In the novels, the drying up of oil resources throws the population into an End of Days panic. Communities become more insular and technology stagnates, and in this environment the vampires arise to seize power. Humans are thrown into walled cities to breed and are watched over by terrifying thralls during daylight hours. In this slavery, Peter Harris and a small group of humans try to stand against the vampires and their thralls to free humanity against their new-found slavery. “Derek Gunn didn’t reinvent the vampire novel. Instead he stripped it back to its roots, in the process tearing away the pretensions other writers have used to humanize the fabled bloodsucking monster. His books are not comforting paranormal romances; they are violent and visceral supernatural thrillers.” says the International Writer’s Association.

The Kindle edition for A World Torn Asunder is on sale for $4.99 and the Kindle edition for Descent into Chaos is available for $9.99.

Garden of the Moon is a paranormal romance novel from Elizabeth Sinclair, and it’s actually a pretty good one. The writing is done rather well, and it has all of the romance, heartbreak and mystery that one should. It’s a short novel at 317 pages, but packs a good story inside for when you need to read a something a little less serious and fun. Spoilers will be in the next few paragraphs so beware!

The book opens with Sara on her way to Harrogate and being slightly nervous as she says that things feel different from when she would visit her grandmother as a child. But once she moves into the manor, she begins to realize that she is not alone, and that the spirit of a man seems to be watching her, along with a more malevolent presence that seems to want to keep the two apart.

After her long time friend joins her at the plantation to help her run the estate, Sara becomes engrossed in the story  of this man and the woman he loved, whom bears a strong resemblance to Sara. Along with a growing love for this mysterious man, Sara begins to be plagued by the malevolent spirit and that spirit’s antics are becoming more and more life threatening. However in the midst of the mystery and the danger, a relationship blossoms between Sara and the ghostly man.

This is the only part of the book where I took issue, as for the most part the rest of the book was fun, was the ending of the book. In the end Sara is able to go back to her long lost love who lived decades ago and looses all of her memories of her beloved father, her best friend and the life she had. These people will also forget her. Really? Yes it’s great that she’s back with her true love but to have all of these other relationships with people that she cared about just brushed away with no care is a bit much. I loved the relationship that she had with her father (considering the time period), and hated that all of the build up and talk throughout the novel is just forgotten at the end.

But on the whole I would give this book a thumbs up. If you’re looking for a short but fun and romantic paranormal romance, Garden of the Moon is a decent read. If you can find it cheap go ahead and buy it, but I recommend looking in your local library first to see if you can borrow it.

The DVD, 2 disc Blu-ray and digital download will be available on December 29th!

GOGO MONSTER centres around a Third Grader named Yuki Tachibana, and he lives in two worlds. In one world, Yuki is a loner. He is teased by his classmates and scolded by his teachers for his stories about supernatural beings that only Yuki can see. In the other world, these supernatural beings are battling for power opposite evil spirits who are making things in the students’ lives, at the school, and in nature itself chaotic.

Gonzalo Ferreyra, Vice President Sales & Marketing, VIZ Media:

“Taiyo Matsumoto’s clever stories and striking art have placed him among the best of a new generation of influential manga artists and we are privileged to present GOGO MONSTER to U.S. audiences,” says Gonzalo. “This story continues to show Matsumoto’s fascination with youth as he seamlessly blends themes of alienation with the paranormal. For anyone with an overactive imagination or has even just daydreamed during class, GOGO MONSTER offers an emotional tale that shows how what we see and imagine, whether real or imaginary, shapes our personality in profound ways.”

GOGO MONSTER will be out on November 17th. It will be rated ‘T’ for Teens, and will cost $27.99 U.S, or $36.00 CAN. For more information on ths and any other manga titles available from VIZ, you can visit www.VizSignature.com or www.Sigikki.com.