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Shane K.P. O'Neill

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Ireland

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ShaneKPONeill

Genre

Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal

Influences

Conn Iggulden, CJ Sansom, George RR Martin, Stephen King.

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August 2012

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https://www.goodreads.com/shanekponeill

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Shane KP O’Neill is the writer of two upcoming series, Path To Decay and Flesh And Blood.

The Path To Decay series follows the lives of Vlad Dracul and his family and his fight to win the throne of his father in Wallachia, while becoming a pawn in the bitter struggle between the Holy Roman and Ottoman Empires for supremacy in the 15th Century Balkans. Written in a more literary style than contemporary, these novels of historical fiction and dark fantasy contain strong elements of love, betrayal, tragedy, war, religious conflict, and political intrigue to bring the period alive in its entirety.

In Flesh And Blood, O'Neill brings alive the Antediluvian world in a series of sprawling epics. A world inhabited by angels, demons, giants, dragons, Shane KP O’Neill is the writer of two upcoming series, Path To Decay and Flesh And Blood.

The Path To Decay series follows the lives of Vlad Dracul and his family and his fight to win the throne of his father in Wallachia, while becoming a pawn in the bitter struggle between the Holy Roman and Ottoman Empires for supremacy in the 15th Century Balkans. Written in a more literary style than contemporary, these novels of historical fiction and dark fantasy contain strong elements of love, betrayal, tragedy, war, religious conflict, and political intrigue to bring the period alive in its entirety.

In Flesh And Blood, O'Neill brings alive the Antediluvian world in a series of sprawling epics. A world inhabited by angels, demons, giants, dragons, and other creatures, it is the story of the divide in Heaven and the Great War of the Angels. This struggle manifests through the bloodlines of Cain, the son of Sammael, and Seth, the son of Adam. It follows the true story of the Hebrew line of Adam and their struggle to survive and make their way against the evil designs of Sammael and his Fallen minions. It tells the story of how the line of Cain dominated and ruled over humankind, culminating with the daughters of Cain cohabiting with the Watcher angels led by Azazel, the true Beast of Revelation, and the aftermath that ensued with their creation of the hybrid race of giants and the great Sumerian traditions. Novels of love, tragedy, betrayal, survival, death, blood drinking, Luciferian ritual, and encompassing the world's most ancient evil, they are an exposé of the many truths the religions of the modern age have striven so hard to keep hidden. This series draws on Scripture, the writings in the ancient Hebrew texts and the Sumerian Cuneiform tablets, the stories of Atlantis and Greek Mythology, as well as from recent archaeological discovery to piece together the real story of the ancient world and our true origins.

Away from writing, the author indulges his lifelong passion for history and theology as is reflected in his extensive library. His love of books is matched only by his love of the countryside and of course, his family. As an added note, he has lived and travelled all over the world, a pursuit that has allowed him to spend time in the locations his readers will become familiar with in his books.
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RIP SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE (1922-2015)

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Nothing makes me sadder than the loss of a creative genius, when a great talent shall add nothing further to a great body of work. Last week on June 7th, we lost one of the great icons of cinema, Sir Christopher Lee.

As Dracula, he fascinated and terrified me at the same time. He brought a presence to the big screen that I have rarely seen emulated. Though those great movies are dated in com

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	Bound By Blood: Volume 1 (Bound By Blood, #1) (The Dracula Chronicles, #6) by Shane K.P. O'Neill (Goodreads Author), A.K. Kuykendall (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.41 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Dracula Chronicles, #1) (Vlad Dracula, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birth Of The Monster (The Dracula Chronicles, #5.5) (Bound By Blood, #0.5) 4.56 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bound By Blood: Volume 2 (Bound By Blood, #2) (The Dracula Chronicles, #7) 4.65 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lamb Of God (The Dracula Chronicles, #0.5) 4.38 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Path To Decay (The Dracula Chronicles, #2) (Vlad Dracula, #2) 4.66 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orchid (Tales of the Black Sabbath, #1) 4.64 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadow Box by Travis Luedke (Goodreads Author), Rob Cornell (Goodreads Author), Sean T. Poindexter (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Possession (The Writer's Block trilogy, #1) by A.K. Kuykendall (Goodreads Author), Shane K.P. O'Neill (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.54 avg rating — 35 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Shane K.P. O'Neill

The Dracula Chronicles (6 books)
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Bound By Blood (3 books)
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Vlad Dracula (3 books)
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Tales of the Black Sabbath (1 book)
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Quotes by Shane K.P. O'Neill (?)

“He had not known a world that did not have her in it. Yet now he was going to discover just that.”
― Shane K.P. O'Neill, Bound By Blood: Volume 1 (Bound By Blood, #1)

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“People do not ever change. The person you see later is merely the one that was hidden from you in the beginning.

