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Halcyon Days
When Caleb Oznek was six-years-old, he was rescued from the monster under his bed by the Dioscuri and whisked away to their magical city in the clouds.
Since then, he has trained to become one of the fiercest vampire hunters the world has ever seen. But everyone had to start somewhere. This short story is that somewhere.
Out on his very first solo mission, Caleb must save a group of teenagers from vampires bent on turning them into their undead brides.
Since then, he has trained to become one of the fiercest vampire hunters the world has ever seen. But everyone had to start somewhere. This short story is that somewhere.
Out on his very first solo mission, Caleb must save a group of teenagers from vampires bent on turning them into their undead brides.
- GenresFantasyUrban Fantasy
14 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 8, 2015
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About the author
J.A. Cipriano
92 books585 followersWhen New York Times Bestselling author, J. A. Cipriano was in second grade, his teacher gave everyone in class a journal to write down whatever they wanted. Their first subject was to write about something they didn’t like. J. A. chose to write about why he didn’t like writing. His reasoning was simple. He had bad handwriting. Even then, he was destined to be an engineer due to his messy scrawl.
Unfortunately, he found through the course of this little adventure that he actually liked writing. That year was sort of the high point for his writing career because he won a writing contest for the state. He got to go to a big dinner and his teacher was all dressed up.
He kept writing little stories, year after year, and in sixth grade, won another contest. In seventh grade, he broke his arm and got the cast signed by both Dean Koontz and Stan Lee. It is, by far, the coolest cast he’s owned. That was about the time he found video games and anime. His writing turned mostly toward fanfiction until about ninth grade when he wrote his first novel, a small book about twenty thousand words called Revelations. In sophomore year, he wrote two more books to complete the trilogy because he saw Star Wars that year and learned trilogies were the cool thing to do.
He rewrote Revelations during his senior year, and his wife swears it is the best thing he’s written. J.A. is not so sure. Every time he reads it, he cringes, but then again, he hates everything he writes, so there is that.
It was about that time, he got heavily involved in a fanfiction writing group, but that isn’t one hundred percent accurate. It was a world based on a popular anime but everything was created especially for this world. It made it so that every story someone wrote was unique.
Imagine writing a Star Wars novel set 1,000 years after A New Hope, where everything that happened was a distant memory and you get the idea. You have the force, some distant memories of the past, and that’s pretty much it.
He wrote about a million words (863K to be exact) for them before he decided to do his own thing. He wrote another novel. He put it in a drawer. He wrote another one that eventually became the basis for The Hatter is Mad. His next novel was Kill It With Magic, his first real novel. It’s not bad, but it’s bumpy. This is unfortunate because the books get loads better as the series progresses.
Since then, he’s written six more novels, four of which are in the Lillim Callina Series, and one in the Abby Banks series. The other is stuck in a drawer for time undetermined. He’s writing his next book now which is about werewolves fighting mummies in Ancient Egypt. After that, he will move onto Abby Banks 2. The Spy Within will come out in June or July.
J.A. also has three chinchillas. Two of them are grey, and because of this, they are named Slate and Cadmium. The third is named Jet because he’s black, and Jet is old English for black. See, creative. He also has a cat named Turtle. This does pose problems for his two-year-old from time to time.
Unfortunately, he found through the course of this little adventure that he actually liked writing. That year was sort of the high point for his writing career because he won a writing contest for the state. He got to go to a big dinner and his teacher was all dressed up.
He kept writing little stories, year after year, and in sixth grade, won another contest. In seventh grade, he broke his arm and got the cast signed by both Dean Koontz and Stan Lee. It is, by far, the coolest cast he’s owned. That was about the time he found video games and anime. His writing turned mostly toward fanfiction until about ninth grade when he wrote his first novel, a small book about twenty thousand words called Revelations. In sophomore year, he wrote two more books to complete the trilogy because he saw Star Wars that year and learned trilogies were the cool thing to do.
He rewrote Revelations during his senior year, and his wife swears it is the best thing he’s written. J.A. is not so sure. Every time he reads it, he cringes, but then again, he hates everything he writes, so there is that.
It was about that time, he got heavily involved in a fanfiction writing group, but that isn’t one hundred percent accurate. It was a world based on a popular anime but everything was created especially for this world. It made it so that every story someone wrote was unique.
