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The Orphaned Ones
Having been abandoned by his parents in the wake of the Great Depression
and sent to live on the estate of wealthy widow Emma Eldridge with her
three sons, young Nigel Wilson never quite felt as if he belonged.
His only comfort has since come in the very dreams which have begun to
haunt him--strange visions of a faceless phantom who appears to pull him
away from the dark shadows of his past.
After Emma dies unexpectedly, Nigel and his adoptive brothers Thomas,
Daniel, and Arthur are forced to move to London with Thomas's abusive
father. Nigel and Arthur escape to nearby Stockwell Orphanage, finally
beginning to look with hope to the future...but something isn't right.
Several children are suddenly stricken ill with typhus-like symptoms
following the arrival of a mysterious young boy named Ara, and the
entire orphanage is in an uproar. Despite the discouragement of his
friends, Nigel begins to suspect there is perhaps more to his visions
than meets the eye.
Forming a friendship with the new boy, he soon learns that Ara is a
vampire who was also abandoned as a child and has come seeking honest
companionship in immortality.
But with Britain on the brink of entering WWII, Nigel Wilson and his
friends eventually find themselves catapulted into a new existence in
which they struggle to understand their place, for the Orphans are the
most dangerous breed of vampire, and the Council who hunts them will
stop at nothing to prevent an age-old prophecy from coming true...a
prophecy that means the extinction of their entire species.
and sent to live on the estate of wealthy widow Emma Eldridge with her
three sons, young Nigel Wilson never quite felt as if he belonged.
His only comfort has since come in the very dreams which have begun to
haunt him--strange visions of a faceless phantom who appears to pull him
away from the dark shadows of his past.
After Emma dies unexpectedly, Nigel and his adoptive brothers Thomas,
Daniel, and Arthur are forced to move to London with Thomas's abusive
father. Nigel and Arthur escape to nearby Stockwell Orphanage, finally
beginning to look with hope to the future...but something isn't right.
Several children are suddenly stricken ill with typhus-like symptoms
following the arrival of a mysterious young boy named Ara, and the
entire orphanage is in an uproar. Despite the discouragement of his
friends, Nigel begins to suspect there is perhaps more to his visions
than meets the eye.
Forming a friendship with the new boy, he soon learns that Ara is a
vampire who was also abandoned as a child and has come seeking honest
companionship in immortality.
But with Britain on the brink of entering WWII, Nigel Wilson and his
friends eventually find themselves catapulted into a new existence in
which they struggle to understand their place, for the Orphans are the
most dangerous breed of vampire, and the Council who hunts them will
stop at nothing to prevent an age-old prophecy from coming true...a
prophecy that means the extinction of their entire species.
375 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 3, 2011
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About the author
Peter von Harten
5 books5 followersPeter von Harten is a poet and author of young adult, sci-fi, and horror fiction. When he is not writing, his hobbies include singing at his favorite karaoke venues, electronic music production, binge watching anime, period dramas, and cerebral shows (especially Babylon Berlin and The OA), and reading Marvel comics.
Peter currently resides in Pennsylvania.
Peter currently resides in Pennsylvania.
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