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The First Vampire
Wallachia, 15th century: Vlad the Impaler’s battle against the Ottoman Empire gives rise to a horror beyond imagination. The First Vampire reveals the shocking origin of vampirism, born from a blood plague that transforms the battlefield into a breeding ground for the undead. Through the eyes of Vlad’s eldest son, Andrea, the novella explores the clash between dark magic, loyalty, and an ancient curse that will haunt humanity for generations. This chilling reimagining of Dracula’s origins bridges historical fiction with gothic terror, redefining the boundaries of historical horror for a new generation.
- GenresFantasy
128 pages, Paperback
Published April 29, 2025
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June 13, 2025
As a long-time fan of Andy Biersack and someone who genuinely admires his art—both musical and creative—I was thrilled to dive into The First Vampire. His style, vision, and ability to weave dark, gothic atmospheres are things I've always appreciated. That said, while the book is entertaining, I couldn’t help but be disappointed by some historical inaccuracies that distracted me from the experience as someone who was born and raised in Romania.
One of the most striking errors is the confusion between Transylvania and Wallachia. The historical figure Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Țepeș) was the ruler of Wallachia, not Transylvania. These were two distinct regions during the 15th century, with different political and cultural realities. The book, however, treats them as interchangeable, which perpetuates a common Western misconception popularized by Bram Stoker, but it’s not accurate—and Andy could have easily avoided this with a bit of research.
Even more problematic is the reference to “Romania” as a nation during Vlad Dracul’s time. Romania as a unified country didn’t exist until the 19th century, centuries after the events discussed in the book. Referring to it as such during the 15th century is not only historically inaccurate but it misleads readers who might not be familiar with Eastern European history.
On top of that, Vlad Dracul, the father of Vlad the Impaler, is incorrectly described in the book as Vlad the Impaler himself—which is simply not true. Vlad Dracul (the father) and Vlad Țepeș (the son) were two different rulers. The nickname "Țepeș" (The Impaler) belonged to the son due to his brutal method of execution, not the father.
Finally, the book mentions that Vlad (unclear if referring to the father or the son) had three sons: Mihnea, Mircea and Andrea. In reality, the only son of Vlad Țepeș who is historically confirmed is Mihnea cel Rău. The name Mircea appears in some contested sources, but is far from confirmed, and Andrea has no reliable historical basis whatsoever. That name appears only in fringe theories and has no place in a work that otherwise tries to ground itself in history.
I say all this not out of malice, but because I care about accuracy and about Andy's work. It’s clear he has passion for the subject, and the storytelling has potential. But when using real historical figures and settings, especially ones as complex and often misunderstood as Vlad Dracul, it’s important to do the research properly.
I still support Andy as an artist, and I’ll continue to follow his creative journey. But I sincerely hope future editions or projects take more care with the historical details—they matter, especially when the figure being referenced has already suffered from centuries of myth and misrepresentation.
One of the most striking errors is the confusion between Transylvania and Wallachia. The historical figure Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Țepeș) was the ruler of Wallachia, not Transylvania. These were two distinct regions during the 15th century, with different political and cultural realities. The book, however, treats them as interchangeable, which perpetuates a common Western misconception popularized by Bram Stoker, but it’s not accurate—and Andy could have easily avoided this with a bit of research.
Even more problematic is the reference to “Romania” as a nation during Vlad Dracul’s time. Romania as a unified country didn’t exist until the 19th century, centuries after the events discussed in the book. Referring to it as such during the 15th century is not only historically inaccurate but it misleads readers who might not be familiar with Eastern European history.
On top of that, Vlad Dracul, the father of Vlad the Impaler, is incorrectly described in the book as Vlad the Impaler himself—which is simply not true. Vlad Dracul (the father) and Vlad Țepeș (the son) were two different rulers. The nickname "Țepeș" (The Impaler) belonged to the son due to his brutal method of execution, not the father.
