num_pages: 250
description: A half-human half-vampire hunts the bloodsucker who bit her in this compelling Bram Stoker Award-winning debut (Publishers Weekly). One spring night in London heiress Denise Thorne disappears while partying at a nightclub never to be seen again. That very same night Sonja Blue a tough-as-nails punk vampire/vampire-slayer conceived in terror and blood is borne from the citys gutters. Saved by modern medicine before she could die she is a living vampire who still possesses a soul and is determined to fight for what remains of her humanity. In the years since her bizarre resurrection Sonja Blue travels the globe hunting down and disposing of those creatures that prey on the innocent while searching for the vampire Noble who created her. But when she investigates a sleazy televangelist named Catherine Wheele who is exploiting Denise Thornes parents Sonja finds herself up against a powerful inhuman adversary. But as dangerous as Catherine Wheele proves to be Sonjas greatest foe remains the Other the demonic personality with whom she is locked in a constant battle for control of their shared body. Can Sonja Blue overcome her inner demon in time to rescue an innocent man from Catherine Wheeles unholy clutches? Acknowledged as one of the first Urban Fantasy novels Sunglasses After Dark burst onto the fantasy/horror scene in 1989 garnering widespread critical praise and winning the Horror Writers Associations coveted Bram Stoker Award as well as the British Fantasy Societys Icarus Award. 
language: English
title: Sunglasses After Dark
publisher: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy