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Vampyrian Gateway
★★★★★ "A fun, adventurous journey for teens (and adults)!" - K. Jay
____ For two years now, teenagers Peter and Andie Bridges have been the ones chosen by the Universe to meet with all the secret supernatural creatures on planet Earth. And for two years now, these interactions have been cordial, if not friendly. This weekend, all that changes. Saturday starts with a babysitting job and the only real catch is that Hope, the child being tended, is a vampire. Soon after the mother leaves, the baby is kidnapped. Searching for the toddler leads Peter and Andie to the Friends of Bram Stoker, a vampire hate group. When a new line of clues leads to Vampyria, a separate world attached to Earth that is inhabited solely by vampires, Peter and Andie discover FOBS is preparing to invade and slaughter the inhabitants. Will Peter and Andie arrive in time to stop the interplanetary crisis and eventually reunite Hope with her parents?
____ For two years now, teenagers Peter and Andie Bridges have been the ones chosen by the Universe to meet with all the secret supernatural creatures on planet Earth. And for two years now, these interactions have been cordial, if not friendly. This weekend, all that changes. Saturday starts with a babysitting job and the only real catch is that Hope, the child being tended, is a vampire. Soon after the mother leaves, the baby is kidnapped. Searching for the toddler leads Peter and Andie to the Friends of Bram Stoker, a vampire hate group. When a new line of clues leads to Vampyria, a separate world attached to Earth that is inhabited solely by vampires, Peter and Andie discover FOBS is preparing to invade and slaughter the inhabitants. Will Peter and Andie arrive in time to stop the interplanetary crisis and eventually reunite Hope with her parents?
345 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 30, 2021
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Richard C. Christensen
1 book10 followersBooklife Prize rates Vampyrian Gateway "10 out of 10." They elaborate, " This imaginative, quirky YA novel exploits Christensen’s sensitivity to teenage language and realities to present a can’t-put-it-down read so entertaining that teens and adults will be clamoring for Book 2 of his Attached World series.... Christensen has created a complexly-imagined world full of the unexpected and presented it from a teenager’s point of view, with all of a young adult’s hubris, fearlessness and attitude intact, while at the same time making Peter and Andie infinitely sympathetic characters we are glad to get to know. Christensen is adept at creating an internally cohesive, fascinating world in which his protagonists can discover their own strengths and limits.
Rick Christensen, a Pike's Peak Writing Contest winner and author of Vampyrian Gateway, admits that he is too lazy to write reality-based fiction. Earning a BA in Psychology and an MBA in Operations Management exhausted his researching and fact-finding urges. And now, he's too busy teaching business at Southeast Community College, being married to his high school sweetheart and reading over a hundred books each year to double-check and verify anything. When he writes, he'd rather just make it all up as he goes.
Besides, living in Nebraska during the day and visiting the Attached Worlds at night... there is a certain symmetry.
Rick Christensen, a Pike's Peak Writing Contest winner and author of Vampyrian Gateway, admits that he is too lazy to write reality-based fiction. Earning a BA in Psychology and an MBA in Operations Management exhausted his researching and fact-finding urges. And now, he's too busy teaching business at Southeast Community College, being married to his high school sweetheart and reading over a hundred books each year to double-check and verify anything. When he writes, he'd rather just make it all up as he goes.
Besides, living in Nebraska during the day and visiting the Attached Worlds at night... there is a certain symmetry.
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June 21, 2021
It was hard to put down
June 4, 2021
This book surpassed all my expectations and was a completely captivating read. I love the bold storytelling and the inclusion of humor. I was hooked from the start and couldn't stop once I started.
Peter and Andie are perfect in their roles as newbie interplanetary saviors, with all the brother and sister jabs (and respect) thrown it. The host of creatures they encounter, and the creatures' personalities were delightful as well as frightening. To sum up, this was an excellent book every teen who enjoys action/adventure/humor will love.
I was thrilled to learn it's a series! Even better. Readers of Brandon Mull will have a new author to fall in love with after reading this one.
Peter and Andie are perfect in their roles as newbie interplanetary saviors, with all the brother and sister jabs (and respect) thrown it. The host of creatures they encounter, and the creatures' personalities were delightful as well as frightening. To sum up, this was an excellent book every teen who enjoys action/adventure/humor will love.
I was thrilled to learn it's a series! Even better. Readers of Brandon Mull will have a new author to fall in love with after reading this one.
February 13, 2022
Peter Bridges, and his sister, Andie (short for Andrea), act like typical teenagers with the usual teenage problems (the opposite sex, school, getting on each other's nerves). They have been Chosen as problem-solvers between Earth and the Attached Worlds. These are several parallel worlds, populated by beings like vampires, elves and gnomes.
A real vampire knocks on their front door, and drops off a baby vampire for the pair to baby-sit. Aside from it not being in their job description, they are soon attacked by a pair of people dressed as ninjas. The baby has been kidnapped. While Andie waits for Vampire Mom (who seems to have disappeared) to return, Peter investigates the few clues that they have.
He meets a group called Friends of Bram Stoker (FOBS). It turns out to be more than just a vampire-killing computer game. Peter travels to Vampyria, the vampire world, to warn them of a major attack from Earth. Will Georg, the leader of Vampyria, believe a mere human? To vampires, humans are a little higher than plants on the evolutionary scale. Is Vampire Baby ever found?
This is an excellent start to a series, with good writing through out. It is just weird enough, without being too weird. It may be intended as a Young Adult novel, but adults will also enjoy it.
A real vampire knocks on their front door, and drops off a baby vampire for the pair to baby-sit. Aside from it not being in their job description, they are soon attacked by a pair of people dressed as ninjas. The baby has been kidnapped. While Andie waits for Vampire Mom (who seems to have disappeared) to return, Peter investigates the few clues that they have.
He meets a group called Friends of Bram Stoker (FOBS). It turns out to be more than just a vampire-killing computer game. Peter travels to Vampyria, the vampire world, to warn them of a major attack from Earth. Will Georg, the leader of Vampyria, believe a mere human? To vampires, humans are a little higher than plants on the evolutionary scale. Is Vampire Baby ever found?
This is an excellent start to a series, with good writing through out. It is just weird enough, without being too weird. It may be intended as a Young Adult novel, but adults will also enjoy it.
August 17, 2021
A fun and funny read. I enjoyed this one.
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