Finally, the book mentions that Vlad (unclear if referring to the father or the son) had three sons: Mihnea, Mircea and Andrea. In reality, the only son of Vlad Țepeș who is historically confirmed is Mihnea cel Rău. The name Mircea appears in some contested sources, but is far from confirmed, and Andrea has no reliable historical basis whatsoever. That name appears only in fringe theories and has no place in a work that otherwise tries to ground itself in history.
I say all this not out of malice, but because I care about accuracy and about Andy's work. It’s clear he has passion for the subject, and the storytelling has potential. But when using real historical figures and settings, especially ones as complex and often misunderstood as Vlad Dracul, it’s important to do the research properly.
I still support Andy as an artist, and I’ll continue to follow his creative journey. But I sincerely hope future editions or projects take more care with the historical details—they matter, especially when the figure being referenced has already suffered from centuries of myth and misrepresentation.
June 22, 2025
2.5 - it was fine.
May 2, 2025
My Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
Full disclaimer, I was expecting to hate this story for a couple of reasons. The first and foremost being that I HATE novellas as I feel they are never executed well enough that it feels like a full story without being rushed. I've also been burned by books in the past promising a "fresh" take on the Dracula story.
And yes, I do fully believe that this story could have (and definitely should have) been longer, but not in the 'it felt rushed' kind of way, but more in the holy hell, I haven't been this captivated by a book (novella or otherwise) in a LONG time. For me, this book was a nearly perfect balance between showing and telling. As I read, I could not only easily picture the landscape, but I could also hear & see the battles as they took place.
The First Vampire is definitely a new take on the legend of Dracula, and I thoroughly enjoyed the way the author decided to approach it. It seems as though everyone knows the story of Vlad the Impaler, so I appreciated the fact that this story was told mainly from the point-of-view of his son Andrea. I found Andrea's internal conflict to be not only interesting, but pivotal to the story itself. What would have happened if Vlad had left Andrea at home, doing what he did best (using magic with his mother to apparently help turn the tides in the favor of his father's conquering army) instead of insisting he come with him as part of that army?
It is that black and white, good vs evil conundrum that this novella later explores, which was something else that I didn't expect. The way that they dealt with those who couldn't control themselves, but then purposely turned others was something that I wish had been explored more. I also loved the way that the author included Romanian spellings for certain words, and had the incantations spoken by Andrea and his mother Isabella also be in the native tongue of the man who sparked the legend.
But the one thing that stuck out to me (I like history what can I say), is the fact that Vlad didn't have a son named Andrea in real life. And before anyone comes for me about this being a work of fiction; which trust me I KNOW; but if the author is going to go to the trouble of naming Mihnea cel Rău who was the ACTUAL eldest son of Vlad, then they could have also made Andrea the youngest son since that one disappeared from all records after 1495.
A disappearing son would have worked wonders to purpurate the whole vampire thing, just saying.
Full disclaimer, I was expecting to hate this story for a couple of reasons. The first and foremost being that I HATE novellas as I feel they are never executed well enough that it feels like a full story without being rushed. I've also been burned by books in the past promising a "fresh" take on the Dracula story.
And yes, I do fully believe that this story could have (and definitely should have) been longer, but not in the 'it felt rushed' kind of way, but more in the holy hell, I haven't been this captivated by a book (novella or otherwise) in a LONG time. For me, this book was a nearly perfect balance between showing and telling. As I read, I could not only easily picture the landscape, but I could also hear & see the battles as they took place.
The First Vampire is definitely a new take on the legend of Dracula, and I thoroughly enjoyed the way the author decided to approach it. It seems as though everyone knows the story of Vlad the Impaler, so I appreciated the fact that this story was told mainly from the point-of-view of his son Andrea. I found Andrea's internal conflict to be not only interesting, but pivotal to the story itself. What would have happened if Vlad had left Andrea at home, doing what he did best (using magic with his mother to apparently help turn the tides in the favor of his father's conquering army) instead of insisting he come with him as part of that army?
