Blood and Gold

"RICE WRITES WITH HER USUAL EROTIC AND HISTORICALLY EVOCATIVE FLAIR." - People Once a proud Senator in Imperial Rome, Marius is kidnapped and forced into that dark realm of blood, where he is made a protector of the Queen and King of the vampires-in whom the core of the supernatural race resides. Through his eyes we see the fall of pagan Rome to the Emperor Constantine, the horrific sack of the Eternal City at the hands of the Visigoths, and the vile aftermath of the Black Death. Ultimately restored by the beauty of the Renaissance, Marius becomes a painter, living dangerously yet happily among mortals, and giving his heart to the great master Botticelli, to the bewitching courtesan Bianca, and to the mysterious young apprentice Armand. But it is in the present day, deep in the jungle, when Marius will meet his fate seeking justice from the oldest vampires in the world. . . .

"RICE WRITES WITH HER USUAL EROTIC AND HISTORICALLY EVOCATIVE FLAIR." - People Once a proud Senator in Imperial Rome, Marius is kidnapped and forced into that dark realm of blood, where he is made a protector of the Queen and King of the vampires-in whom the core of the supernatural race resides. Through his eyes we see the fall of pagan Rome to the Emperor Constantine, the horrific sack of the Eternal City at the hands of the Visigoths, and the vile aftermath of the Black Death. Ultimately restored by the beauty of the Renaissance, Marius becomes a painter, living dangerously yet happily among mortals, and giving his heart to the great master Botticelli, to the bewitching courtesan Bianca, and to the mysterious young apprentice Armand. But it is in the present day, deep in the jungle, when Marius will meet his fate seeking justice from the oldest vampires in the world. . . .

SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD '[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes '[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon The 8th novel in Anne Rice's internationally bestselling Vampire Chronicles Here is the glorious and sinister life of Marius: patrician by birth, scholar by choice and one of the oldest vampires of them all. From his genesis in ancient Rome, to his present day we follow the story of this aristocratic and powerful killer. His is a tale that spans the breadth of time. When the Visigoths sack his city, Marius is there; with the resurgence of the glory of Rome, he is there, still searching for his lost love Pandora. So prevalent is Marius that it is he who gives the dark gift to the illustrious vampire Armand. Intertwined with the stories of a magnificent Pantheon of the undead this account of Marius is the most wondrous and mind-blowing of them all.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD '[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes '[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon The 8th novel in Anne Rice's internationally bestselling Vampire Chronicles Here is the glorious and sinister life of Marius: patrician by birth, scholar by choice and one of the oldest vampires of them all. From his genesis in ancient Rome, to his present day we follow the story of this aristocratic and powerful killer. His is a tale that spans the breadth of time. When the Visigoths sack his city, Marius is there; with the resurgence of the glory of Rome, he is there, still searching for his lost love Pandora. So prevalent is Marius that it is he who gives the dark gift to the illustrious vampire Armand. Intertwined with the stories of a magnificent Pantheon of the undead this account of Marius is the most wondrous and mind-blowing of them all.

Revolutions are not made by the middle class, but by the oligarchy at the top. In America, the Council on Foreign Relations is the policy-making group for Marxist groups in the United States, controlling subsidiary political organizations devoted to Marxist propaganda, including the Institute of Pacific Relations. The Council on Foreign Relations was established in 1919 by the delegations to the Paris Peace Conference, with headquarters in New York and a sister organization, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London. The Institute of Pacific Relations was set up exclusively for Far Eastern affairs. The Council on Foreign Relations was recently investigated by the Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security, finding that it was a Communist-front organization devoted to the Marxist world revolution. The Institute was proven to be the main factor in the creation of the new society in America, a society planned by Marx and Lenin, where religion and political institutions had no place. The Council on Foreign Relations, founded by internationalists and banking interests, has played a significant role in shaping US foreign policy since its inception in 1920. Its membership is dominated by internationalists, and it has maintained a tight control over the group's activities and objectives. The Council has been successful in imposing a decree of silence on the members of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace in 1918 and has engaged in long-range propaganda projects to promote its version of political developments. With its unlimited funds and influential members, the Council on Foreign Relations remains a key player in the global political arena.

Revolutions are not made by the middle class, but by the oligarchy at the top. In America, the Council on Foreign Relations is the policy-making group for Marxist groups in the United States, controlling subsidiary political organizations devoted to Marxist propaganda, including the Institute of Pacific Relations. The Council on Foreign Relations was established in 1919 by the delegations to the Paris Peace Conference, with headquarters in New York and a sister organization, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London. The Institute of Pacific Relations was set up exclusively for Far Eastern affairs. The Council on Foreign Relations was recently investigated by the Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security, finding that it was a Communist-front organization devoted to the Marxist world revolution. The Institute was proven to be the main factor in the creation of the new society in America, a society planned by Marx and Lenin, where religion and political institutions had no place. The Council on Foreign Relations, founded by internationalists and banking interests, has played a significant role in shaping US foreign policy since its inception in 1920. Its membership is dominated by internationalists, and it has maintained a tight control over the group's activities and objectives. The Council has been successful in imposing a decree of silence on the members of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace in 1918 and has engaged in long-range propaganda projects to promote its version of political developments. With its unlimited funds and influential members, the Council on Foreign Relations remains a key player in the global political arena.