Imagine writing a Star Wars novel set 1,000 years after A New Hope, where everything that happened was a distant memory and you get the idea. You have the force, some distant memories of the past, and that’s pretty much it.
He wrote about a million words (863K to be exact) for them before he decided to do his own thing. He wrote another novel. He put it in a drawer. He wrote another one that eventually became the basis for The Hatter is Mad. His next novel was Kill It With Magic, his first real novel. It’s not bad, but it’s bumpy. This is unfortunate because the books get loads better as the series progresses.
Since then, he’s written six more novels, four of which are in the Lillim Callina Series, and one in the Abby Banks series. The other is stuck in a drawer for time undetermined. He’s writing his next book now which is about werewolves fighting mummies in Ancient Egypt. After that, he will move onto Abby Banks 2. The Spy Within will come out in June or July.
J.A. also has three chinchillas. Two of them are grey, and because of this, they are named Slate and Cadmium. The third is named Jet because he’s black, and Jet is old English for black. See, creative. He also has a cat named Turtle. This does pose problems for his two-year-old from time to time.
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June 18, 2017
Finally Caleb's background story as a Discouri. I really wanted more from this I felt like it ended too early. I definitely wanting to see Caleb's point of view so on to the next mission
May 25, 2018
So fun
A first look and it's fun. A talking cat, a flaming sword and girls. Let's not forget the mission though. The kinda fun stuff I wanted to do at 14 but couldn't
A first look and it's fun. A talking cat, a flaming sword and girls. Let's not forget the mission though. The kinda fun stuff I wanted to do at 14 but couldn't
April 26, 2016
Purchased to read with my 7-year old daughter. She loves things that go bump in the night, so I thought this would be a good story. She almost didn't finish because of the scene in the school with the vampires. I would recommend this for kids age 10-12. There were no problems with the writing, no spelling errors, it was purely the content.
For this mama, this is a good start. I will keep the book on hand for my daughter to read again when she gets a few years older, hopefully she will like it then and wish to continue the series.
For this mama, this is a good start. I will keep the book on hand for my daughter to read again when she gets a few years older, hopefully she will like it then and wish to continue the series.
April 30, 2016
Purchased to read with my 7-year old daughter. She loves things that go bump in the night, so I thought this would be a good story. She almost didn't finish because of the scene in the school with the vampires. I would recommend this for kids age 10-12. There were no problems with the writing, no spelling errors, it was purely the content.
For this mama, this is a good start. I will keep the book on hand for my daughter to read again when she gets a few years older, hopefully she will like it then and wish to continue the series.
Reviewed by Cryssy & Audrey :)
For this mama, this is a good start. I will keep the book on hand for my daughter to read again when she gets a few years older, hopefully she will like it then and wish to continue the series.
Reviewed by Cryssy & Audrey :)
February 6, 2017
Loved It
This is a really unique and fun book. I have always been a fan of science fiction and started reading Heinlein when I was in grade school. My Dad, who's no longer with me, got me started and we read almost everything we could. This is one I will start my youngest grandson on. He will love it.
This is a really unique and fun book. I have always been a fan of science fiction and started reading Heinlein when I was in grade school. My Dad, who's no longer with me, got me started and we read almost everything we could. This is one I will start my youngest grandson on. He will love it.
June 30, 2016
Halcyon Days by J.A. Cipriano was a good quick read. At six years old, Caleb was rescued from the monster under his bed. As Caleb grew up he was trained to be a vampire hunter, let alone one of the best in the world. Caleb's first mission is to save some teenagers from hungry vampires relentless on turning them. This was a good quick read. I can't wait to read more by J.A. Cipriano.
January 7, 2016
Another fun quick read. No one can combine talking cats and flaming swords quite like JA Cipriano!
March 13, 2016
Humorous.
A mission that doesn't go quite as planned for Caleb.
Fun, a bit gruesome, and action packed. Caleb is a likeable character and I find him humorous.
A mission that doesn't go quite as planned for Caleb.
Fun, a bit gruesome, and action packed. Caleb is a likeable character and I find him humorous.
September 26, 2016
Halcyon Days
A delightful short story of a vampire battle. Well written with a unique vantage point for the reader. A very good book to read.
A delightful short story of a vampire battle. Well written with a unique vantage point for the reader. A very good book to read.
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