It is that black and white, good vs evil conundrum that this novella later explores, which was something else that I didn't expect. The way that they dealt with those who couldn't control themselves, but then purposely turned others was something that I wish had been explored more. I also loved the way that the author included Romanian spellings for certain words, and had the incantations spoken by Andrea and his mother Isabella also be in the native tongue of the man who sparked the legend.
But the one thing that stuck out to me (I like history what can I say), is the fact that Vlad didn't have a son named Andrea in real life. And before anyone comes for me about this being a work of fiction; which trust me I KNOW; but if the author is going to go to the trouble of naming Mihnea cel Rău who was the ACTUAL eldest son of Vlad, then they could have also made Andrea the youngest son since that one disappeared from all records after 1495.
A disappearing son would have worked wonders to purpurate the whole vampire thing, just saying.
July 31, 2025
🧛🏼♂️ The First Vampire by Andrew Dennis Biersack 🩸
“𝐴ℎ, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠, 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡? 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑢𝑝 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 𝑎 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢.”
ᴀ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ ʙᴏʀɴ ᴏғ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ.
ᴀ ʟᴇɢᴀᴄʏ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss.
ᴀ ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅɪᴇ.
𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐫ă𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐚’𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬. 𝐎𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬-𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬, 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬.
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴏɴʟʏ ʜᴜɴɢᴇʀ.
ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ.
✨ This was a gift from my boyfriend, bought due to it being written by Andy Biersack from Black Veil Brides, amongst other reasons. 😂 it’s only a small book but I loved it! Such a great retelling and interesting read 😍.
“𝐴ℎ, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠, 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡? 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑢𝑝 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 𝑎 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢.”
ᴀ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ ʙᴏʀɴ ᴏғ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ.
ᴀ ʟᴇɢᴀᴄʏ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss.
ᴀ ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅɪᴇ.
𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐃𝐫ă𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐚’𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬. 𝐎𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬-𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬, 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬.
ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴏɴʟʏ ʜᴜɴɢᴇʀ.
ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ.
✨ This was a gift from my boyfriend, bought due to it being written by Andy Biersack from Black Veil Brides, amongst other reasons. 😂 it’s only a small book but I loved it! Such a great retelling and interesting read 😍.
September 3, 2025
Andy Biersack je už roky interpretom, ktorého počúvam veľmi rada. Či už s jeho kapelou Black veil brides alebo jeho sólový projekt Andy Black (ktorý bol mimochodom mojim úplne prvým zahraničným koncertom). Keď som teda videla, že sa púšťa do písania kníh, hneď to šlo na tbr.
Táto novela je príbehom Vlada Drăculea - nie je to však príbeh, ktorý poznáme od Brama Stokera, ale upírskym spracovaním historického rumunského panovníka.
Nie je to podľa mňa veľmi dobre napísané, štýl písania je celkom basic, je vidieť, že je veľmi nevypísaný (čo je trocha prekvapivé, keďže sa venuje aj písaniu skladieb, hoci samozrejme, to je iný formát média). Napriek tomu je to pútavé, rýchlo sa to číta a tým, že je to novela, je to dosť krátke. A bavil ma aj dej.
Takže síce to nepovažujem za veľmi dobré dielo, ktoré by som nejako nutne odporúčala, bol to celkom v pohode strávený čas a pokojne by som dala šancu aj budúcim príbehom od neho, ak to budú takéto jednohubky.
Táto novela je príbehom Vlada Drăculea - nie je to však príbeh, ktorý poznáme od Brama Stokera, ale upírskym spracovaním historického rumunského panovníka.
Nie je to podľa mňa veľmi dobre napísané, štýl písania je celkom basic, je vidieť, že je veľmi nevypísaný (čo je trocha prekvapivé, keďže sa venuje aj písaniu skladieb, hoci samozrejme, to je iný formát média). Napriek tomu je to pútavé, rýchlo sa to číta a tým, že je to novela, je to dosť krátke. A bavil ma aj dej.
