corrupt colonist to corrupt governments and although he has done horrible things he also tells about how horrible things were done to him his wife and his daughter. He is in prison for the murder of Dr. Anderson and we also get to know why that happened and OMG if this wasn’t a great story! Before it’s over Eunice we’ll go from fearing him to assisting him. This is a very very long book and it took me a few days to read but OMG it is so good anyone who has been a victim will appreciate this book especially those who have a dislike for corrupt government greediness and power-hungry people I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it if you love vampire stories and revenge tales you will definitely like The Formosan Vampire by Amadeus Rockefeller. I want to thank the author and NetGalley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

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Michael Wienke

Fantastic Vampire Story

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024

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This is the best book I've read in a while. I hope the author writes more books in this genre cause he's very good!

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Jana M. Meyer

I want more!

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024

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I want to read everything about this tribe, the continuing story, can’t wait for the next book! Best read I have had in a very long time!

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Erin

Scary

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024

This book was really creepy. The author did a really good job at putting important details that really helped it and it was really well written overall.

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Riveting

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024

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Excellent book
When my alarm went off for bedtime I hated to stop reading
Took me three days
Worth every minute

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Pat Hendrix

amazing

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024

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This is amazing storytelling. Full of real places and people with a tantalizing twist. I hated for it to end. I want more!!!
It will have you rooting for the main characters. A++

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More blood-thirsty and brutal than Game of Thrones

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024

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