tinhuviel | Sui Generis Launched (Reply)

Dear Sophie

After reviewing the criteria for consideration to be published, I chose the chapter from The Chalice, entitled "Sui Generis," to send to you. I'm also including a synopsis of the book in the body of this email. If you need or want anything else from me, or if my submission doesn't meet your criteria, please let me know and I'll do my best to rectify any issues. A word of warning about this chapter: there are instances of violence and suffering that were necessary to address because these deeds are what made Cadmus Pariah the creature he became.

The entire book is complete and going through another proofing by my editor, Jill Rosenburg. If you decide you want the entire manuscript, I'll be happy to send it along.

Synopsis of The Chalice

“The Chalice” tells the story of the magickally-charged cup of Kelat, the eldest and most powerful of all the Tribes of the Night. These Darklings, these Upir, are all bound to the fate of the chalice, which contains a few droplets of Kelat’s Blood. Trying to create something that would remove the curse from the Vampires, Kelat cast away the chalice, which eventually came into the possession of the alchemically-created living Vampire Cadmus. She must now attempt to retrieve the chalice from Cadmus, who plans to use it to summon the entire Hive and force the first created Vampires to look upon one another, thus destroying them all. Cadmus could then use the chalice to transform human blood into Vampire Blood, eventually enslaving humanity to the chalice. The story spans from the Middle Ages in Europe to a nebulous modern era in Asheville, North Carolina. It introduces the characters that have been affected by the chalice or Cadmus Pariah. It also builds a cone of power that climaxes in the Smoky Mountains when Kelat faces Cadmus, and the fate of the chalice is decided…for now.

Kind Regards,

Tracy Evans

All of a sudden, things just got very very real.