Vampire Uprising (Skinners)

“Pelegrimas has done the impossible—come up with a fresh and exciting twist on vampire lore.”
—Ed Gorman, New York Times bestselling co-author of Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: City of Night

“Twilight fans hungering for more vampire/werewolf drama can look forward to Skinners.”
—USA Today

In Vampire Uprising, the fourth blood-curdling excursion into the Skinners universe, author Marcus Pelegrimas pulls out all the stops. Blood flows, long-hidden secrets are revealed—and purest evil walks the earth once more. Aficionados of the dark fantasy novels of Jim Butcher, gamers hooked on Halo, graphic novel readers, and moviegoers who like to sit in the dark and immerse themselves in the bloody doings of Blade and Saw will love the dark world Pelegrimas conjures up in Vampire Uprising.

A legendary Skinner has passed. Among the articles he left behind are runes, potions, and powerful weapons to aid in the ongoing war against the unspeakable creatures that prowl the shadows outside normal human consciousness. But there is something else: the remains of a terrifying beast no other Skinner has ever encountered. And it isn't dead.

Skinners, partners, lovers, Cole Warnecki and Paige Strobel are well armed with the tools the late Jonah Lancroft provided. But even his best weapons may not be enough to defeat the monstrosity they now face. A new terror has risen up to infect them both with its virulent malevolence, even as Paige confronts the secrets of her astonishing past. The purest evil walks the world again—the First Deceiver, humankind's darkest nightmare, the self-proclaimed King of the Full Bloods.

“Twilight fans hungering for more vampire/werewolf drama can look forward to Skinners.” - USA Today

“Action packed . . . Plenty of cinematic gore and wisecracks will keep readers coming back for future installments.” - Publishers Weekly

“Arguably one of the most underrated paranormal fantasy sagas out there. . . . Marcus Pelegrimas is the Bram Stoker of the 21st Century” - Paul Goat Allen