Shane KP O'Neill - The Gates Of Babylon.”
― Shane K.P. O'Neill

tags: dracula, gothic, historical, horror, romance

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“Romance is not the giving of flowers, or any other gift. It is a way of life, a way of being. Romance is every thought, gesture, and deed on your part to make another feel special, even if only for a moment. For a moment can last a lifetime in the heart of the recipient, be that the one you love, or a complete stranger.”
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tags: dracula, gothic, horror, romance

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“The day you apologise for who you are is the day you give another control over who you are.”
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“You can use whatever substance you want, but the ultimate high is attainable only through love.”
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“People do not ever change. The person you see later is merely the one that was hidden from you in the beginning.

Shane KP O'Neill - The Gates Of Babylon.”
― Shane K.P. O'Neill

tags: dracula, gothic, historical, horror, romance

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“Profanity is the expression of a lesser mind.”
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message 15: by Shane

Aug 03, 2014 11:19AM

Not likely, buddy. They're The Dracula Chronicles, not the Andrei Chronicles. I am trying to further develop his story, though.

Drago wrote: "Super excited for the new edition of Bound By Blood. I can't wait to read it all over again! Will we ever get a book that focuses primarily on Andrei?"

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message 14: by Taj

Aug 03, 2014 10:26AM

Super excited for the new edition of Bound By Blood. I can't wait to read it all over again! Will we ever get a book that focuses primarily on Andrei?

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message 13: by Shane

Aug 27, 2013 06:40PM

Paddy wrote: "Hi Shane,
the book,"Lamb of God", is only 45 pages long. Will the same 45 pages start the chronicle "the path to decay" because I don't want to buy a wind up like I did with "birth of a monster" on..."

Hi Paddy, yes you know the drill... prequel for The Path To Decay...

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message 12: by Paddy

Aug 22, 2013 09:12AM

Hi Shane,
the book,"Lamb of God", is only 45 pages long. Will the same 45 pages start the chronicle "the path to decay" because I don't want to buy a wind up like I did with "birth of a monster" only to find I was reading it again at the start of "bound by blood vol1". I'd much prefer to wait, and I hope it's not to long because just reading the description of "lamb of God" has got me salivating!
Obviously if it is a stand alone novella I will read it with relish, but not at the cost of the new chronicle. Cheers Paddy.

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message 11: by Shane

Mar 12, 2013 11:36PM

Dark wrote: "hi Shane! Thanks for accepting my friend request :)"

Sorry for not answering you before, but hi Dark, it's nice to meet you :-)

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message 10: by Shane

Feb 19, 2013 04:29AM

KaSonndra wrote: "Looking forward to sharing great reads with you Shane! :D

All the best,
KaSonndra"

Hi KaSonndra

Yes me too, though I can just stop by your blog and check out what you're looking at there ;-)

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message 9: by KaSonndra

Feb 15, 2013 07:51AM

Looking forward to sharing great reads with you Shane! :D

All the best,
KaSonndra

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message 8: by Shane

Feb 07, 2013 04:24PM

Jill wrote: "Thanks for your friendship here on Goodreads, Shane."

Hi Jill

It's lovely to meet you. I was just looking at your Twitter profile. What kind of books do you review?

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message 7: by Shane

Feb 07, 2013 04:22PM

Patricia wrote: "Hi Shane, nice to meet you on GR. I see you're a Christopher Lee fan. Me too. I once met him in Hyde Park in Sydney. He was just strolling along. He willingly stopped for a chat. Boy was he tall.

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Hi Patricia

How wonderful that must have been. I've always wanted to meet him, though my chances are slim now that he has turned 90. An amazing man though.

Thanks. Are you planning on reading them then?

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message 6: by Jill

Feb 06, 2013 05:41PM

Thanks for your friendship here on Goodreads, Shane.

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message 5: by Patricia

Feb 06, 2013 03:27PM

Hi Shane, nice to meet you on GR. I see you're a Christopher Lee fan. Me too. I once met him in Hyde Park in Sydney. He was just strolling along. He willingly stopped for a chat. Boy was he tall.

Your books look great.

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message 4: by Dan

Jan 25, 2013 06:07PM

Shane, I was about to friend request you. Thanks for the add. We have a lot to talk about.

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message 3: by Shane

Jan 17, 2013 03:24PM

Alyssa (Hesperia Loves Books) wrote: "Thanks for the friendvite Shane! I'm sorry I made you go on the hunt for the answer to my question, thank you for answering though."

I'm sure it was worth it, Alyssa :-)

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message 2: by Alyssa

Jan 17, 2013 09:06AM

Thanks for the friendvite Shane! I'm sorry I made you go on the hunt for the answer to my question, thank you for answering though.

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message 1: by Shane

Jan 08, 2013 04:58AM

Hi to all my Goodreads friends, new and old. I'm thrilled at this opportunity to interact with and get to know each of you. Hopefully, we're here to make friends as well as discuss our thoughts and recommendations of the books we like. Feel free to write to me if you wish to talk about The Dracula Chronicles or anything else for that matter :-)

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