Takže síce to nepovažujem za veľmi dobré dielo, ktoré by som nejako nutne odporúčala, bol to celkom v pohode strávený čas a pokojne by som dala šancu aj budúcim príbehom od neho, ak to budú takéto jednohubky.
September 10, 2025
A quick and fun read. Nothing too special about the book aside from the fact that it was written by Andy, if you're a BVB fan. Some of the word choices, especially with the dialogue, made the tone jarring and inconsistent, and took away from the historical aspect of the story. But there were still some parts that were well-written.
Andy is a great songwriter, and sometimes that ability can transfer well into novel-writing. I feel like his writing would be stronger if he wrote more poetically than narratively; that's where his strengths seem to be. It was like he was warming up at the start because by the end, his writing improved and I was actually underlining some of the dialogue in the last couple chapters.
Overall, for his first fictional novel, it's not that bad. I'm still looking forward to reading his next novel, Bleeders.
Andy is a great songwriter, and sometimes that ability can transfer well into novel-writing. I feel like his writing would be stronger if he wrote more poetically than narratively; that's where his strengths seem to be. It was like he was warming up at the start because by the end, his writing improved and I was actually underlining some of the dialogue in the last couple chapters.
Overall, for his first fictional novel, it's not that bad. I'm still looking forward to reading his next novel, Bleeders.
August 30, 2025
As a big Andy Biersack fan I REALLY wanted to love this book. The first thing that disappointed me was all the spelling mistakes throughout, if its one or two I can let it go but it was consistent throughout the book- its such a short book I dont know how no one noticed before release.
The story itself was abit meh- vampire books (especially ones inspired by Dracula are my favourite so I was looking forward to this read) but it was just ok. Nothing special, I liked that the story was told from one of the sons perspective and there were some really grusome parts which were really cool. This book did not grip my attention, what should’ve been a quick one day read turned into a few days because I just kept getting bored.
The story itself was abit meh- vampire books (especially ones inspired by Dracula are my favourite so I was looking forward to this read) but it was just ok. Nothing special, I liked that the story was told from one of the sons perspective and there were some really grusome parts which were really cool. This book did not grip my attention, what should’ve been a quick one day read turned into a few days because I just kept getting bored.
April 18, 2025
I have been waiting on pins and needles to get my hands on this book. I read this book so carefully as to not ruin the pages or the cover of my beautiful signed copy - at least not the first time I read it. And oh my goodness, did I brag about getting this to anyone who would listen at work!
I honestly loved this. I'm not particularly fond of novellas but this has my heart racing as I find myself enveloped in this story. I am counting down until I can pre-order the next one!
Thank you for a great new addition to my book shelf!
I honestly loved this. I'm not particularly fond of novellas but this has my heart racing as I find myself enveloped in this story. I am counting down until I can pre-order the next one!
Thank you for a great new addition to my book shelf!
April 27, 2025
This should definitely have been a much longer book. I loved this story coming from the eyes of Andrea. I would have loved to see more about how what he is now reacts to the disconnection with nature he had prior to this happening. Seriously awesome story and such an easy to read and get sucked into writing style. I can't wait for the other three K&P books from Andy.
April 17, 2025
I am not just saying this as a BVB and AB fan but this book was seriously so good! Andy (as expected) is a great writer and knows how to build a world perfect for this type of horror. I am obsessed with this first one and can't wait to get the rest of the novellas!!
May 4, 2025
This was a fun, quick read that really plays with the Dracula legend. It definitely could have been longer, as the end felt a bit rushed, but this has all the feel of a classic pulp horror novel. Just a fun read.
July 2, 2025
I fell in love with Andy's writing style, it was really nice and easy to read. It seems Andy put great research into the historical background, although at one point when Vlad speaks, he says "Romania" which is not so accurate, since there was no Romania in the 15th century.
