Forever: A Novel

by Kenneth Sean Campbell

If you were offered the chance to be young forever, would you take it? Kenneth Sean Campbell’s Forever explores this question through the wonderful world of gay vampires, eschewing the overwrought angst driving today’s vampire literature for a more original spin. Campbell’s thought-provoking writing brings wit and sophistication to this classic genre. Encompassing a rich history that stretches from before recorded time to the present, Forever weaves a Gothic tale of mystery and romance that begins with Waxu, a strange being of unknown origin, whose lust is awakened by the human Ger-Lad. They become the founders of a vast vampire dynasty that flourishes through the ages. Ger-Lad eventually makes his way to 1846 New Orleans, where, under the name Gerald Graves, he seduces a young doctor whose life of loneliness and deception is slowly wearing him down. Dr. Robert Lazarus welcomes his induction into this intriguing community, but unlike Gerald, his quest is more for love than for power. It’s in the modern-day Bay Area gay scene, where Andy Oliver is struggling with the aging process, that the central question of the book is addressed, as Andy and his best friend Pete are launched on a fascinating supernatural adventure.

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2015

About the author

Kenneth Sean Campbell is a native Texan. He’s lived in Florida, California, Michigan, Oregon and Colorado. He knows the value of finally finding that place to call home and he found it when he returned to his beloved Sacramento, California last year. If it’s good enough for Joan Didion and Herb Caen, it’s good enough for him! Mr. Campbell started this phase of his life five years ago with the publication of Without Paradise. That was followed last year with Home. Gangplank! is the third book in a series that he calls “those stories I’ve always wanted to tell.” These writing projects have been the centerpiece of a clean and sober life and a great source of joy. He says, “Twenty-four year old twinks in Los Angeles aren’t the only gay men who have lives. There is a whole world of us out there over 50, over 60, over 70 who live and laugh and yes, fall in love. I write for them...and for myself!” Mr. Campbell is 66 years old, a Moon Child and an atheist (the nice kind.) He lives alone, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t love in his life!