Picus the Thief available on Amazon from July 15

"So here it is then, the secret history of Small Vampires. It is a story that started when the Empire of Man was still new and Vampires, the most powerful but also the best of all creatures, ruled with fairness, grace and good humour…"

Limited Edition Hardback of Picus the Thief, signed by the author for only £9.99, will be on sale from Amazon and all good bookstores from 15 July 2011. Go to Amazon NOW to pre-order.

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"Just as I was about to pull away from the murky view I had of this old room with its lurking presence, something moved – right in front of my eyes. The figure was small – no larger than a few centimetres from head to toe – and it seemed to hover in front of my face. Just then, whatever it was moved closer and, for the briefest of instants, I had a very clear view of a pair of small but exceptionally piercing dark blue eyes that bored into mine. Almost as soon as the connection between me and It was made, it was severed as the creature flicked away from my view and was gone."

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The Discovery of Small Vampires

Robin Bennett, discoverer and translator of the Small Vampires books, explains how it all began...

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Creatures of the Hidden Kingdom: Sanguine

Sanguine (aka Blutschpend)

Folkloric creature of Central European and sometimes English mythology associated with the Hidden Kingdom.

Early medieval tales from Central Europe talk of these originally wild, flightless creatures, rather like chubby Vampires without wings. Supposedly over hundreds of generations Vampires had bred them as a living food source. Sanguines have carried blood for Vampires when the Earth was mainly inhabited by fish. As the mammals took over and blood became plentiful, however, the Sanguines’ use changed from provider – much like Humans use cows for milk – to servant and now faithful companion, each attached to a particular Vampire family, sometimes for hundreds of years.

A sort of Butler-cum-buffet.

Sanguines have their own language and even their own god: a horned deer they called Vlad the Impala.

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"Knowe us by Poppies in golden fields of wheat,
splash’d red – lyke blood."

Picus the Thief, the first book of the Small Vampires trilogy, is published on July 15th as a signed limited edition hardback with beautiful illustrations by Rob Rayevsky, and an e-book. Small Vampires is a highly original grail quest story set amongst vampires and others in the Hidden Kingdom. After a period of several millennia, this furtive world is beginning to clash with the human world with thrilling consequences.

"The biggest mistake we Vampires and others in the Hidden Kingdom ever made was to hide away – for what you Humans cannot see, you fear and what you fear, you would make monsters of."

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The Hidden Kingdom

Turn your gaze to a half-remembered world of childhood that exists below the tall grass and flowering hedgerows. Look very carefully and you may be able to trace faint pathways through the undergrowth, leading to small mounds of dry foliage in curious, deliberate shapes – Leaf Castles! These are perhaps the last visible remains of the Hidden Kingdom. 

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