September 6, 2025
I absolutely loved this book. I love Andy’s writing, his lyrics are just so beautiful. Anyone else catch the Devil In The Mirror reference?
However some of these reviews on here are really bumming me out, but that’s fine. Art is subjective.
However some of these reviews on here are really bumming me out, but that’s fine. Art is subjective.
April 18, 2025
Impeccably gruesome! A great start to a classic legendary story! Can’t wait to read more
April 22, 2025
Dark, dreadful, and haunting. A very intriguing take on a legend we all know so well.
April 26, 2025
This book was amazing!! Andy is not only a great singer but a great writer as well! I cannot wait to read more of his stories!
May 15, 2025
Fast paced read, not shocking considering the small size. A good retelling of Count Dracula and the blood sickness.
July 3, 2025
As someone who’s followed Andy throughout the years I was so stoked for this novella. I’m happy to say it did not disappoint. I loved the descriptions and the storytelling of it all.
October 3, 2025
This was a fantastic short read! Andy did a fantastic job with the world-building and the story really kept me interested!
May 13, 2025
First of all, I am a huge fan of Andy Biersack's music, so when I saw that he was writing a book, of course it went straight onto my TBR list.
5/5 stars.
It's short and sweet (not actually sweet, it's rather bloody and brutal), but it was marketed as a novella, so that's to be expected.
I love the creativity as well as the historical mix into this imagining of how vampires came to exist.
You can bet that I'll be reading the next novella that Andy writes as well.
5/5 stars.
It's short and sweet (not actually sweet, it's rather bloody and brutal), but it was marketed as a novella, so that's to be expected.
I love the creativity as well as the historical mix into this imagining of how vampires came to exist.
You can bet that I'll be reading the next novella that Andy writes as well.
May 30, 2025
This book has a lot of potential. It's definitely a first novel, but that is not a bad thing and though it is a first novel, it is off to a good start! I'm intrigued to see the story will go. Of course I was pulled here by my support for Andy, but I tried my best to view the book with an objective eye and no, it's not the most amazing thing out there, but I think once he gets comfortable writing and finds his voice (which he does already seem to have a good grasp on), it can be a very solid series.
September 15, 2025
*ROUNDING UP FROM 4.5 STAR*
The First Vampire is Andrew Dennis Biersack’s first short story in an exciting new collection. Andy has been one of my favourite musicians for over a decade, so I couldn’t wait to see how he turned his hand to writing books instead of music, and this certainly didn’t disappoint.
Following the journey of Andrea, this story leads us through war, and down the path to the birth of the vampire. There was a time not too long ago where vampire stories were unbelievably popular, but they faded out a little, and I have to say that I am glad to see them returning. I enjoyed that this story took us back to the very start, and the chaos that it then created.
For a short story, this packs a punch. It’s filled with action, and plenty of blood and gore, which is exactly what I was hoping for. I was already very aware of Andy’s writing abilities through his music, and this book showed these abilities even more, highlighting his talent for creating a story. I can’t wait for the next book in the collection!
The First Vampire is Andrew Dennis Biersack’s first short story in an exciting new collection. Andy has been one of my favourite musicians for over a decade, so I couldn’t wait to see how he turned his hand to writing books instead of music, and this certainly didn’t disappoint.
Following the journey of Andrea, this story leads us through war, and down the path to the birth of the vampire. There was a time not too long ago where vampire stories were unbelievably popular, but they faded out a little, and I have to say that I am glad to see them returning. I enjoyed that this story took us back to the very start, and the chaos that it then created.
For a short story, this packs a punch. It’s filled with action, and plenty of blood and gore, which is exactly what I was hoping for. I was already very aware of Andy’s writing abilities through his music, and this book showed these abilities even more, highlighting his talent for creating a story. I can’t wait for the next book in the collection!
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