Dawn

by Karl Schroeder

Something is stalking vampires. For Maddox, who's been undead since the First World War, the irony would be amusing if it weren't for one thing: whatever it is that's out there, it's not destroying its victims. No, what's disturbing is that those who've been caught return unable to take life anymore. They can only give it...

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 3, 2012

About the author

Karl Schroeder is an award-winning Canadian science fiction author. His novels present far-future speculations on topics such as nanotechnology, terraforming, augmented reality and interstellar travel, and have a deeply philosophical streak. One of his concepts, known as thalience, has gained some currency in the artificial intelligence and computer networking communities.