The Book of Common Dread

Download or read book The Book of Common Dread written by Brent Monahan and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampire Vincent DeVilbiss' centuries-long existence is built on a demonic bargain - and a lie. For millennia, Satan has played a chess game to take humans who can better the world off the board - and used DeVilbiss' addiction to a supernatural blood additive to enslave him as his murderous pawn. But no more. Close to a chemical substitute, DeVilbiss must first destroy an ancient Akkadian scroll kept in Princeton University's fortress-like Firestone Library to prevent his secret from being exposed - and to stick a vengeful, triumphant finger in his infernal overlord's eye. Standing in his way is Simon Penn: a young, brilliant, rare books curator in love from afar with university reference librarian Frederika Vanderveen. Unfortunately, DeVilbiss has also set his sights on her as his key to accessing the scrolls - and his freedom. Soon, DeVilbiss, Vanderveen and Penn find themselves locked in a deadly struggle, with their lives - and the world - on the line. And there will be hell to pay.