Night Biters
Subtitle: A Tale of Urban Horror
Series: Tale of Urban Horror
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Published: September 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781419613111
Subjects: Urban Fantasy; Fiction / Horror; Vampires; Urban Horror; African American; Vampire Romance; Young Adult Horror
Genres: Young Adult; Hip Hop; Hipster
Description: NIGHT BITERS is the first in a series of young adult novels targeted toward readers who enjoyed Harry Potter and the Twilight series but yearn to read about characters that reflect their rich diversity. NIGHT BITERS tells the story of 16-year-old Jamilah and her 14-year old brother Omari when the two arrive in the city of Oakland, CA to stay with their aunt and uncle, a mysterious stranger gives Omari a magical compact disc and crucifix. Upon listening to the CD the siblings learn that the lyrics and the crucifix can aide them against the danger of vampires. But danger has never been as attractive as the handsome and charismatic heartbreaker Tyrone, or as beautiful and deadly as the vengeful Jennifer. Soon the siblings find themselves in twined with rival gangs, the Crimsons and the Cobalt's. Their leaders transformed into vampires whose hatred for another threatens to destroy the city. Fasten your seat belts, you're going to a place bustling with taggers, skaters, gangs, girls that literally kick butt, hip hop and vampires.
Table of contents: title: Diversity in Horror; title: Urban Horro